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Cash runner

2:23pm JST Saturday 17 January 2009 (day 14178)

Jen's uncle has just contacted me to see if I'd like to run cash starting in March for his horse betting business. You bet I would! Lovely timing.

Monopoly

5:13pm JST Saturday 17 January 2009 (day 14178)

Just finished a game of Monopoly with 6 players total, plus some extended rules that started with John offering to go halfsies with me on Park Place and Boardwalk. He had bought the former, and I had bought Boardwalk. That started a chain of other partnerships, with people giving the third card in a series, to receive 20% and of the rent of others, plus free passage on the properties, etc. For $200, I sold one of the railroads to Eugene who had two railroads on the condition that I would only pay him $50 if I landed on any of his RRs, even if he got the 4th one, which he did soon enough.

I made out well on that deal, and when people landed on Boardwalk or Park Place, things were good (had a hotel on there and getting 50% of the rent ain't too shabby).. but when people hit hotels on other people's properties, they were getting wiped out, including me (fourth player out of the game), and Eugene ended up winning, having like $6000 cash and most of the properties on the game, which had been given to him in lieu of rent.

I enjoyed laugh-laugh-laughing during the game.

Trukz.com

2:42am JST Sunday 18 January 2009 (day 14179)

Saw a note on slashdot for a web version of Zork, coming soon to an internet near you. It's not on the internets yet, but trukz is. I drove a couple of routes. Kinda boring so far, but maybe I'll play it a bit more when I figure out how.

chatz

2:47am JST Sunday 18 January 2009 (day 14179)

In more interesting news, I chatted with both Kris and Petra. Kris had to leave immediately, but Petra and I exchanged a few more words. Both asked if I could Skype, but it's (way) past lights out here, so I figured I shouldn't be blabbin' all loud as I would if I talked with either of these lovely friends.