Got home from work and turned on the telly while I wait for the aftersweat to start and discover that today's matiné is Coal Miner's Daughter, and daaaang Tommy Lee Jones looks young! He's even got colour in his hair!
All of his hair!
Also, whatever became of Sissy Spacek?
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everyone else takes the sidewalks, but thats no fun, so we turn a 20 minute walk into a 10 minute adventure, thru the woods, over the tracks, past the bunny log, up the hill.... beats walking the same boring path evryday:-)
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no turkeys:(
no bunnies either:(
they (the turkeys) start to go into hiding after halloween until thanksgiving is over, december is usually lousy with them, cracks me up every year:-)
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20 degrees and an inch of snow falling for the walk to school, i hope we see some wild turkeys in the woods:-)
{immediately pictures Narnia-like forest where the bourbon roams freely}
.no turkeys:(
no bunnies either:(
{updates daydream, adds bunnies}
they (the turkeys) start to go into hiding after halloween until thanksgiving is over, december is usually lousy with them, cracks me up every year:-)
That makes sense, they likely don't want to end up in pies.
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Time to continue my series of recaps.
I am sorry if it is a bit hastily written, so much has happened and I am trying to be as efficient with my time as I can.
While Sage was busy getting his mind scrambled with, the three other heroes found traces of daemon influence in the area. They also cleared out Varnhold of Spriggans, and approached the Centaurs without violence despite their lack of a specialized diplomat. With the information they had acquired, they entered Vordakai's Tomb where they reunited with Sage after both they and the wizard got some sidequests done. Much to their dismay, the dungeon had not just undead monsters, but a coven of daemons as well. They also found Evindra the Nereid as a captive, left forgotten by Vordakai after she had outlived her usefulness. After clearing through the dungeon, they fight Vordakai himself. The fight was a close one, but after defeating the dreaded lich, they find out that they had beaten a Simulacrum and not the real thing.
Worse still, they soon get a report that some people dear to them (such as Sage's two apprentices) have been kidnapped, and are being held at Fort Drelev, of all places. Enraged, they gather their armies and charge southward, finding the land filled with undead monsters and the Tiger Lord Barbarians fighting them. Armag was betrayed by Drelev after Irovetti's defeat, as the Baron had found a new ally in Vordakai. The king's fall changed everything. Nyrissa has been forced to wait longer before she can throw her trump card, and Briar itself was found by Vordakai, who is using it as a conduit for creating a portal to Abaddon. Meanwhile, Sage's tampering with Candlemere has gotten some other entities interested in the Stolen Lands as well...
After storming the Fort, the heroes corner Vordakai and a now-undead Drelev, only for the lich to teleport himself and the knight away to his new lair. The heroes free the prisoners they find in the dungeons, and then go out to see how the townsfolk are doing. Having been forced to deal with constant misery, a part of the townsfolk had converted to the worship of Zon-Kuthon, led by a fallen astral deva named Lindelle (who had tried to defeat Vordakai and failed) and an interlocutor kyton named Imnarias (who had gained an interest in Lindelle after her defeat). As they went about explaining how they both had attempted to "save" the people of the Fort, Sage reprimanded them harshly and told them to abandon the vile Midnight Lord, rolling Diplomacy. Funny enough, the die accidentally fell on the floor and showed a 1, but we generally force a reroll if the die fails to stay on the table. He then rolled a 19, which caused the already somewhat quirky kyton to become confused, and snapped the angel and her followers out of their pain-induced fall from grace.
There is still a lot to be done for the heroes.
- Imnarias is slowly turning away from Evil, but fails to comprehend Good at the moment.
- Lindelle is still a fallen angel, and is in need of an Atonement spell before she can turn back to normal.
- Vordakai needs to be stopped, as he is nearly finished opening the portal through which his daemon minions can enter.
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After looking at that recap, I realized just how complex this campaign has turned. I LOVE IT!!
Speaking of Sage, there are his two cute apprentices, Tatiana the Changeling (daughter of the Knurly Witch) and Euphemia the Medusa (daughter of Phomandala), whom I might have mentioned off-hand somewhere.
Then there is Ciaran, who's backstory and link to the fey of Sevenarches both connect him to Nyrissa, a fact that is becoming more and more apparent as the campaign goes on.
