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Let's turn those frowns upside down, and let's make some breakfast!
 
 
Very rarely do we see people that impact us so much they shape the world into a better place.
So as we make those oatmeal quakes, pancakes, cornflakes, breakfast steaks, potato cakes... etc...
Let's take a moment to appreciate what we have in life, and celebrate who we are.
 
 	
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Chua said to read news about Mr Williams. Chua think was great actor, and made great movies.
Will be missed on planet Earth.
 
Chua not had breakfast again :(
Chua woke up too late and forgot to make breaskfast to reach work in time.
Chua probably eat big lunch today to compensate.
 
Tonight Chua not play WildStar. Will drive home and get ready for movie.
Not watching Guardians of the Galaxy after all, cause for some reason movie not available till end of august.
Chua did run Kel Voreth yesterday, finally clearing place. Now work bit on tactics and go for silver and gold.	
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Well now i'm just sad.
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Good evening. 
 
I've already been crying today, over the loss of Robin; what a great man he was. He will be missed. 
 
I had my doctor's appointment today... I'd rather not go into it. It wasn't terribly awesome.
 
Dinner is in the oven; I'm making pizza, and a salad on the side. Yes, you can make pizza decently healthy and still have it taste plenty good. I may take a picture and post it... maybe. My hands are really hurting from the nerve damage of diabetic neuropathy, so typing is a bit of a pain right now...figuratively and literally. 
 
Hope to play a little more WS tomorrow. My husband is trying to like the game, but it isn't meant for him. He already has a 50, and 2 more halfway there...he just can't get into it, and dislikes the combat. It makes me sad, really. I feel I have no one to share anything with anymore, and my learning disability sometimes makes it difficult to play on my own, so I need a teammate, and most people... they won't understand. And I'd rather not be made fun of because I'm "not good enough," you know?
 
Wow, sorry... that was not meant to turn into a rant of any sort. Today just.... it has sucked. 
 
I'm going to go see if dinner is finished cooking yet. I foresee an early bedtime. 	
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My favvo breakfast Coconut porridge with sunflower seed and some milk.. and of course a big mug of Java
 
The sun is shining and it's a lovely day (for my gardner to come and maw the lawn :P  ), minewhile I wait for the servers to kicking up again
 
Good Morning Everyone
 
 	
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Why this Crying (confused) Celebrate a good man that has give us good laugh in the passed
 
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Sad, why?
I'm not sad.
I celebrate Robin Williams, he contributed a lot for his fellow man.
We need more Robin Williams in the world.
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I was saddened by Robin Williams' death as well, and will probably revisit many of his movies in the coming weeks.  Hook has always been one of my favorite movies, from the first time I watched it.  As I grew up I got to see more of his work and was always impressed.
 
That being said, people need cheering up and motivation today... so here's some cutes and d'awws.  (Also for poor Chillia, running around doing damage control.  I do not envy you your job.)
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
As to "breakfast", it was dinner for me.  Made a big batch of caramelized onions, fried up some diced potatoes, and then stirred them together for a little flavor mixing.  No meat today... I think I made myself sick on bacon yesterday.  I'm not used to fatty meat anymore and probably overdid it on top.	
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			RU....FI....OOOOOOOOOOOO, well never forget you peter! R.I.P Mr Williams	
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Why this Crying (confused) Celebrate a good man that has give us good laugh in the passed
 
 
Totally Agree ! :wub:
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"To laugh often and much"
 
To laugh often and much
to win the respect of intelligent people 
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics 
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch 
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier 
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
 
-Ralph Waldo Emerson	
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Gooooooooood Mooooooorrnnning W*!
 
Sad to hear the news of such a tragic loss.
 
I continue to be a fan of his work and have found very few things he has done that was not pleasing to me in one way or another. In particular, the movie; The World According to Garp was one that was particularly evocative. The search for meaning in ones life as seen through the lens of the protagonist has so many parallels in my current stage of life.
 
I did play last night and stuck to my guns and only did the crafting dailies on Cyphar and Iggy. I tried out ViragsAutoCircuit and ViragsMultibuyer. Wow. These two addons were totally worth the effort and made running the crafting dailies MUCH easier. Going to test out ViragsAutoCoordinate next. Spent more time with Starshyne and got her to 37.
 
Work wise it was kinda sucky yesterday. Right in the middle to troubleshooting why a blade wouldn't associate with a Service Profile with Cisco TAC on a WebEx, I get a panic IM from Business Apps DBA saying that they need to do an emergency restore that HAD to be done before that evenings Backups kicked off. That was with 30 minutes left on my in office work day  :blink:. Soooo, I pulled out my notes and got a new LUN carved out on the SAN, attached it to the Solaris 10 box they wanted the replication done to, Figured out the variance in creating a filesystem on Solaris, and then bashed (I HATE KORN Shell) out an rsync job to replicate the data. That left me with 30 minutes past my scheduled departure time which in terms Philadelphia's Schuylkill 'expressway'  :rolleyes: ( Rt 76 ) at 3:30p meant that I had an hour and a half commute as opposed to 50m. Not too bad but not really that great either.
 
Today, hopefully I can take what I learned from yesterday's work and create a workaround for the issue and actually get some meaningful configuration done.
 
Hope you all have a great day!	
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The Logic Is Erratic by Isabella Price
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14242136https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkPTaFHKCMQ 
(because Fern Gully doesn't get enough love)	
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(because Fern Gully doesn't get enough love)
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I rewatch that one every few years.  And yes, that song is probably my favorite part.  If you have Netflix I also recommend The Fisher King (adulty, mostly serious) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (silly brit movie, didn't even know he was in it until his part).
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Moscow on the Hudson
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That *used* to be on streaming Netflix...but was removed before I got to watch it.  I'll have to keep an eye out.  I used to own Time Bandits.  It came packaged with a Monty Python movie; I can't recall which one.  
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Crying doesn't mean that no one is celebrating his life; many people cry when they mourn. If you don't... okay, that's your thing, but not everyone is dry-eyed when someone they cherish, passes away. 
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Darn you Chu ... I actually asked a thread I started to be locked.  How did you mind control me into being positive again! 0_0
 
 
 
 
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But all famous people (actors, singers, artists of all kinds that has died during the year(s) that I never met in real life, still I hold them dear in one way or the other, I can feel sadness, that I will miss them dearly, and also mourn them, but crying.. naw.
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I'm going to guess Meaning of Life since that was also a Terry Gilliam film.
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Oh yes I have cryed when my mum died, father died, my aunts and uncles, grandparents, my dogs, cats and other pets also persons that are close to me that I met in life and left me heartbroken for years (specially my mum and dad, and all my pet R.I.P).
 
But all famous people (actors, singers, artists of all kinds that has died during the year(s) that I never met in real life, still I hold them dear in one way or the other, I can feel sadness, that I will miss them dearly, and also mourn them, but crying.. naw.
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That's fine; that's how you feel about it, handle it, and what works for you.
 
