Speaking to Nagafen

Five hours. Multiple trips into the pre-expansion EQ2’s end game zone. And more kindness and generosity than I had any right to expect. And yet I encounter that time and time again in EQ2. I belong to a no-name guild, driftwood they acquired when Eternal Carnage merged with them, and everyone but me left again. … Read more

Down… er… Up With Pooterism!

Whilst perusing (it’s important to use Britlish when talking about) the BBC NEWS website, I read an article about blogging; in particular their own blog. Down With Blogs! they screamed. Including their own. But what was this mention of something called “Pooterism”? Journalists have their own takes on blogs – broadcaster Mark Lawson, for one, … Read more

EverQuest Inspiration

Aggro Me linked to a website for making your own inspirational posters. He shared some; here’s some of mine… from the perspective of a cleric in a raiding guild on EverQuest 1… Emeralds aren’t free, you know… It’s amazing how much you can get done in between presses of the Complete Heal key… Buh-bye!

EQ2: Tier 3 Tailoring

Live Update #25 is bringing new tailoring recipes to EQ2 – casual clothes, just for looks. I am all about looking good. It’s why my defiler alchemist has a special robe for brewing potions, and why Dorah has a new robe every day. I just can’t wait to get my crew in stuff like that … Read more

Compulsive Upgrade System Syndrome (CUSS)

I was out in the warehouse this morning, installing new software on the UPS machine… and during this long, dull process, was looking at the computer itself, an old Gateway, the flat kind you put on your desk and sat a monitor on top… Whatever happened to computers you put on your desk? I've used … Read more