Also, the way the Greenbelt area (currently a County) has been worked. They even set down laws making kobolds, centaurs and other beings citizens with rights equal to those of the resident humans, and adopted the River Freedoms alongside some interesting laws of their own into the mix. Thus far they have run things very darn well, both when it comes to running the place and defending it. Heck, the training of their military upgraded their Kobold Skirmishers into Kobold Commandos, just to name an example.
Then there's the Lovecraftian influence (I do not hate Lovecraft, I just prefer it in small doses) that seeps from Candlemere thanks to Sage's machinations, though he did not expect things going the way they did. And of course, I love how much Vordakai has had the chance to establish himself as a Big Bad thanks to Irovetti's removal from his throne. He just seems to fit the role far better. Hell, I couldn't have added the Lindelle and Imnarias side-story in if I had run the last three books as written instead of going the way it did now.
Thanks to the backstories of the characters, the amount of enemies has expanded.
- Nyrissa remains as the final boss of the campaign, though she is a nemesis of sorts for Ciaran's mentor, the nymph lady Liadain.
- Abraxas the demon lord pursues Sage and those associated with him (Malvien and a lady named Layla) for abandoning his cult back in the day.
- Vordakai has become the penultimate boss, since Irovetti's defeat gave the lich a chance to snatch Briar away, and give him time to recover his powers as the PCs worked politics.
- Nyarlathotep might be interested in the player characters due to Sage's brief contact with the Outer God Pergrathoth (again, a creation of my own), bringing some mayhem with him.
The only problem with Icy's Kingmaker is getting it finished.
Every time he tries to run it, one player is missing, and the group doesn't wanna move on with anyone missing.
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New glasses = awesome. Not only are they the right prescription so no more constant squinting and eyestrain (old ones were way too powerful...suspect previous optometrist lacked a certain amount of competence) but I was finally talked into getting transitions lenses and I'm only sorry I didn't do this sooner. I can actually walk outside or into a too brightly lit store without getting a headache and can mostly not complain when my family turns on what they consider sufficient lights inside (apparently I need about half as much light as they do, sometimes less). And it even helped mitigate some of my night driving problem with the oncoming headlights being painfully blinding. Woo! :)
Now back to NaNoWriMo where two of my characters have gone totally off script and refuse to speak to each other, two of my chapters have merged together, and I have developed both a deep, abiding hatred of my story and a total lack of confidence in my ability to keep this crap going for another 11000 words. Getting stuck this close to the finish line is disheartening to say the least. I will get there, but not as soon as I'd like. Dammit I just wanna stop writing and play Inquisition already! >.<
...I forgot about NaNoWriMo.
HOW DID I FORGET SUCH AN EVENT?!
New glasses = awesome. Not only are they the right prescription so no more constant squinting and eyestrain (old ones were way too powerful...suspect previous optometrist lacked a certain amount of competence) but I was finally talked into getting transitions lenses and I'm only sorry I didn't do this sooner. I can actually walk outside or into a too brightly lit store without getting a headache and can mostly not complain when my family turns on what they consider sufficient lights inside (apparently I need about half as much light as they do, sometimes less). And it even helped mitigate some of my night driving problem with the oncoming headlights being painfully blinding. Woo! :)
meganeko lynora? Yes, please.
Another rainy evening, another headache. Meh.
After looking at that recap, I realized just how complex this campaign has turned. I LOVE IT!!
The joy of tangling the plots of campaign around themselves and nearby characters!
Ridiculously cold in apartment. Steam from lone working radiator is condensing on ceiling and freezing. Still no word from maintenance.
Crap. LOTRO is having log in problems :/
Couldn't it have them last week when I was chasing deadlines? :/
my new Avatar looks like Cyborg Aragorn:-)
couldnt keep the Ratfolk tho, with the mice doing their winter invasion its sadly hunting season:(
and since the Beagle refuses to hunt mice in the house its on me:(
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Dr Doom?
Definitely time to bed. *yawn*
Will the GM turn up for tonight's Dragon Age game, will the 3rd player or even the new Spaniard? Will my dice betray me once again?
All these questions and more answered tonight!!!
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Dear Saint Nick,
Nearly all the FaWTLs have had a 2014 that has run from moderately disappointing to incredibly crappy. Please sir, for Christmas, may they please have a nice non-stressful, non-insane, non-economically challenging/draining 2015?
P.S. Please please modify Dave's statblock to include cold resistance 10 or better.
