BBU 2026 notes

The Void - 2026-05-27 22:23:22 UTC #

BBU 2026 notes

///thatched.twists.surpasses

It was the 25th BBU, which anniversary passed by in typical laid-back fashion...
...although the passes were pretty neat.
Idle breakfast/morning nattering, to the occasional accompaniment of bouncing.
New croquet lawn location, which had the hoops set up in what was clearly the wrong orientation. The orientation being corrected. Having a 100% win record.
The Arrival Of The Loos spectacle
Volleyclub net arriving outside, by which time it was too hot.
Possibly seeing a conjunction of Jupiter, the moon and Venus. (The latter was a bit low, peeking out from trees. Let's say it definitely was Venus, eh?)
Filming a little kendama, and 5 clubs.
New (old) kendama.
Hugs.
Running an Intro To The Fediverse workshop. Not great numbers, and I only caught one returnee and one new sign-up, but that's still a win, and it raised a bit of interest. If you missed it, there's a 4-minute What/Why video (not by me), and links to two Get Started articles (by me) at https://tlmb.net/fedi (Oh, and today I see Meta are introducing paid plans for all their platforms now. Seriously, folks, come join the fediverse! You'll never regret it. Anyway, back on topic...)
Invisible high-speed cherry tomatoes...
...which became visible when viewed from the right angle/distance.
Waving to Nik.
Returnees, yay.
Attacked by coconut milk. Coconut lattes.
Ping pong with Monte saw him giving me the usual beating (but not thrashing) until a particularly heroic dive from yours truly to try to save a point resulted in me twisting a thumb, grazing a forearm, banging my head and straining a groin muscle. All at once. A swift exit followed.
General crosswording on the sofas, impromptu cryptic workshop with star pupil Carrie. Silver actually bothering to make Crossword Club happen on time.
Hardly mentioning to anyone at all that I made my debut in the Guardian last month.
Going #InTheField with The General.
The bird-scarers. And speaking of noise, Rain Rain app actually managing to drown out last-weekend snorers.
Wandering into the quiz, joining the smallest team and knowing Sri Lanka, Canada, but not enough other things.
Felt like I had fewer chats with Farmer Paul this year, but nice to hear he enjoys the pod.
Cats.
Making someone cry was not a plus.
Reserved parking spaces, with easy access to sofas.
Crap boomerang, and good ones.
Prepping the sofa trailer ride.
Rumbrugh Wood ambience.
Lovely birdsong (See https://jugglingedge.com/forum.php?ThreadID=4168 )
Lovely friends, one of whom provided a splendid roast dinner.
Richard surviving (*applause*).
Signing up for a post-convention quiz.
Forgetting to bring the grudge match trophy, and then(/so) not playing for it. Nor the 4-way one.
The most spectacular mis-deal on KK v KK by Silver, who promptly delivered his own karmic fate of a flush.
Cashing in the poker tournament (just) again, and earning a slice of the best banoffee pie ever en route. Week result: -6p.
Trips off site, one just for ice cream (mmm, ginger!), one for lunch and books.
Game playing: Cockroach Poker, the butterfly one (I may or may not have been robbed, it's not for me to say), word gamey connection one (Farfisa wasn't even the right organ, Void, you twit), Cross Clues, That's Not A Hat, probably some others I've forgotten.
Heckahot on the last few days. Double thanks to the set-down crew.

My pics (and a few short video clips) are at https://tlmb.net/blog/bbu-2026/

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