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Morning all,
 
Have some coffee
 
I know that Halloween is not until the end of next month, but as it is my favorite holiday, I like to start a bit early. I'm interested
to see what sort of events we are going to get with the wildstar setting. 
 
Right now I am up before the crack of dawn to get some ribs in the oven. Should be to the point that the meat will come clean off the bones by dinner....Also the house will smell nice. 
Not my ribs, just a feast for the eyes. 
Might have some time this weekend to really nose down and get levels for my medic, but I'm not 100% sure what is planned. 	
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Wildseeds had another great RP last night.
 
 
It was full of Adventure and Drama and Intrigue!  Seriously, I give these guys way too much freedom, but I also get the feeling that I don't want to control them. They are excellent RPers and that thrills and frightens me at the same time because I can only vaguely control my own events and I'm always like. "OMG what are they going to do now..." 
 
In this screenshot Rocio's mate Elora suggests sending "The Legion" a letter using Fluffles the Woolie.
 
"You can't send important diplomatic mail using a WOOLIE?!"
 
Her response is screenshotted. Also my next move is in the Chat box.	
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			my Mordesh is usually just going to rest this early after a good 2-3 hours of blowing things up..my solder/SS looks little a sullen teenager now with her baseball cap and armor. 	
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Wildseeds had another great RP last night.
 
 
It was full of Adventure and Drama and Intrigue!  Seriously, I give these guys way too much freedom, but I also get the feeling that I don't want to control them. They are excellent RPers and that thrills and frightens me at the same time because I can only vaguely control my own events and I'm always like. "OMG what are they going to do now..." 
 
In this screenshot Rocio's mate Elora suggests sending "The Legion" a letter using Fluffles the Woolie.
 
"You can't send important diplomatic mail using a WOOLIE?!"
 
Her response is screenshotted. Also my next move is in the Chat box.
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Actual ribs:
 
 
Actual Ribs!  St Louis style, with a dry rub.  Made them for my father in law on father's day - which makes this sort of a tribute.
 
Mornings, I confess to being a tea drinker rather than coffee, for about as long as I can remember.  This morning it's a cup of "McCormick's Blend", from Harney and Sons, with milk, and maybe some yogurt (on the side, not *in* the tea!).  Then off to father in law's funeral...
 
In game, hoping to get Lament up to at least 19 tonight, depending on schedule after above.  May just mindlessly fall into bath and then sleep, as well.  This weekend, time allowing, going to really try and push that girl up and maybe, MAYBE, if I get brave enough and wear my Wonder Woman Underoos, I may try tanking Stormtalon.	
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			Good morning world! I'm thinking about hiting the Tim Horton soon to get a french vanilla and a bagel. Friday are slow day but I need to start the engine up!	
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*Hops onto a stool and sniffs one of the coffees before taking a sip*
 
Hello all,
 
Good mood today. Decided to have baguettes and pomegranate smoothie for breakfast. Decided to eat on terrace outside as weather was warm and bright. Probably going to get much colder soon.
 
Finally able to go to Genetic Archives after last night, along with other guildies. Going to try catch up on other stuff now like getting those AMP and Ability upgrades, plus finish rest of architect profession. Will try to help others get through dungeon stuff too, which should be much easier now with the recent changes.
 
Looking forward to halloween!	
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*Hops onto a stool and sniffs one of the coffees before taking a sip*
 
Hello all,
 
Good mood today. Decided to have baguettes and pomegranate smoothie for breakfast. Decided to eat on terrace outside as weather was warm and bright. Probably going to get much colder soon.
 
Finally able to go to Genetic Archives after last night, along with other guildies. Going to try catch up on other stuff now like getting those AMP and Ability upgrades, plus finish rest of architect profession. Will try to help others get through dungeon stuff too, which should be much easier now with the recent changes.
 
Looking forward to halloween!
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Just coffee and a bagel with cream cheese this morning. Nothing fancy, but can keep it down now .. YAY!! I hate being sick!!
 
Didn't play Wildstar last night. Instead cuddled with hubby and watched TV until bed time. With AA headstart today and this weekend, I have 'lost' my hubby for the weekend lol. I will play Wildstar tonight and get some leveling in on my Exile.
 
I did look over all your posts to my questions in yesterday's MC post. Thank you all for the insight you gave me for starting to RP. You all have different ways of going about it, but put together, I think I can do this. Going to give it a try, starting with thinking about my character's back story. So I ask all of you to please forgive the noob in advance :D
 
Today is National Encouragement Day. So, I give you all this: 
Have a wonderful day!
 
P.S. TGIF!!!	
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I never seem to get very far with architect. I make some Galaras stone walls, turn them into stuff like gravestones, and then go back to questing. I gather materials and themed housing stuff, my wife puts them into place. Symbiotic house decoration. 
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Hello loves,
 
Those ribs look tasty, but I'm super stressed out and that makes food settle poorly no matter how wonderful it seems. The last two nights of logging into the game have been a nightmare for reasons I dare not post on the forums. Therefore, today being my last day to pack before relocating, and having hours wasted in game for things when I should have just kept packing, I decided I'm going to take a hiatus a day early.
 
I don't know when I'll be back.
 
