May 13, 2009 by Avy.

So uh yeah. Every day, I get really excited to play when I see Xavier’s eyelids get heavy. But now, I have even more reason to play. My friend Krystyn made a char/toon for my server. Woo hoo! I’m in the happy.

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May 11, 2009 by Avy.

I’m trying people. Really, I am.

As I sit and type, Xavier is watching First Signs and bouncing happily. His smile comes and goes at his favorite parts. When he doesn’t love a scen, he spins the toys on his bouncer and listens for a familiar scene he does like. It’s wonderful. I love that he notices audio cues. I love knowing he has preferrences for something other than food. It’s great!

Yesterday was technically my first mama’s day. El Dia de Madre. Yay. Erik, I mean Xavier, got me a digital photo frame. It’s a big ‘un, too. It makes me happy. The thing has tons of features and I can watch videos on it or add music. I just love the thing.

I just posted my RPGLife play-by-post update. I like how the storyline is progressing. Crippled Planet is fun to play despite being slow. I can’t complain too much. At least it’s good writing practice. I’m not in total control which is challenging– which is good.

Speaking of writing, I got an A on my final paper and a B in the class overall. English Composition is the class I’m talking about. I should have said that first. My next courses, Psych and Japanese, start next week. I take Psych online, but go to campus for the Japanese class. So far there are only 13 other people registered. Hopefully it doesn’t get canceled at the last minute. The professor hasn’t responded to my effin email, nor has she sent the syllabus. I’m concerned. I’ve been looking forward to this class for months.  Wish me luck.

And that’s all for now. I will try to update at least every other day. It’s a frivolous personal goal I suppose.

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April 28, 2009 by Avy.

So I tried Warhammer Online and that was just way too choppy on my PC– Even after a RAM upgrade. This sucks because

• Once I got used to the fighting system, I liked it.
• I love the graphics/art design
• I had someone to play with!

So when that was full of fail, I was already sick with the role-playing bug. So I tried Guild Wars. That game is lovely. I like it a bunch and the lack of a monthly fee is appealing. The artwork is lovely and yes, finally, I was able to make a brown-skinned character– with white hair! The questing is fine and so is the fight system. It’s very much like WAR in some ways.

World of Warcraft. First off. I don’t love the graphics. They’re often way to bright and colourful for my tastes. I can live with it though. It also sucks that the char’s faces and bodies are cartoony.  The interface is also a lot like WAR, as is the Side A vs Side B set up. I like that there are RP, PVP, Normal and RPPVP servers. I stick to the RP and RPPVP servers- yet good roleplay is hard to find. I need a guild of RPers.

So I’m stuck between GW and WOW, but right now WOW is winning (despite the graphics).

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March 7, 2009 by Avy.

I can’t believe it’s been nearly two months since I’ve posted here. I’ve been twittering away when I should have been blogging.

I’ve been up to more than one would think. My soap-crafting has turned into soap-making. Right now I’m on pause because I changed NaOH distributors and FedEx is being a pest about shipping the caustic to me. The last company I ordered from used UPS. I wish this guy did. I’m not trying to make meth, people! I’m just making soap. SOAP!

My jewelry-making has slowed due to my higher rate of enthusiasm with soaping. I really enjoy making necklaces and such, but until I take up lampwork, soaping is number one.

Since I’ve been laid off, i’ve gone back to school. The joy of that is that I’ll be a teacher eventually. Right now I’m just bored. I’m taking my courses online, but only signed up for one this semester (as I was supposed t still be working). I’ll be taking two next time. The reading part is boring, but I love to write so that’s a plus.  Hooray for that. I have a plan and am sticking to it. As it stands I have an A grade and I’m sure I’ll keep it.

I’m participating in a Play-by-Post roleplaying game. It has a post-apocalyptic setting with NO ZOMBIES. I like it so far. My character is good and so is her history. We use the GURPS system (which is very different from White Wolf) and I had the worst time trying to get everything just right.

What else? Nothing much I guess. I may start up with Dagorhir again this month (since it’s warming up). That’s all I’ve got for now.

Here. Have a video. (unless I embedded it incorrectly)

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August 17, 2007 by Avy.

Somehow.

Someway.

I all of a sudden have the latest version installed. It’s pretty amazing. I was playing with Filezilla to upload WP2, but didn’t notice a change. That was a couple of days ago. Then this morning, it’s just there. I guess 1and1 did it. I’m going to have to bring my laptop with me this weekend. mmmm.

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Monday, I played Second Life again for the first time in like almost 2 years. It wa enjoyable, but not as amusing as before. The game is full of horny bastards trying to be cybershagged. I’m about ready to revamp my char to join the amazon-type squad that Ariella’s in. Less BS. Who knows…

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Lately I’ve been playing in Photoshop like crazy. I’ve sourced and installed some brushes. Now I’m ready to make a few of my own. It’s not like I don’t have a scanner and a little creative know-how. I’m really interested in stepping things up a notch (but that’s for the next blog entry).

Til we meet again meine Lieblings. Auf wiedersehen.

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