P.P.S. Please please PLEASE don't give Freehold anymore batteries for his weather dominator. Or leave him a warm Serbian lady in Christmas stockings to distract him.
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2015 better than 2014 sounds good. It would mean continued progress out of crap for me.
BTW: If warm Serbian lady in Christmas stockings won't distract Freehold from weather dominator I will gladly keep her company so she won't get cold from Freehold's antics.
Dear Saint Nick,
Nearly all the FaWTLs have had a 2014 that has run from moderately disappointing to incredibly crappy. Please sir, for Christmas, may they please have a nice non-stressful, non-insane, non-economically challenging/draining 2015?
P.S. Please please modify Dave's statblock to include cold resistance 10 or better.
P.P.S. Please please PLEASE don't give Freehold anymore batteries for his weather dominator. Or leave him a warm Serbian lady in Christmas stockings to distract him.
My dear consort has received your request. Of course, you know we can't make promises.
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New glasses = awesome. Not only are they the right prescription so no more constant squinting and eyestrain (old ones were way too powerful...suspect previous optometrist lacked a certain amount of competence) but I was finally talked into getting transitions lenses and I'm only sorry I didn't do this sooner. I can actually walk outside or into a too brightly lit store without getting a headache and can mostly not complain when my family turns on what they consider sufficient lights inside (apparently I need about half as much light as they do, sometimes less). And it even helped mitigate some of my night driving problem with the oncoming headlights being painfully blinding. Woo! :)
I'm glad it's working well for you!
I actually hate my Transitions lenses. They are okay for some things (walking outside on a sunny day) but not so helpful in other situations. The biggest issue is that they will never tint in a car, since auto glass filters UV, and that's when I most want sunglasses. Also, in colder weather, they take forever to un-tint when you go indoors from being outside.
I think next time I will get a pair of prescription sunglasses to keep in the car.
New glasses = awesome. Not only are they the right prescription so no more constant squinting and eyestrain (old ones were way too powerful...suspect previous optometrist lacked a certain amount of competence) but I was finally talked into getting transitions lenses and I'm only sorry I didn't do this sooner. I can actually walk outside or into a too brightly lit store without getting a headache and can mostly not complain when my family turns on what they consider sufficient lights inside (apparently I need about half as much light as they do, sometimes less). And it even helped mitigate some of my night driving problem with the oncoming headlights being painfully blinding. Woo! :)I'm glad it's working well for you!
I actually hate my Transitions lenses. They are okay for some things (walking outside on a sunny day) but not so helpful in other situations. The biggest issue is that they will never tint in a car, since auto glass filters UV, and that's when I most want sunglasses. Also, in colder weather, they take forever to un-tint when you go indoors from being outside.
I think next time I will get a pair of prescription sunglasses to keep in the car.
Oh, you got the normal transitions lenses then? There's another kind that can work in the car and that's those one I have. I forget what crazy name they had for it. The catch is that they never go all the way to clear, which is totally fine for someone with extreme (is it photophobia or photosensitivity? They seem to use both terms interchangeably) problems with light like me. Apparently it's common for people with super pale blue eyes. Anyways, I need a little bit of tint even for dealing with indoor lights at a normal level, so it works for me.
But I totally get what you're saying about the cold weather. I'm getting used to having to deal with a couple of minutes of cloudy vision as the tint takes its own sweet time adjusting after coming in from the cold. Still better than what I was dealing with before, and if that's the worst thing then I can totally deal with that. :)
Ugh. Still moving. Plus it's cold. Plus I'm working a lot of hours at the moment.
I'm feeling very disconnected. I need my downtime.
Good luck with the move and with keeping your sanity in the meantime.
Only nine thousand words left to go. I am torn between never wanting to look at the steaming pile of poo that is my novel ever again and wanting to write all the time so I can finally be done with it.
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just tommorow and one week until miy second month of parental leave
combined with leftover vaccation days I will stay 6 weeks at home at 2/3 pay
wohoooo
but the last week will be very very stressfull if that makes you all feel less jealous
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boy can now stand up from prone with the help of various pieces of furniture and expects a cheer from anyone in the room when he stands :-)
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cutting a ten-month-olds finger- and toenails is like herding hornets
yay! a week and a half into winter and i'm already done with the transitional arthritis*:-)
it was actually a lot less painful this year despite breaking my top two fingers on my right hand, twice (boo for statistically improbable injuries!)
