Sweet
I do like the WFRP. That is cool about version 2. I really would be stoked to take a look it. Too bad about the Ratcatcher. That pretty much asures that Jon will never take it seriously. He will roll that career up and then name himself Ratman Theride. Booooo! Elzar, you will need to run a game of it with me in it some day. Bring it to Boobla Khan.
D>M>
Friday, March 25, 2005
WFRP 2.0
Arrived today via UPS, 4 days before the release date, and I am happy as a clam about it. There are fewer pages, a superior magic system, more careers (including Rat Catcher, fuckers), and a very nice full color presentation. I am thrilled to finally get a 2nd edition of my favorite all-time system. I love it!
Note to Aaron and Denis: The system is WAY better! The magic system is awesome! The careers rock!
Hooray for me!!!
Also, I had an ever so remote tear in my eye as I read the final act of a gnome called Borst. A fitting end to a terrific guy. Well done Jon, well done.
Arrived today via UPS, 4 days before the release date, and I am happy as a clam about it. There are fewer pages, a superior magic system, more careers (including Rat Catcher, fuckers), and a very nice full color presentation. I am thrilled to finally get a 2nd edition of my favorite all-time system. I love it!
Note to Aaron and Denis: The system is WAY better! The magic system is awesome! The careers rock!
Hooray for me!!!
Also, I had an ever so remote tear in my eye as I read the final act of a gnome called Borst. A fitting end to a terrific guy. Well done Jon, well done.
Ah yes! Borst is on retirement while I concentrate on learning more technical sk11lz, finding jaerb, and studying the lessons contained in "Robin's Laws of Good Game Mastering." Thanks to Rico and Allodin for escorting me through the devastated gnome capital of Gnomeregan to defeat its insidious overlord Thermaplugg.
What was an overwhelming challenge for a group of level 28-30 characters was... not... for a 45 and a couple of 55+. Suffice to say that Rico and Allodin decided to go "Batman" and punch our opponents to death. What with everybody's fancy capes this was actually a pretty good description. I eschewed my Marquis of Gnomeregan Fisticuffsmanship Style to use my fancy enchanted retirement gift (from myself) to stabby-stab our nemeses.
The loot wasn't so hot, although watching leprous gnomes fly screaming out of their punched-up machines was almost its own reward.
Afterwards I ran Borst back to his hometown of Anvilmar, sat him in a comfy chair in the inn next to his first warlock trainer, said farewell to the guildmates, and logged out. Thanks guys!
The End (Or Is It...?)
What was an overwhelming challenge for a group of level 28-30 characters was... not... for a 45 and a couple of 55+. Suffice to say that Rico and Allodin decided to go "Batman" and punch our opponents to death. What with everybody's fancy capes this was actually a pretty good description. I eschewed my Marquis of Gnomeregan Fisticuffsmanship Style to use my fancy enchanted retirement gift (from myself) to stabby-stab our nemeses.
The loot wasn't so hot, although watching leprous gnomes fly screaming out of their punched-up machines was almost its own reward.
Afterwards I ran Borst back to his hometown of Anvilmar, sat him in a comfy chair in the inn next to his first warlock trainer, said farewell to the guildmates, and logged out. Thanks guys!
The End (Or Is It...?)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Most brilliant cover of all time?
You decide!
Well...
I think the time has come for me to call it quits with WoW. It's still fun but I just gotta say, it's too fun. I'm starting to get interested in other things but as long as this damn game is on my computer, it'll suck me in! So I'm gonna uninstall the sucker and cancel my account. I know they don't delete characters so I can always pick up again down the line sometime when Battlegrounds is out or something.
The only thing I really want to do in the game that I haven't done is see all of Gnomeregan, so I think tomorrow morning I'll try to get a group together (or hell, just solo it), get as far as I can into it, and then leave poor Borst's body down at the bottom of it somewhere! Then I'll think of Borst's story as "complete."
Whatta game!
You decide!
Well...