But please...don't tell the rest of us how we should act or feel. You have no idea how someone, celebrity or otherwise, might have effected someone's life; you might not understand how deeply that person or entity came to mean to another. 
 
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Everyone mourns in their own way. If people don't cry that's OK. If people cry that's OK too. 
 
Speaking for myself Robin was one of the few heroes I had growing up. I've seen/heard/read everything he's ever done. This has been a huge loss to me. About the only reason I'm holding it together, and not in a ball on the floor is because I always got the feeling it might end this way. Robin had been struggling with depression for a long time, and one of the hallmarks of his comedy and acting is the pathos he infused into so many of his performances. I think he was able to reach so many because he understood pain. 
 
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The extra sadness at Robin William's death is due to it being at the hands of depression/suicide.
 
If it was old age/accidental etc, that's easier to accept as 'his time had come'.
 
But knowing a great actor/comedian was overcome by his Demons and no longer saw a way forward or out, is where the crushing feeling of his loss comes into play.
 
You always start asking, was there anything anyone could have done to prevent this?
 
Were there any signs that those nearest him missed?
 
Could there have been 1 positive moment that might've snapped him out of this run and averted what happened?
 
 
We can never go back in time, but these thoughts will be with his family and friends and that's the cruelest part.
 
Those left behind who have to carry on and pick up the pieces.	
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Family Guy, season 10 episode 22.
 
It's one of the episodes of shorts.  In one of them, anytime Peter touches anyone they turn into Robin Williams.  It's not completely flattering to Robin Williams (it is Family Guy after all) but it is still giggle-worthy.	
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			Bangarang for life  :(  :(  :(	
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			Nanoo nanoo.	
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			*edit* Even so I said I won't do it changed my mind and just want to say sorry to the people I offended with my statement.	
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			The irony is that one of his most interesting and lesser known movies, "What Dreams May Come," was the story of a man who died, went to Heaven and then travelled to Hell to try and rescue his wife. She was in Hell because she committed suicide.	
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The irony is that one of his most interesting and lesser known movies, "What Dreams May Come," was the story of a man who died, went to Heaven and then travelled to Hell to try and rescue his wife. She was in Hell because she committed suicide.
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As much as I enjoyed seeing Robin William's work as an actor and comedian. I feel absolutely no sympathy over his death. People who are that selfish and take their own life leaving behind a family and friends have lost any respect from me no matter what they did before.
 
*edit* Don't get me wrong depression is a serious subject and should not be taking lightly by anyone!
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I will celebrate him with this quote.
 
*Ahem*
 
"When an 800 lb. Gorrilla has you by the nipples...you listen"
 
RIP Dear sir.
May you catch those ninja's on your lawn in the sky.	
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Good morning.
 
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Depression is a complicated subject but what it all comes down to is showing people compassion. People who are suicidal have reached a point where no matter what they do they can't deal with the pain. It overwhelms them. They can't help feeling the way they feel. The key is to be compassionate towards those individuals, and let them know that they're loved. All stigmatizing them or making them feel guilty about it does is push them towards it. Unfortunately when someone is suicidal many people tend to act selfishly and think of their own feelings instead of the feelings of the person affected.
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He didn't die of suicide. He died of depression.  A lot of people get that mixed up still. It's kinda bizarre that people are still confused about suicide, like it's a choice people make.
 
Suicide is rarely a choice. I mean, even if someone is saving a person and they choose to save them instead of him or herself.  A lot of people say "oh they bravely chose to risk their life to save another."  But if you ask someone who has risked their life to save someone else, they'll tell you "What else was I supposed to do? Let this other person die?"  The person who rescues another person at the risk of losing their own life doesn't view it as a choice either.
 
But dying because they see no other way to stop the intense pain they feel while at the same time not feeling anything for the rest of their life due to an illness isn't really a choice.  People rarely choose to kill themselves. They're caught up in a moment, swept up in a very strong tide of circumstances, feelings and opportunity. And then it happens.	
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As much as I enjoyed seeing Robin William's work as an actor and comedian. I feel absolutely no sympathy over his death. People who are that selfish and take their own life leaving behind a family and friends have lost any respect from me no matter what they did before.
 
*edit* Don't get me wrong depression is a serious subject and should not be taking lightly by anyone!
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@AelRhiana
First of all thanks for the response and I'm sorry to hear that you had/have to go through all that. To put my comment into context and to clear things up. (Just a short outline. Don't want to go into any detail for obvious reasons). For around 5 years I had constant panic attacks to the point where I'd wake up shivering heavy breathing thinking I'd suffocate any minute now. Every day was usually. Waking up -> panic attacks -> at some point my body would get tired -> falling asleep 2 hours later new energy -> back to panic attacks. Which led to depression. During that time I started taking antidepressants which helped a bit but at the cost of not feeling like myself.
As of right now I got rid of all the pills because I didn't feel like this was the solution and worked hard on getting my life back on my own terms (if that makes any sense).
 
I'm not aiming to get any sympathy with that story especially cause I know there are people like you who had it worse. 20 years is a damn long time to be affected by this horrible thing. I just felt that I had to give some background information to not stand there like a complete *cupcake* with the statement I made.	
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@Mokiki  You know I don't know you and neither does anyone else, but it's kinda made like a pretty bad impression. My recommendation is to delete you post and pretend it never happened. :lol:
 
Anyhoozies
 
Time for work.	
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@Mokiki  You know I don't know you and neither does anyone else, but it's kinda made like a pretty bad impression. My recommendation is to delete you post and pretend it never happened. :lol:
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I'll gladly delete my quote if this happens.
I cannot stand people who have no understanding of mental health issues.
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@Mokiki  You know I don't know you and neither does anyone else, but it's kinda made like a pretty bad impression. My recommendation is to delete you post and pretend it never happened. :lol:
 
Anyhoozies
 
Time for work.
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This will make me sound like an ass again but I won't delete that post. Even if it is not a popular stand to take I still wrote that and I have to own up for it. Even if it gives people the wrong impression of me.
 
@Niliana
I like to think because of my experience that I at least somehow have an understanding of mental health issues. But sure I could never fully understand whats going on in someone else's head.
 
@OP
Sorry for derailing your thread.
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@OP
Sorry for derailing your thread.
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@Tenner
Challenge accepted!
 
@Niliana
I figured. :/	
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			I suppose the whole free will thing varies from person to person when it comes to depression, as it also depends on how bad the depression is. When the first signs come it's best to try to end it soon before it develops into an illness.	
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There is no true derailing on coffee threads.  :ph34r:
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Family Guy, season 10 episode 22.
 