* i only get it in the transition between winter and spring and fall and winter, usually for two weeks or a little more
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Ugh. Still moving. Plus it's cold. Plus I'm working a lot of hours at the moment.
I'm feeling very disconnected. I need my downtime
It has been proven that absinthe not just causes people to reconnect, it also brings about long periods of downtime!
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Only nine thousand words left to go. I am torn between never wanting to look at the steaming pile of poo that is my novel ever again and wanting to write all the time so I can finally be done with it.
DO EET
New glasses = awesome. Not only are they the right prescription so no more constant squinting and eyestrain (old ones were way too powerful...suspect previous optometrist lacked a certain amount of competence) but I was finally talked into getting transitions lenses and I'm only sorry I didn't do this sooner. I can actually walk outside or into a too brightly lit store without getting a headache and can mostly not complain when my family turns on what they consider sufficient lights inside (apparently I need about half as much light as they do, sometimes less). And it even helped mitigate some of my night driving problem with the oncoming headlights being painfully blinding. Woo! :)I'm glad it's working well for you!
I actually hate my Transitions lenses. They are okay for some things (walking outside on a sunny day) but not so helpful in other situations. The biggest issue is that they will never tint in a car, since auto glass filters UV, and that's when I most want sunglasses. Also, in colder weather, they take forever to un-tint when you go indoors from being outside.
I think next time I will get a pair of prescription sunglasses to keep in the car.
Oh, you got the normal transitions lenses then? There's another kind that can work in the car and that's those one I have. I forget what crazy name they had for it. The catch is that they never go all the way to clear, which is totally fine for someone with extreme (is it photophobia or photosensitivity? They seem to use both terms interchangeably) problems with light like me. Apparently it's common for people with super pale blue eyes. Anyways, I need a little bit of tint even for dealing with indoor lights at a normal level, so it works for me.
But I totally get what you're saying about the cold weather. I'm getting used to having to deal with a couple of minutes of cloudy vision as the tint takes its own sweet time adjusting after coming in from the cold. Still better than what I was...
still waiting on meganeko lynora...
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boy can now stand up from prone with the help of various pieces of furniture and expects a cheer from anyone in the room when he stands :-)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GO STANDING POSSUM HIDDEN DWARFLING
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just tommorow and one week until miy second month of parental leave
combined with leftover vaccation days I will stay 6 weeks at home at 2/3 pay
wohoooobut the last week will be very very stressfull if that makes you all feel less jealous
you know what's better? Having a week and a half off at full pay with no kids. Like me as of Monday!
you know what's better? Having a week and a half off at full pay with no kids. Like me as of Monday!just tommorow and one week until miy second month of parental leave
combined with leftover vaccation days I will stay 6 weeks at home at 2/3 pay
wohoooobut the last week will be very very stressfull if that makes you all feel less jealous
Get to work! No slacking off.
still waiting on meganeko lynora...
But I've always worn glasses....I even still have the same exact frames. If you're waiting on a pic you'll be waiting a while. *shrug* There's a recentish pic on my twitter profile (@LynoraPefhlawae) but that's about it. (Yes, I joined twitter, but I haven't even tweeted or anything yet. I just joined so I can follow NaNoWordSprints. Because it does in fact help.) And I'm not yet in the desperate phase of procrastination that would lead me to take and post a selfie just for this. :P
you know what's better? Having a week and a half off at full pay with no kids. Like me as of Monday!just tommorow and one week until miy second month of parental leave
combined with leftover vaccation days I will stay 6 weeks at home at 2/3 pay
wohoooobut the last week will be very very stressfull if that makes you all feel less jealous
Enjoy your vacation. :)
Alright. Errands done, lunch eaten. Back to the word mines for me. Only 8000 more to go...
But I've always worn glasses....I even still have the same exact frames. If you're waiting on a pic you'll be waiting a while. *shrug* There's a recentish pic on my twitter profile (@LynoraPefhlawae) but that's about it. (Yes, I joined twitter, but I haven't even tweeted or anything yet. I just joined so I can follow NaNoWordSprints. Because it does in fact help.) And I'm not yet in the desperate phase of procrastination that would lead me to take and post a selfie just for this. :P
still waiting on meganeko lynora...
the same frames? That's cheating! You need new frames every time you upgrade your prescription!
New frames cost money. And aren't always covered by insurance, if you're lucky enough to have insurance that covers glasses/contacts.