I went over to a co-worker's house for 'game night', where we had snacks and played Cranium. I am apparently the designated hummer for our group; I tend to know the songs and can carry a tune. I think they've decided that librarians are good all-around players.
The best thing about the game, though, is that usually within a group of people, someone within the group has skills in one area or another; each question is very different in its structure, method of delivery, and what it's asking for. Some people may be great at facts; others at performing. Rarely will anybody be good at everything. I suck at charades, for example.
It was great fun and the game made an excellent ice breaker. It's fairly quick to play, too. It was nice visiting with people I didn't usually see outside of work, or friends of friends.
One strange thing was that I got a call about an alert--apparently an Amber alert in our area. We had already seen it on one channel, but WKYT was running a ticker much like a tornado warning, complete with counties affected and a start and stop time. We couldn't figure out how you could have an end time in an unknown situation. The alert was eventually cancelled, and the child was found due to it. But it was very odd to see 'Child Abduction Advisory...[counties]...9:43-11:13. Was this some sort of info for the emergency responders? Are they just still new at issuing these things? Is it the time you might expect someone to be in the area before they're out of the broadcast area? What was that all about? It almost sounded like some people were running around snatching several kids off the street.
Still, it's nice to see the Amber Alerts in action. I have no doubt that they're a great tool for helping recover missing children before the trail turns cold.
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