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It seems that when I reinstated my subscription after having it suspended, the hold option was changed from "monthly shipment" to "never hold anything". I've changed it back now, could you please hold this shipment to ship with the rest of the items that are supposed to go out this month?

Thank you.

What source are the demilich stats in Scarwall taken from?

I noticed that half-umbral dragons half immunity to Strength drain, even though umbral dragons have no such immunity.

Huh. That should say "...half-umbral dragons have immunity..."

He was funny.

Check it out.

Disturbingly cute.

No word from CourtFool in over two weeks.

What's up with that?

So, I'm sitting here in the hospital, checking the site while my wife recovers from surgery.

Sitting right next to me is my mother-in-law, holding my brand-new baby girl.

Today is the best day of my life.

how to get to Vic Wertz Street?

So, I’m 10 weeks away from being a daddy.

My first child, a daughter, is scheduled to arrive on 25 September, 2008.

I am very excited to be a father. Finding out my wife was pregnant was the best news I’d ever heard. I’ve gone to (almost) all the Dr. appointments. We’re signed up for birthing classes. I’ve just been giddy about it.

I only have one question: Where did the last five months go?

Seriously.

February:

Doctor: You’re going to have a baby in September.
Ungoded: Awesome.

July:

Doctor: You’re going to have a baby in 10 weeks.
Ungoded: Awe – 10 weeks? Really? That soon?

Don’t get me wrong. I’m still as happy as ever about being a dad. But now I’m also starting to feel a little ... nervous.

I mean, ten weeks? That’s soon.

Am I ready to be a parent?

I’m ready in the “I want to be a dad” sense.

But, I still act like a kid myself, how the hell am I supposed to raise one?

Cosmo,

It seems that the Pathfinder Advantage wasn't applied to this order.

I know it's not a huge discount on a $5.00 order, but with the ability to add non-subscription items to subscription shipment not yet available, every little discount helps justify shipping this little order by itself.

Thanks.

Whenever someone types "McArtor," their avatar should be turned into a bronze dragon ninja.

Congratulations, Christine!

Nevermind. I see that I have the pdf available for download, so this must have already shipped.

I suppose at this point there is no reason to hold my Pathfinder #5 for monthly shipment. There is no shipping to save on.

Instead of switching my shipping to "Hold for Pathfinder" and then back to monthly after it ships, could you just go ahead and ship the Pathfinder out? Or do I need to change the shipping selection?

Any word on when we'll get to see the picture (actual, not mock-up) for this one?

So...

This past Saturday, nearly two weeks after The Warning Sign That Wasn't, my wife and I decided that we should try our luck in the First Response lottery.

So we bought our ticket and returned home, full of nervous anticipation. I dutifully read the contest rules, then carefully explained to my wife how to perform the drawing. A few seconds later I found myself hunched forward on the couch, desperately trying to find something on T.V. that would keep the next three minutes from feeling like hours.

(7:44 PM)

For me, channel surfing is a treasured pastime. I have been known to spend an entire half hour lazily scrolling through basic cable's meager offerings waiting for the next batch of shows to start, hoping for something palatable enough to melt my brain to.

I spent what must have been an entire afternoon worth of daytime junk scrolling channels, trying to kill time.

(7:45 PM)

New tactic needed. Fine.

I settle on a channel and decide to see if I can recite the commerials (I watch alot of T.V.).

"Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea..." Ah, the Macarena-based Pepto Bismol song and dance. I spend a few moments pondering what bothers me more: the song, or the fact that I can sing it?

(7:46 PM)

Sweet Celestial Patriarch! Why has the flow of time broken?! What have I done to trap myself in this temporal morass? Am I cursed to forever exist in anticipation of this moment of truth, eternally waiting for that fifth daily number? Why!? Why am I tormented so?!

(7:47 PM)

Oh, time to go check the ticket. Right. Let me go do that. Just a second, though, I like this commercial.

Look, honey, the baby polar bear is drinking a coke with the penguins. Isn't that cute? Of course, everybody knows that polar bears and penguins live on opposite sides of the world. Well, except for those tropical penguins. You remember, the ones we saw in Hawai'i. I gotta admit, before that I didn't know there were tropical penguins...

What's that? The ticket? Oh, right. Yes. Let me go check that.

Guess what, honey. We won the lottery. Says so right here, two pink lines means you won.

Of course, we need to go the the Verification Office and make sure we aren't one of the 1.6% of consumers who did not get the expected results.

What's that? Verification Office isn't open on weekends? Have to wait 'til Monday?

Hm, well. How hard could that be? Um, how many minutes does Sunday have?

**********

Well, Monday came and it was off to work. I kept myself as busy as possible during the day. You know what they say: "Time flies when you're thinking of anything except the Lottery Verification Office."

They lie.

A nice, traffic-filled drive home, followed by a plop on the couch to play video games (the channel surfing, commercial singing route was not going to cut it).

I didn't notice it too much the first time I played through, but Final Fantasy X is more like a movie with a few video game moments than an actual video game. And let me tell you, I did not give a rat's ass about whether or not Yuna was going to die at the end of her pilgrimage.

Eventually my wife came home. She was on the phone when she walked in. I patiently (sort of) waited for her to finish her conversation. Which she eventually did.

Wife: Hey, sweetie, how was work?

Ungoded: Uh, good. You?

Wife: It was okay.

Ungoded: So, how did things go at the Lottery Verification Office?

author's note: I wasn't sure if I should stick to the metaphor or let this conversation play out closer to how it actually happened. Ultimately I decided to go with the metaphor, 'cause I like it.

Wife: I don't have an ear infection.

And here the metaphor breaks down anyway. Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted. I should note that this is not the non-sequitur that it appears to be. Her ears have been bothering her for weeks, she decided to get them checked out while she was there.

Ungoded: Good. Good. That's good. And, uh, that other thing?

Wife: Six weeks along.

Ungoded: Woohoo! We won the lottery! Welcome back metaphor, welcome back.

One of my co-workers just sent this to everyone in the office.

Just in case you need a laugh:

After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.

By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had
an accident.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

And the best one for last..................

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget
pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

One of my players is thinking of playing a Spirit Shaman of the Shiikirri-Quah.

Is there more information available about this clan?

I have not yet had the chance to pick up any of the Item Cards, but I really like the idea and I do intend to get them.

My one concern is that my players have a strong tendency to lose things. If they can lose their character sheets, they can certainly lose some Item Cards. Judging by the way they set up their "gaming area" at the table, they'll likely lose cards during the game. Organization is not present at our gaming table.

Here's my thought: Make a card holder that is designed to look like a backpack for players to keep their cards in. It could even have a spot on the front to write the character's name.

The packs could be collected after the game to ensure cards are not lost, and to prevent those players who are less concerned with rules from aquiring and adding their own cards to the pack.

In Dragon #357, on page 68, in the "Three Faces of Astaroth" sidebar, it is mentioned that "...a fallen angel named Astaroth the Unjustly Fallen is now a vestige as well."

Has this vestige been detailed anywhere?

Are these GameMastery modules going to be set in the same world as the Pathfinder adventure paths?