It Lives!
Little Jedi’s new pc arrived, meaning the old pc is now in my sweaty hands. I admit that it was a JOY to just plug something in and have it work. She was back in SWTOR quickly after reinstalling. Don’t … Continue reading »
Category Archives: IRL
RIP PC
My newly resurrected PC has been tragically conquered by windows updates. I did all the things to get it to live again, even a factory reset. Nope. OS won’t boot. Now, I could bang my head against it for a … Continue reading »
Tiny Drawer Bumpers To Help With Keyboarding
This will all make sense in a minute… So I ordered those little drawer bumpers, the little raised dots, size of a fingertip, that you put on your drawer corners so when the drawer closes it doesn’t make the crashy … Continue reading »
The Covid Update
I feel like I have to say “what’s up with me” not just because of being gone for 3 years but because of the absolute shitshow that is 2020. The family The husband and I are both employed and working … Continue reading »
Little Jedi Murders All The Things
So… yeah, it’s three years later and I’ve just rebooted my olde pc to play with Little Jedi1. Little Jedi is now 12 and evil AF. She has a stealth operative and murders all the things. And now she’s got … Continue reading »
Flailing and Failing: Returning to the Game
The real life job that has been bullshit on my gaming schedule has receded to normal hours. I’m patched up and ready to go. I have no fucking idea what I’m doing. I read the Dulfy guides, although it’s like drinking … Continue reading »
New Raid – I Mean Ops. Totally Ops.
Apparently we’re getting a new op. I’m happy. No, seriously. I mean, it’s not enough by any stretch, but compared to nothing, one op is better than zero. In the real-life background, work is kicking my ass, so I haven’t … Continue reading »
Letting My Subconscious Loose With My Credit Card
I took a break from SWTOR suddenly and in a huff of what Little Jedi calls a “baby tantrum” over the lack of raids. I didn’t post about this because nobody wants to read about a baby tantrum. A few … Continue reading »
Tagged And Bagged
Congrats to me, I’ve been poked thrice1 about giving the internet 5 facts about me. But at least they called me creative. So there is that. 1. I have cat issues. Guys, I have had the shittiest 6 months ever where I … Continue reading »
I Saw The Movie (No Spoilers)
Sunday, 3 generations went to see The Force Awakens. Thehusband was bouncing in his chair because he had waited a whole week and was getting whiny. My mom isn’t a big Star Wars fan, but she said “Of course I … Continue reading »
Internet Avoidance
I won’t be seeing The Force Awakens anywhere near opening day. It’s one thing for me to stand in line and squish into a theater full of yelling loonies at all hours of the night. It’s quite another to take … Continue reading »
Little Jedi Deals With Little Idiots
As you may recall, Little Jedi was quite upset when some nasty little boy told her that girls can’t play video games. A year has passed and times have changed. LJ: [Nasty Boy Child] says that girls can’t play video … Continue reading »
The Same Old Gamer Biases, Next Generation, Part 2
When we last spoke, Little Jedi was having an issue at day camp where a snot-nosed little boy announced that girls can’t play video games. Yesterday, I picked her up at camp, and before leaving, she said goodbye to and … Continue reading »
The Same Old Gamer Biases, Next Generation
Friday, the Little Jedi started summer camp. Saturday at dinner, she says “Bob1 says that I can’t play Minecraft because I’m a girl.” As we asked for more details, we learned that Bob, like Little Jedi, is six years old. … Continue reading »
Little Jedi on the Star Wars Films
A certain Little Jedi started watching the Star Wars films when she was 4. First, she watched A New Hope and PARTS of ESB and ROTJ (they are “scary”). Later, we showed her movies 1 and 2 (yuck) which were not … Continue reading »
I Should Probably Mention That I’m Also Playing Wildstar
I’m playing some Wildstar in addition to SWTOR, but I’m not going to be writing about it here. I have a Wildstar blog. If you are also playing Wildstar, maybe you will read it. Here is the pertinent information. Wildstar … Continue reading »
The Revenge Of The Underboob
Last night, one of my guildmates was wearing the underboob on his female tank. You know, underboob. During the raid, I was a total jackass cracking jokes about it. After the raid, I informed my husband that this had occurred. … Continue reading »
Holiday Raiding
I mean ops. Totally ops. Holidays are upon us, and we’re in that weird Zone between Thanksgiving and Xmas when people are shopping, cooking, and generally have obligations (myself included). As such, raiding has been spotty, and we often find … Continue reading »
Austin Community Cantina
I went to the Austin Community Cantina last night. I didn’t take pictures. I didn’t take notes. I didn’t ask questions prying for new information. The “real” blogs will bring you all the details anyway. Why should I work hard … Continue reading »
Maybe It’s A Conspiracy At The Department Store
TO: Republic Designs Department Store RE: Your “Cartel” line – defective. I am writing to report to you that, as a happy purchaser of many of your new items in the “cartel” line, I have discovered some serious manufacturing defects … Continue reading »