Today I finally achieved one of my greatest dreams in Vana'diel! I now have my Wedding Dress set!
To be honest, it's a partial victory. I had to farm up 200% more gil than I should have needed, I wasn't able to actually get a ceremony out of the deal, and I don't yet have the ring. Need about 60k more for that.
But nevermind all that. I look very fetching in the dress, especially in the sunlight!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Little Notes
Tuesday and Wednesday I did very little besides farm and meet up with a new Rogue, Ogopogo, to help him with the Three-Mage Door. While there, I farmed up a set of tests and a scroll of Gravity. This, plus the now-full stack of Radiant Memories puts me over the 400k mark for the Wedding Dress.
So, before heading to bed Wednesday, I put up the last of my goods (not counting a ton of recollects).
Chat-wise, things were quiet. Mostly because FFXIII came out Tuesday and Kush, Dark, and others were elbow-deep in the new adventure. I had a nice talk with Momma, wherein she shared one of her creative fiction papers. Then we had a really deep talk about relationships. Which made sense given the topic of the paper and its effect on me.
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Some randoms:
Tori Amos needs to redo her hair... That paint-can orange stinks. But I need to catch up on her discography.
Last Thursday, there was an interesting Law & Order SVU. A killer was targeting prostitutes and leaving religiously-themed pamphlets on the bodies, suggesting he was doing them and the world a divine favor. The very next day I saw this: "Blame the victim: Religious leaflet claims ‘ungodly’ dressed women provoke rape" from the Bristol Herald Courier.
Just heard yet another prom committee's travesty because of a gay student wanting to be themselves: "Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request", courtesy of USA Today.
Coming up this Sunday: The Robot Returns to Racing! Yes! Schumacher and the Mercedes "German national team" square off against three other top teams.
So, before heading to bed Wednesday, I put up the last of my goods (not counting a ton of recollects).
Chat-wise, things were quiet. Mostly because FFXIII came out Tuesday and Kush, Dark, and others were elbow-deep in the new adventure. I had a nice talk with Momma, wherein she shared one of her creative fiction papers. Then we had a really deep talk about relationships. Which made sense given the topic of the paper and its effect on me.
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Some randoms:
Tori Amos needs to redo her hair... That paint-can orange stinks. But I need to catch up on her discography.
Last Thursday, there was an interesting Law & Order SVU. A killer was targeting prostitutes and leaving religiously-themed pamphlets on the bodies, suggesting he was doing them and the world a divine favor. The very next day I saw this: "Blame the victim: Religious leaflet claims ‘ungodly’ dressed women provoke rape" from the Bristol Herald Courier.
Just heard yet another prom committee's travesty because of a gay student wanting to be themselves: "Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request", courtesy of USA Today.
Coming up this Sunday: The Robot Returns to Racing! Yes! Schumacher and the Mercedes "German national team" square off against three other top teams.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Week Out...
Mon
Josh's games were supposed to be today, and we thought they were at Disney's ballpark. Nope. His team was in Winter Haven, a further hour from home. Because of the boys' FCAT testing, we opted to skip the game ><
Went to Perkins, LEGO store (no Medieval Village), then Mall at Millennia. Then Sanford for Best Buy and Red Brick.
Then home, where I checked auctions and started farming for what I hope is the final run to the Wedding Dress gil.
Found out both LK and Keps play chess. Hmmm!
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Sun
Today, we got up, finished packing, and headed to Disney World! We left a little after 12, and after threading the Bike Week traffic, checked in to our rooms. Using our reward card points, Ape got two rooms. So the boys could have their own place. Adjoining next door of course!
Then it was time for the park. We changed our VoluntEAR (groan) vouchers for real tickets and met up with the crew. I dashed ahead with tickets in hand to grab our Test Track fast passes, then we worked our way around to use up the 3-odd hours we had before we could go.
Mission:Space nearly proved to be our undoing. Not because of the turbulence. Everybody but me went for the "easy" line anyway. No, because they got on almsot immediately, and I would have too had our line not experienced a "brief delay".