It's one of the episodes of shorts.  In one of them, anytime Peter touches anyone they turn into Robin Williams.  It's not completely flattering to Robin Williams (it is Family Guy after all) but it is still giggle-worthy.
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Woah... We have rails?
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			Angry angry breakfast! French toasts with fruits!I wish I could have caught a glimpse of the patch, see if they fixed the broken quests. I have not played WildStar since last Thursday so I guess I survived the detox. I do not feel like I playing anymore. This is bad. Should I bother finding an alternative? :(	
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Ummm Good Morning All.
Pretty depressing thread today, some anger flying around i sense.  I will hold back my opinions on the matter to avoid further conflict. (lesson others may want to learn)
 
Chua Wiles pvped some last night... won 1 match!  out of like 6 or 7. Almost 16 now. Loved leveling the medic up first time to 50, loving it even more second time around. =)
 
As for anyone contemplating not playing anymore, because not interested so much. Its ok to feel that way.  Try out an alternative game for a bit, or try not gaming for a bit. I usually take a break from gaming all together for about a month, till i get the urge to want to race home from work to play. I dont even play Wildstar too much anymore because RL things take precedence and i tire very easily very early. But i am still keeping with it because the little time i do get to play i still enjoy it a lot.
 
Lastly. WAFFLES were for breakfast this morning. mmm mmm goodness 	
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Good Morning Everyone.
 
I too was saddened by the death of Robin Williams, he's always been one of my favorite stand up comedians. i remember growing up with his HBO comedy specials, and his movies. He had such a wonderful and actually complex film career, where he ventured outside the realm of comedy many times, and was often quite good. I will miss him. In honor of his life, I watched one of his old 80's HBO comedy specials. :3 It was still just as funny now as the last time I watched it.
 
May the afterlife/next life etc. Be awesome for you good sir and my you not be plagued by the problems that caused you to feel you needed to escape.
 
In other news;
 
Let's all be well behaved in here and be the Morning Coffee Crew we used to be. We've been getting rowdy lately and I've noticed we've caused Our Favorite Pony some grief. So let's be well behaved, and give all of our wonderful mods a break toady. *High Fives the Mod Crew* 
 
I'll be in game all day so this may be one of my only posts
*hugs and High fives to everyone else*
 
No Fire works today, instead I leave you with this gem.
Robin Williams - Comedy Relief VI (not Work friendly without headphones.)
You can Youtube it, but it's some of his racier stuff, so I removed the link.
 
 
Also Med, you need to update your signature sir. ;)	
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Good Morning Everyone.
 
I too was saddened by the death of Robin Williams, he's always been one of my favorite stand up comedians. i remember growing up with his HBO comedy specials, and his movies. He had such a wonderful and actually complex film career, where he ventured outside the realm of comedy many times, and was often quite good. I will miss him. In honor of his life, I watched one of his old 80's HBO comedy specials. :3 It was still just as funny now as the last time I watched it.
 
May the afterlife/next life etc. Be awesome for you good sir and my you not be plagued by the problems that caused you to feel you needed to escape.
 
In other news;
 
Let's all be well behaved in here and be the Morning Coffee Crew we used to be. We've been getting rowdy lately and I've noticed we've caused Our Favorite Pony some grief. So let's be well behaved, and give all of our wonderful mods a break toady. *High Fives the Mod Crew* 
 
I'll be in game all day so this may be one of my only posts
*hugs and High fives to everyone else*
 
No Fire works today, instead I leave you with this gem.
Robin Williams - Comedy Relief VI (not Work friendly without headphones.)
You can Youtube it, but it's some of his racier stuff, so I removed the link.
 
 
Also Med, you need to update your signature sir. ;)
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			I apologize for taking us down this road. I also apologize for the lack of trigger warnings. I'm rather ashamed of myself at the moment. 	
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I apologize for taking us down this road. I also apologize for the lack of trigger warnings. I'm rather ashamed of myself at the moment. 
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Morning Everyone-
 
Another night of Wildstar cut short >.<
 
Jamie made it to 12! (lolz) and tonight she WILL make it to housing!
 
Have a nice day everyone and let's drop the debate on MC today. There are no ~right~ answers....to any of it.	
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I apologize for taking us down this road. I also apologize for the lack of trigger warnings. I'm rather ashamed of myself at the moment. 
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In other news I'm having a pretty crappy day.
Which is strange since yesterday was so much fun.
 
My knee pain is just over powering any sense of enjoyment right now.
I need some junk food..xD	
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Chua not know what wrong with today, but is feeling something wrong with day.
Chua lucky is talking with Meshi over ICQ	
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So CREDD subbed until July 2015, but went out and bought WoW/MoP and will get FFXIV tomorrow.
 
Just.... annoyed.
 
 
In better news it's my brother's birthday today and i went out and bought him a giant Passionfruit Cheesecake to celebrate it! Family came over and sang the song of our people and much fun was had.	
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In other news I'm having a pretty crappy day.
Which is strange since yesterday was so much fun.
 
My knee pain is just over powering any sense of enjoyment right now.
I need some junk food..xD
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Thread is dark.  This past play session was dark.  The forums were dark. My mood is still dark. The day wasn't so much until I logged in.
 
Just can't muster any recipes for today.  Sorry.	
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In other news I'm having a pretty crappy day.
Which is strange since yesterday was so much fun.
 
My knee pain is just over powering any sense of enjoyment right now.
I need some junk food..xD
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Well now i'm just sad.
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Breakfast at my favorite place to eat. 
 
IHOP, of course. 	
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Thread is dark.  This past play session was dark.  The forums were dark. My mood is still dark. The day wasn't so much until I logged in.
 
Just can't muster any recipes for today.  Sorry.
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Junk Food solves all issues!
 
Which junk food you craving? :D
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@Tank,
 
So bad apples and the barrel.  Fallen natures and lack of virtue.
 
Gotcha.	
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in the words of Ron Burgundy: "that escalated quickly."
 
Anyhoo, it definitely is a sad day to see such an amazing and inspiring person leave us. He shaped my dream of doing comedy at a very early age and a lot of my youth was spent trying to be just like him. He's running away from stampedes in in the afterlife now.
 
In lighter news, did some random recruiting for Skullkickers while I was questing. Still kind of weird to me to see interaction in Zone chat since over on Bloodsworn it's usually quiet as all hell. Probably going to shelf the Medic until I can transfer him over and then get him to 50. Let's all try to make this day the best it can be! 	
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Yay Friday!! (Just trying to help move this thread away from the sadness, depresion is a subject I know well & I don't wish to re-live that time in my life). 12 short hours till the weekend & some Wildstar. Was going to go shopping for a new tv this weekend, but I think we're just gonna make due w/ an old hand-me-down from my father-in-law, I'm not willing to throw out another ~$1k for a new tv (as much as I loved our old one - it was only 3mos old!! *sob*).
 
