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muck_a_luckI've been gone forever. Just gonna jump back in here.
Brief summary of me. I'm reading fan fic a lot. Haven't written a word in ages. This still bothers me, but not nearly as much as it did a year ago. Maybe it will come back. Maybe it won't.
I have been very active on FaceBook. Then I look at myself and think, do I want to be a person who spends their whole virtual life on FaceBook and lurking on tumblr? No. I am not that old yet. (Except the tumblr thing would make me what? That young? Or just some kind of creeper?)
Kids are both taller. AG33 has achieved a normal, non-freakish adult height. Remember, he's the pip-squeak and we were a little worried he was going to be the shortest grown man you ever met, but actually he's as tall as I am now, so. Still a little short for a guy, but not tiny. And he's only 16, so I figure he has at least one, maybe two growth spurts left to go, so I'm guessing he ends up around Husband's height. Just like his original pediatrician said. Doctors! :D
The Barbarian continues to be GIGANTICALLY TALL. :) She is 8.75 now, btw. (Years old, not feet or meters or anything.) She is learning to be witty, as one will when one is raised on MST3K and RiffTrax. When she hits it, she hits it out of the PARK, but when she misses, she may just bludgeon you with the bat. She can be freakin' mean. But I'm pretty sure it is by mistake. Mostly. :D
Since you last saw me, I fell headlong into Bungie's hybrid monstrosity of a massive online multi-player, (lame)role-playing, first person shooter game, Destiny (https://www.bungie.net/). Uisgich predicts the picking of Cheetos from my hair, but no, there are no Cheetos in my home, so that is not happening. Anyway, I have little friends I go raiding with, and I have favorite weapons of all types, and I am playing my brains out in the current PvP tournament to upgrade my gauntlets, even though I love my exotic gauntlets because they look awesome, but I need to get an exotic helmet because I have not gotten a helmet to drop in the raid, and I need a better helmet to level up. Also, I read Bungie's updates regarding weapons development closely. I am a weirdo who prefers scout rifles. Did you know only 3% of kills in the wild are scout rifle kills? Now you know.
Am I scaring you yet? Yes. This is me. :D Just wait for the amazing saga of my AWESOME performance Monday in the Crucible when I got what I believe to be my first 10 kill streak! :D
You are afraid now. I can see you backing away slowly.
Anyway, if I had more time for this kind of thing, I would definitely start the Crazy Old Lady Clan so I could have other Crazy Old Ladies like me to raid with (if you happen to be playing Destiny on PS4, please do let me know so we can go raiding together!). The two kids I raid with now are an adorable couple who only raid TOGETHER (they can never break up, they have to get married. For one thing they are sharing a PSN account), and I thought they were AG33's age but was relieved to find out they are 24 and 25 years old. Anyway, I think they often just raid with me because they are really nice and want to help me out. Which is YAY because they ARE really nice, but it does kind of make me feel like I need to find other friends my own age and skill level (mediocre, but getting better).
So blah, blah, commuting, blah, blah, lawyer humor, blah, blah, need more strange coins for that exotic sniper rifle I have my eye on, blah, blah. :D
Brief summary of me. I'm reading fan fic a lot. Haven't written a word in ages. This still bothers me, but not nearly as much as it did a year ago. Maybe it will come back. Maybe it won't.
I have been very active on FaceBook. Then I look at myself and think, do I want to be a person who spends their whole virtual life on FaceBook and lurking on tumblr? No. I am not that old yet. (Except the tumblr thing would make me what? That young? Or just some kind of creeper?)
