122190-2-10-15-morning-coffee-the-construction-edition

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The rest of the game is knee deep in content or talking PVP changes.  Everyone I know in the game is on a construction site...
 
 
I've been knee-deep in work on the Shadowcaster, which is proceeding on schedule.  All areas are demarcated on the starboard quarter.  The garden will be shrinking by a bit to accommodate the larger bar area, but has grown vertically, so I'm examining options here.  The main thrust right now is to get all the areas demarcated and visual planes in place so that all I need to do is furnish.  I have the partitions built for our private cabins and the crew quarters.  I like how this is coming along.  I think, once done, the starboard quarter will be even better than before, even if the garden shrinks.  At the very least, the private rooms now all have their own personal deck overlooking the garden.
 
I've also got circulation to the flydeck in place now.  I'm still resolving some of the things happening beneath the stairs, since that floats over the deck bordering the other end of the garden area.  However, I'm going to use that as outdoor seating for the bar.
 
And then there's the bar.  As soon as the starboard quarter is done, I will probably furnish the bar and partition off the kitchen area.  This will reduce the training area, which is fine, since I think the new space will be more efficient anyway.  Several decks still need railings (which I may use those new deck railings for to save decor space, thanks Carbine!) and I still need to finish circulation from the quarterdeck to the top of the aftcastle.  Finally, after having a little conversation with Dreiden, I've decided to install a coffee bar (decor permitting) in the observation deck above the waist surrounding the main mast.
 
By the way, new main mast with holographic sails!  I may switch to a riveted curved glass rather than the green plates I'm using because, seriously, they're not GREEN enough.
 
Tonight, though, back to finish the starboard quarter, then moving on to the bar at the stern.  Then the kitchen as I move into the aft quarter (containing the armory and training area, which will not have an obstacle course but will still have training dummies for the guild's use and pleasure!) before finally moving up to finish off the quarterdeck, aftcastle (easy, those are just places where we put guns) and the flydeck.
 
... Then down to make the bilge.  This is a big project.  I'm on schedule to have the abovedecks finished this week, though, and we'll be open for business again!
 
How are your plots coming along since the drop?	
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After being grossed out by someone's erp misstell, I went to go see what life was like back home in Illium. 
I talked to Chua. I debated the merit of Eldan advances Post-Mechari....Seriously, I think we are the only thing that hasn't broken catastrophically.
I also found this Splorg. 
If you are trying to run that obstacle course, the fact that the bomb is 30 feet up on a wall isn't going to be funny.
Illium's character distribution is a lot different than Thayd's. In Thayd all of the characters are in that little crater, but in Illium they are all over. There are probably more people in the Exile city, but because they are all lumped in one spot, the rest of the town seems empty. 
 
Tried out the random vet shiphand, only to be dropped into vet gauntlet. Probably would have worked better if I remembered to put all my amp points back in place.	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Coffee first :)
 
I didn't log in last night. Got home, made an easy supper of a casserole that was in the freezer, then sat in front of the TV all night. Had to put my foot up due to it swelling. Got a call from my doctor yesterday afternoon. Upon further inspection of my xrays, I also have a hairline fracture in the joint that connects the little toe to the foot. I just don't do things half way LOL.
 
As for my house, I have made improvements on Spouse's with putting in a new, smaller deck. I am trying to decide how I want the second floor of the deck to look, so still in progress there. Might make a sauna of some sort up there.
 
Yalanna's lot is coming along. Got the second floor completely put in the house, just need to decide how I am going to divide up the spaces. Started building the house over the hatch. Just have the floors in right now, but the walls will be put up sometime this week.
 
I am going to have to check out Shadowcaster soon. Vic has done a lot with it since the last time I saw it.
 
Hope you all have a great day!	
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Morning!!
 
 
 
The Drop 4 changes for housing are freaking awesome!! I got the bunker and have been working on it for days! My friend Dordred says the walls look like blood :D
 
There is construction all around me! Not only on Nexus but in real life as well  :P I am redoing the entire floor and kitchen in my real house...man...it's a LOT of work and trust me when I say Nexus housing construction is more fun  :)	
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You BROKE your toe when you stubbed it the other day??!!  :o Man, hope it heals up quick!
 
Shadowcaster is amazing and well worth a tour!!
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Coffee first :)
 
I didn't log in last night. Got home, made an easy supper of a casserole that was in the freezer, then sat in front of the TV all night. Had to put my foot up due to it swelling. Got a call from my doctor yesterday afternoon. Upon further inspection of my xrays, I also have a hairline fracture in the joint that connects the little toe to the foot. I just don't do things half way LOL.
 
As for my house, I have made improvements on Spouse's with putting in a new, smaller deck. I am trying to decide how I want the second floor of the deck to look, so still in progress there. Might make a sauna of some sort up there.
 