I think the time has come for me to call it quits with WoW. It's still fun but I just gotta say, it's too fun. I'm starting to get interested in other things but as long as this damn game is on my computer, it'll suck me in! So I'm gonna uninstall the sucker and cancel my account. I know they don't delete characters so I can always pick up again down the line sometime when Battlegrounds is out or something.
The only thing I really want to do in the game that I haven't done is see all of Gnomeregan, so I think tomorrow morning I'll try to get a group together (or hell, just solo it), get as far as I can into it, and then leave poor Borst's body down at the bottom of it somewhere! Then I'll think of Borst's story as "complete."
Whatta game!
Monday, March 21, 2005
What can I say Jon?
I like to live life dangerous. Always with the obscure refrences that tease the edge of being totally out of line.
Cooking is definately good stuff. I really like exploring it and I have become pretty good in the kitchen myself. It can be quite rewarding to cook up something tasty. On the other hand, spending hours on a meal and having it turn out okay or worse can be quite demoralizing.
I have actually never seen Deadwood, but my mother raves about it all the time. No HBO for me so I never get to see any of the cool HBO originals until they are out on DVD. I think HBO is the only premium channel I would be willing to throw down money on. They put out some good shows.
D>M>
I like to live life dangerous. Always with the obscure refrences that tease the edge of being totally out of line.
Cooking is definately good stuff. I really like exploring it and I have become pretty good in the kitchen myself. It can be quite rewarding to cook up something tasty. On the other hand, spending hours on a meal and having it turn out okay or worse can be quite demoralizing.
I have actually never seen Deadwood, but my mother raves about it all the time. No HBO for me so I never get to see any of the cool HBO originals until they are out on DVD. I think HBO is the only premium channel I would be willing to throw down money on. They put out some good shows.
D>M>
(This post is guaranteed 100% WoW-free.)
Sometimes I kick ass. Yesterday I was in a pretty awful mood about various things but then I made this dinner consisting of chicken souvlaki and stuffed eggplant that was so awesome that it turned my mood completely around and gave me an erection to boot. It seriously ruled. The taste and tenderness level of the chicken was perfect with delectable pieces of zucchini broiled alongside the chicken to savory perfection. The eggplant, stuffed with a combination of the scooped-out pulp, garlic, feta cheese, white wine, and other stuff, tasted marvellous and the parmesan and breadcumb mixture adorning it was baked to a crispy ideal.
Cooking rules! When it works.
It was a very good weekend for food actually. Aaron's dad generously included my girlfriend and I on a dinner excursion to a pretty fancy-pants restaurant. We had some great wine with it too. I had some good ahi tuna but the best thing was the caramelized onion tart. Man, caramelized onions are the best. Anyway, Aaron, thanks to you and Pat for bringing us along, it was good stuff. I can't believe you mentioned the Atkins diet salad dressing a) while we were eating salad in a fancy restaurant b) in front of your dad and grandmother. You are a wild man!
Sometimes I kick ass. Yesterday I was in a pretty awful mood about various things but then I made this dinner consisting of chicken souvlaki and stuffed eggplant that was so awesome that it turned my mood completely around and gave me an erection to boot. It seriously ruled. The taste and tenderness level of the chicken was perfect with delectable pieces of zucchini broiled alongside the chicken to savory perfection. The eggplant, stuffed with a combination of the scooped-out pulp, garlic, feta cheese, white wine, and other stuff, tasted marvellous and the parmesan and breadcumb mixture adorning it was baked to a crispy ideal.
Cooking rules! When it works.
It was a very good weekend for food actually. Aaron's dad generously included my girlfriend and I on a dinner excursion to a pretty fancy-pants restaurant. We had some great wine with it too. I had some good ahi tuna but the best thing was the caramelized onion tart. Man, caramelized onions are the best. Anyway, Aaron, thanks to you and Pat for bringing us along, it was good stuff. I can't believe you mentioned the Atkins diet salad dressing a) while we were eating salad in a fancy restaurant b) in front of your dad and grandmother. You are a wild man!