Kids are both taller. AG33 has achieved a normal, non-freakish adult height. Remember, he's the pip-squeak and we were a little worried he was going to be the shortest grown man you ever met, but actually he's as tall as I am now, so. Still a little short for a guy, but not tiny. And he's only 16, so I figure he has at least one, maybe two growth spurts left to go, so I'm guessing he ends up around Husband's height. Just like his original pediatrician said. Doctors! :D
The Barbarian continues to be GIGANTICALLY TALL. :) She is 8.75 now, btw. (Years old, not feet or meters or anything.) She is learning to be witty, as one will when one is raised on MST3K and RiffTrax. When she hits it, she hits it out of the PARK, but when she misses, she may just bludgeon you with the bat. She can be freakin' mean. But I'm pretty sure it is by mistake. Mostly. :D
Since you last saw me, I fell headlong into Bungie's hybrid monstrosity of a massive online multi-player, (lame)role-playing, first person shooter game, Destiny (https://www.bungie.net/). Uisgich predicts the picking of Cheetos from my hair, but no, there are no Cheetos in my home, so that is not happening. Anyway, I have little friends I go raiding with, and I have favorite weapons of all types, and I am playing my brains out in the current PvP tournament to upgrade my gauntlets, even though I love my exotic gauntlets because they look awesome, but I need to get an exotic helmet because I have not gotten a helmet to drop in the raid, and I need a better helmet to level up. Also, I read Bungie's updates regarding weapons development closely. I am a weirdo who prefers scout rifles. Did you know only 3% of kills in the wild are scout rifle kills? Now you know.
Am I scaring you yet? Yes. This is me. :D Just wait for the amazing saga of my AWESOME performance Monday in the Crucible when I got what I believe to be my first 10 kill streak! :D
You are afraid now. I can see you backing away slowly.
Anyway, if I had more time for this kind of thing, I would definitely start the Crazy Old Lady Clan so I could have other Crazy Old Ladies like me to raid with (if you happen to be playing Destiny on PS4, please do let me know so we can go raiding together!). The two kids I raid with now are an adorable couple who only raid TOGETHER (they can never break up, they have to get married. For one thing they are sharing a PSN account), and I thought they were AG33's age but was relieved to find out they are 24 and 25 years old. Anyway, I think they often just raid with me because they are really nice and want to help me out. Which is YAY because they ARE really nice, but it does kind of make me feel like I need to find other friends my own age and skill level (mediocre, but getting better).
So blah, blah, commuting, blah, blah, lawyer humor, blah, blah, need more strange coins for that exotic sniper rifle I have my eye on, blah, blah. :D
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Date: 2015-02-19 03:01 pm (UTC)I'm reading fan fic a lot. Haven't written a word in ages.
That's me all over. Plus, haven't posted in ages. Not gaming, though! I am amused greatly by the mental image of you traipsing murderously through the virtual landscape! :D
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Date: 2015-02-19 03:35 pm (UTC)Great to see you. I was just thinking about one of your Daniel AUs the other day. I think I'll go read it.
Also, what fandoms are you reading in these days?
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Date: 2015-02-19 03:46 pm (UTC)Do they do raids or heroic/nightfall stuff? I tried to get my brother to let me play with my nephew, but apparently 1) nephew is grounded from gaming because of his grades (sad face) and 2) nephew only plays on x-box (tragic face! because he can fix his grades and get off being grounded, but we still can't play because he is on x-box!!!).
I tell ya. Get a subaccount on the family PSN and get out there and punch some aliens. And shoot some other aliens in the face. I'm tellin' ya, there is nothing like a really good precision kill with a sniper rifle. Unless it is rocket launcher-ing a bunch of aliens in a tiny space. Or maybe punching a guy's lights out in the Crucible. Wow. So many possible favorite violent activities, so little time! :D
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Date: 2015-02-19 04:09 pm (UTC)My kids have an Xbox, actually. They've tried to teach me, but so far I'm all thumbs with the controller. The game I was most intrigued by was Skyrim.
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Date: 2015-02-19 04:18 pm (UTC)I've been playing video games since Atari, and in particular am really good at racing games, so I'm long past the problem of dealing with the controller. I admit first person shooter takes the controller to a whole new level, but it's like riding a bike - once you get the hang of it...
If you really like the idea of gaming, but the controller is the problem, I'd suggest something else first, like Ratchet and Clank or any of the AWESOME Lego games. Or grab Skyrim! Something a little easier than FPS. Of course, perhaps it is like me and coffee. It smells good, and I enjoy a good Opera Torte, but I have no interest in teaching myself to drink it.
Sometimes I find it very disturbing how GOOD it feels to just hold the controller after I've been away from the console for a while. Then I tell myself, my enjoyment of holding the controller is hurting no one and move on with my life trying not to judge myself. Ahmimsa and yoga, meet CK's gaming obsession! :D
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Date: 2015-02-19 05:29 pm (UTC)So I might try again sometime, but I'm not actively pining for it.
But watching over their shoulders, I can certainly see the appeal.
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Date: 2015-02-19 05:33 pm (UTC)