Tonight, we invited Burr and Natalie over for dinner and some games. To start off, we tackled a new game creation of mine, Love-Hate Relationship, a game based on logic and coherency. It turned out to need a lot of work to make it into a playable game, but we finally had a good set of rules and the game became interesting. It still needs work and testing to shake out the scores. Next, we introduced Natalie to Attica, giving her enough tips and strategy hints to win the game with a shrine connection as we struggled to keep pace.

For dinner, Laura and I decided to improvise a pasta bake, forgoing the usual recipe and adding pasta, sauce, mushrooms and cheese and cooking for about an hour. The pasta decided to expand beyond the dish but otherwise turned out well, with a crusty browned layer of cheese on top. On the side we had asparagus and for dessert there were sundaes with all the fixings.

We then went to the art exhibit of a fellow student of Natalie's; the art was focused on the process of making art and tried to incorporate ideas from computers and technology. It was an interesting direction, and we especially liked the "Simple Thought" piece, an expansive doodle etching.

The night wound down with a game of Seafarers of Catan, an expansion to the general Settlers. I like having other places to explore and the gold resource option. Natalie and Burr headed out for the islands, while Laura and I journeyed across the dessert, with Burr eventually gaining the 10 points needed to win.