117360-103114-morning-coffee-the-halloweenaversary-edition

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Four years ago today, I married my then-girlfriend-of-seven-years at the most epic wedding ever.
 
 
The fact that my wife looked at my idea of getting married during a Halloween party in full costume and thought it was the best idea ever reminds me that I married the right woman.  Happy Halloween to everyone!  It's my favorite holiday for all kinds of reasons!
 
My night last night was all about finishing a bit more of the train we'll use for tomorrow's RP shindig.  All the Saddles are invited.  Rock Salt got to check out the train in it's midway state.  It's going to be fun!  Tonight, if you're going to be involved, go ahead and neighbor Jonson Stonemason; he owns the plot I built the train on.  I'll take pics during the event.  I just need to add some more lighting and equipment.  I'm looking forward to having Seeger blend some NPCs into fine paste.
 
IRL, I'm standing here in costume since I'll be going to my anniversary dinner with a lot of the people you see above (my family) tonight.  I might not be on tonight, but I'll definitely be on tomorrow.
 
See you on Nexus and beyond!	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
I'm back! Been a horrible 2 weeks, but all better now :) Haven't logged in at all, so no Wildstar news ;(
 
Happy Halloweenaversary Mr. and Mrs. VicVan!!
 
Hope you all have a great weekend!	
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Well, Rocio's story now has a hitch in the giddyup.
 
I found out that one of the major plot points was based off a misunderstanding from the very start.
 
Now the simplest way to fix any misunderstanding is to retcon. Retconning is a partial or complete change in the story.
 
This is especially important in stories involving conflict. No one's perfect. You're dealing with text words on a computer screen.
 
"What do you MEAN you didn't want me to chop your arm off?!"
 
Also, people get bored and tired and want to leave the story.
 
Retconning doesn't mean anyone did anything wrong, it clears things up, keeps people happy, and best of all keeps things relaxed.
 
Remember: RP is a game where everything is made up and the points don't matter!	
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We need coffee in this thread.
 
 	
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Good morning!  I figured even the coffee this morning could use a costume soooo...
 
 
I had an awesome show last night which transitioned into an awesome time at Norah's Shades' Eve Shindig.  I had no idea there was such a place named Shindig Hollow.  Who knew!  But I had a blast and am gonna put up the screenshots that I took later on of the costume contest.  I wish I could've stayed later but even logging out at 11pm was cutting it a bit close since i normally have to be up for work at 230 to 3am.  I'm really loving how things are shaping up with a lot of the community and the events.  I have to be honest, the megaserver announcement really seemed to galvanize the people who really wanted to see this community survive.  I've noticed (not saying they weren't always there but they've become more prominent) that there have been a lot of awesome events going on almost weekly.  This is a good feeling.  I've been honored to be a part of the ones that I've asked to be involved with and have loved being a participant in the ones that the station hasn't been.
 
I've got trick or treating with the kids tonight so I won't be continuing Malak's March to 50 tonight but I have monday and tuesday off so I may give it a go and do a bit more than just a level a day.  One must catch up after all ;)	
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Happy Halloween! And happy anniversary, Vic!
 
I am off today because I had to go in for most of Wednesday night. No breakfast because I did not have the foresight to order my groceries for morning delivery so I have to wait until the afternoon. I am terrible when it comes to food. Other than that, my SO brought me a new pair of shampoo/conditioner and I love them. Yay hair products!
 
Today's image is not related to WildStar because Shade's Eve was canceled this year. I thought about posting Angelique (the cenobite) but that's a bit disturbing for a forum...so have another kind of cenobite who is just as creepy!
 
In WildStar news, absolutely nothing! Only dailies and currency. I seem to have hit a barrier when it comes to dyes: they are either too expensive or have an abysmally low drop rate. No progress when it comes to housing either. Basically, I log on, follow my routine (Northern Wastes, R-12, Scorchwing and Elyona) then log out. I log back in periodically to check the AH/CX but that's about it. Endgame content? What endgame content? None for me.
 
Danger ahead! Danger behind! Maybe danger sideways. It's Halloween!	
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Don't forget to turn your clocks back this Sunday @ 2am (if you observe day light saving time).
 
