Take me to the bridge, Laurie

narya has managed to suck me into her somewhat-regular bridge group. I feel like I'm getting up to "okay"; certainly I've figured out all of the core mechanics, and in bidding land I generally have a good feel for what I want to say if not how to actually say it. Playing last night I definitely noticed there was a difference between "I made a mistake" vs. "I just didn't figure out the puzzle". Mere ineptitude doesn't actually bother me so much, since I figure that if I play enough hands I'll start to get better at figuring out where the cards I need are. It's making active mistakes that can get in my partner's way that's bugging me more.

( Three hands )