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Woot!

Glad your back SS!

And now, back to our show,...

Oh good grief.
Never rains, but it pours, amirite?

Get better soon!

Yay vacation, indeed!

Glad everyone is alright!

safe travels!

Layovers are better than having too short of a time between flights and missing the connection. :)

Have fun!

Heh, True.
Yeah if they'd made a movie about that, it would have been described as one of those "impossible-in-real-life disaster movies". ;P

Art imitates life?
Or
Truth is stranger than fiction?

YOU decide!

(HINT- The answer is "YES"!) :)

OOF!

I hadn't realized that Portland was so close to the Volcano.

I talk smack about dealing with Tornadoes and Hurricanes like it's no big, but I won't lie.
An Earthquake, or worse a volcano + Earthquake, would scares the bejeebus outta me. O_O

Safe travels Malinor!

@Shajnal
Yeah, I'm generally with you, but some folks just dont want to move away from what they've always known.

FOr my wife it's home, and (what's left) of here family is still here. I just recently tried talking to her about moving elsewhere, (Not try to convince her, just exploring options for my eventual retirement) She is NOT interested.

It's a combo of unwillingness to leave (We did leave after katrina, but she made sure we were back in a couple of years to be near her family again) or fear of having no family (kids) to provide support as we get older. (I asked her, 'What makes you think our kids are going to stay here?') ;P
But she is not willing to really consider it. At least not yet.

When I first moved down to New Orleans to get married, I swiftly decided I hated heat more than cold.

My saying is:
"You can always put on more layers if your cold. But you can only remove so many layers if your hot before being arrested for public indecency. And you're still hot."
:)

Ooo, good question!

The one thing about PbP's is I do SO lose track of in-game time.

LOL,
Sounds like you got lucky and managed to catch a 'good' tornado,
(One that did not actually touch the ground and turn everything it touched into kindling.) Those are fun to watch.

Monsoons do not sound like fun. Although I THINK I would rather deal with that than a hurricane or tornadoes.
MAybe?

Now I live in earthquake country. I don't even get out of bed for anything less than 6.0.

Um,... no thank you?

You couldn't pay me to live in hurricane territory. Hell no. Absolutely not. I don't understand why anyone would choose to live where a good weather day is "uncomfortably hot and sticky" and a bad one is "oops, time to evacuate, and also your house is destroyed."

Well. You are not wrong! ;P

My wife was raised in New Orleans. And she hates the heat worse than I do.
But she also can't stand being cold. Does not know how to deal with it. And I mean Mid-west cold. Not way-up-north cold.
(Oklahoma actually has 4 seasons. Unlike Lousy-Anna, which has 2. 'Hotter than #@!!, and not quite so d@rn hot')
So I guess we're staying down here, where it's hot, but at least she knows how to deal with it. ;)

You would be Correct Doomed Hero.

Lousy-Anna is almost 100% humidity. On a DRY day. ;P Makes everything feel even hotter than it already is.

When my friends came down to be in the wedding, they stepped out of the car, and as one all started gasping for air. The first comment was, "You didn't tell us we'd need scuba tanks!"

Yeah, monsoons sounds pretty bad. It's bad enough just getting a flood due to a few DAYS of rain and strong winds.
I dont even wanna imagine a few WEEKS of rain. Even if the winds aren't hurricane strength. :(

Either way, once the ground is saturated, the water has nowhere else to go but in your house! Unless the planners actually planned for the rain properly. (They never do here until AFTER it floods. Then they they 'fix' it, and it works for a while, until it floods again.) >_<

People down here are terrified of Tornadoes. I grew up in Tulsa OK (AKA= Tornado Alley) so I just sleep through them. Unless its RIGHT on top of me.
HAving to worry about swimming to safety worries me.
My wife says "We get warnings for a hurricane. You can get out of the way. You can't dodge a tornado!"
I disagree. HAving done it once or twice.
(Scary yes! But doable. Sorta. I recommend only as a last resort.) ;)
But you have to be REALLY lucky, and REAL fast! ;P

Sorry to hear about the map loss.
I mean, if you LIKE making maps, it's not too bad? ;P
But it's still time consuming. (I guess. I dont make maps) ;)

Hey there safe travels & HAve fun!

This summer HAS been a bear! And too dang short! It almost already over.
(For teachers who go back to work early like my wife)

I've been so busy, I didn't really get 'a break'.

(Although I DID take some time to go have fun when I could. Which is why i didn't get much rest this Summer.) :)

Safe traveling!

it's raining down here. Again. :(

Ragadolf wrote:

'rain event'

"Weather Event" was how the Army referred to Monsoon season.

"We're gearing up for the area's annual weather event. Due to high winds, umbrellas are now prohibited. Make sure your personal rain gear is clean, patched, and ready. Carrying your poncho on your person or vehicle is now mandatory until further notice."