Right now I'm not happy with the way things have turned out and I don't have the time to work on a fix for everyone after last night. So, tootles, my loves, have a great Friday, an inspirational weekend, if you're working on NaNo then I wish you the best of muses, and please remember this, for it is what I live by and believe will help others:
 	
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What is the traditional Aurin mode of transporting diplomatic mail? I don't think that any of the exile mounts have much in the way of refined dignity.
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I'm exhausted.  Pure and simple, I stayed up way too late last night when I had to be at work this morning.  However, I wanted to get the flydeck into some semblance of order before our meeting tonight.
 
REMEMBER PEOPLE, ANYONE IN THE BLAZING SADDLES OR WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE BLAZING SADDLES IS INVITED TO BE AT SEEGER'S HOUSE, SKULL DANCE BAYOU, AT 9 PM EST TO DISCUSS THE GUILD!  Everything is on the table from a full blown rebuild to changes in chat protocols.  I want everyone's input who wants to give input.  I want to know what all of YOU want out of the guild and what I can do to make that happen.  I take being a GM very seriously, and my job is to make my guild members happy every time they log in to be in the guild.  I also want to give people the opportunity to step up in the guild if they want to take a portion, such as PVP or logistics, and say, "I'd like to run this."  I try not to step on the toes of professionals.  If you're interested in the guild, but haven't joined for some reason, or have an unguilded alt that doesn't fit anywhere else, please come along (and it doesn't have to be on the alt)!  Finally, people in the BDS and Veritas, as our sister guilds, are welcome to come and hang out.  The more the merrier!
 
So I spent last night putting together the flydeck above the house (which is where I'd like to meet), and I'll have some pics later.  Thanks to ArboristViolet in the guild for taking some time to make me the candle sconces for the walls.  One thing I like about the guild is how willing everyone is to stop and help out.  Everyone seems to be just waiting for something to do to make everyone happy in the game.  It's a great group we've got in the Saddles, so I'm excited about that!
 
I'm just going to have to do something about my sluggish brain.  I have to do an egress study for this hospital, which I wasn't planning on before.  Now, suddenly, I have to be really on my toes.	
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Hello loves,
 
Those ribs look tasty, but I'm super stressed out and that makes food settle poorly no matter how wonderful it seems. The last two nights of logging into the game have been a nightmare for reasons I dare not post on the forums. Therefore, today being my last day to pack before relocating, and having hours wasted in game for things when I should have just kept packing, I decided I'm going to take a hiatus a day early.
 
I don't know when I'll be back.
 
Right now I'm not happy with the way things have turned out and I don't have the time to work on a fix for everyone after last night. So, tootles, my loves, have a great Friday, an inspirational weekend, if you're working on NaNo then I wish you the best of muses, and please remember this, for it is what I live by and believe will help others:
 
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What is the traditional Aurin mode of transporting diplomatic mail? I don't think that any of the exile mounts have much in the way of refined dignity.
 
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Lol I don't know... a mailbox??? 
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			I will do my best to be there, Vic.  Assuming I'm not tied up with family stuff - preference for guilt-ridden but well meaning mordesh or happy-go-lucky human?	
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			It was time to change my Picture. From Space Gunslinger to Ninja Warrior.	
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Hmm, good morning,
 
Getting my coffee and bread with avocado on it... or, rather, my SO is getting them for me.
 
It seems really hard to convince my brain to do the right thing. I wake up at 8:30 am every morning... but I can't seem to go to sleep before about 1-2 am...
 
WildStar wise, I've been having a bad... month or two. I'm sitting on only a level 13 character now. Not much to tell about him, since I've had my game freeze every so often for those past two months, which made it rather unpleasant to play, not to mention dashing my hopes of dungeon play (as a Spellslinger healer, no less). I decided to reinstall WildStar... it only got worse. Now, the game just crashes approximately every 10 minutes. I'm currently sitting on a cancelled subscription of the one MMO I can stand because it won't let me play itself. May try to get a 32bit Windows on my computer...	
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You put the Aurin in the mailbox? ^.^
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			Morning everyone. I'm excited about the guild meeting tonight. Decided to.work on Cycotik my black hoods defect/retrieval specialist heal slinger. Got him 2 levels last night and still have over a gullible of rested. Looking forward to getting him over to evindra in the next couple.of days. Definitely has me a little re-energized about wildstar. Really looking forward to everything including the megaserver	
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You put the Aurin in the mailbox?  ^.^
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The more I read these forums the more I feel like I fell into FF XIV part 2.  This time, powered by NCSoft.  *grabs a coffee*  We've got the hostile player base, we've got plenty of people who create their own drama and we've got a game that has a ton of potential that has a ton of problems.  Awesome.  Wildstar news?  Sadly none.  I tried to log in, then I realized I left my phone (and authenticator) in my swim locker.  ....an hour from my house.  Sooooooo... yea. lol.  
 
Should be on at some point tonight.  Work on my Carnival.  	
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I'm more of the Sunny Side of things. Why play something if you don't like it? And if you don't like it and don't play it, why talk about it?
 
I did have some openly scolding words to say for an Esper change but ... other than that... yeah I RP and that's all I do.
 
And RP is great.
 
This morning I saw the player Tekunin running around. He's the one who made the Garden of the Watchers plot that we used to communicate with Vitara last night. He was very happy. I was happy to hear that he plans to ADD to the space and offered to perhaps follow our Vitara theme on the additions.
 