Had my 'road coffee' & breakfast will be a couple of cinnamon rolls here in ~1hr. Looks like its gonna be a pretty smooth day here @ work, Im hoping to just glide through it & into the weekend. Anyone from Skullkickers gonna be on tonight?	
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I'm very sad to see that Robin Williams has passed, I loved all his work, his talent was boundless. To celebrate his life my friends and I watched our favorite child hood movie, Aladdin.
 
On the other side I have a midterm today and well... one of my family members threw the review sheet away sometime yesterday so I was franticly searching for it in my room and that said person who threw it away came in. In my rage I said "Just don't throw anything away GAWD!11!!!!1." She leaves the room and I keep on searching.
 
... About ten minutes later she throws my review papers on my desk! After typing the papers up I am completely relaxed and have peace of mind! Best mommy evar.
 
PS (I'm not that young but still.... young)	
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*wanders in for the first time in days and flops in the pillows with Rocio*
 
(has been fighting depression for far too many decades to even remotely want to get involved in that part of thread)
 
Had a very wierd night in Wildstar, got a medal in an adventure for the first time ever, a gold in vet WotW. I'm scared, thats just.. totally unlike me. I'm miserable at those things, you can ask Rocio. Whatever the mistake was I'm sure it won't happen again.
 
At least thats 25% of the silly atunement adventures gone. Maybe Rhoda will leave me alone awhile now? I doubt it. I just want it gone so she does. I don't care about raiding. But calling me every zone change and pushing that task back on my list every day after I delete is really getting to me.	
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Hanging out on Evindra. Lilllie got a beret! 
I'm sorry for dragging the thread down :( 	
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So... slept lots yesterday, parental units finally back yay... 
 
I was awake for around 2 hours so I tried to play WildStar, but it was going down for maintenance.  Did they do a rollback?  I just got the raiding shirt... but they kind of have to if that's the reason... where do people get all their gossip from.
 
So I did what any sensible person would do that isn't in the mood to deal with VPNs and whatnots...
 
I updated Tera.  Was a PITA as always, but a quick google search fixed things.  I deleted my lancer and made the new class.  Got from 40-something to 58 (thank you leftover 100% XP boosts).  It is a very fun and combo-driven combat.  I don't quite feel that starting that high up in level gives one a proper chance to learn the class... I mean I got to 58 in 3 hours I think.  50-55 used to be a grueling gruesome test of character lol.  Without telegraphs you have to know your moves a lot better to aim them, was kind of interesting after all this time.
 
This whole thread is full of sad.
It doesn't help that I keep logging on at crazy times like 1am when there's nobody around.
Unlike others, I can't do WOW or FFXIV, those are just too awful combat wise for me to stand.  And pretty much I think DDO, TERA, GW2, Neverwinter probably still have the same problems they did when I left them.
 
Maybe time to research some standalone RPGs... 	
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@Roo,
 
You didn't drag the thread down.  You provided factual information.  You are not responsible when people use their "feels" rather than their reason. ;)	
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 Anyone from Skullkickers gonna be on tonight?
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Hook will always be one of my favorite movies.. its a Dad thing. 2nd star to the right..
 
I met Robin a few times prior to the making of Hook..  I wish I could have told him how much the movie meant to me.	
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So CREDD subbed until July 2015, but went out and bought WoW/MoP and will get FFXIV tomorrow.
 
Just.... annoyed.
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Unlike others, I can't do WOW or FFXIV, those are just too awful combat wise for me to stand.  And pretty much I think DDO, TERA, GW2, Neverwinter probably still have the same problems they did when I left them.
 
Maybe time to research some standalone RPGs... 
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@Tank,
 
Welcome back beer? Where!
 
Oh wait ...
 
;)	
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			I have a question-if the game comes with 30 days, and my three month sub started July 3rd does that mean my account is active until November 3rd? 	
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@Roo,
 
If all your free time with the purchase of the game was complete on 3 Jul.
 
July 3 - Aug 3
Aug 3 - Sept 3
Sept 3 - Oct 3
 
So Oct 3 is when you renew.	
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I have a question-if the game comes with 30 days, and my three month sub started July 3rd does that mean my account is active until November 3rd? 
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Meeeeee!!! I will be on :D
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and if not Khandi, I'm usually on 3pm-?? (PST)
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			Morning everyone. Having a tough time in wildstar deciding on a class. I kinda like my stalker but I'm still not sold on the class for the long term. I already have 3 50's so I feel silly leveling up an engi/ss/esper again on the dominion side. I'd probably level an Esper again if mechari or draken could play as one. Decisions, Decisions.	
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			I'll probably be on ~8:30-9 MST.	
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You also reminded me i have a bunch of the newer RPG'jezzies on the comp i've been neglecting since i started the path of Wildstar.
 
Welcome back, Bear.
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What is the high sign for getting into a Elvindra guild that is Morning Coffee supported?
 
Like on the Dom side do I just randomly spam in Zone ... Oh Skullllcrackeeers (think Oh toooodles from the Mick Mouse club ... yeah ... don't ask).
 
Or is it more like "Oh Skulllllcrakers ... come out to plaaa aaay". a la warriors. ;)	
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What is the high sign for getting into a Elvindra guild that is Morning Coffee supported?
 
Like on the Dom side do I just randomly spam in Zone ... Oh Skullllcrackeeers (think Oh toooodles from the Mick Mouse club ... yeah ... don't ask).
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just say 
"Id like a grilled cheese please'
and Toaster will hook you up =)
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			Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup for dipping.  Next to Mac n cheese.  The perfect comfort food. :D	
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Can I get a grilled cheese if I'm already in?
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ehhh, only if you fix your desire to play Wildstar  :P
If this happens i will throw in a 3rd slice of toast with even mooooar chese
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whoa whoa whoa. 
 
....we get sandwiches for being in Skullkickers now?!?	
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@Khandi
 
I so love you ... that sandwich ... I wept.  So perfect! :D	
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			Had some  old fashioned soppy cereal. Reminded me of being a  kid and watching Mork and Mindy.  He will be forever missed. 	
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ehhh, only if you fix your desire to play Wildstar :P
If this happens i will throw in a 3rd slice of toast with even mooooar chese
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Good morning everyone.
 
Feeling rather blah today. I had a sleep study last night. At least it was at home. But I had to wear this crazy machine on my head to sleep. Which means I slept horrible! 
 
In Wildstar news I re-rolled Dott as a Medic. She's now a red Chua with big flappy ears. :D I then spent some time on Exile sides making new friends with ArkQ in the housing zone. 
 
It was a good day.	
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Madda woke up and played games. That's pretty much it.
 
Here's a sad pic.
 	
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Hello!
 
