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Happy: I got an e-mail from my local comic retailer stating that the free D&D stuff from Wizards of the Coast came in. Next Thursday, the 18th, I'll be running the premier of Dungeons & Dragons Encounters. WotC is trying to bring in new players by offering a low-commitment entry into role playing. Once a week, players gather at their local gaming shop to play through one encounter of a mini campaign. Over twelve weeks an entire story line is played though and the players just have to meet for one to two hours on a week night. This is much more doable than four to five hours on a Saturday or Sunday. For new DMs (like me) it means only one fight to prep a week. EASY! Best of all Wizards supplies everything, even prizes. If you're interested, just show up at a participating store.

Sad: One or two students can be extremely inconsiderate. Apparently, walking toward the exit ten minutes into one's lunch break is a sign that one is, in fact, free as a bird to tutor students. One question always leads to seven more. The final one being, "Can I take the test tomorrow?"

You mean the test we've been prepping for for over a week? The test we reviewed for all day yesterday? The test your classmates are currently taking or have already taken? You want to take THAT test tomorrow?

No.