 
You don't want to be too early for events planned for Sunday or those special meetings on Nexus :)	
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Don't forget to turn your clocks back this Sunday @ 2am (if you observe day light saving time).
 
 
You don't want to be too early for events planned for Sunday or those special meetings on Nexus :)
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Four years ago today, I married my then-girlfriend-of-seven-years at the most epic wedding ever.
 
 
The fact that my wife looked at my idea of getting married during a Halloween party in full costume and thought it was the best idea ever reminds me that I married the right woman.  Happy Halloween to everyone!  It's my favorite holiday for all kinds of reasons!
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			mmmm Cenobites.  Hellraiser is my favorite horror flick.  With the exception perhaps of Event Horizon it's the only movie that really gave me the creeps.  Though the rest of the movie was kinda eye rolling, the flashback scenes with Angelique were quite awesome.	
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			Cenobites sounds like a breakfast cereal.	
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Let me guess...you're the one dressed up as an Asian? ;) j/k
 
Happy Anniversary and Happy Halloween to the both of you :)
 
I am so happy it's Friday! For me this has been another long work week of 10-12 hour work days and I am totally beat tired. I haven't been able to play any all week and I am surely missing it!
 
My characters (2 now since I started a Stalker) have now joined the guild *LotD* which is a very amazing and huge guild on Warhound. I've been trying to level my Stalker Cyk Shadowdancer faster than I did my Medic Bud Wiser (I took my time with him, did everything possible quest, path, and craft wise). It's so mind numbing doing the same quest again. I was hoping to level her via PvP, but yeah, that ain't happening since queues won't pop QQ
 
She did pick up craft of Weaponsmith and Miner and for path Explorer. I will also level cooking on her seeing as I didn't touch it with Bud (he has fully leveled Technologist and Relic Hunter as well as a Scientist). Using the craft station will take some getting used to since it's different than the Tech way.
 
Finally getting to Thayd with her was a relief only to realize she has to walk/sprint to everything until she can get to the level for a mount QQ
 
I am going in to work later this morning (I was able to sleep in past the regular time of 5AM I usually get up at lol), but will not work full 8 (10-12 hours usually lol) today and hope to get home early! I need my WildStar fix!!!
 
Hope ya'll have a wonderful and spooky day! :P
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			Cenobites Cereal! They have such sights to show you!...angry moms would probably think there are drugs in them or something o.o	
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Happy Anniversary! And Happy Halloween!
 
The post-halloween face:	
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Gratz Vic and Mrs. Vic!
 
The right partner makes all the difference.  I married my best friend 22 years ago and we're still crazy about each other :wub:
 
Breakfast was subpar, basically cereal dust (critical shopping list failure).
 
Picked up another level last night on Farside (first biome).  Mob density is a bit stupid though.  I can handle two without breaking a sweat, three or four get to be a bit dicey especially if I don't get the procs.  I've been following the Primes thread and have been meaning to try out a tanking build, might fool around with that on Saturday.  My levelling goal is to get at least halfway to 32 tonight before being social.
 
Wound up at Kalita and Windflower's HallowWeave thing.  Worth it to read the stuff Sri said and did :blink:  Chat scroll was cray... need to figure out how to resize my window.
 
Took a peek at the train.  Awesome what you've done with it so far I can only imagine what you could accomplish given full design freedom (NPCs, triggers, etc.) ;)	
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Happy Anniversary to you and your wife Vic!
 
And Cirinde - glad you're finally all better!
 
Last night was fun.  It was the first time I'd been able to get into game all week, and I logged in completely at a loss for what to do.  So I defaulted to crafting, and then logged in my spellslinger (Talaen) and went to the Shade's Eve party.
 
Tal had a lot of fun at the party, even if his player was so busy with tells most of the time that he couldn't follow the RP happening completely.  But he got flirted with, a lot, and he got to creep Norah out in the costume contest, and then he got to sit around the fire and listen to ghost stories for a bit.
 
