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Iron Banner Antics
Mar. 19th, 2015 07:28 amHAHAHA! The Destiny icon I can't have without unloading a zillion other icons.
( Image from Destiny )
( Image from Destiny )
Hello from random emotions land
Mar. 17th, 2015 09:41 amThe mood issues this past month have been hell. Plus, I had another couple of nausea days - apparently this is a new PMS symptom for me, joy. The month was SO FREAKY, than when my period was one day late, I did a pregnancy test.
Not pregnant. Just The Change in action, I guess. Thank you, body. D:
( In gaming news )
Not pregnant. Just The Change in action, I guess. Thank you, body. D:
( In gaming news )
Treat yo'self!
Mar. 6th, 2015 11:23 pmHAHAHAHAHA! I did both! Helmet is ugly but necessary. Ice Breaker is AWESOME! It is so awesome. Range = forever. One shot kills of everything on Mars. I wasn't trying too hard, but I failed to run out of ammo. Between the Ice Breaker, my scout, Gheleon's Demise, and my beloved machine gun, Song of Ir Yut, I am so thrilled with all my little friends. And I have two pulse rifles that are both adorable and I would use regularly except I like Gheleon's Demise too much. And a quite respectable machine gun I picked up raiding, too. *contented sigh*
New toy, gaming and inspiration
Mar. 2nd, 2015 10:13 amI quit exercising regularly months ago and have been trying to find a way to want to do it again.
Part of the problem is that the only place it really fits well in my schedule is the early morning, and I have lost the habit of getting up at 4am. And I can tell you, once you lose that habit, it's hart to get it back.
Anyway, for a while now, I have been thinking I need to take my desk bike downstairs and pedal while gaming.
Last week at work, I got some inspiration to finally DO THAT. We have a wellness program at work where you can earn points toward rewards, mainly Amazon gift cards, by doing things to improve and maintain your health. They hand out Fitbits at the beginning, and getting steps is one of the ways to earn points. Unfortunately, with all the problems with my Achilles tendon, I have not been able to get "verified workouts" because 10k steps a day (a verified workout) is too much for my right foot. But last week, I won the February wellness drawing, and was suddenly the proud owner of a Polar heart rate monitor.
So! Now, via the HRM, I can have verified workout doing something other than walking 5 miles. I hauled the desk bike down the stairs, and spent an hour killing aliens and burning approx. 600 calories! Excitement!
Alas, you get what you pay for. For some reason (yes, we all know the reason, because it was cheap) the free HRM handed out in the wellness raffle was not, in fact, a model that can provide a verified workout, because it cannot upload data to the web. However, I had more than enough points to order an HRM that IS compatible with the points system, so I ordered one this morning. It makes me sad to set by my progress toward my next Amazon shopping spree by that much, but on the other hand, I NEED to have inspiration to exercise, and this has a lot of potential - killing aliens and shopping hopefully will be enough to get my sleepy head out of bed every day.
Meanwhile, I need to find out what a good vinyasa practice yields in terms of heart rate.
Part of the problem is that the only place it really fits well in my schedule is the early morning, and I have lost the habit of getting up at 4am. And I can tell you, once you lose that habit, it's hart to get it back.
Anyway, for a while now, I have been thinking I need to take my desk bike downstairs and pedal while gaming.
Last week at work, I got some inspiration to finally DO THAT. We have a wellness program at work where you can earn points toward rewards, mainly Amazon gift cards, by doing things to improve and maintain your health. They hand out Fitbits at the beginning, and getting steps is one of the ways to earn points. Unfortunately, with all the problems with my Achilles tendon, I have not been able to get "verified workouts" because 10k steps a day (a verified workout) is too much for my right foot. But last week, I won the February wellness drawing, and was suddenly the proud owner of a Polar heart rate monitor.
So! Now, via the HRM, I can have verified workout doing something other than walking 5 miles. I hauled the desk bike down the stairs, and spent an hour killing aliens and burning approx. 600 calories! Excitement!
Alas, you get what you pay for. For some reason (yes, we all know the reason, because it was cheap) the free HRM handed out in the wellness raffle was not, in fact, a model that can provide a verified workout, because it cannot upload data to the web. However, I had more than enough points to order an HRM that IS compatible with the points system, so I ordered one this morning. It makes me sad to set by my progress toward my next Amazon shopping spree by that much, but on the other hand, I NEED to have inspiration to exercise, and this has a lot of potential - killing aliens and shopping hopefully will be enough to get my sleepy head out of bed every day.
Meanwhile, I need to find out what a good vinyasa practice yields in terms of heart rate.
Password check
Feb. 23rd, 2015 02:49 pmHad to change my LJ password, so now checking to be sure cross-posting is working.