The Evindra community is a darling, a real darling. I can't write enough thank you notes for everyone there.	
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I'm more of the Sunny Side of things. Why play something if you don't like it? And if you don't like it and don't play it, why talk about it?
 
I did have some openly scolding words to say for an Esper change but ... other than that... yeah I RP and that's all I do.
 
And RP is great.
 
This morning I saw the player Tekunin running around. He's the one who made the Garden of the Watchers plot that we used to communicate with Vitara last night. He was very happy. I was happy to hear that he plans to ADD to the space and offered to perhaps follow our Vitara theme on the additions.
 
The Evindra community is a darling, a real darling. I can't write enough thank you notes for everyone there.
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Plus.. your character name allows me to do a "Hook" quote every time I see you on. "Ro-See-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!" "BANGARANG!"
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I will do my best to be there, Vic.  Assuming I'm not tied up with family stuff - preference for guilt-ridden but well meaning mordesh or happy-go-lucky human?
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			I'm going to spell it Gaim now.	
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I'm going to spell it Gaim now.
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			What? I like this gaim.	
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What? I like this gaim.
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Morning Everyone!
 
End of summer is upon most of us and Arachnaas picture of ribs brought up thoughts of the ribs and scallops that my brother is making this week end!! It's the end of the Florida Bay Scallop season so we always throw a party! (Yes, yes any excuse....)
 
 
 
 
This is me with some shells we found while scalloping, 2 Florida Horse Conchs and a Lightning Whelk. For any that are wondering, no we didn't keep these.
 
 
 
 
Oh and in Wildstar news: Dixie hit 40!!	
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sup fellow Coffee'teers,
 
RL has sadly (and almost constantly if you look at all my posts) been pulling me away from my beloved toons. I'm hoping that all of this nonsense is rewarded by a WildStar Weekend! I won't get my hopes up but a man can dream, right?
 
I was able to get some mild crafting done on Muncheez the other day, didn't see a ton of folks on which kind of concerned me. There's still a huge chunk of this game that I need to get through and each login almost nails the coffin of "Massively Multiplayer" closer to being shut. Knocking on wood this megaserver is the server that the people of Wildstar need...
 
Outside of all that, I hope all is well with everyone and that your journey into Nexus be an enjoyable one!	
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Morning Everyone!
 
End of summer is upon most of us and Arachnaas picture of ribs brought up thoughts of the ribs and scallops that my brother is making this week end!! It's the end of the Florida Bay Scallop season so we always throw a party! (Yes, yes any excuse....)
 
 
 
 
This is me with some shells we found while scalloping, 2 Florida Horse Conchs and a Lightning Whelk. For any that are wondering, no we didn't keep these.
 
 
 
 
Oh and in Wildstar news: Dixie hit 40!!
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It was 58 and brisk this morning.
 
I walked outside and saw that my Arums were putting up leaves.
 
Arums are special. The put out bright red berries laye summer, then evergreen leaves in the fall and winter. Then a flower in the spring followed by berries again.
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It should be cold. I'm miserable in the summer. My ancestors were all from Germany and northern Europe. I was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Columbus. I think we could shave a few months off the warm season.
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Variety is the spice of life. I won't deny any season its extremes. This summer was barely hot enough for ice cream most days. All the rain exploded the mosquito horde....
 
As much as heat and drought make for a lot of garden work, I feel this summer was a bust.
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It was 58 and brisk this morning.
 
I walked outside and saw that my Arums were putting up leaves.
 
Arums are special. The put out bright red berries late summer, then evergreen leaves in the fall and winter. Then a flower in the spring followed by berries again. The leaves die down in summer. It only leafs out for winter.
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Too cold too long makes me fat. ;_; I usually only exercise outdoors. And if its 23 degrees and windy... just the thought of getting to my car and getting the car out if the ice is overwhelming.
 
Defrosting .... there's never enough time.	
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It should be cold.  I'm miserable in the summer.  My ancestors were all from Germany and northern Europe.  I was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Columbus.  I think we could shave a few months off the warm season.
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Too cold too long makes me fat. ;_; I usually only exercise outdoors. And if its 23 degrees and windy... just the thought of getting to my car and getting the car out if the ice is overwhelming.
 
Defrosting .... there's never enough time.
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			On Wildstar related subject matter, since I don't want us to stray too far off topic, what kind of holes do we have in the RP scene on Evindra?  It's one of the things I wanted to take into consideration.  I don't want to step into or on the BDS or Veritas's wheelhouses with any potential guild backstory changes.	
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Oh now the heat and humidity aren't that bad.
 
In the summer you wear cotton and sweat... the more you are out the more your body learns to sweat off your heat.
 
That's why people suffer more in heat waves after a cool spell than when the temperature gradually warms up to 100.
 
Once you've acclimated you just need a little shade and a fan.
 
#Suthinfolyfe	
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On Wildstar related subject matter, since I don't want us to stray too far off topic, what kind of holes do we have in the RP scene on Evindra? It's one of the things I wanted to take into consideration. I don't want to step into or on the BDS or Veritas's wheelhouses with any potential guild backstory changes.
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Well... I don't know. Right now we need many public houses that aren't bars or restaurants.
 
FCON/Military RP is rare as hens teeth.
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Well... I don't know. Right now we need many public houses that aren't bars or restaurants.
 
