D&D Is A Good Thing! *nods wisely*

Yesterday was a good day. At 11 A.M. I went to help with the Women in Leadership Luncheon. I was one of the people that got to take money and check them off on the list. I then got to tell them what table they would be at. It was fun to do something different during my day. After the five of us, who helped with registration, were done with our duty we went to Grandma's for lunch. Woot! Free lunch! I had a cheeseburger that was delicious. It tasted a lot better than my sunbutter sandwich. ^_^ After lunch I got into the editing bay and started working on the second scene for my ten second spot. Oh man, you should here the audio. The lady that does it is awesome. *envies her* I'm not sure if I have the right voice, but I would really like to try and get a job at a place like that. It would be FUN!!! Chris came to kick me out because he had stuff to do, so I said that was cool. The celebration of the 30th anniversary for D&D is on Saturday and I asked if he was going to go to Robin Goodfellow's. He said that he would like to because they are giving away free stuff, but he wouldn't be able to make it. I said, "Yeah, I think they're giving away free d20's." He looked at me and and asked, "Do you play???" I told him that I did and he told me that he has more respect for me! *laughs* He seemed absolutely thrilled that I played. See Mom, D&D has helped me in more ways than you could possibly understand.

D&D rant begins.

Honestly, I think D&D is the best thing I cuold have ever learned to play. It is a creative outlet that lets me escape from reality for a while. Some people might think that is a bad thing, but in all truth we all do it. We read books, watch movies/TV, anything that is a hobby that you enjoy is an escape from reality. I know I get a little obsessed about it, but who doesn't like to talk about a book they just read, or quote lines from their favorite movie. I have mostly seen good come from D&D. There are the lunatics who think it's cool to drink, or use other substances while playing, but most of the people I know are not like that. These lunatics I just mentioned give the rest of us a bad name. For some odd reason people like to focus on the bad. They never focus on the positve. For instance, my mother thinks D&D is evil because it involves magic and has demons. I honestly don't think God would see this as a bad thing. It is just a game and we don't actually cast spells. Plus there aren't always demons, or devils. I have more good characters than I do evil and I think it will always be like that. You do have to have some evil charactes because they make great villains when you DM. For instance, Marius is an evil character, but when you take a closer look at why he is this way you'd understand him more. You almost feel sorry for him. I could never have made him the way he is without playing him from level one. He probably would have been another cheap villain that didn't mean anything. However, some good/neutral characters feel bad for him and wish they could help him, but they know he could never be good. This is the emotion that makes playing worth it. The creativity that comes out of it is wonderful. I love to write and I would probably never be published, but this way I can see my friends' characters romp around in an incomplete world that I am creating. I get to see my characters come alive and interact with the PC's. People may think that I will grow out of this phase, but it has already been 5 years? I'm not sure if it has been 5, or 4. Anyway, I see this as a lifelong hobby. I have always joked about being in a nursing home playing with other D&D freaks. *sighs* Yeah, that would be cool. *pictures old people with D&D books and dice* Yup, it's a lifelong adventure.