Yalanna's lot is coming along. Got the second floor completely put in the house, just need to decide how I am going to divide up the spaces. Started building the house over the hatch. Just have the floors in right now, but the walls will be put up sometime this week.
 
I am going to have to check out Shadowcaster soon. Vic has done a lot with it since the last time I saw it.
 
Hope you all have a great day!
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Coffee first :)
 
 
 
I didn't log in last night. Got home, made an easy supper of a casserole that was in the freezer, then sat in front of the TV all night. Had to put my foot up due to it swelling. Got a call from my doctor yesterday afternoon. Upon further inspection of my xrays, I also have a hairline fracture in the joint that connects the little toe to the foot. I just don't do things half way LOL.
 
*snip*
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			Been working on my house! But unfortunately keep getting distracted by people >_<. I need to set aside a few days here to just work work work work until its at least 80% done. Excited to show it when I'm finished though!	
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You BROKE your toe when you stubbed it the other day??!!  :o Man, hope it heals up quick!
 
Shadowcaster is amazing and well worth a tour!!
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I'm not done with it yet, though.  I'm happy I'm finally making progress, but I still have so much to do.  And I'm already up over 750 decor at its current state.  I'm really hoping I don't smack my head against the ceiling of the decor limit and find myself having to cut things people like.
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What are the new stats? 1K inside a purchased house and 1K outside?
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Been working on my house! But unfortunately keep getting distracted by people >_<. I need to set aside a few days here to just work work work work until its at least 80% done. Excited to show it when I'm finished though!
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			I would but.... my plot doesn't have a lawn :x. This is what you get for building a secret base in a cavern filled with lava...	
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			Oh! Also, if you guys get any Witch's Brew's can you send them my way? I will pay you handsomely!	
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I would but.... my plot doesn't have a lawn :x. This is what you get for building a secret base in a cavern filled with lava...
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Oh! Also, if you guys get any Witch's Brew's can you send them my way? I will pay you handsomely!
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			Oh this is on my Exile, Remlys WitherWood	
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Right, got two of them for you. If you don't feel like spelling out your name here, then just get a hold of someone from Saddles to get me the info that way. 
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Oh this is on my Exile, Remlys WitherWood
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Right, got two of them for you. If you don't feel like spelling out your name here, then just get a hold of someone from Saddles to get me the info that way. 
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*Thinks Arachnaas needs more coffee or something*
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A lot more cofee. I read the name as a place belonging to Remly. 
 
Anyway, I have parceled them up and mailed them to Remlys WitherWood. 
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Coffee...
 
The paying gig has me genuinely busy on something interesting for once.  Unfortunately it's a hot issue so the engineering has been a bit less than rigorous.  Among the morning's shower epiphanies I remembered a severe corner case that rears its head when the system has no traffic for a period of time.  The target system should always be under load... but that's Ivory Tower thinking.  I have to make some cleanups anyway so should be able to put in some code to sense the condition and rectify it.
 
While Boston's gotten socked with snow three Mondays running, the NYC area has had to deal with ice storms.  Although the major roads are clear, the side streets and walkways are still super slippery and I've had to scrape ice of the car the last two mornings.  Delays, delays <marvinthemartian/>
 
As predicted I didn't get home until after 8pm.  Only got to run one shiphand (Deep Space Exploration).  There were a couple deaths so I thought we were going to Silver it but it came up Gold :blink: (we had over 20 minutes left on the clock).  No gunship :(.  Oh well, should have lots more time to run them tonight :lol:	
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It has to be time to go home by now. I should just tell my boss that I am highly allergic to snow, and the only cure is to go home to the draken lounging in my hotsprings. 
 
*shakes fist at hotsprings draken*
 
Woman, when I get home I'm so grabbing your tail with my cold hands! 	
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It has to be time to go home by now. I should just tell my boss that I am highly allergic to snow, and the only cure is to go home to the draken lounging in my hotsprings. 
 
*shakes fist at hotsprings draken*
 
Woman, when I get home I'm so grabbing your tail with my cold hands! 
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I moved back up north because I missed the snow.  Seriously, four years in Houston will make anyone wish for Columbus, OH.
 
 
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I'm allergic to snow, that's why we moved south LOL. It wouldn't be bad if it didn't snow on roads, driveways, walkways, sidewalks. LOL
 
Went home for lunch, like I usually do, and didn't want to come back.  B) I wanted to be an irresponsible adult and stay home and game all afternoon.
 
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I moved back up north because I missed the snow.  Seriously, four years in Houston will make anyone wish for Columbus, OH.
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I moved back up north because I missed the snow.  Seriously, four years in Houston will make anyone wish for Columbus, OH.
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I moved back up north because I missed the snow.  Seriously, four years in Houston will make anyone wish for Columbus, OH.
 
 
Just do what I did.  Get a 4WD Wrangler.  That thing can go the speed limit on the highway in a foot of pure powder.
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