FCON/Military RP is rare as hens teeth.
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Well... I don't know. Right now we need many public houses that aren't bars or restaurants.
 
FCON/Military RP is rare as hens teeth.
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			Nah. He exists only in Rocio's backstory. He's a trainer and mentor for new recruits. He's not like Yoda who trains and also has a place on high Jedi Council.	
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If you were Dominion, you'd have a carnival. lol.
 
FCON / Military RP.. I can see that as being tough. It'd have to be a Rainbow 6 esque sorta Squad RP. Namely because when you break it down to an individual level, Military RP doesn't work. ..hell.. military doesn't work at an individual unit.
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Nah. He exists only in Rocio's backstory. He's a trainer and mentor for new recruits. He's not like Yoda who trains and also has a place on high Jedi Council.
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There is a guild that does it hard core though. They even have uniforms. No fooling.
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If you were Dominion, you'd have a carnival.  lol.
 
FCON / Military RP.. I can see that as being tough.  It'd have to be a Rainbow 6 esque sorta Squad RP.  Namely because when you break it down to an individual level, Military RP doesn't work.  ..hell.. military doesn't work at an individual unit.
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Mornin' all.
 
In WS news, Scaarinen finally arrived on Evindra, but it appears that even Evindra's Dominion side is deteriorating. It isn't nearly as bad as Warbringer, though, so I hope to make the best of it. I spent most of the evening rearranging inventory, since I brought most of my hoard with me, but then did my first PvE server dailies (they went significantly faster without having to look over my shoulder the whole time!) and actually started playing around with Scaarinen's house and looking for components that I want to use.
 
Now I just have to decide which housing concept I want to try first, as I've had far too long to come up with them in my head. :)
 
Eldan temple ruin
Desert fortress
Chua lab w/ obstacle course
Crash site in suspended animation
 
I really wish we had landscaping tools.
 
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What is the traditional Aurin mode of transporting diplomatic mail? I don't think that any of the exile mounts have much in the way of refined dignity. 
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Well it's your story :D
 
But I do really like what you did with Thresh in Rocio's story. The buried compassion he has for Rocio. (see my signature)
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Mornin' all.
 
In WS news, Scaarinen finally arrived on Evindra, but it appears that even Evindra's Dominion side is deteriorating. It isn't nearly as bad as Warbringer, though, so I hope to make the best of it. I spent most of the evening rearranging inventory, since I brought most of my hoard with me, but then did my first PvE server dailies (they went significantly faster without having to look over my shoulder the whole time!) and actually started playing around with Scaarinen's house and looking for components that I want to use.
 
 
And, I agree. I prefer cooler weather. When it's cold, you can always put on another layer. When it's hot...well...eventually you get arrested naked.
 
I also agree with Rocio, though. If I didn't have all four seasons, I would miss them.
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And that's not getting into the backstories of the characters in the guild. I want to make a guild where everyone in it fits; I don't want people leaving over changes if they were in the guild before I became GM. That means making sure there's a way Rocio, Seeger, Ina, Dixie, et al can all coexist and have a common cause of understanding.
 
Military, on some level, is like that, but I can't see a regimented unit being able to contain everyone. It'd probably be more of a mercenary unit if we went that way.
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I think most people who graduated around when we did were casting wide nets for jobs. ^_^
 
And, I agree. I prefer cooler weather. When it's cold, you can always put on another layer. When it's hot...well...eventually you get arrested.
 
I also agree with Rocio, though. If I didn't have all four seasons, I would miss them.
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Or just be willing to teach ESL instead and make more than a licensed architect does, and with little to no experience required, from what I'm told.
 
*sigh*	
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Terik is a cool guy and experienced DM and GM and I know he could give you guys a hand.
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I suppose Seeger might be good to contract in a military capacity as a contractor or mercenary, and FCON is prominent in his backstory, but he's just not nationalistic enough.  He's almost more of a force of nature.
 
 
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From the way you describe Seeger, might I suggest Rambo (the new one), Die Hard, XXX, Expendables and maybe *thinks* End of Days?
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Hey all,
 
Sorry I've been AFKish the last couple days!  My sweetie's in from out of town and so I'll be pretty much missing from game and forums for the next week.  I might post a bit while on lunch from work, but probably not since we have to watch what we say and make sure to balance RL ramblings with a hefty dose of WildStar, and I shall have none to contribute.  >_>
 
It's PUMPKIN SEASON and I can't wait to get more of my pumpkin on.  I have a can of pumpkin that I'm thinking about trying to turn into bread again.  Hopefully this time I'll get the ratios right.  I had my first pumpkin latte of the season yesterday, and it wasn't even from Starbucks.  It was from an amazing local coffee place called Kick Butt Coffee.  They show old kung fu movies in the back of the room, and the owner is a martial arts instructor.  The coffee kicks butt, indeed.
 
In WildStar news?  I am away from game.  Might log in for a few over the next week while my sweetie's working out or something, but won't be able to commit much time.  Just...bad timing, eh?  I'm so sorry to see people lose interest and go away, but there is no sense in sticking around if you're not having fun.  Me, I'm still having fun, but just not able to log in at the moment.
Also, my mother will be in town in October and staying with me for several weeks, so I might actually let my sub lapse for that month...which is a real tragedy because I an hoping that if there is some Halloween themed stuff in game, that I will be able to partake.  Is there a post or a schedule up anywhere?  I don't go digging around the forums outside this thread much.
 