Best parts of the night:
- My friend Xil, who helped us start the Daggers, finally made it back in game after being gone for a couple of months due to RL and work.  Yay for happy reunions!  I don't think she was prepared for how much the guild has grown while she's been gone, but she handled it well.
- Being able to give Sheae and Lyka some RP catalyst just by being there for them (it was their idea for me to go).  So they got to RP through both of their characters flirting with the same guy and getting jealous, and they both had a lot of fun.  Sheae won round 1, but knowing those two players they'll ask me to log Tal on sometime soon for the rematch.  Either that or they'll come and pounce on me next time I have him out adventuring in Wilderrun.  For his part, Tal is completely oblivious to what's going on and just remembers he had fun with his friends.  I don't initiate a lot of RP on my own but I am *such* an enabler :)
 
Anyway today is work, then taking a load of boxes to new house, then maybe Wildstar tonight.  RL Game night is usually on Fridays, but since it's Halloween, and midterm season for some of our players, and me moving, it looks like it's probably not happening for a few weeks.
 
See ya'll around the forums.
 
PS:  Anyone else notice Chillia got a new avatar?  Nice, Chillia :)	
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Good morning, everyone!
 
 
Strife was giving out a free Halloween costume for one of its heroes last night...so while I intended to play one match to get the costume...3 hours later...
 
Anyway, I did get to log into WS last night, and it was nice to see more interaction in guild chat. We've recruited some folks who actually talk in guild chat (imagine that!). I did 2plat worth of gathering with my neighbors (up to 70-ish) and auctioning while I caught up on some TV shows. In honor of Halloween, I also watched the first episode of Sleepy Hollow (yes, from 2013...I've never watched the show), and it was decent. Not sure how they'll turn that story into an entire series, but the first episode was intriguing. At least it's something other than zombies.
 
So while it was not a night for "progress," it was relaxing.
 
I still wish we had the Halloween event in WS.
 
Happy Anniversary, Vic!
 
Glad you're feeling better and welcome back, Cirinde!	
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			I noticed Chillia's new avatar.  It's far too adorable.  And I think the Halloween thing is going to interfere with most peoples' gaming schedule.  I've taken a lot of my tabletop time to forums and such with a modified system so that we can game when we're able to.  It's been hard trying to balance everything between station, guild, and desire to tabletop quasi-regularly.	
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Four years ago today, I married my then-girlfriend-of-seven-years at the most epic wedding ever.
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Hey Vic, why weren't the pictures taken at a haunted house? That looks like a room at a town hall, complete wth hanging florescent tube lights.
 
 
 
 
Haha yep. About the ONLY good thing about this yucky state, not needing to adjust the clock on kitchen appliance lol. My computer clock is set to Pacific because I'm in denial. :(
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Congrats Vic, she's definitively a keeper. 
 
Here's some waiting room coffee.
 
In W*, just one word... Pyralos
 
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Gravity defying coffee. :)	
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In W*, just one word... Pyralos
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			Isn't that fight easier solo than dealing with other people?	
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Morning all and happy halloween!
 
Also Happy anniversary Vic!
 
Last night was rather busy and didn't get time to do the Wildstar art stream, but got a lot of work done and played some Wildstar. Wildstar was busy as well...we recruited a few people who seemed both nice and eager to join and have fun, I helped someone finally pick a class to play which was great timing because since Typrops story came to a close I figured I'd reroll a draken warrior to roleplay(and possibly even progress with). I and a couple of friends played our new character up to level 9 before having to take care of real life stuff, but having surprisingly a lot of fun!
 
Now I just have to make it through work today and hopefully I won't get shot on the way home!	
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			Pyralos makes me sing, "Boogie Wonderland" when he's spinning in his cage.	
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Isn't that fight easier solo than dealing with other people?
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Isn't that fight easier solo than dealing with other people?
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Happy Anniversary Vic!
 
Some of my friends plan to hide in their homes to avoid trick or treat kids. Luckily for me, home very hidden. Is very hard to direct visitors to home unless they follow lead closely.
 
Survived meeting with employer today to show sample clips. All went well and person was awesome to talk to. Will now be waiting for finalized storyboard + sample voice over to aid timing. Now have lots of time too so won't be rushing like before.
 