Thursday, March 17, 2005
heh... "feedin the ducks"
I'm planning to keep most of the stuff I have here, either in storage or my dad will take over my lease in the meantime, since he still needs a place to stay. I think that works out. My trip will be roughly a 3 month evaluation period to see if I feel it's the right job to take. And luckily, I'm pretty mobile, in terms of finances and assets. I don't have any long term mortgages, monthly obligations, or wife/baby that I have to contend with, other than my monthly rental for my apartment. My contract is up and I have been paying on a month to month basis and so opting out is not a huge problem. The nice thing about all this is that when I move to the phillipines, I'll be staying at the company rental house which is a place where all the company visiting employees stay. That means I won't have to worry about the rent and bills for the next 3 months. The downside to that is, I'm not sure how comfortable company housing is. My guess is that it won't be too comfortable.
Yeah, I feel you aaron. I've been the victim of a few similar job interview cancellations. And the hit rates for me has been really flawed. In fact, I hate it when it seems like they really like you and then you never hear back or they end up hiring someone else. It just happened to me again 2 weeks ago. I don't think i've ever been highly recommended by anyone though, so in that aspect, you have a legs up.
I'm planning to keep most of the stuff I have here, either in storage or my dad will take over my lease in the meantime, since he still needs a place to stay. I think that works out. My trip will be roughly a 3 month evaluation period to see if I feel it's the right job to take. And luckily, I'm pretty mobile, in terms of finances and assets. I don't have any long term mortgages, monthly obligations, or wife/baby that I have to contend with, other than my monthly rental for my apartment. My contract is up and I have been paying on a month to month basis and so opting out is not a huge problem. The nice thing about all this is that when I move to the phillipines, I'll be staying at the company rental house which is a place where all the company visiting employees stay. That means I won't have to worry about the rent and bills for the next 3 months. The downside to that is, I'm not sure how comfortable company housing is. My guess is that it won't be too comfortable.
Yeah, I feel you aaron. I've been the victim of a few similar job interview cancellations. And the hit rates for me has been really flawed. In fact, I hate it when it seems like they really like you and then you never hear back or they end up hiring someone else. It just happened to me again 2 weeks ago. I don't think i've ever been highly recommended by anyone though, so in that aspect, you have a legs up.
As a curious side note to my travels yesterday...
When I exited the jetway in Oakland airport there were two officers with K-9s at the gate. They were sniffing around the gate reception counter. Kind of a bit unnerving.
Good cheesesteaks in the Phillipines? Hmmm... Suspect.
BTW johnny, some of the Filipinos/Filipinas can be very political in the work environment. Well at least in America they can be. Be mindful of that. As Jon said, stay on their good side and everything will be alright.
O: Thanks a lot for inviting me a long on the Road trip. I had a lot o fun. Lots of laughs, beer, and bad food.
D>M>
When I exited the jetway in Oakland airport there were two officers with K-9s at the gate. They were sniffing around the gate reception counter. Kind of a bit unnerving.
Good cheesesteaks in the Phillipines? Hmmm... Suspect.
BTW johnny, some of the Filipinos/Filipinas can be very political in the work environment. Well at least in America they can be. Be mindful of that. As Jon said, stay on their good side and everything will be alright.
O: Thanks a lot for inviting me a long on the Road trip. I had a lot o fun. Lots of laughs, beer, and bad food.
D>M>
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
I hear they make a great cheesesteak in the Phillipines. Seriously... wow, Johnny. That's a big change, and it's kinda scary, but when you mentioned it a while ago it sounded like a good move for you. You'll definitely be more challenged over there! Just don't get on the bad side of the local women, I hear filipinas pack a mean temper. They like to "feed the ducks" if you know what I mean. Maybe that's what makes the cheesesteaks so good?
Updates
After spending a little time on Mapquest, I figured out our mileage. 1450 miles plus or minus 10 miles. Sweet.
Check out www.badgerbadgerbadger.com and www.zombo.com. They were both a hit on the road trip. Three cheers to Art and Eric for the bizarro websites.