Back at work after my brief paternity leave so I'll be around much more often. Try and contain your enthusiasm.	
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@Madda,
 
If it were any other day .. I would laugh but, today's Coffee has been rather black. :\	
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Hey, folks. This is, like, my third post here; I figure I should make an introduction and I've seen others pointed this way, so shrug shrug, here I am.
My name's sofacoin, and I'm a Brit. I play Wildstar because my partner and I were looking for an MMO which could sate her love of interior design in games (she is 110% stoked about secret bases being back in the next pokemon games), and Wildstar had that- and I got sold by the telegraphs. I dunno if it's original to Wildstar, but it's the first I ever saw it. Very cool.
I've too many hobbies for a 28 year old man to be wasting his time on, and Wildstar's addictive enough it's getting in the way of the others, grumble grumble.
 
Anyway, this is about as verbose as I get, so I'mma silent. Peace out.	
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@Sofacoin,
 
Welcome ... grab a cup'o'joe and have fun! ;)	
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			I've been on decaf lately. Insomnia us a birch.	
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@Sofacoin,
 
Welcome ... grab a cup'o'joe and have fun! ;)
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			welcome aboard, Sofacoin! May all your posts be blessed by Father Chua.	
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Hey, folks. This is, like, my third post here; I figure I should make an introduction and I've seen others pointed this way, so shrug shrug, here I am.
My name's sofacoin, and I'm a Brit. I play Wildstar because my partner and I were looking for an MMO which could sate her love of interior design in games (she is 110% stoked about secret bases being back in the next pokemon games), and Wildstar had that- and I got sold by the telegraphs. I dunno if it's original to Wildstar, but it's the first I ever saw it. Very cool.
I've too many hobbies for a 28 year old man to be wasting his time on, and Wildstar's addictive enough it's getting in the way of the others, grumble grumble.
 
Anyway, this is about as verbose as I get, so I'mma silent. Peace out.
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			And autocorrect is humorous	
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ya know whats mildly infuriating...
 
Someone trying to fax the office phone line every 1.5 minutes and being the only one who answers the phones...
 	
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Hey, folks. This is, like, my third post here; I figure I should make an introduction and I've seen others pointed this way, so shrug shrug, here I am.
My name's sofacoin, and I'm a Brit. I play Wildstar because my partner and I were looking for an MMO which could sate her love of interior design in games (she is 110% stoked about secret bases being back in the next pokemon games), and Wildstar had that- and I got sold by the telegraphs. I dunno if it's original to Wildstar, but it's the first I ever saw it. Very cool.
I've too many hobbies for a 28 year old man to be wasting his time on, and Wildstar's addictive enough it's getting in the way of the others, grumble grumble.
 
Anyway, this is about as verbose as I get, so I'mma silent. Peace out.
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ya know whats mildly infuriating...
 
Someone trying to fax the office phone line every 1.5 minutes and being the only one who answers the phones...
 
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			I am almost out of cream! Can't run to the store until tomorrow. Please last until tonight. :c	
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@Ketriel,
 
With a baseball bat?
 
Hey did you see my stapler?	
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welcome aboard, Sofacoin! May all your posts be blessed by Father Chua.
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Welcome! Happy to see a new face. :D Also welcome to your partner. I'm guessing she's on her housing plot, so I'll just wave from here. /wave
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*blinks sleepily*  Good morning everyone.
 
All anyone could talk about last night on Evindra was Robin.  He was a great man.  If I ever have kids, I'll have to make sure to show them some of his movies - he left the world with an amazing legacy.  I think the best way we can honor his memory is to try and make people laugh when they're down.  If everyone did that for each other, imagine how much of a better place the real world (and Nexus) could be?
 
Anyway just starting my day here.  Breakfast is reheated fried rice from last night (we were running Skullcano last night so I did takeout).  Probably not the best thing for breakfast, but it's alright.  Really craving IHOP now after those pictures though.
 
Gotta go get ready for the work thing.  Right after this coffee....	
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At my father-in-law's recent funeral, I was asked to recite a poem in his memory.  I read "Death, Be Not Proud" by John Donne:
 
 
 
Death, Be Not Proud
 
 
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
 
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
 
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
 
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
 
I wasn't so big of a fan of Robin Williams, but I rewatched some of his stand-up (the greatest measure of a man's comedic ability).  He was so much better than he even was in his movies.  I also rewatched Richard Jeni's Platypus Man special, another great comic that took his own life.	
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Good evening. 
 
I've already been crying today, over the loss of Robin; what a great man he was. He will be missed. 
 
I had my doctor's appointment today... I'd rather not go into it. It wasn't terribly awesome.
 
Dinner is in the oven; I'm making pizza, and a salad on the side. Yes, you can make pizza decently healthy and still have it taste plenty good. I may take a picture and post it... maybe. My hands are really hurting from the nerve damage of diabetic neuropathy, so typing is a bit of a pain right now...figuratively and literally. 
 
Hope to play a little more WS tomorrow. My husband is trying to like the game, but it isn't meant for him. He already has a 50, and 2 more halfway there...he just can't get into it, and dislikes the combat. It makes me sad, really. I feel I have no one to share anything with anymore, and my learning disability sometimes makes it difficult to play on my own, so I need a teammate, and most people... they won't understand. And I'd rather not be made fun of because I'm "not good enough," you know?
 
Wow, sorry... that was not meant to turn into a rant of any sort. Today just.... it has sucked. 
 
I'm going to go see if dinner is finished cooking yet. I foresee an early bedtime. 
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Now I have an image of a very gray Chua with a big beard in a white robe.
 
In the name of the Chua, the Explosives, and the Holy Science, Amen.
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			I think I'm gonna play a mechari medic with my original name. Healing is fun, right?	
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I think I'm gonna play a mechari medic with my original name. Healing is fun, right?
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Good evening. 
 
I've already been crying today, over the loss of Robin; what a great man he was. He will be missed. 
 
I had my doctor's appointment today... I'd rather not go into it. It wasn't terribly awesome.
 
Dinner is in the oven; I'm making pizza, and a salad on the side. Yes, you can make pizza decently healthy and still have it taste plenty good. I may take a picture and post it... maybe. My hands are really hurting from the nerve damage of diabetic neuropathy, so typing is a bit of a pain right now...figuratively and literally. 
 
Hope to play a little more WS tomorrow. My husband is trying to like the game, but it isn't meant for him. He already has a 50, and 2 more halfway there...he just can't get into it, and dislikes the combat. It makes me sad, really. I feel I have no one to share anything with anymore, and my learning disability sometimes makes it difficult to play on my own, so I need a teammate, and most people... they won't understand. And I'd rather not be made fun of because I'm "not good enough," you know?
 
Wow, sorry... that was not meant to turn into a rant of any sort. Today just.... it has sucked. 
 
I'm going to go see if dinner is finished cooking yet. I foresee an early bedtime. 
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i enjoy healing in pvp much more than dps in pvp. and thats saying something considering everyone says healing in pvp is broken
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			ByeBye AMP Abuse: https://twitter.com/Cougardc/status/499212117606952960	
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Ingredients
- chicken
- 2 liters of Coca-Cola
- soy sauce (preferably light)
- salt
- water
 
Do not use Diet Coke as it does not contain sugar.
 
