WOTD Rollick

1. to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.

I guess I really like this word, though it isn't one I'm ever prone to use. It is perhaps more accurate to describe how I like to behave than 'shenanaigans,' though its not as satisfying to say.

Something I keep encountering, which makes a smile rollick across my face, is when I find that wonderful people I am a fan of are also fans of each other. For example, I found recommendations for Adventure Zone looking for a fun d&d podcast, which led me to MBMBaM, and to the realization that the McElroy brothers are friends with and fans of Lin Manuel-Miranda. Further, they had Pat Rothfuss on their podcast, and he just recently posted something about having to go back and listen to all 300-some episodes of it now. Completing the triangle, there are pictures of Lin and Pat playing tak in a park, and Pat attending the Moana premiere. Just makes me happy, like watching a puppy (puppies are masters of rollickry).

And the Critical Role connections! Again, Pat Rothfuss appeared on the show (and wrote a beautiful in-character letter to Keylith later [and I am such a geek that I printed a transcription and got it signed by pat at Nerdcon:stories], and recorded himself reading it for the webstream), which is fantastic. I'm sorry about the structure of that last sentence, but I'm not changing it. Consider it just a touch of sentence-ception. Geek-ception?

and! and! Different story, but I am going to a concert featuring Dessa and Jeremy Messersmith. Then I see Taliesin (from CritRole) just recommended Jeremy's music on twitter (or on signal boost maybe?). Little rollicks in my tummy.