D>M>
After spending a little time on Mapquest, I figured out our mileage. 1450 miles plus or minus 10 miles. Sweet.
Check out www.badgerbadgerbadger.com and www.zombo.com. They were both a hit on the road trip. Three cheers to Art and Eric for the bizarro websites.
D>M>
Go Cat Go
You finally are pulling the trigger on that one. You say you are going for only a few months. In that case are you still going to keep your apartment and plan on returning to the states? So the theme of this spring is major life changes I guess. I hope it all goes well for you Johnny. Jon and I will have to have a send off party for you later this month. Give us a heads up as you firm up your plans.
In other news I lost the chance to interview for a job tommorow. I had an internal contact that was asked to recommend someone and he recommended me. I spoke with the hiring manager last week and she sounded excited to interview me and then I got a call yesterday stating that they had filled the position internally. Boo.. On the other hand I have a phone interview tomarrow. Yeah! Although I would call it a poor trade off. I would rather the internal contact in-person interview than a telephone interview for a craigslist job listing. Oh well.
D>M>
You finally are pulling the trigger on that one. You say you are going for only a few months. In that case are you still going to keep your apartment and plan on returning to the states? So the theme of this spring is major life changes I guess. I hope it all goes well for you Johnny. Jon and I will have to have a send off party for you later this month. Give us a heads up as you firm up your plans.
In other news I lost the chance to interview for a job tommorow. I had an internal contact that was asked to recommend someone and he recommended me. I spoke with the hiring manager last week and she sounded excited to interview me and then I got a call yesterday stating that they had filled the position internally. Boo.. On the other hand I have a phone interview tomarrow. Yeah! Although I would call it a poor trade off. I would rather the internal contact in-person interview than a telephone interview for a craigslist job listing. Oh well.
D>M>
OK. Let's see.. what's fun, who's gamblin, and what's cookin bitterly apparently?
On: Art
Glad ur trip turned out so well and Art is fully rooted in Las vegas. Hope things sprout there for you and your new career path works out.
On: Jael's career path
As for my new career path, it's about 100% definite now, I'll be going to Manila at the end of the month, Apr 2-3 for a few months laboring at my uncles Electronics factory. Mainly I'll be doing gruntwork, in sales, but for me, it presents, on one hand, an opportunity for future growth without dealing with the Politics en masse, and on the other hand, it'll allow me to fly to Singapore (a 4 hour flight') to try to help grow the budding pharmacuetical business that we're trying to build. If things don't work out, and I can't find my place in my uncles factory, then i'll probably be back. No matter what, it's going to be a challenge, and a lot of hard work. I really wanted to get an MBA, and despite getting a 700 on my GMAT, i guess i'll have to stave that off, I hope, not forever.
On WOW:
So yes, I'm a 50th paladin, unbelieveble, the amount of time and effort put into this game. As Eric wisely fortold, it's a sickness, and difficult to quit.. am trying to slow down with the addiction, though slow. It's a whole different game at 50+, with raids and raid defense. You can spend 4 hours just PVPing. Rudy and Jon has started new characters in Firetree and I think Jon is somewhat trying to start a new guild although it doesn't seem to be too motivated to get things done. But regardless of how much I play, I don't think I would ignore friends request, such as signing charters or what not, and I certainly don't get pissed when I go to another server for ten minutes. Odd impression, despite doing just that (jumping to other server, waiting at brill). hmmm. However call it wierd or maybe i'm an ass, but it bothers me when someone doesn't understand the basic differences between "waiting" and "making someone wait".
So just to add in a "little filler" on the conversation before that slide:
Allodin: Hey, where are you? what's taking so long?
Allodin: I've been here for like 20 min
Torego: Oh, I was just finishing up some stuff, I'm coming now.
Allodin: Dude... I'm going back to the other server, just come get me when ur at brill......
