[d] enclosed in brackets chaotic perfectionist for hire

On New Year's eve, my brother and his girlfriend brought over Perpetual Commotion.

In case you haven't played it, commotion is a very accurate description. The idea is to get rid of your pile of 13 cards faster than the other people you're playing against. That's the easy part of learning how to play.The hard part is actually getting rid of them before anyone else.

Start with four to six people (or if you like chaos, you can get additional decks). The game says you can play with two or three as well, but the game play is more fun with at least four. Count out 13 cards facedown, then flip five cards in a row face up next to them. This is where the fun begins.

The idea is to make colored piles, starting with a Start card, then going numbers 2 to 12, and finish with a Stop card. The piles are in the middle of the table, for anyone to play. The Start and Stop cards can start or finish any pile, but the numbers must be matching in color. Instead of confusing things any more, you can check out the instructions to see how it's played. Once someone goes out, you add up the points - first one to 150 is the winner.

As it was New Year's Eve the first time we played, there was a bit of imbibing happening, so things were a little slow. K and I got to play again Saturday night (and again Sunday afternoon), and we want to play more. Once you get into it, there's chaos... and a lot of swearing. It's not for the faint of heart, and some self-control is needed if there are little ears around. Anyone up for a couple of rounds?

lists are good things.

I'm getting back into Listal again. If you haven't been there, it's a site where you can keep track of all of the movie, DVD, books, and game collections that you have seen, read, and/or own. When I first went there almost a year ago, it was pretty simple and not too feature-rich, but useful. Now, however... it's a whole different site. It seems a lot more filled out (and thought out), and I feel like there's more reason to start filling in all of my media information. It can be exported too, so there's no worry about them keeping everything locked away... You can tag all of the media too, including actors and directors, as well as write reviews for all of it. There's a point system in place to help motivate people to contribute. As of right now there's no real reason for it, but there are plans (according to the forums). It's not perfect though... I'd also like to be able to tag multiple items at the same time, which is tough as it is now, especially if you have a large collection. That's not a huge issue, but worth mentioning. If you want to sign up (and add me as your friend while you're at it), click here to do it. Yes, that's a shameless referral, but it's all good. No, I don't get any money for it, and no, I don't work for them. I just like using the site.