Merry Christmas!

Leaving tonight for San José, California. Visiting with my brother, sister-in-law, 2 nieces, and my parents (who have already been up there a week). I'll be back Sunday night late so no Altitis/TF Sunday for me this week.

On the other hand, I have no plans for New Year's weekend, so odds are I'll be playing!

I'm baaaaack...

Isn't I15 live yet? Sheesh.

Out of Town

The Dauntless Reverie is having their third annual DauntCon this coming weekend. I will be out of town (and away from CoX) for almost a week. I fly up to Calgary, AB, Canada on Thursday, June 11th, and I'll be back Monday, June 15th, although I may not be in game Monday night. We'll see how I feel.

Have fun!

Tried to Book on Expedia

Unfortunately, there's a 214-day waiting list. :(

Yes, I LOL'ed

From the CoH Forums:

Megumi_Yamato wrote:

You/I: Love. Familiarity: Lacking. False.

Possession: Yours. Knowledge: Rules. Self: Co-Possessor.

Saturated: Commitment. Internal Monologue: Self

Other: Male Rikti. Extension: This Accord: Unlikely.

Desire: Expression of: Feelings.

Desire: Explanation of: My Cryptic Lyrics

Occurrence Chance: 0%. Following Actions: Give You Up: Let You Down: Run Around: Desert You

Furthermore: Make You Cry: Say Goodbye: Tell Lie: Hurt You


Attention: Justice Server

Target: Your Hindquarters. Subject of: Rikti Roll

R'ck Ast'Ley: Expresses Delight

Ha: Ha: Ha!


(Special Thanks to Mekkanos for all of his help with ideas, lyrics, and appreciation, and to Plasma Warrior for his kind words and encouragement)

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I won't be around for Altitis Sunday this weekend. It's my birthday, and Disney has this promotion this year where you can go to any of their parks for free on your birthday. I'll be going to Disneyland. :)

Veteran's Day - Thank You

It's Veteran's Day here in the U.S. In honor of the occasion, I'd like to thank anyone who has ever risked their life in service of their country. From the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines to the Coast Guard and National Guard to firefighters and police officers to security guards...

Thank you to anyone who has ever risked their life to try to make this world a safer place for the rest of us.


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The Real Reason

World's Cutest Bookend

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Will Work for Costume Items

...yeah, I just did it. Another $10 for more costume items, emotes, and auras. And I already have plans for some of the items.

But no, I did not shell out the extra $5 for the rocket pack. Not gonna do it. Nope. I have willpower.

*slaps his own hand away from the credit card* No!

*snicker*

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Heroes season 3

Can't wait!

Quality of Life

Ever since Issue 12 came out... heck, including Issue 12... I've noticed the devs are putting out a lot of so-called "Quality of Life" (QoL) fixes. Listening to the playerbase, they're changing graphics, adding emotes, tweaking with power's graphical FX... I just have to say:

It's a beautiful thing. :)

It's fantastic that we have developers who play the game and listen to their players. Yes, they have their own limits they have to operate in. No, they shouldn't listen to every idiot with an opinion. But they don't have to give us some of this stuff to keep us playing. And yet, they do. And they get into endless discussions with people on the forums about it, too.

Some of the stuff that's come down the pipe recently that made me happy:

• Removed Graphical FX on auto powers granted from mayhem missions. (currently on Test)
• Fixed an issue where a player would not receive tells or see team chat messages as they were zoning. (funny that it was just tells and Team...)
• Mastermind Soldier Medics now lose their Brawl attack when their Tier 1 upgrade is applied. This makes them less likely to rush forward into combat. (Yay!)
• Lady Jane should act more intelligently in combat situations now.
• 48 Month Veteran Reward pets should no longer charge into combat. Really.

One that has made me sad:

Cold Domination/Heat Loss: The endurance recovery buff portion of this power was granting ten times greater recovery than was intended. This has been corrected.

Strong Earthquake Jolts SoCal

First of all, I'm okay. My office shook really hard and long, but there's no damage and no injuries. From KTLA.com...

July 29, 2008, 11:56 AM PDT LOS ANGELES -- A 5.8 earthquake has just struck Southern California and was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego and slightly in Las Vegas.

Preliminary information indicates the epicenter was 29 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake hit at 11:42 a.m. Buildings in Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles swayed for several seconds. Many residents report that the quake appeared to last 30 to 40 seconds.

Residents in the San Fernando Valley reported water from swimming pools swished from side to side and people ran out of their homes yelling "Earthquake!".

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were not immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles.

i can has?

i has... *ahem* Today I adopted a new kitty. She doesn't have a name yet, but we'll work on that. :)

o hai

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Happy Fourth of July!

Yes, here in the United States, today is Independence Day. The day we celebrate the birth of our nation by blowing up small portions of it. In honor of the day, I present you with something patriotic and cheesy...

Yes, friends, it's a rendering of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, carved out of a 1,000 lb. block of cheese. I'm a strange person, I know. :D

Happy birthday, America.

Counterpoint

Almost as if in response to the article Fyre posted, here's an interesting new find:

The world has gotten happier.

Oops

Not that it's that important, but I had the dates wrong. I'll be in game tonight. It's a week from tonight that I may not be. Not the first time I've gotten things written on my calendar wrong. :)