Torego: I'll be there in 3 min
Allodin: you should have been here 3 min ago
On Kubla:
So, Kubla is in May, and I would like to see some people run events, it'll be different but in a cool way. We can cause obsenenities and a huge rukus and not get busted. Also to embezzle the game prizes. I hope i get to make it back for that....
On Paintball:
It's amazing how much this "sport" has proliferated. There are stores everywhere now, and THREE magazines or more on the magazine shelves. Kinda cool... I still got my phantom pump gun.
On: Art
Glad ur trip turned out so well and Art is fully rooted in Las vegas. Hope things sprout there for you and your new career path works out.
On: Jael's career path
As for my new career path, it's about 100% definite now, I'll be going to Manila at the end of the month, Apr 2-3 for a few months laboring at my uncles Electronics factory. Mainly I'll be doing gruntwork, in sales, but for me, it presents, on one hand, an opportunity for future growth without dealing with the Politics en masse, and on the other hand, it'll allow me to fly to Singapore (a 4 hour flight') to try to help grow the budding pharmacuetical business that we're trying to build. If things don't work out, and I can't find my place in my uncles factory, then i'll probably be back. No matter what, it's going to be a challenge, and a lot of hard work. I really wanted to get an MBA, and despite getting a 700 on my GMAT, i guess i'll have to stave that off, I hope, not forever.
On WOW:
So yes, I'm a 50th paladin, unbelieveble, the amount of time and effort put into this game. As Eric wisely fortold, it's a sickness, and difficult to quit.. am trying to slow down with the addiction, though slow. It's a whole different game at 50+, with raids and raid defense. You can spend 4 hours just PVPing. Rudy and Jon has started new characters in Firetree and I think Jon is somewhat trying to start a new guild although it doesn't seem to be too motivated to get things done. But regardless of how much I play, I don't think I would ignore friends request, such as signing charters or what not, and I certainly don't get pissed when I go to another server for ten minutes. Odd impression, despite doing just that (jumping to other server, waiting at brill). hmmm. However call it wierd or maybe i'm an ass, but it bothers me when someone doesn't understand the basic differences between "waiting" and "making someone wait".
So just to add in a "little filler" on the conversation before that slide:
Allodin: Hey, where are you? what's taking so long?
Allodin: I've been here for like 20 min
Torego: Oh, I was just finishing up some stuff, I'm coming now.
Allodin: Dude... I'm going back to the other server, just come get me when ur at brill......
Torego: I'll be there in 3 min
Allodin: you should have been here 3 min ago
On Kubla:
So, Kubla is in May, and I would like to see some people run events, it'll be different but in a cool way. We can cause obsenenities and a huge rukus and not get busted. Also to embezzle the game prizes. I hope i get to make it back for that....
On Paintball:
It's amazing how much this "sport" has proliferated. There are stores everywhere now, and THREE magazines or more on the magazine shelves. Kinda cool... I still got my phantom pump gun.
Road Rash
Well, to answer your question Jon, unfortunately a million dollars was not exchanged or offered. It was a great trip, although the ravages of the road weariness has definately hit me. One too many nights in hotel beds sleeping off too much beer and eating shitty food. Fast food, Blah!
The weather was great, cool, but sunny. Idaho... Wow, nothing there. Miles and miles of arid plains. Northern Utah is a bit boring too. Southern Utah was really cool in parts. Lots of terraneous maximus. Las Vegas, a bit depressing. I mean just arid, smoggy, with a million shades of color, all in the beige spectrum. Urban sprawl by definition.
D>M>
Well, to answer your question Jon, unfortunately a million dollars was not exchanged or offered. It was a great trip, although the ravages of the road weariness has definately hit me. One too many nights in hotel beds sleeping off too much beer and eating shitty food. Fast food, Blah!
The weather was great, cool, but sunny. Idaho... Wow, nothing there. Miles and miles of arid plains. Northern Utah is a bit boring too. Southern Utah was really cool in parts. Lots of terraneous maximus. Las Vegas, a bit depressing. I mean just arid, smoggy, with a million shades of color, all in the beige spectrum. Urban sprawl by definition.