But hey.
RL visit with Mom and possible Haunted Austin tour??  Could be pretty awesome...
 
-T.	
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Hi everyone and good morning.  It's Friday, right?  Please say it's Friday.  I've been working since 6:30 am (it's 9 now).  Can we end the work day after lunch today?
 
Breakfast got skipped this morning.  I want ribs for lunch whenever that happens.
 
<-Guild Mode->
 
@Vic:  I won't be able to sit in this evening on your guild meeting but I hope it goes well!  Like I said in my PM yesterday, our interest is in making sure that your guild gets through this transition and comes out stronger in the end.  The Daggers are happy to help however we can, which right now looks like maybe providing opportunities for your folks to do normal mode PvE content - not attunement stuff (because we're not doing that yet).  We brought one of your guys along on a normal mode Kel Voreth run last night and he had a lot of fun though.  In fact, I think it was the first time he'd ever successfully finished the dungeon.
 
I asked Ina to find out how many of your folks want to do PvE stuff and where they're at - both normal mode and veteran mode - and will advise her as to what we can help with once she gets back to me with it.  For what it's worth, my advice is to be careful - don't let a small number of your folks push so hard for one type of gameplay that they end up dominating everything the guild does.  All that accomplishes in the long run is to alienate the people who want something different and divide your community.  I think you may find that you have a lot of people with different interests, so hopefully you can work to accomodate all of those folks and unify them under a distinct guild identity :)
 
If you guys have any interest in organized RP-PvP at all though, that is totally a gap in what the Daggers and Veritas do right now and I would love to see the Blazing Saddles put on some events in that vein for the rest of us.
 
Oh also ThaydFest on the 18th.  Because it's gonna be awesome.  You guys are gonna be there, right?  :D
 
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Tonight, no Wildstar for me until super late.  Friday nights are my new tabletop gaming night, so having some folks over for a session until around 9 pm.  Then after that.... crafting.  I think. :)
 
Anyway, back to the salt mines I go.  Hopefully the rest of the day goes fast.  I'll pop in and see what's going on in here occasionally in between meetings and stuff.  Hope everyone has a great day!	
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Good Moring Nexus!
 
Long time Morning Coffee Post lurker, first time poster.
 
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Good morning world! I'm thinking about hiting the Tim Horton soon to get a french vanilla and a bagel. Friday are slow day but I need to start the engine up!
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Hi everyone and good morning.  It's Friday, right?  Please say it's Friday.  I've been working since 6:30 am (it's 9 now).  Can we end the work day after lunch today?
 
Breakfast got skipped this morning.  I want ribs for lunch whenever that happens.
 
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@Vic:  I won't be able to sit in this evening on your guild meeting but I hope it goes well!  Like I said in my PM yesterday, our interest is in making sure that your guild gets through this transition and comes out stronger in the end.  The Daggers are happy to help however we can, which right now looks like maybe providing opportunities for your folks to do normal mode PvE content - not attunement stuff (because we're not doing that yet).  We brought one of your guys along on a normal mode Kel Voreth run last night and he had a lot of fun though.  In fact, I think it was the first time he'd ever successfully finished the dungeon.
 
I asked Ina to find out how many of your folks want to do PvE stuff and where they're at - both normal mode and veteran mode - and will advise her as to what we can help with once she gets back to me with it.  For what it's worth, my advice is to be careful - don't let a small number of your folks push so hard for one type of gameplay that they end up dominating everything the guild does.  All that accomplishes in the long run is to alienate the people who want something different and divide your community.  I think you may find that you have a lot of people with different interests, so hopefully you can work to accomodate all of those folks and unify them under a distinct guild identity :)
 
If you guys have any interest in organized RP-PvP at all though, that is totally a gap in what the Daggers and Veritas do right now and I would love to see the Blazing Saddles put on some events in that vein for the rest of us.
 
Oh also ThaydFest on the 18th.  Because it's gonna be awesome.  You guys are gonna be there, right?   :D
 
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Tonight, no Wildstar for me until super late.  Friday nights are my new tabletop gaming night, so having some folks over for a session until around 9 pm.  Then after that.... crafting.  I think. :)
 
Anyway, back to the salt mines I go.  Hopefully the rest of the day goes fast.  I'll pop in and see what's going on in here occasionally in between meetings and stuff.  Hope everyone has a great day!
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Good Moring Nexus!
 
Long time Morning Coffee Post lurker, first time poster.
 
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			Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?I would have posted earlier but I have inherited the Friday morning shift FROM HELL in the ER so it starts really early. Busy busy! No time for chit chat! Until now, that is. Done for the weekend. Good thing is that on Friday mornings, because no one else wants to do it, I get paid twice my normal salary. Justice.I had a broken arm, a shampoo bottle in the wrong orifice, a baseball-bat-to-the-head wound and much more for breakfast this morning AKA no breakfast because stupid people party on Thursday night, do stupid stuff and I am the one who deals with all the stupid in the morning. It is usually really gross.Any danmaku fans in the morning coffee? I played "Subterranean Animism" on what I could only translate as "Brutally Insane Difficulty" yesterday and found Otsuho Reiuji's theme song to be particularly awesome: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_-7OXophY).WildStar news? I rolled an Aurin Esper! He is doing fine, slowly working his way around Celestion whenever I can. It is nice to have people to talk to and a (relatively) lively zone chat. It will be a slow and steady process but I should reach the level cap eventually. Bright side? My Engineer is a miner/armorer and my spellslinger is a relic hunter/technologist. What does that mean? It means that even though literally all my currency is over on the Dominion, I am not starting completely from scratch.More to do! More to do! Also, more to do!	
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Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?
 
