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It s now the middle of August, and I can feel the vestiges of summer slipping away. I ve had a few trips this season, which have contributed to the speedy passage of time, and routine has been far out of my grasp as a result. However, I have a few weeks left of comparative normality [ ]
Our family and I recently returned from vacation, and on the way back we hit a few thrift stores. At one, I did a double-take when I spotted this box, because it was a total blast from the past. Fully packaged City of Villains box, with map and discs and manual and everything. Kind of [ ]
July in review I tried really hard in July to downshift from what had been a very hectic year so far. I took a week off work entirely, which wasn t spent gaming as much as you d think, and I also went on a cross-country trip to visit a friend (zero gaming that time). I contentedly [ ]
June in review This ended up being a strange month for me, as it was the first month in a long, long time that I didn t have a World of Warcraft subscription. And you know what? I didn t feel as though I was missing out. My eye s still on Classic Plus for a re-entry [ ]
May s gaming in general: The really big thing that happened to me this month is that I finally got a replacement desktop gaming PC to replace the one I ve had since 2016 that gave up the ghost back in March. The new one isn t top-of-the-line or anything, but it s a very solid machine that hopefully [ ]
Bio Break: I ve been thinking about this quite a lot lately, and I think it s time to pull the trigger on scaling down this blog. I ve been writing Bio Break since 2008 with multiple posts every week, and while I ve loved it, I m so crunched for time lately that I need to pull away from projects [ ]
I feel as though I m starting to make some good headway into Season One of Midnight, especially with gearing on my Warlock. I m at item level 245 and soloing T8 delves fairly easily, which is where I want to be. I picked up herbalism to go with skinning to focus on making a little more [ ]
One effect of not having access to a gaming computer with Steam, GOG, etc. is that it s made me focus on the very few titles I can play and think a lot about what I do want to enjoy when the time comes. So while I can t be diversifying my library right now, I can [ ]
This week in LOTRO, I dusted off my lowbie Lore-master and bought her a Stone of the Tortoise so that I could double back and work on some lower content without continually pushing her levels higher. First up was heading into Bree-land and working on a full zone clear of deeds. Nothing like a Hobbit, [ ]
Heading into April, I was pretty impressed with the trading post this month. Both garden-themed mounts were excellent, with the arboreal snail being the standout. And what Harry Potter fan wouldn t love the Mandrake? I probably spent about 1500 tender all told, which is far more than the nothing I purchased in March. I m continuing [ ]