D>M>
Oh hey, you guys lived! That's nice! I've been hoping somebody else would post so the blog wouldn't just be plastered with my ugly mug. Anyway, not a ton has been happening with me lately. I am spending my time desperately trying to avoid poverty and playing World of Warcraft. Oh! And I taught my roommate Scott Space Hulk. We've played Torch the Toilet like 4 times so far. Man, that is a phenomenal board game. I honestly believe it's one of the best-designed games of all time. It's so tense!
As far as WoW goes, I've mostly given up on poor out-leveled Borst and am concentrating on my Firetree shaman, Torego. That character has really reinvigorated my interest in the game and I played him a ton this weekend. Rudy's also got an undead priest on that server up to 16th level or something. Jael got his Paladin up past 50! He has a warrior on Firetree but has been focusing on his Paladin. (And he gets super-pissed if you drag him away from it for ten minutes, oh, shit!)
Also the weather is awesome in San Francisco. I'm looking outside and it's a nice, bright, sunny day. There's this really cool sort of canyon park near my place called Stern Grove and it's a fun place to walk around in nice weather, play with cool dogs, and edge awkwardly past sobbing couples.
Oh, and also! My Game of Thrones and Twilight Imperium games have been confirmed for KublaCon so Hobbiton, it's on! Sign up for either of those using the links below. I'll probably tell my gaming group about them as well (at least the TI game) so I don't get a bunch of random jarks in there.
Did you guys do any gambling in Las Vegas? More importantly, did any creepy rich guys offer Art a million dollars for a weekend with his wife? Or offer Aaron a million dollars for a weekend with Eric? What I want to know is, did a million dollars exchange hands for any reason at all?
As far as WoW goes, I've mostly given up on poor out-leveled Borst and am concentrating on my Firetree shaman, Torego. That character has really reinvigorated my interest in the game and I played him a ton this weekend. Rudy's also got an undead priest on that server up to 16th level or something. Jael got his Paladin up past 50! He has a warrior on Firetree but has been focusing on his Paladin. (And he gets super-pissed if you drag him away from it for ten minutes, oh, shit!)
Also the weather is awesome in San Francisco. I'm looking outside and it's a nice, bright, sunny day. There's this really cool sort of canyon park near my place called Stern Grove and it's a fun place to walk around in nice weather, play with cool dogs, and edge awkwardly past sobbing couples.
Oh, and also! My Game of Thrones and Twilight Imperium games have been confirmed for KublaCon so Hobbiton, it's on! Sign up for either of those using the links below. I'll probably tell my gaming group about them as well (at least the TI game) so I don't get a bunch of random jarks in there.
Did you guys do any gambling in Las Vegas? More importantly, did any creepy rich guys offer Art a million dollars for a weekend with his wife? Or offer Aaron a million dollars for a weekend with Eric? What I want to know is, did a million dollars exchange hands for any reason at all?
Upper Deck
The Road Trip of Death is complete, and was a resounding success! Art is now again a proud resident of Las Vegas and I have now been to Idaho as well as Washington and Oregon. Idaho! WTF?!?! Good times were had and despite sleeping and eating conditions that would rival a six night convention, sitting ina car for 8 hours a day, and no female contact for the duration ("lets all go to the lobby"), we have remained friends and I would do it again, I just need a couple of years to recouperate.....
PS No blogging from amyone for the past 6 days?! Sad, just sad. Something other than WoW must have happened to you fellas, right?
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The Road Trip of Death is complete, and was a resounding success! Art is now again a proud resident of Las Vegas and I have now been to Idaho as well as Washington and Oregon. Idaho! WTF?!?! Good times were had and despite sleeping and eating conditions that would rival a six night convention, sitting ina car for 8 hours a day, and no female contact for the duration ("lets all go to the lobby"), we have remained friends and I would do it again, I just need a couple of years to recouperate.....
PS No blogging from amyone for the past 6 days?! Sad, just sad. Something other than WoW must have happened to you fellas, right?
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