I would have posted earlier but I have inherited the Friday morning shift FROM HELL in the ER so it starts really early. Busy busy! No time for chit chat! Until now, that is. Done for the weekend. Good thing is that on Friday mornings, because no one else wants to do it, I get paid twice my normal salary. Justice.
 
I had a broken arm, a shampoo bottle in the wrong orifice, a baseball-bat-to-the-head wound and much more for breakfast this morning AKA no breakfast because stupid people party on Thursday night, do stupid stuff and I am the one who deals with all the stupid in the morning. It is usually really gross.
 
Any danmaku fans in the morning coffee? I played "Subterranean Animism" on what I could only translate as "Brutally Insane Difficulty" yesterday and found Otsuho Reiuji's theme song to be particularly awesome: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_-7OXophY).
 
WildStar news? I rolled an Aurin Esper! He is doing fine, slowly working his way around Celestion whenever I can. It is nice to have people to talk to and a (relatively) lively zone chat. It will be a slow and steady process but I should reach the level cap eventually. Bright side? My Engineer is a miner/armorer and my spellslinger is a relic hunter/technologist. What does that mean? It means that even though literally all my currency is over on the Dominion, I am not starting completely from scratch.
 
More to do! More to do! Also, more to do!
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So uh... bolded portion...
 
What's the right orifice for a shampoo bottle?
 
 :D
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So uh... bolded portion...
 
What's the right orifice for a shampoo bottle?
 
 :D
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Welcome to the Coffee thread! :D  We love to see new faces!
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He's a liar, good luck climbing into this walled garden. This morning coffee thread community is impenetrable!
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Morning everyone! Hope you're all having a great time in Wildstar and doing well in real life as well!
 
I can happily say I'm back on my feet and doing really well health wise, caught up with some work and managed to contract some new work for myself too which makes this a wonderful week!
 
In Wildstar news I managed to snag a few AMP and ability points last night and did a a bit of roleplay with some friends catching up. Also did the containment research for the first time as well(had no idea it existed until the patch lol)
 
However I also spoke with a couple of skullkickers too and I'd like to do this sooner than later...SO since I know some skullkickers come to this thread I'd like to just do this briefly...
 
*ahem* TO ANY AND ALL SKULLKICKERS, ASSOCIATES, FRIENDS, ETC...I'd like to have a meeting this sunday (September 14th at 6pm EST) to sit and discuss the future of Skullkickers. I'd very much like to get us all on the same page, see what people would to see more or less of, see if any are interested in taking up officer roles as we'll need them, and just figure out or general direction as a guild going forward. While I'm very willing to put the time and dedication in, I can't do it all myself either..
 
To be clear the meeting will be held in "Typrops Grotto", September 14 at 6pm EST. Please attend if you can, but if you can't there will be a thread on our site for you to give any input you may have as well. I greatly appreciate any participation on this matter.	
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Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?
 
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			Lol I still have no idea how I got in here!	
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Impenetrable!
 
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Don't worry.. I've got the keys.
 
 
REALLY.. REALLY big keys.
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I'm just going to leave my pet peeve here for everyone....
 
Daylight Saving Time (United States) 2014 began at 2:00 AM on
Sunday, March 9...........EDT
and ends at 2:00 AM on
Sunday, November 2..............EST
 
That is all. Thanks.	
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			*waits for someone to post a picture of the Eldan cannon in Grimvault*	
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WILDSTAR HAS BIGGER KEYS!
 
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I find your lack of Super Weapons disturbing.	
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Some keys more effective than others...
 
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*waits for someone to post a picture of the Eldan cannon in Grimvault*
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Sorry, had to be done....
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What we need is Lopp Dredd! *gets to doodling*
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lol...We just had an ER reference to a drastically misplaced shampoo bottle and the word "impenetrable" used within a few posts of each other.
 
/dirtymindmoment
 
*moving on*
 
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To be clear the meeting will be held in "Typrops Grotto", September 14 at 6pm EST. Please attend if you can, but if you can't there will be a thread on our site for you to give any input you may have as well. I greatly appreciate any participation on this matter.
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			Sorry I missed ya Vick, I will be on after work today(i get home usually around 6pm edt)  and pretty much all night really so I can toss you an invite then if no one else catches you.	
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EDT *foamsatmouth*
 
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Sorry I missed ya Vick, I will be on after work today(i get home usually around 6pm edt)  and pretty much all night really so I can toss you an invite then if no one else catches you.
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I don't think I understood the difference until I was out of college. No one had ever explained it to me. In fact, I don't even remember anyone using "EDT" when I was a kid. The only reason I found out the difference was that I thought it was a typo and looked it up.
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Double quote and double post just to point out that Typrop got it right, Khandi. :D
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Sorry I missed ya Vick, I will be on after work today(i get home usually around 6pm edt)  and pretty much all night really so I can toss you an invite then if no one else catches you.
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			So now that you are clanlord, does this mean your housing plot has a bunch of mechari men lounging around on everything? "Is this pose sufficient? I detect that by moving my head two degrees to the left that the pose will become fifty six percent more languid" 	
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I dislike you right now. >.<
 
 
(JK)
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 I dislike you right now. >.<
 
(JK)
 
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I didn't mean to imply that you were picking on anyone. I just happened to notice that he got it right.
 
