Life In 19x19

kaimat wrote:
New apartment and therefore new prominent position for the go board. The plum blossom room divider we purchased to block the glare on the tv helps to keep me secluded and focused.

Looks very serene and beautiful !

Also, I like your table lamp very much - Looks like a nice, smart design minimizing eye glare from the sides ! I have a lot of peeves with mine for that reason

I was just about to settle in and study ladders in Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go tonight. Here's my setup with bonus a bonus kitty pic!

As for electronics, I use an Eee PC running Trisquel Linux with qGo to play on IGS and very rarely I'll use an iPad to play SmartGo or use the IGS client there. I added the computer to the shot, though I never play a physical board and qGo simultaneously.

My set is a Hansen "DELUXE" boxed Go set with two orphaned bowls from the cupboard and a placemat from my son's toy shelves that he uses with small collections of toys. The book stand is made out of a coat hanger.

It's all very piecemeal, but it definitely works. My house is generally in some form of chaos at any given time, so a slightly mobile set is nice. Having a 3 year old makes an inexpensive setup useful. He already likes to play with the stones, though he doesn't know quite how the game works yet. I'll spare you pics of a toddler with the gear.

I've also got a heavier bamboo goban that has 19x19 on one side and 9x9 on the other. I don't have any proper stones for it, but it was a wonderful gift from a kind friend. I don't like to lug it around the house, though I do break it out when friends with an interest drop in.

The setup: http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org/dump/goban.jpg
The kitties: http://hobbsc.sdf-us.org/dump/kitty_go.jpg

Edit: Self hosted the pictures to avoid breaking the thread.

Hi cmhobbs, a bit smaller versions of your 3072x1728 photos. Enjoy go.

Thanks!

Cats and go stones... Always a point of paranoia for me!

Generally my cat refuses to take photos. However when she was deeply reading, I managed to take a quick pic.

Mine is my desk with my board on one side and my laptop on the other. It's a pretty large desk, thankfully. No cats, though.

eNon wrote:

With my Go partner.

I've seen that before with my cat. She's saying, "I'll just play over here and effectively give you another handicap stone. Looks like you need it." Smart-ass 6d cat...

Bruce "Whipped" Young

Like that dark wood board you have Abyssinica, when I purchased my board I was torn between that one and a natural grain one.

Edit: Ill have to post a pic of my study area at some point.

Here is my study place during summer ^^

Been thinking of posting a picture of my study space for ages.

Here goes ...
Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to spare to study intensively.

palapiku wrote:

That is a beautiful setup. Sadly, since I share an apartment with three cats such things are not possible for me haha.

kaimat wrote:That is a beautiful setup. Sadly, since I share an apartment with three cats such things are not possible for me haha.

I know that feeling