Utensils
- pot or pan to simmer chicken with
- stirring utensil
 
Directions
1. Boil the chicken in water until it is fully cooked. 
 
2. Dump the water and replace it with Coca-Cola. 
 
3. - Begin simmering the chicken in Coca-Cola for about 30 minutes or until flavor fully sets in. Cover the pot to keep the flavor in. 
-Add about 1 tablespoon of salt for every liter of Coca-Cola to balance the sweet and salty flavors a bit. 
- Add about 3 tablespoons of soy sauce for every liter of Coca-Cola if light soy sauce is used. Otherwise you may want to leave it at 2 tablespoons or it will be too salty. Adjust flavorings to personal taste and remember to stir occasionally. 
 
4. After 30 minutes, the remaining Coca-Cola should have a thick, syrupy consistency.	
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I knew from the instant I saw the title that this thread would be about Robin Williams.
 
I heard about his death last night. It's one of the few deaths of a famous person (others being Steve Irwin, Colin McRae and possibly Billy Mays) that took me by surprise and shocked me greatly. I never watched many things with him in and the only three movies I remember watching where he starred in a role were Aladdin, Flubber and Night At The Museum.
 
Nonetheless, he was good in all three of those movies.	
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Death you vex me at every turn
Taunt and tease with every mistake
Prowling around every dark corner
But weak as I am, I have hope
For he who came as a babe and died on a hill will carry me far
He walks with my every step, I have nothing to fear
He will carry me through your cold grip
And take me home.	
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ByeBye AMP Abuse: https://twitter.com/Cougardc/status/499212117606952960
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I'm a big believer in the healing power of laughter.
 
When I was a teen I struggled through horrible depression. And I had no help for it. I didn't even know what it was. The only weapon in my arsenal was to watch comedy on tv. I would just watch. I didn't laugh or crack a smile. I would just sit there blankly watching anything funny. It carried me through the darkness and made me who I am today. 
 
Without even knowing me, Robin Williams was a general in the army of comedians who saved my life back then. So, it's particularly sad for me to hear how he died. :(	
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This is the poem we read for my dad's funeral last year. And it is true today as well;
 
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
 
When you awaken in morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush.
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
- Mary Elizabeth Frye	
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I think I'm gonna play a mechari medic with my original name. Healing is fun, right?
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A song to listen to a day like this, I like Ane Brun's song a lot (singer from Norway)
 
These Days
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s5ihWIywzg&list=UUhihnFNbUit9rhVXCNeTsrQ	
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One like this please...
 
 
prosciutto, fresh basil leaves and some Asiago cheese
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I think this might hold the record for making me the hungriest. :o I NEED that sandwich now!
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I'm going to make a Mechari alt called Toaster.
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Toaster will be happy to make you one...
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I'm going to make a Mechari alt called Toaster.
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I'm going to make a Mechari alt called Toaster.
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			I go away for a week and it's like I don't even know this place anymore!	
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I go away for a week and it's like I don't even know this place anymore!
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There was a Coffee Thread then, and a Coffee Thread now. You should feel right at home.
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The new coffee thread is 60% more caffeinated.
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The new coffee thread is 60% more caffeinated.
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I CAN FINALLY POST AGAIN! This email authentication thing is killin me...lol
 
Anyway good morning to you all, hope your day is going well and you're all in good spirits now <3
Going to be a bit busy all day with some contract work, but later tonight I might try to do some normal stormtalon runs if anyone is interested....	
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I CAN FINALLY POST AGAIN! This email authentication thing is killin me...lol
 
Anyway good morning to you all, hope your day is going well and you're all in good spirits now <3
Going to be a bit busy all day, but later tonight I might try to do some normal stormtalon runs if anyone is interested....
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			I miss that show. One of the only things I've missed since getting rid of cable is adult swim.	
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I miss that show. One of the only things I've missed since getting rid of cable is adult swim.
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Except that show doesn't exist any more anyway. :(
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nope, but it was great while it lasted. I think adult swim's heyday was when it was showing stuff like this and sealab
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Agreed.
 
Except Aqua Teen Hunger Force gave me nightmares. /shudder
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Sealab was hit and mis for me, but I loved space ghost I remember staying up late all the time to watch it as a kid along with the banana splits adventure hour. When they moved it into adult swim I was hpapy to see it there and some other shows were great too, but after awhile I think I only watched it for venture bros.
 
My absolute favorite though was Morel Orel, eerily very relatable to my own family...	
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Gooooooood...  Moooorning.. Cupcakess!  
 
Robin Williams started his career as Mork  on Mork n' Mindy back in the late 70's and the show ended in 1982...
 
in 1987 Good Morning Vietnam earned him his first nomination to the oscars.. it wasn't until he was in Good Will Hunting that he won his first Oscar gold.
 
I didnt always agree with that man's sense of humor .. but i loved what he did for me growing up.
 
and apparently so did his daughter who wrote this on twitter : 
 
 
I got to focus on work all day.. but i' probably be playingevery Robin Wlliams movie on my netflicks today.
My Plot.. on my Exile was /isdesigned to be the radio outpost inspiredby the Good Morning Vietnam movie! I was telling Medbae , Xila and Xvira abou this idea.. WEEks ago. guess i'l keep workin on it even more !
the control room inside :  
 
me outside :   :)	
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Really? I have Seasons 1-6 on DVD somewhere, used to be my favorite show!
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I'mma leave this here and go back to work on the website....
 	
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There was just something unsettling about that show. I watched it for a long time until finally it was like my brain couldn't take it any more. Lol
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So I finished the Drusera quest where you make the village, and then bad stuff happens. 
It was beautiful, and from the perspective of my mechari exactly the kind of closeness with her creator that she wanted. 
 
But then it all went bad....But there was a silver lining to it. Clad in golden armor, and delivering the cleansing primordial fire to my enemies it suddenly dawned on me just what mechari are. 
I know you were probably expecting the messengers of the gods to have white feathered wings, but at least I have a halo under my helmet. 	
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			i love venture bros and robot chicken !	
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For one second just now all the power in the building went off then came back. Except now are our computers and phones are down.....
 
O.o	
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There was just something unsettling about that show. I watched it for a long time until finally it was like my brain couldn't take it any more. Lol
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I don't know, it was a bit transgressive and very surreal, but it was hilarious.
 
There's weirder shit out there.
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Chua can't remember if posted this in MC already, but Chua spend 1 plat on costume to represent pyjama!
Used together with Chuas mate for roleplay at housing plot or visiting friends housing plot.
 	
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i love venture bros and robot chicken !
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It wasn't the weirdness. I'm all about weird.
 
It's something I can't describe.
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So, I had my MRI yesterday. It sucked. I got cramps in my lower back and almost had the first "panic attack" of my life. 
 