BTW, your angry face is not convincing:
 
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D'aawww!!
 
I'm not mad I just realized I might have come across as a biotch :(
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I'm not very good at rp, but the general KIND of gist I have going of what I want for my character could probably kind of do merc work. He wouldn't really be the regulations type of character. More like chaotic good type. He'd be more comfortable in a posse than a platoon.
 
But just because you have some loose organization doesn't mean somebody isn't in charge and that you can't use some degree of tactics.
 
And yeah Nephele that was my first clear of ruins, and it was certainly fun. I didn't expect the flaming buzzsaws of pain.	
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			Arathian!  Come rp a grumpy Aurin,  we can bug Rocio and shun him whenever he isn't  fornicating with the 3 or 4 wives he gots :P	
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			D= Are you questioning my moral fiber?	
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I'm not very good at rp, but the general KIND of gist I have going of what I want for my character could probably kind of do merc work. He wouldn't really be the regulations type of character. More like chaotic good type. He'd be more comfortable in a posse than a platoon.
 
But just because you have some loose organization doesn't mean somebody isn't in charge and that you can't use some degree of tactics.
 
And yeah Nephele that was my first clear of ruins, and it was certainly fun. I didn't expect the flaming buzzsaws of pain.
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D= Are you questioning my moral fiber?
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The controls/Camera relationship in this game is not intuitive.
 
I've run into telegraphs and dashed out of the camera because of it.	
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No joke, on like our third run of KV ever, our guild's primary medic died something like 20 times on that fight.  It was like he forgot how to run sideways or something.  He got really stressed out about it so the rest of us started doing silly things to cheer him up.  The conversation in TS was great.  Eventually he hit his zen moment and got through it and he has never died on that fight since.
 
More recently in Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden, we're on the part where you have to jump on the glowing orbs to cross over, and there's a mean lady with a sword on the opposite platform.  So our tank's all "I got this guys, everyone follow me".... and then he walks off the cliff and falls to his death.  We laughed so hard we cried - including our tank :)
 
Dungeons are far more fun when your group can take the deaths in stride and laugh about it :)
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Could be so.
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			You're chaotic neutral. You have less moral fiber than a glass of koolaid. If there were anti-moral fibers, you would have them. 	
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I might be being both pedantic and perverted but I insist when you do sword maiden once successfully she is no longer a "maiden".
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You're chaotic neutral. You have less moral fiber than a glass of koolaid. If there were anti-moral fibers, you would have them.
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Well I treat my ladies very well and they are 3! Not 3 or 4 or 3.5.
 
Only 3!
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Get this impression you use the word lady like a pimp and not with proper respect.   :P   Also  I think it's 3.245 wives   :D
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Grr! I mean lady! As in the daughter of a noble family!
 
Hm!	
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o.O
 
My guildies have decided that because it's Friday they should be posting video clips of dragon movies on our forums.  They started with clips from How to Train your Dragon.
 
I countered with Smaug.  "I am Fire.  I am Death."
 
Now, the battle rages.  I think the truth is they're all bored at work and want the day to end so they can come home and play Wildstar.
 
I know that's what I want :)	
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I think the truth is they're all bored at work and want the day to end so they can come home and play Wildstar.
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			Meya is about to stab your buddy Daxterr  if he keeps pestering!	
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QFT
 
The thread started a battle? *logs back in* :lol:
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Meya is about to stab your buddy Daxterr if he keeps pestering!
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			Tell him to recruit some dudes! :O	
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Tell him to recruit some dudes! :o
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Poor Dax...
 
Second time he's gotten stabbed since yesterday.	
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Poor Dax...
 
Second time he's gotten stabbed since yesterday.
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o.O
 
My guildies have decided that because it's Friday they should be posting video clips of dragon movies on our forums.  They started with clips from How to Train your Dragon.
 
I countered with Smaug.  "I am Fire.  I am Death."
 
Now, the battle rages.  I think the truth is they're all bored at work and want the day to end so they can come home and play Wildstar.
 
I know that's what I want :)
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			How do I has things to download when I was just in the game two hours ago! *glares*  DEVS!!   grrrrr..	
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I'm not sociable!  *stabs and runs*  SORRY!!!  *flees*
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Hmm, we're going to have to do something about this.
 
*places a ball of yarn on the floor.*
*sprinkles liberally with fresh catnip*
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			My interview with Pappy finally got published! 	
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My interview with Pappy finally got published! 
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My interview with Pappy finally got published! 
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			How spoilery is it? :wacko:	
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How spoilery is it? :wacko:
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			*sees the words the Defile and dives back under the bed.* Are you sure its safe???	
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			Well done Gaz!  That was a great read and I'm really looking forward to the Defile and beyond :)	
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*sees the words the Defile and dives back under the bed.* Are you sure its safe???
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It's safe Ro-ro.  Here, follow my bot.  It'll protect you from the spoilers.
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It's safe Ro-ro. Here, follow my bot. It'll protect you from the spoilers.
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What I found most interesting about the lore mentioned is the "big mystery" involved in how the Eldan created the Genesis prime.  I can think of two tidbits just from datacubes that are sort of unknowns....
 
