I got a call from my sister tonight. She has a crapload of leftover Girl Scout cookies that need to go. So if you need cookies, lemme know (and yes, locals only…unless you’re driving here…she doesn’t want to deal with shipping this year).
I’m seriously contemplating a return trip to Seattle this summer with my son for the fourth of July. I was just looking at the prices online, and he and I could fly out there for right around $500. I wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel, so all my other expenses would be a rental car and anything I wanted to spend during the week. It’s not exactly cheap, but I think I could afford that.
I really fell in love with Seattle while I was out there, and I’m really wanting to go back…but more than anything, I want Alex to get another opportunity to spend time with Uncle Mike (and hopefully Aunt Jane). He has already largely forgotten my Father, and Uncle Mike had a heart attack last year. I don’t want him to forget them both.
We shall see.
Your current weight | 281.2 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -5.0 lbs
Total weight change to date | -138.0 lbs
Still not back down to my pre-cruise weight, but I at least got rid of the 4.6 pounds that I put on last week. Which is really good, because if I had gained again I’d have thrown something…or someone.
Was a good week in general, despite the fact that I went over on my points a bit. I still logged everything, and I still got my water in, and I still exercised every day. On that note, I think I need to get some heavier hand weights. I’m currently using 3 pound ones, and I just don’t feel like I’m making any progress in my upper body strength. And I want those cut arms!
And I’d just like to state, for the record, that I absolutely love Sweet Tomatoes. Yeah, I spend a LOT of points…but I’m very full afterward, and I don’t spend nearly as many as if I ate irresponsibly at a less health-conscious restaurant.
That, and the place is just damned tasty.
419.2 / 281.2 / 225
I can do this.
While this is only going to make complete sense to those that play the game, I’ll go into a little back story just to try and clarify for those non-players on my list.
I’m the leader of a Guild called The Children of Midian. A guild, in World of Warcraft, is essentially a group of people who have the ability to stay in contact with each other in game and, theoretically, work towards common goals together. There two “types” of guilds you hear about more often than not are “social” guilds and “raiding” guilds.
Social guilds are, in general, a group of friends. Often real life friends at first, these guilds grow as friends of friends get added. The enviornment is very casual, and the rules are loose.
Raiding guilds are much more intense. They can have hundreds of members, and the primary goal is to experience everything the game has to offer (and beat the crap out of it).
CoM is a social guild. It is the evolution of our first guild (Mitternacht), and the failed merger with another guild (Tainted Legion). From the beginning, we’ve heard time and time again that unless we changed our focus as a guild we would never be able to experience everything the game has to offer. We’ve lost many people to raiding guilds because this train of thought is so prevalent in the game.
We have held on to the belief that the game could be enjoyable without going to a larger guild and sacrificing everything we have worked for in the pursuit of “phat lewts.” We have never held that content up to be the end all be all, and have always felt that if the opportunity presented itself to experience it we would do so, but on our own terms.
Last night, it happened.
We’ve been working with several smaller guilds who have the same philosophy as we do. People who want a more “causal” gaming enviornment but would like to experience these larger challenges. Last night, a coalition of five guilds took on the challenge of Molten Core.
Ok, so we wiped on the first boss. Three times. We got him to 20% health the first time, and 19% the second. The third was a cluster because we had added in a player who hadn’t heard the “remove all fear effects from your action bars” command and we got feared into the cave of “death by many fiery imps.”
But we’ll be back. Runs are scheduled on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday nights. We’ll get better in time.
There is no DKP system. Everyone goes into the instance on equal footing. The only issue that we’re still working out is the distribution of the rare resources.
Is it perfect? Nope. Will we be as good as a dedicated raiding guild? Nope.
It doesn’t matter, though. Hell, I’d even be content with never going back again. The sheer fact that we managed to make it there despite the overwhelming chorus of voices saying it would never happen is satisfaction enough for me.
But the fact that I got some Earthfury Bracers didn’t suck either.
Just..
Yeah.
Whatever.
delicarose made a beautiful post today. In light of that, I’m taking my negative, frustrated, and generally over it post and shoving it right back up my ass.
Thank you, move along.
So it’s pretty much a done deal – We’re going to be at Dragon*Con this year. As such, I’m already geeking out and excited over some of the guest that have been confirmed on the D*C web site.
Mira Furlan – Delenn from Babylon 5 (and apparently she’s on, or was on, Lost too)
Stephen Furst – Vir Kodo from Babylon 5 (and Flounder from Animal House)
Traci Lords – Hottie. I think she does some Sci-Fi stuff, too.
Erin Moran – Joanie, baby! Happy Days are here again!
Peter David – Always a blast.
And, of course, the Cruxshadows.
Yay!
So today I got to have my first of what will probably be many lunches with etcet now that he’s working with us. And as if his nerves weren’t edgy enough in the new job, our CEO and COO came to the same restaurant as us and he got to meet them.
Good times!
Of course, now I want a nap. Mmm…Sweet Tomatoes goodness.
Oh..and he’s over here showing pictures from his Digital Discipline site to our security guy.
Yeah, this is going to definitely further my legend around here…heheheh…
Many folks who were there have already written about the show, so I’m not going to clutter up your friends lists with another huge review.
I’ll put it very simply – It sucked donkey balls.
The company was great. The food at the House of Blues was great. Other than that, it was a lame assed experience and I’m almost sorry I went. I can at least say I’ve seen them, but being as how that’s the only time I’ve ever seen them I have no positive experiences to compare it to.
Pretty much the worst concert I’ve ever been to. Yes, that means that Guns and Fucking Roses put on a better show.
maladr1n – Got your shirt.