Got the results from my doctor today. Three herniated disks but no sign of degeneration, so there's that. So basically, he gave me some steroids, nerve medicine and some good ol' Vicodin and told me come back next month.
 
I can walk, so I won't risk surgery that could leave me paralyzed. That means a lifetime of pain medicine and limping everywhere I go.
 
I'm too young for that crap.  :(	
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So, I had my MRI yesterday. It sucked. I got cramps in my lower back and almost had the first "panic attack" of my life. 
 
Got the results from my doctor today. Three herniated disks but no sign of degeneration, so there's that. So basically, he gave me some steroids, nerve medicine and some good ol' Vicodin and told me come back next month.
 
I can walk, so I won't risk surgery that could leave me paralyzed. That means a lifetime of pain medicine and limping everywhere I go.
 
I'm too young for that crap.  :(
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So, I had my MRI yesterday. It sucked. I got cramps in my lower back and almost had the first "panic attack" of my life. 
 
Got the results from my doctor today. Three herniated disks but no sign of degeneration, so there's that. So basically, he gave me some steroids, nerve medicine and some good ol' Vicodin and told me come back next month.
 
I can walk, so I won't risk surgery that could leave me paralyzed. That means a lifetime of pain medicine and limping everywhere I go.
 
I'm too young for that crap.  :(
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It's very mean in a way Dadaism wasn't. Surrealism can be kind of nightmarish in a way.
 
It's also a kind of mean commentary on social structures, in that the arrogant, sociopathic, and entitled generally get what they want at the expense of the kind, small, and meek because of the willful ignorance of the enlightened, intelligent, and aloof.
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Chua sorry to hear that Tex.
Mom suffered from same thing, is not pleasant way...
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*cough* I'mma leave this here too... if your in the guild sign up.
 
http://skullkickers.shivtr.com/
 
*cough*	
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			Can we throw a pity party FOR you?	
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So, I had my MRI yesterday. It sucked. I got cramps in my lower back and almost had the first "panic attack" of my life. 
 
Got the results from my doctor today. Three herniated disks but no sign of degeneration, so there's that. So basically, he gave me some steroids, nerve medicine and some good ol' Vicodin and told me come back next month.
 
I can walk, so I won't risk surgery that could leave me paralyzed. That means a lifetime of pain medicine and limping every where I go.
 
I'm too young for that crap. :(
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*cough* I'mma leave this here too... if your in the guild sign up.
 
http://skullkickers.shivtr.com/
 
*cough*
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Oh no. :(
 
Maybe there are other treatments you could try? My dad had good results with acupuncture for a torn rotator cuff. He wasn't the type to go for stuff like that, so he was surprised how much pain it relieved.
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			Glad to hear you have a plan and are motivated, Tex. You can do it. :D	
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I'm not on Evindra, but I went on the site, and the first thing that jumps out is the ad telling me to "Join the Hottest new MMO!" for League of Angels. What the hell is that?
 
ps: you also spelled it Skullkcikers on the top left (and it also shows up on the browser title bar). Rookie mistake. :P
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Fixed, and yeah until I pay for the site it has stupid adds.
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Steroids for two weeks. If that doesn't work, the doc said there was an epidural-style procedure we can try next. 
 
That's as far as I'm willing to go, so long as I can get up and move under my own power. Other than my pot-gut, I'm in pretty decent health, so I'm not ready to just give up. He said losing some weight would probably be a good way to relieve a lot of the pain, so I'm down with that. I weigh 350 lbs - but even at 6'7" that's 100 pounds overweight. And it's all in my gut - I don't carry a lot of fat on my arms, chest or legs. So all that fat is causing a lot of pressure on my lower spine.
 
So, all is far from lost. I have to take the destiny of my health into my own hands. I'm 44 years old and ain't getting any younger. Time to pay back a lifetime of pork rinds and Snickers bars.
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Thanks, Q.
 
Sadly, I work 42.7 miles from my house. I'd have to leave at 6AM Saturday to make it to work by Monday AM. Then I'd have to live at the office all week. Then I'd have to leave Wednesday at lunch time to make it home for Friday night. 
 
 :lol:	
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So, I had my MRI yesterday. It sucked. I got cramps in my lower back and almost had the first "panic attack" of my life. 
 
Got the results from my doctor today. Three herniated disks but no sign of degeneration, so there's that. So basically, he gave me some steroids, nerve medicine and some good ol' Vicodin and told me come back next month.
 
I can walk, so I won't risk surgery that could leave me paralyzed. That means a lifetime of pain medicine and limping everywhere I go.
 
I'm too young for that crap.  :(
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Steroids for two weeks. If that doesn't work, the doc said there was an epidural-style procedure we can try next. 
 
That's as far as I'm willing to go, so long as I can get up and move under my own power. Other than my pot-gut, I'm in pretty decent health, so I'm not ready to just give up. He said losing some weight would probably be a good way to relieve a lot of the pain, so I'm down with that. I weigh 350 lbs - but even at 6'7" that's 100 pounds overweight. And it's all in my gut - I don't carry a lot of fat on my arms, chest or legs. So all that fat is causing a lot of pressure on my lower spine.
 
So, all is far from lost. I have to take the destiny of my health into my own hands. I'm 44 years old and ain't getting any younger. Time to pay back a lifetime of pork rinds and Snickers bars.
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Did he mention exercise at all? Sometimes having strong abdominal muscles helps back pain too. Strong back/weak abs is generally a bad thing.
 
I hope you feel better!! 
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Aren't MRIs fun? I've had a couple. One for my shoulder, and one for my knee. Bloody loud and bloody confining in nature. Well, hope things work out for you.
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Thanks, Q.
 
Sadly, I work 42.7 miles from my house. I'd have to leave at 6AM Saturday to make it to work by Monday AM. Then I'd have to live at the office all week. Then I'd have to leave Wednesday at lunch time to make it home for Friday night. 
 
 :lol:
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lol it was just an example of a routine i do.  if you have dogs for example.. something as simple as taking them out for 30 min walks when you can at least 2 times a week will help immeasurably .. and it helps you get some time to relax outdoors
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But, you need to bend down to pick up their poop, which isn't good at all for your back :)
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But, you need to bend down to pick up their poop, which isn't good at all for your back :)
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			Just heard on the Nexus Report that they're dropping the silver requirement for attunement to bronze.	
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I work in a print shop, so the noise doesn't bother me. I'm a giant person and being in confined spaces is just sort of part of living in a normal sized world.
 
