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 Lurching onward.  Last weekend we got to play a little bit of the game I've been running for my niece;  she's growing up surrounded by gamers and the grownup weekly D&D night is a comfortable part of her existence, but she's never been given a chance to play herself. I wanted to change that.   So Trip got her a copy of  No Thank You, Evil  and we've been having fun going through my improvised campaign when her schedule permits.  

Although we started off with formal character sheets and rules, things devolved quickly into more freeform shared storytelling with some casual dice rolls.  I wonder if I should have tried to stick to the rules more  - it's going to be a shock the first time she plays in someone else's game and is told that no, she can't just declare that she has an interesting new power - but I didn't want her to lose interest, and she's having fun.  The other players are Trip and a pair of stuffed lizards, and we are hunting down an evil or at least socially irresponsible wizard with an overdue library book.

Food!   I'm getting the hang of this.  Last night was two of the lemon butter paprika chicken thighs cooked in the instant pot and spaghetti squash microwaved and mixed with rosemary and parmesan, and rice.   Tonight,  the other two thighs sauteed? braised?  cooked in the wok, anyway, with tomatoes and onions and a lot of balsamic vinegar and spices.  And sauteed zucchini with garlic.   And rice. We eat a lot of brown rice. 

The Dragon Prince ended a bit abruptly after nine episodes.  Fortunately season 2 starts next month.   I still like it, though later episodes lose points for atrociously bad wilderness survival skills.  It did get dark a lot faster than ATLA; I won't be recommending it for niece after all.