Oh sure Sarge, that poncho will definitely help when the sky is dumping 5 inches of water an hour into 70 mph winds for three weeks straight.

The air is soup. Umbrellas are ammo. Here's a plastic sheet. Good luck.

Um,...

My dad was in the Navy, my eldest son was in the Marines.
This sounds SO on point! :)

Or, as we call it, "A typical day from July through Early spring in South lousy-anna!" ;P

Hopefully!

I just found out that there's another 'rain event' (a not-yet named weather pattern) heading our way here in Lousy-Anna from Florida-way.

Whether it gets 'bad' (tropical storm or hurricane) or not, we're in for a lot more rain, apparently. :(

This is seriously crimping my wife's travel plans for this weekend.
(to help out with her ailing father for a couple of days) >_<

Stoopid rain.

Glad to hear it! Enjoy your vacation!

I for one am getting tired of RAIN down here!

;P

Oh good grief!

No minute like the LAST minute. I guess. ;P

Good luck!

Been quiet on the ol' posting-front this week/end.

Hope everyone is having/had a good weekend? :)

Been quiet on the ol' posting-front this week/end.

Hope everyone is having/had a good weekend? :)

I'm BaaaacK! :)

("Fear me. If you dare!") ;P

Wowsers. Got some catching up to do!

Um, Tomorrow. It's late. And I am dead tired.
(I like to travel, but I HATE long drives! Very disrupting combo.) ;P

I'm BaaaacK! :)

("Fear me. If you dare!") ;P

I'm BaaaacK! :)

("Fear me. If you dare!") ;P

Hey all,

I'm taking another lil' trip. To see my family in Oklahoma. So I'll be out next week for the 4th of july.

I will try to keep up, but I expect posting opportunities to be few.
Please forgive my absence, and 'bot my toon(s) as needed.

See you all when I get back!

Pre-emptive 4th of July! :)

Hey all,

I'm taking another lil' trip. To see my family in Oklahoma. So I'll be out next week for the 4th of july.

I will try to keep up, but I expect posting opportunities to be few.
Please forgive my absence, and 'bot my toon(s) as needed.

See you all when I get back!

Pre-emptive 4th of July! :)

Hey all,

I'm taking another lil' trip. To see my family in Oklahoma. So I'll be out next week for the 4th of july.

I will try to keep up, but I expect posting opportunities to be few.
Please forgive my absence, and 'bot my toon(s) as needed.

See you all when I get back!

Pre-emptive 4th of July! :)

Thanks Pat!

That was fun!
A cool puzzle-challenge.

One bad dice roll, (barring timely intervention of an aid another or similar) and it would have been golem throw down time!

I mean, those are fun too! ;)

(Well, not so much for casters. Golems are notoriously spell-resistant!) ;P

Can always count on you to provide an interesting and fun challenge!
:D

Patrick Curtin wrote:

Heh. At least you get to retire

I know, right?

We've also been getting slammed at work the past couple weeks, and the massive amounts of rain haven't been helping the excavations go any quicker.

I do apologize for being slow to post--I check the thread every day, but on top of my being exhausted, my character a) doesn't talk much to begin with, and b) is going through a rage-induced mental breakdown. I will try to do better with keeping the action moving, though.

Yeah, there has been mucho rain-o down south here lately as well. We finally get a couple of days to dry out, and JUST when I'm about to mow my yard,...

Sigh, Ima gonna have to hire someone with a riding lawnmower to mow this jungle I have growing here. :(

ALessia is doing great at being,... Alessia. :)

I mean, she is literally keeping us moving forward right now. ;)

Heh. At least you get to retire

From your mouth to God's ears!

Of course, my retirement would be 'ok', if I could ever get a raise, so that I have a decent amount to retire with 50% of! ;P

Sweeet! :D

(Good job catching up at work! I can barely stay CURRENT with my work. 'Catching up' once behind is as much a dream as me getting a raise before I retire!) ;P

I think for me it's just the learning curve.

Rags is a cranky old wizard. And while I am tech-savvy,...
(I am a theater-tech/actor/etc. So I'm a 'Tech-Wizard') ;P
,... I am old enough to admit I can sometimes be stuck in my ways.

I'm good at running equipment I know. But learning the newest model/newest updates/different brand/etc is always a pain in my keister. :(

I'm sure once I get to play with Discord enough, I'll be somewhere between fine-to-happy with it.

Thank you! Unfortunately my work welcomed me back too lol

Welcome back home, and to gaming? YAY!

Welcome back to WORK?!?,... Booooooo! ;P

Let me guess, now you need a vacation, from your vacation? :)

Strangely, I just can't warm up to Discord.

My first impressions (Andmy second, and third impressions) were,

My son seems to like Discord. Just depends on what your used to I guess.