For Nexus stuff, spent last night exploring new floor of GA while getting to know some new raiders bit better. Went very smoothly until had some net connection errors towards the end. Got to help for most of the duration though.	
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Some of my friends plan to hide in their homes to avoid trick or treat kids. Luckily for me, home very hidden. Is very hard to direct visitors to home unless they follow lead closely.
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			Check your phone. Kids don't talk these days. They text.	
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Check your phone. Kids don't talk these days. They text.
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Oh yeah, trick or treating. In spite of the fact that I am living in a large city, I will have no such curse or blessing depending on where you stand. High security building, hehe! I do miss going door to door to collect diabetes, I mean candies. Those were the days.
 
I torched Stormtalon's Lair earlier and got a Shadeslate Dye, which I did not have. Celebrations! Kind of.	
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I like handing out candy. Tonight's going to be the first Halloween in a long time that I won't be home to gleefully force children to actually say "Trick or Treat!"
 
Seriously...when did it become common practice to just ring the doorbell and hold out the bag in silence? It's not like I'm giving out candy from an unmarked van...
 
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I torched Stormtalon's Lair earlier and got a Shadeslate Dye, which I did not have. Celebrations! Kind of.
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			I murdered a pumpkin today :D....How are your Halloweens going, guys?	
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Well... It looks like Rocio's going back to jail...
 
Seeger will you bring him cigs so he can trade them for salad?	
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Happy Anniversary Vic!
 
And Happy Halloween Coffee Thread!
 
This morning I woke up and did some guild leadering, the rest of the day was spent on an emergency trip to Tesco for tights as I couldn't find my own.
Which was a bust. And since it's a warm Halloween we grabbed some extra candy and I grabbed a Death figurine from the store by Nemesis Now, it's gorgeous!
 
And the rest of the day was spent doing make ups for my husband and myself...
 
This is my Twisted Alice costume, where Alice got sucked back up into wonderland and started mutating.
 
Zombie clown for my husband!
 
I hope ya'll have a wonderful evening! It's my favourite day of all time <3
Niliana	
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I like handing out candy. Tonight's going to be the first Halloween in a long time that I won't be home to gleefully force children to actually say "Trick or Treat!"
 
Seriously...when did it become common practice to just ring the doorbell and hold out the bag in silence? It's not like I'm giving out candy from an unmarked van...
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I murdered a pumpkin today :D....
 
How are your Halloweens going, guys?
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Well... It looks like Rocio's going back to jail...
 
Seeger will you bring him cigs so he can trade them for salad?
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They found bed bugs on the other side of our office....so yay!
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The possibility of being shot on the way home and now an infestation?
 
Where in heck do you work?
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The wonderful land of Jersey! *garbage puddle rainbow*
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The wonderful land of Jersey! *garbage puddle rainbow*
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Awwww :(  (The stinky garbage is the dump on Staten Island :ph34r: )
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Hello my loves!
 
Busy morning with a cold front making its way through South Texas (that's right, I live in Texas, dealz with it Northerners!) and brought a bunch of rain that it sort of just spewed everywhere. Flooding, flooding, all over the place. Woo!
 
Pretty sure the weather is going to coax me to crawl into my nice, warm sheets and say "*cupcake* the world, I'm going back to bed."
 
Happy Anniversary Vic! Definitely a lovely thing to share with us, thanks for the uplifting story.  :wub: Who's the cutie Asian dude with the fedora?  ^_^ Everyone who knows me knows I had to ask. Obligatory. It's like when you put an Aurin infront of Kael and she has to blow them kissies.
 
I can't remember what else I was going to write --- side effect of chilling Halloween day. OH WAIT, I KNOW. A zombie served me my lunch and I literally nearly lurched out of my seat. I wasn't expected the server to appear like a mangled, bloody mess. Jabbit, that freaked me out.  -_-	
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Happy Anniversary Vic! Definitely a lovely thing to share with us, thanks for the uplifting story.  :wub: Who's the cutie Asian dude with the fedora?  ^_^ Everyone who knows me knows I had to ask. Obligatory. It's like when you put an Aurin infront of Kael and she has to blow them kissies.
 
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Hello my loves!
 