* Living Seas
* Segway x2
* Japan shopping
* Imaginarium
* Test Track
* Norway
* Japan dinner teriyaki chicken/sukiyaki beef/rice
* Fireworks
* ticket extension
-=-=-=-
Sat
Up at about 10:30, went and got breakfast. Loitered around the house some before vampiric kisses and leaving for my birthday activities.
Went to the Avenues. Got to see Tim Tebow, and grabbed a cell-phone piccy before being thrown out of the sports memorabilia store he was in. Thankfully I gave up wrath for Lent, as the woman who got onto me also got onto Younger. This Mithra doesn't take kindly to people messing with the little ones...
Checked out the usual stores, when we were able to get past the throng of fans waiting to get signatures or pics.
Left on time for our dinner reservations and checked in about 15 minutes ahead of time. Even though not all of us were present (from a total of 18!) we were seated. Oh, forgot to say, we ate at J. Alexanders, one of my fave restaurants period. About half the party had never been here and nearly everyone raved!
During the wait for our meals, most everyone took a turn holding the baby. I had fun showing him the chicken rotisserie, and some chess playing outside on the oversized board.
Later, at home, I logged in to check my auctions and got roped into a Holla run led by Agles. The plan was SMN x2 Astral Flowing the beast to death. The reality was as bad as the previous 8 visits. In this case, the two summoners didn't fire at the same time...
After hanging out with Ape some more, it was chat-time for mah birthday! Then I opened my card. Someone's trying to make me feel a little guilty, I think...
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Fri
After work, dinner at the seafood restaurant. I don't know about you, but in my experience, non-seafood food at a seafood joint is often...underwhelming. I had a chicken sandwich. Meh. Next was game night. Denny stayed, so he, Meme and Cathy & Mike joined Cari, Kevin, my parents and us for Imaginiff. Great time!
Took a trip to Ape's school to get some report card files for her to work on during our trip. Took Mike, Dad and Bran. The trip there was uneventful but on the way home, had a little fun with a girl in a diesel pick-em-up-truck (we lost) and did a little heel-and-toe cornering.
Went home and crashed not long after...
-=-=-=-
Thurs
Up late late late because of delayed code checkout. Some good chats though.
Josh's games were supposed to be today, and we thought they were at Disney's ballpark. Nope. His team was in Winter Haven, a further hour from home. Because of the boys' FCAT testing, we opted to skip the game ><
Went to Perkins, LEGO store (no Medieval Village), then Mall at Millennia. Then Sanford for Best Buy and Red Brick.
Then home, where I checked auctions and started farming for what I hope is the final run to the Wedding Dress gil.
Found out both LK and Keps play chess. Hmmm!
-=-=-=-
Sun
Today, we got up, finished packing, and headed to Disney World! We left a little after 12, and after threading the Bike Week traffic, checked in to our rooms. Using our reward card points, Ape got two rooms. So the boys could have their own place. Adjoining next door of course!
Then it was time for the park. We changed our VoluntEAR (groan) vouchers for real tickets and met up with the crew. I dashed ahead with tickets in hand to grab our Test Track fast passes, then we worked our way around to use up the 3-odd hours we had before we could go.
Mission:Space nearly proved to be our undoing. Not because of the turbulence. Everybody but me went for the "easy" line anyway. No, because they got on almsot immediately, and I would have too had our line not experienced a "brief delay".
* Living Seas
* Segway x2
* Japan shopping
* Imaginarium
* Test Track
* Norway
* Japan dinner teriyaki chicken/sukiyaki beef/rice
* Fireworks
* ticket extension
-=-=-=-
Sat
Up at about 10:30, went and got breakfast. Loitered around the house some before vampiric kisses and leaving for my birthday activities.
Went to the Avenues. Got to see Tim Tebow, and grabbed a cell-phone piccy before being thrown out of the sports memorabilia store he was in. Thankfully I gave up wrath for Lent, as the woman who got onto me also got onto Younger. This Mithra doesn't take kindly to people messing with the little ones...