Look!
A DOT! A Palpable DOT! :)

Discord is a learning curve. But I 'had' to learn it.

Cuz Microsoft killed Skype, so my old college pals and I had to move to another platform.
(And I certainly am NOT going to use a new, untested Microsoft program when there are SO many others out there that are at least stable.) ;P

Sweet!
At least it was a GOOD reason!
(Vacation is good in my opinion!) ;P

Hope you had a great time!

Welcome back,

Sweet!
At least it was a GOOD reason!
(Vacation is good in my opinion!) ;P

Hope you had a great time!

Welcome back,

Sergei the Haunted wrote:

Who the heck uses and Oversized Handaxe when a Greataxe is easier to find, use and hits harder? Lopper wasn't very bright.

He was a deranged lunatic... that doesn't help!

That DOES explain a lot. ;)

I'm Baaaaaaack!

You may cheer now.

(Or cry. Whichever works for you.) ;P

Catching up!

Thank you for the INFO link/post/tab. I'll explore more thoroughly asap.

DEFINITELY agree with the clearing of first floor, first!
I think we got really good, and really lucky, with the wight the first time. I'd rather not rely on luck more than needed.

(Especially mine. MY dice don't normally like me all that much!) ;)

I'm Baaaaaaaack!

You may cheer now.
(Or cry. WHichever works for you) ;P

Hi All,

Just a note, I'm working a LONG Sat tomorrow, and I leave for almost the whole week Sunday morning.

My wife and I just had our 29th wedding anniversary, and next week is actually a slow/dead week for me, so we're headed BACK to Florida.
We'll go to Universal (MAYBE a day at Disney? We did honeymoon there long ago!) and spend too much money eating out and shopping between riding a few rides.

I'll have my laptop, but I DON'T plan on being in the hotel room long enough to fire it up unless work calls me for an emergency.
(A MAJOR emergency!) ;P

Sorry for last minute notice, PLease bot as needed, and I'll catch up when I get back next weekend!

Thank you!
Have a good week all,

Hi All,

Just a note, I'm working a LONG Sat tomorrow, and I leave for almost the whole week Sunday morning.

My wife and I just had our 29th wedding anniversary, and next week is actually a slow/dead week for me, so we're headed BACK to Florida.
We'll go to Universal (MAYBE a day at Disney? We did honeymoon there long ago!) and spend too much money eating out and shopping between riding a few rides.

I'll have my laptop, but I DON'T plan on being in the hotel room long enough to fire it up unless work calls me for an emergency.
(A MAJOR emergency!) ;P

Sorry for last minute notice, PLease bot as needed, and I'll catch up when I get back next weekend!

Thank you!
Have a good week all,

Hi All,

Just a note, I'm working a LONG Sat tomorrow, and I leave for almost the whole week Sunday morning.

My wife and I just had our 29th wedding anniversary, and next week is actually a slow/dead week for me, so we're headed BACK to Florida.
We'll go to Universal (MAYBE a day at Disney? We did honeymoon there long ago!) and spend too much money eating out and shopping between riding a few rides.

I'll have my laptop, but I DON'T plan on being in the hotel room long enough to fire it up unless work calls me for an emergency.
(A MAJOR emergency!) ;P

Sorry for last minute notice, PLease bot as needed, and I'll catch up when I get back next weekend!

Thank you!
Have a good week all,

Very cool!

never rains, but it always pours. ;P

Nice! I'm not THAT athletic.
Even when I was (pretending) to be athletic. ;P

COngrats!

Still going to be a long week for me,
(Long week, long days, just,... long)
;P

Should still be able to keep up. Just late(r) at night(s). ;)

Carry on!

Hi folks. Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. I was super busy, so i didn’t have a lot of time to update anything, but I am hoping to rectify that piecemeal this week.

Yay! :)

Still going to be a long week for me. (long week, long days, just,... long)
;P

I'll try to stay current, probably late(r) at night(s).

FYI taking the weekend off from posting due to the Holiday and the need to prep for my returning table top game as well as get a new PbP game up and running.

I think the PCs are close to completing all research just waiting for a few of you to post up Aid Another rolls, direct Knowledge rolls or for Zy to specifically apply her Karmic Blessing spell strategically. Hopefully, that's all done by Tuesday and I can adjudicate.

Cool,

But I should be able to touch base at least once every 1-2 days! :)

FYI- I made my roll with all bonuses I can account for, so no +3 from Zy yet,. or any aid anothers.

BUT I DO have 2 Hero Points, and if I need to, I am happy to spend one.
(I would like to keep one in reserve, seeing as how nasty some of the monsters are if your low lvl) ;)

Forgot to mention, Gonna be very busy next week+ or so.
Mostly Orientations and dance shows. THIS week. :P

SO if I vanish, sorry, I'll be back! :D

Hopefully I'll have enough late-night free time to keep up and get a post in!