But man, it was freaking ARCTIC COLD in that sucker and the back cramps were making me lose my damn mind. I had to do "La Maze" breathing and meditation techniques to survive with my sanity in tact. "oh I know you're in excruciating pain, just try not to move, mkay?"
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Oh Yeah Don Bluth! I'm so glad so much of the art in this game pays tribute to him.	
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Yes, I had to have a bunch of scans, including MRI, when I had my gallbladder out. I was in intense pain and laying there in that noisy tube was not fun at all. I had to close my eyes to keep from freaking out.
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I had to do "La Maze" breathing and meditation techniques to survive with my sanity in tact.
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Tex 
 
I hope things improve with exercise and medication.	
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Chua can't remember if posted this in MC already, but Chua spend 1 plat on costume to represent pyjama!
Used together with Chuas mate for roleplay at housing plot or visiting friends housing plot.
 
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Just heard on the Nexus Report that they're dropping the silver requirement for attunement to bronze.
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And there's already "hardcore's" QQ'ing about the 'dumbing down' of the game to please the "casual's" & complaining that now their raids are going to be inundated by *cupcake*'s.
 
Man... talk about a no-win situation for Carbine.
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And there's already "hardcore's" QQ'ing about the 'dumbing down' of the game to please the "casual's" & complaining that now their raids are going to be inundated by *cupcake*'s.
 
Man... talk about a no-win situation for Carbine.
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And there's already "hardcore's" QQ'ing about the 'dumbing down' of the game to please the "casual's" & complaining that now their raids are going to be inundated by *cupcake*'s.
 
Man... talk about a no-win situation for Carbine.
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And there's already "hardcore's" QQ'ing about the 'dumbing down' of the game to please the "casual's" & complaining that now their raids are going to be inundated by *cupcake*'s.
 
Man... talk about a no-win situation for Carbine.
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To be fair, I see Carbine's idea here.  Raids are judged on completion, not time.  As far as quick fixes go, requiring bronze for attunement is more in line with raid prep.
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just remind yourself.. a very small population of a game even bothers to  read the forums for more than a day .. even smaller still .. post.
 
so... with a MINORITY of players showing an even smaller minority of a group.. you gotta take the QQing with a grain of salt.. as its always the loud minority tryin to sound like a majority.
 
I have my concerns.. but i'm not basing anything yet on anything i read about til i experience it for myself  as mileage varies.
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I think Carbine did what Carbine does best, took the easy way out. Instead of putting in a better system, they just removed the timer on silver (which honestly i feel timers are a bad design choice anyways.) I think there were some brilliant Ideas to make Silver and Gold runs better some of mine included, but as Carbine does, they went the easy route on the fix. I'm glad they are making the attunment not as tedious... but that wasn't the tedious part IMO the grind parts are.
 
Mind you I'm not upset at this, as long as they don't Nerf the raids themselves what ever.
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I think Carbine did what Carbine does best, took the easy way out. Instead of putting in a better system, they just removed the timer on silver (which honestly i feel timers are a bad design choice anyways.) I think there were some brilliant Ideas to make Silver and Gold runs better some of mine included, but as Carbine does, they went the easy route on the fix. I'm glad they are making the attunment not as tedious... but that wasn't the tedious part IMO the grind parts are.
 
Mind you I'm not upset at this, as long as they don't Nerf the raids themselves what ever.
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You can't please everyone. But you have to make changed ASAP in order to appease people. You can say its an easy way out. But making vast changes to the system can take months or years. So taking an easy fix is better than them saying, "We are working on it."
 
With either choice of action people are going to be mad. Rock and a hard place. That's what it is to develop games. 
 
But, from what I understand the difficulty will remain. 
 
And, removing the timer is excellent. Because I don't want to race a timer, I want to experience the content and learn to play and get better at it. The removal of the timer had increased my interest in working toward trying to do a dungeon in the future.	
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I have returned....for pie!!!
 
 
sigh...I usually dislike it when people used names based on existing works..but...I had to, I couldn't believe the name wasn't taken already...So, there is now a Spellslinger Draken running around named Verminthrax  (Too bad it appears you can't have spaces so I could add Perjorative as well)
 
*hangs head in shame*	
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Med beat you to it on Evindra. :P
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I think Carbine did what Carbine does best, took the easy way out. Instead of putting in a better system, they just removed the timer on silver (which honestly i feel timers are a bad design choice anyways.) I think there were some brilliant Ideas to make Silver and Gold runs better some of mine included, but as Carbine does, they went the easy route on the fix. I'm glad they are making the attunment not as tedious... but that wasn't the tedious part IMO the grind parts are.
 
Mind you I'm not upset at this, as long as they don't Nerf the raids themselves what ever.
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Wheres my BFF. You are awfully quiet today... Stop Working!
 
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I'm leveling my Aurin Stalker at the moment, not going to be able to play much next two days, job interview tomorrow afternoon, and then a 200 mile drive to Cleveland for another one on Thursday.  Both jobs look to be interesting, but I hate interviewing. :/
 
Will start leveling Verminthrax when I get back.	
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Wheres my BFF. You are awfully quiet today... Stop Working!
 
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I know. 
 
Everyone is quiet today. What happened? Did everyone get moved to sit by their boss?
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			Hey there. Would anyone from Skullkickers be able to invite my Cassian stalker? His name is Uchorhu :)	
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*rolls in laughing her ass off*
Ahaha xD
Man I was having serious caffiene withdrawls from coca cola today but that announcement about attunement just made my day.
 
It'll be interesting the next few days to see if a so called hardcore raider on our server on Exile side will really leave or not..! I love that the Devs are listening :)	
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I think Carbine did what Carbine does best, took the easy way out. Instead of putting in a better system, they just removed the timer on silver (which honestly i feel timers are a bad design choice anyways.) I think there were some brilliant Ideas to make Silver and Gold runs better some of mine included, but as Carbine does, they went the easy route on the fix. I'm glad they are making the attunment not as tedious... but that wasn't the tedious part IMO the grind parts are.
 
Mind you I'm not upset at this, as long as they don't Nerf the raids themselves what ever.
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			Are you really going to drink that margarita right from the shaker? 	
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Hey there. Would anyone from Skullkickers be able to invite my Cassian stalker? His name is Uchorhu :)
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Hey there. Would anyone from Skullkickers be able to invite my Cassian stalker? His name is Uchorhu :)
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Are you really going to drink that margarita right from the shaker? 
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			just finished writing out my character's bio, anyone interested in checking it for newbie RP flaws?	
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just finished writing out my character's bio, anyone interested in checking it for newbie RP flaws?
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just finished writing out my character's bio, anyone interested in checking it for newbie RP flaws?
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just finished writing out my character's bio, anyone interested in checking it for newbie RP flaws?
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You have to be Attuned to the Coffee Thread first.
 
Oh, I see you are, you posted in it.
 
When do you want to join? I should be online from about 5:30pm onwards if you haven't got invited by then.
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1. Are your parents dead? 
2. Heterochromia?
3. Suffering from a terrible curse that actually makes you more badass?
4. Beloved by both factions, and not marked for death by the Blackhoods or ICI? 
5. Secretly the only child of Myala Everstar and Myrcalus the Vindicator?
 
If you answer no to all of the above you have missed the worst ones. 
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