Checked out the usual stores, when we were able to get past the throng of fans waiting to get signatures or pics.
Left on time for our dinner reservations and checked in about 15 minutes ahead of time. Even though not all of us were present (from a total of 18!) we were seated. Oh, forgot to say, we ate at J. Alexanders, one of my fave restaurants period. About half the party had never been here and nearly everyone raved!
During the wait for our meals, most everyone took a turn holding the baby. I had fun showing him the chicken rotisserie, and some chess playing outside on the oversized board.
Later, at home, I logged in to check my auctions and got roped into a Holla run led by Agles. The plan was SMN x2 Astral Flowing the beast to death. The reality was as bad as the previous 8 visits. In this case, the two summoners didn't fire at the same time...
After hanging out with Ape some more, it was chat-time for mah birthday! Then I opened my card. Someone's trying to make me feel a little guilty, I think...
-=-=-=-
Fri
After work, dinner at the seafood restaurant. I don't know about you, but in my experience, non-seafood food at a seafood joint is often...underwhelming. I had a chicken sandwich. Meh. Next was game night. Denny stayed, so he, Meme and Cathy & Mike joined Cari, Kevin, my parents and us for Imaginiff. Great time!
Took a trip to Ape's school to get some report card files for her to work on during our trip. Took Mike, Dad and Bran. The trip there was uneventful but on the way home, had a little fun with a girl in a diesel pick-em-up-truck (we lost) and did a little heel-and-toe cornering.
Went home and crashed not long after...
-=-=-=-
Thurs
Up late late late because of delayed code checkout. Some good chats though.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Week In...
Thurs
Birthday lunch at Zaxby's - quite nice and I loved my card. One of my geekier co-workers actually signed it with a complete Java app.
Home early with Elder, then to TKD with Younger. I got 100-odd pages into Sentinel Wars #2, and I'm liking it more, earlier than the first. Perhaps because I already know the setting.
Next was dinner with MIL and our Tennessee uncle while watching Survivor. A so-so episode but Cirie got blindsided quite nicely.
I'll be up late on an important code checkout - see you maybe?
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Wed
Not much besides some farming and an assist to MsPeek and Trob (who had been in a lousy Dunes party with Bigz) for her BLM AF. This was basic "run through Orcs while running through Davoi" adventuring. I didn't have a lot of time, 'cos Ape was feeling really bad and wanted to shut down early. I committed to help until 10:30 but managed to exit myself early (more in a jif).
We got into Davoi, and then the Monastic Caverns easily enough. And we got a key for Peek in like 4 orcs, who were no trouble for our motley band. NIN/DNC, WHM/BLM x2. We found the coffer minutes later - yay! But something went wrong with the quest because when Peek opened it, we got money.
So~o, we kept on, and 20+ more orcs, nothing. We got quad-teamed at one point but between Trob's excellent tanking and a pair of Repose-equipped WHMs, we held our own easily. Then, on another group beatdown, I disappeared. I thought I heard someone call for an escape, so I assumed Peek warped us out. Nope, just me. Somehow I hit Warp instead of Blind, and Blind is two away... Oh well. It was about 10 minutes 'til my scheduled departure, so I said my goodnights.
-=-=-=-
Tues
Farming in Horutoto. Let Faro in. Chatted with LK in-game some. That's about it. Realized in the car while listening to Fergie's Glamorous that she's really singing about something funny from Princess Bride:
G-L-A-M... O-R(odents)-O(f)-U(nusual-S(ize). Heehee!
-=-=-=-
Mon
Watched the entire Bachelor finale while futzing about and chatting a little. I'm generally happy Jake went for Vienna, but I liked Tenley too. But I think Vienna "completed" Jake's personality moreso than Tenley.
Birthday lunch at Zaxby's - quite nice and I loved my card. One of my geekier co-workers actually signed it with a complete Java app.