 
The Archon got help from an "outside source".  Who was that source?
 
 
 
Our favorite bad guy Eldan, Progenitor Nazrek, made a modification without Vorion's knowledge, presumably because he didn't want his consciousness completely subsumed into the Genesis Prime.  But what did he do and was it the cause of everything that went wrong?
 
 
Maybe there's something else that I haven't discovered yet.  I really should poke around the Lore forum more.	
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On a completely unrelated note, I just had to step outside my building for a moment.
 
It's 75 degrees, with a nice breeze, sunny, clear skies.... WHY AM I AT WORK TODAY?  :angry:	
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On a completely unrelated note, I just had to step outside my building for a moment.
 
It's 75 degrees, with a nice breeze, sunny, clear skies.... WHY AM I AT WORK TODAY?  :angry:
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I can't wait till I have that kind of weather. It was 95 degrees here with 90% humidity today.
 
3 more minutes and I am free!!!! Well, at least until Monday :) Looking forward to playing some Wildstar tonight.
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It's been a very mild summer here where I live.
 
Current temp is a balmy 84 it's delightful...hope I don't need a jacket tonight.....	
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I can't wait till I have that kind of weather. It was 95 degrees here with 90% humidity today.
 
3 more minutes and I am free!!!! Well, at least until Monday :) Looking forward to playing some Wildstar tonight.
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You know it's been a mild summer when the meteorologists are talking about temperatures in the 80s as if someone's going to walk outside and melt Dali-style.
 
And, because posting a real Dali painting would be too mainstream:
 
 
Time to go home! Hopefully I'll see some of you in-game tonight. :)	
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As a reminder, Blazing Saddles guild meeting for all members and anyone who would be interested.  I want to gather feedback for what people would like out of the guild.  It is tonight at 9 PM EST at Seeger's house (it is public), called Skull Dance Bayou.  If you can't get in, send me a PM and I'll neighbor you.
 
Hope to see everyone there! :D	
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Oh yeah, you guys were talking about the weather earlier?  I was overjoyed when the temp finally dropped back down to 2 digits here in Texas.  I can't wait to get outta this state.
Oh, and living in another country?  I toyed with the notion of moving out of the country to Denmark or another Scandinavian country as well.  Turns out they are super tight with letting people in, and even marrying a native doesn't mean you're going to get citizenship.  They do make it super easy to acclimate if you're serious, though, and offer free Danish classes.  I do know a smidgen of Danish, but not enough to say I'm even remotely fluent.
I think the farthest I'll get is Maine, perhaps.  I am currently in love with the notion.  It's almost another country and even has Tim Horton's and moose there...so it's practically Canada, right?  ;)
 
WildStar update's applied.  Think I might hop on and harvest my nodes.  Oh ho ho, that sound naughty.
 
-T.	
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Seems like the servers are going to go down for a wee bit.
 
It feels pretty cool here today. It's probably silly but It's making me wonder if it's your to rain or be a tornado. You know you have lived in Kentucky or Kansas or such too long when tornadoes scare you less and *cupcake* you off more.	
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			SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLANS!  There will be maintenance right on top of our meeting time.  Meeting has been moved to directly after maintenance, which will probably be at 9:30 pm EST.  Let me know if this changes things for you.	
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Go figure, I scheduled a guild meeting over the exact 30 minutes tonight they'll need for the hotifx.  Like, right smack dab in the middle.  It's scheduled for 9 pm EST, maintenance is going 545 pm PST to 615 pm PST.
 
First act as GM, and I managed to pick the time that would eventually be needed for the hotfix. >.<  FML and bad luck.
 
We're probably getting together at 9:30 pm EST, same place, as long as maintenance is done.  Hopefully, it shall be.  Congregate then on the flydeck at Skull Dance Bayou if you are a Blazing Saddles member or would like to join in the fun and discussion!	
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Go figure, I scheduled a guild meeting over the exact 30 minutes tonight they'll need for the hotifx.  Like, right smack dab in the middle.  It's scheduled for 9 pm EST, maintenance is going 545 pm PST to 615 pm PST.
 
First act as GM, and I managed to pick the time that would eventually be needed for the hotfix. >.<  FML and bad luck.
 
We're probably getting together at 9:30 pm EST, same place, as long as maintenance is done.  Hopefully, it shall be.  Congregate then on the flydeck at Skull Dance Bayou if you are a Blazing Saddles member or would like to join in the fun and discussion!
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While we wait, a light interlude.
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			What is this!  *pokes Vic*  80's C'  is hot!  :P	
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So now that you are clanlord, does this mean your housing plot has a bunch of mechari men lounging around on everything? "Is this pose sufficient? I detect that by moving my head two degrees to the left that the pose will become fifty six percent more languid" 
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We have a solution!  We are going sort of mercenary.  Sort of...
 
I'll recap a bit more tomorrow.  Suffice it to say, we have a motif!	
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			Huh, no one has started a coffee thread yet today?  Slackers.  Going to fix now.	
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There was one posted, but I requested a do-over because it didn't really follow our morning coffee thread requirements. You can blame me :) Locking this one as it is the 13th now and time for a new one. ^.^ 
 
- Team WildStar 	
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