Busy morning with a cold front making its way through South Texas (that's right, I live in Texas, dealz with it Northerners!) and brought a bunch of rain that it sort of just spewed everywhere. Flooding, flooding, all over the place. Woo!
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That's my brother in law now, and was my friend in high school and my sister's boyfriend at the time.  He and my sister (the girl dressed as a flapper in front of him) got married last year.
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That sort of weather is one thing I don't miss about the southeast.  I am more cold-natured anyway (I tend to like the house to be around 68 degrees most days).  Here, it stays pretty nice and temperate year round - we get some snow in the winter (yay, love snow!).  In the summer, it hangs out in the 80s and rarely tops 90.  While it rains a lot, it's a light rain usually - and when it's a heavy rain, it doesn't flood, it just runs off into the ocean.
 
Anyway, weather discussion aside, I now have to picture Kaelish wearing with spurs, a duster, and a stetson.  You're lucky I can't draw to save my life.
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Huh, that'd be an easy way to remember an anniversary date. Happy anniversary by the way!
 
Good morning everyone who believes it's morning! I... don't think I'll be doing much anything for Halloween since I'm trying to catch up on stuff everywhere (And I had to miss the Shade's Eve player-made event due to work), so it's just gonna be a normal day here. Do some dailies to max the elder gem limit for the week, hopefully get some RPing in, maybe some lore hunting!
 
Yesterday did have a bit of RP, had fun showing my house in character. Also, got enough cooking stars to be able to harvest more plants! And I only had to make over 1000 pieces of beef jerky/fried bugs. That was... a bit too much clicking of the craft button.
 
And with that said, a new picture, sadly nothing halloween-related that I can whip up but there's always housing:
Greetings from Kolba's Hutch! Where the lighting is horrible and the 300 exterior decor limit is a jerk.	
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I prefer colder weather, therefore I live in the wrong bloody place.  :angry:
 
Would that I could find a job in an area with all four seasons with equal presentation throughout the year instead of maybe two weeks of below fifty degree weather a year and the rest being above nintey. Egh.
 
Somewhere.. somewhere is a picture of me in boots, a cowgirl like dress, wearing a cowboy hat. If you can find it, you win Google.  :rolleyes:
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And with that said, a new picture, sadly nothing halloween-related that I can whip up but there's always housing:
Greetings from Kolba's Hutch! Where the lighting is horrible and the 300 exterior decor limit is a jerk.
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Happy Weenaversary!  It's pretty awesome when your friends and family are the same people.
 
Last night I played almost none at all - the 30th is for RL adventures.  Having seen my daughter in action, I am secure in the knowledge that the family legacy of stealth and secrecy is secure.	
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Happy Halloween everyone
And happy anniversary Vic. I would post my halloween costume, but I made some one who has coulrophobia cry, so I'm not wearing the mask anymore.  >_< 	
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coulrophobia
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Huh, that'd be an easy way to remember an anniversary date. Happy anniversary by the way!
 
Good morning everyone who believes it's morning! I... don't think I'll be doing much anything for Halloween since I'm trying to catch up on stuff everywhere (And I had to miss the Shade's Eve player-made event due to work), so it's just gonna be a normal day here. Do some dailies to max the elder gem limit for the week, hopefully get some RPing in, maybe some lore hunting!
 
Yesterday did have a bit of RP, had fun showing my house in character. Also, got enough cooking stars to be able to harvest more plants! And I only had to make over 1000 pieces of beef jerky/fried bugs. That was... a bit too much clicking of the craft button.
 
And with that said, a new picture, sadly nothing halloween-related that I can whip up but there's always housing:
Greetings from Kolba's Hutch! Where the lighting is horrible and the 300 exterior decor limit is a jerk.
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Happy Halloween Everyone!!
 	
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			coulrophobia?  Can't that be treated with penicillin?  :D	
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			Still want the ICI and Blackhoods costumes. Preferably before the trick-or-treater's start showing up. So Carbine still has a couple of hours left to make it so :).	
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So looks like no wildstar for me tonight unless i play on a really crappy computer....(which i might do)
 
My gfx card just blew up! BUT gives me an excuse to upgrade now lol	
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			Well, I can't make coffee twice in a row.  Someone make a thread and post a lot of coffee, last night was fun.	
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			Here ya go: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/117425-2014-11-01-morning-coffee-cold-pizza-and-leftover-candy-edition/	
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