OOC Raves

Berenene

Siduri said:

@Daslin : Unless your bed is just beside a spike-filled precipice, can we really say that there is a 'wrong' side of bed?

Seeing as this is @Daslin I'm going to say that the spike-filled precipice is the right side for him, he's just that much of a bad ass.

Mishgul

Happy Birthday @Dragonknight

Tharvis

This Ghost ^ that was in the destiny box just said "We're going to need to find you some higher level gear. And pants. You're definitely going to need pants."

Mishgul

Happy Birthday @Ainia! @Aktillum!

Bluef

Just found out that I've been awarded full-time status for the semester. The same amount of work for double the salary -- and a dedicated office and sweet new laptop. Woohoo! I guess hard work and patience really do pay off!

Jozlyn

Happy Birthday to all of you sweetie pies.

Achimrst

I had a great day, my friends are the best.

My song of the day!

Kerria

Ninja is doing okay, tubes out, breathing treatments going well. 

We watched Disney movies all day. Children's hospitals have like all the movies ever.

Daslin

First day down. Tons more to go.

Platonus

Wound up with only $50 left in my Bovada account after a bad night of blackjack...so I threw the rest on max bets in Greedy Goblins Slots before I was about to go to bed..wound up with $3000.  Woohoooo

Kerria

My sister came to relieve me from the hospital and give a bit of me time at home. Before I left she told me about how she got her 2 sons and her husband brand new glasses for only $700 because her insurance was so great:

Sister: It's not bad at all. They were all name brand glasses, and you know I have a terriable myopia. (Husband) needed bifocals with special coating, and that was a bit pricey too. Overall I'm pretty happy with the result. 

Husband: The point of no-line-bifocals is so no one knows.

Sister: You're 40 and just got your first pair of glasses, they all know.

Sobriquet

After the past three movie nights watching them in story order, I finally sat and watched Episode IV tonight with my boy.

Brilliant

Rohai

Found a project from a programming class I took a few years ago. It's a text game based on Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone:

>>> 
Hello, wizard. What is your name? 'Rohai'

Welcome to Hogwarts, Rohai! Dumbledore has hidden an important item, the
Sorceror's Stone, somewhere in the castle. This stone holds the power
of immortality for any wizard lucky enough to get their hands on it. 

Unsurprisingly, Voldemort is after this magical item. You must find it 
before he does to prevent the dark lord from rising to power once again.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

You walk through a heavy wooden door and close the door behind you. You
look up and see a HUGE THREE-HEADED DOG! You see a trap door and go
through, then realize there is no ground beneath you.

You fall and land in a pile of what appear to be vines. You try to stand
up, but you are stuck. The vines appear to be moving- they are trying to
strangle you!

What will you do? (HINT: 'STAY STILL' or 'STRUGGLE') 'struggle'

'Rohai!' says Hermione. 'STOP MOVING! This is Devil's Snare, we read about
it in Herbology. The more you move, the tighter it will get. Just stay still!

What will you do? (HINT: 'STAY STILL' or 'STRUGGLE') 'stay still'

You stay calm and wait as you sink through the vines. Finally, you
fall through and land on the ground in a dimly-lit room.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

As your eyes adjust to the dark, you notice a table in the middle of
the room. On the table are two bottles: a small vial containing an
orange liquid, and an identical vial holding a green liquid.

Will you drink the 'ORANGE' potion or the 'GREEN' potion? 'green'

You drink the potion. Not only are you still alive, but it tasted
pretty good.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

You walk through to the next chamber and see- PROFESSOR QUIRREL?
Quirrel is trying to steal the stone!

FIGHT: 'impedimentia'

Please use a valid spell:
obscuro: conjure a blindfold and blind
petrificus totalus: petrify
incarcerous: shoot ropes that bind
serpensortia: send a snake to attack
stupefy: stun
expelliarmus: disarm
impedimenta: forcefully knock back
confundo: confuse
locomotor mortis: lock his legs together and immobilize
incendio: shoot flames at


FIGHT: 'incendio'
You point your wand and yell 'INCENDIO!'
You shoot flames at Quirrel.

FIGHT: 'incarcerous'
You point your wand and yell 'INCARCEROUS!'
You shoot ropes that bind Quirrel.

You've defeated Quirrel!
Congratulations, Rohai! You've saved the Sorceror's Stone from Voldemort.

Thanks for playing!
>>> 

Didn't get a very good grade (the professor wanted something a bit more complex), but I had a lot of fun making it

[edited for formatting]

Jozlyn

I just made the best chicken noodle soup of my life.

Small achievements (yay)

Ellodin

47-0

Shunsui

Took the kiddo to the York fair today, good times were had by all.

Learned that male ducks are called drakes while we were there too, so all of you with drake mounts are just riding around on big ass ducks in my head now.

Kerria

Ninja and I are heading home tomorrow. With just a stop at my own doctors appointment that I've been waiting months for. 

Jozlyn

I'm attending a work conference and so far I'm really enjoying it. It's great to see faces I recognize and to learn new things.  I spent dinner and our breaks chatting with other people in my field and it dawned on me. I am a respected professional. People ask me for advice.  People know my name. People respect me?

It seems very strange to me, I still feel like the 18 year old kid pretending to know what I'm doing.  This realization makes me feel a little proud.  I love what I do and it shows and people can see it.

I'm feeling accomplished.

(Always room for improvement though!)

Herenicus

Sobriquet said:

After the past three movie nights watching them in story order, I finally sat and watched Episode IV tonight with my boy.

Brilliant

How'd the young critic compare it to the prequels?

Anedhel

For the first time in over a week, I don't feel like I have lead in my feet! Despite getting up at 5, I got to spend an hour and some, while waiting for the dude running the certification course I'm attending, listening to music and playing Civ with a pal (True blue friend, to get up at 5:30 to keep me company ). S'nice to not feel uber tired (3 pm-ish is going to suck like hell, though, probably!).

Jozlyn

I have been tasked with keeping three endangered turtles in my hotel room for the rest of the conference.
They are cute.
I love them.
Also, I get to feed them. 

squeeeeee!

Anedhel

I swear, if I worked near cute animals (mostly cats), I'd be the first person to get a restraining order against him filed on behalf of the entire animal kingdom

Your self-control in not abducting animals you love (and therefore must possess for reasons) is admirable in the extreme!

Daslin

Rave to counter my rant. I am ahead of schedule in training, and already performing better than most... albeit, I'm not paying attention to my hydration and in serious pain because of my back, but Hey! I'm doin' shit!

Anedhel

Got my ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) scores back, and I scored Superior in both languages I tested in. Yay.

Eld

Oral proficiency "interview", eh?

Anedhel

Yep. Superior in two languages, back-to-back. I'm -that- good, it seems!

Ulrike

something something cunning linguist

edit: Anedhel, which ones?

Anedhel

Spanish and English!

Amanu

Now any spanish person can't use the 'I don't speak english' excuse around 
@Anedhel!

Siduri

When I have issues explaining a word in Achaea, I just use Latin