Home early with Elder, then to TKD with Younger. I got 100-odd pages into Sentinel Wars #2, and I'm liking it more, earlier than the first. Perhaps because I already know the setting.
Next was dinner with MIL and our Tennessee uncle while watching Survivor. A so-so episode but Cirie got blindsided quite nicely.
I'll be up late on an important code checkout - see you maybe?
-=-=-=-
Wed
Not much besides some farming and an assist to MsPeek and Trob (who had been in a lousy Dunes party with Bigz) for her BLM AF. This was basic "run through Orcs while running through Davoi" adventuring. I didn't have a lot of time, 'cos Ape was feeling really bad and wanted to shut down early. I committed to help until 10:30 but managed to exit myself early (more in a jif).
We got into Davoi, and then the Monastic Caverns easily enough. And we got a key for Peek in like 4 orcs, who were no trouble for our motley band. NIN/DNC, WHM/BLM x2. We found the coffer minutes later - yay! But something went wrong with the quest because when Peek opened it, we got money.
So~o, we kept on, and 20+ more orcs, nothing. We got quad-teamed at one point but between Trob's excellent tanking and a pair of Repose-equipped WHMs, we held our own easily. Then, on another group beatdown, I disappeared. I thought I heard someone call for an escape, so I assumed Peek warped us out. Nope, just me. Somehow I hit Warp instead of Blind, and Blind is two away... Oh well. It was about 10 minutes 'til my scheduled departure, so I said my goodnights.
-=-=-=-
Tues
Farming in Horutoto. Let Faro in. Chatted with LK in-game some. That's about it. Realized in the car while listening to Fergie's Glamorous that she's really singing about something funny from Princess Bride:
G-L-A-M... O-R(odents)-O(f)-U(nusual-S(ize). Heehee!
-=-=-=-
Mon
Watched the entire Bachelor finale while futzing about and chatting a little. I'm generally happy Jake went for Vienna, but I liked Tenley too. But I think Vienna "completed" Jake's personality moreso than Tenley.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Aerin's Musical Memories Project
Given that:
* I have formed some deep and important friendships, and
* I may not stay in XI for much longer, and
* My schedule is getting more chaotic
I decided to start a project. I've asked each of my close friends to supply me with the title and artist of 2 or 3 songs that are personal touchstones for them.
So far, 4 of 5 have contributed and I'm going to extend this to my wider readership (ha!). Please send me a /tell or post a comment here.
The point of all this is that I'm acquiring these songs and putting them in my playlist. So that when they come on, I am reminded of that friend. I have many great memories with all of you and I don't want to lose that.
I don't want to leave. I don't want you all out of my life. But I'm getting tired of the nonsense that is XI and I'm getting tired of being walked away from. Just because I'm the White Mage doesn't mean I don't feel pain.
Incidentally, the "walking away from" isn't limited to my Friends List. My linkshell has disappointed me time and time again and I don't know if I have the energy to start over with a new group. Especially if I plan to leave by April, assuming I get the dress this month.
* I have formed some deep and important friendships, and
* I may not stay in XI for much longer, and
* My schedule is getting more chaotic
I decided to start a project. I've asked each of my close friends to supply me with the title and artist of 2 or 3 songs that are personal touchstones for them.
So far, 4 of 5 have contributed and I'm going to extend this to my wider readership (ha!). Please send me a /tell or post a comment here.
The point of all this is that I'm acquiring these songs and putting them in my playlist. So that when they come on, I am reminded of that friend. I have many great memories with all of you and I don't want to lose that.
I don't want to leave. I don't want you all out of my life. But I'm getting tired of the nonsense that is XI and I'm getting tired of being walked away from. Just because I'm the White Mage doesn't mean I don't feel pain.
Incidentally, the "walking away from" isn't limited to my Friends List. My linkshell has disappointed me time and time again and I don't know if I have the energy to start over with a new group. Especially if I plan to leave by April, assuming I get the dress this month.
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