Remember I said I was playing my brains out in the current PvP event on Destiny? Well, it ends today, and last night, we got dangerously close to Cheetos-in-the-hair time. (Husband actually came down and asked me if he should bring me a beer and some tortilla chips.) (Yes, the PS4 is located in the basement.) (I DO WHAT I WANT!) I chose to use my prerogative as an adult to behave like an irresponsible teenager and I stayed up until after midnight playing so I could make the final level up to get the stuff I wanted, namely an awesome scout rifle and a fashion lady shader for my armor.
I thought I would be totally dead today, but no, I'm not too bad, considering the short sleep. I will probably try to get to be early tonight, though. I'm not the 18-year-old I used to be.
Notwithstanding, I need to play at least an hour tonight to pick up the cash I need to actually BUY my fashion lady shader. Because dadgummit, I will not leave this event without it. PROOF that I played to level 5 like a true grinder.
Remember I said I was playing my brains out in the current PvP event on Destiny? Well, it ends today, and last night, we got dangerously close to Cheetos-in-the-hair time. (Husband actually came down and asked me if he should bring me a beer and some tortilla chips.) (Yes, the PS4 is located in the basement.) (I DO WHAT I WANT!) I chose to use my prerogative as an adult to behave like an irresponsible teenager and I stayed up until after midnight playing so I could make the final level up to get the stuff I wanted, namely an awesome scout rifle and a fashion lady shader for my armor.
I thought I would be totally dead today, but no, I'm not too bad, considering the short sleep. I will probably try to get to be early tonight, though. I'm not the 18-year-old I used to be.
Notwithstanding, I need to play at least an hour tonight to pick up the cash I need to actually BUY my fashion lady shader. Because dadgummit, I will not leave this event without it. PROOF that I played to level 5 like a true grinder.
KILLING BABIES!!!
Feb. 19th, 2015 10:34 amMonday I had one of my best player-vs.-player (PvP) games ever. The format is called Control. Two teams of six compete to control three zones, basically by murdering each other and not getting murdered. I'm pretty good at Control and these days I am often number one or two on my team, and my kills to deaths ratio is usually over 1, which is actually pretty good. However, Monday, I had a game with a ratio of 3.5.
Anyway, I went back and cruised the stats for this game and discovered that the highest level players on the other team were a 26, a 14, and a 9. BABIES! WE WERE KILLING BABIES! I am a level 31. THEY HAD A LEVEL THREE ON THEIR TEAM! I was killing BABIES! Way to go, matchmaking software! I did not know you even let level 3's play! What were you thinking?! Seriously, two other people on my team had k/ds of 25 and 15. I hardly ever see a k/d over 6. That is how over matched that team of babies was. :'(
On the other hand...
...I did get that one bounty for 10 kills without dying, which I'm pretty sure is an absolute first for me, so I'm secretly making the matchmaking software a little gift basket with some wine and chocolate and maybe a little Amazon shopping spree...
Anyway, I went back and cruised the stats for this game and discovered that the highest level players on the other team were a 26, a 14, and a 9. BABIES! WE WERE KILLING BABIES! I am a level 31. THEY HAD A LEVEL THREE ON THEIR TEAM! I was killing BABIES! Way to go, matchmaking software! I did not know you even let level 3's play! What were you thinking?! Seriously, two other people on my team had k/ds of 25 and 15. I hardly ever see a k/d over 6. That is how over matched that team of babies was. :'(
On the other hand...
...I did get that one bounty for 10 kills without dying, which I'm pretty sure is an absolute first for me, so I'm secretly making the matchmaking software a little gift basket with some wine and chocolate and maybe a little Amazon shopping spree...
I'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
AG33 and I have been helping Husband to achieve level 20 in Assassin's Creed Revelations multiplayer for a trophy needed to get platinum in the game. (I personally enjoy Deathmatch.)
AG33, home from school on Monday, was playing and I was getting the running commentary about his battles for this haystack. I think he was ignoring the actual objectives of Chest Capture just because it was etertaining to fight over the haystack. *eyes son*
Later, I happened to walk by just as the other team made an ill-fated attempt to capture his team's chest while his whole team was standing around it. They killed two of the other team, then they were having a festival of ground finishes. *facepalm* I could not stop laughing. I know it sounds horribly violent, but it feels more like a ridiculous game of tag than kicking the corpses, really...
AG33, home from school on Monday, was playing and I was getting the running commentary about his battles for this haystack. I think he was ignoring the actual objectives of Chest Capture just because it was etertaining to fight over the haystack. *eyes son*
Later, I happened to walk by just as the other team made an ill-fated attempt to capture his team's chest while his whole team was standing around it. They killed two of the other team, then they were having a festival of ground finishes. *facepalm* I could not stop laughing. I know it sounds horribly violent, but it feels more like a ridiculous game of tag than kicking the corpses, really...
