Squee!

Sorry about the lack of updates. I’ve been blank for a couple weeks actually. Nothing new to report until now. The important thing is…

R&R starts soon! I’m just waiting on updates from Hunny at this point as to where he is, and when he’ll be here. So, don’t expect much in the way of updates around here for a couple weeks. I’ll be ummm….Busy

Well Aren’t We a Tad Bitter

I’ve played a mage before, my first Dragon Age run through was as a mage. But I didn’t choose any of the smartass conversation options at the early stages. I’m finding my new one to be much for fun with some attitude.

When you start out as a mage, you are in a tower, with other mages. You’ve just passed you big test to become a full mage from apprenticehood, and your friend Jowan is whining that he hasn’t had his test yet. Now, I can’t stand Jowan. He whines through the whole Origin. And when you tell him you can’t discuss your test with him he gets in a snit “so much for friendship” he says.

THEN, he has the nerve to tell you he’s in a forbidden love affair with a chantry initiate. To explain, she’s basically a nun in training. The chantry is the church in this game. So he wants YOUR help to run away with her. But mages are not allowed out of the tower, so he knows he’s asking you to break your  own vows, and risking YOUR life in fact. Yeah, friend my foot.

I refused to help, the first enchanter knew about the conversation, and asks you to help anyhow, in order to catch them both red handed. Mainly because the chantry initiate would get away with it if not caught in the act, while the mage would be punished. So, I did it.

Basically you help, you get him through the storage room, he destroys his phylactery (the only way a mage can be tracked when they escape), you lead them back to the hall and poof they’re busted and you’re exposed as helping get them in trouble.

You meet Jowan later, and my first time I apologized to him and gave him a break. THIS time however, I was less sympathetic. The conversation had me laughing out loud.

He goes on to tell him I OWE him, but the video would be too long if I included that. OWE him, yeah, right. the first enchanter wouldn’t have SUSPECTED anything if he hadn’t seen this dimwit approach you, after already observing he was acting oddly.

Friday Fallback

Well I did my gaming posts on Monday and Wednesday. I did my half assed real life posts on Tuesday and Thursday. So here it is Friday, so I’m flaking out and doing a bullet list. To-Do’s, Have Done’s, mishmash hodgepodge.

Have Done:

• Kept up with Teressa’s Dragon Age story at Musings. They are just past Lothering now. It’s been a slow start but with new personalities coming in at this point I’m hoping it gets easier. I reversed the archives, so that it reads in order from start to current, because to me that makes sense. I also added lightbox so the images can be clicked to enlarge without leaving the page.
• Read more than half of Rhett Butler’s People. I’ve read and watched Gone With The Wind several times, and was almost expecting to be disappointed. But seeing it unfold from Rhett’s perspective, while staying true to the original has been impressive.

To Do:

• Get this house ready for Hubby’s visit. I’m trying to put it off until the last week. First off because I work better under pressure, and second because it’ll keep me busy during the worst of the waiting.
• Finish my current playthroughs of Dragon Age. The rogue, and the mage. I had hoped to explore all the origins but Dwarf doesn’t appeal to me. That leaves City Elf, if there’s time I may have a go at that. I also have played 2 out of three classes, leaving warrior as the only one I haven’t tried, and one ending I haven’t committed to.
• Stock the kitchen with Hubby’s favorite foods, snacks and drinks.
• Pick up movies I have been meaning to get.
• Clean the inside of the truck. Stupid damp weather.

The weekend will probably be spent reading, writing and gaming. Maybe some cleaning when I get bored with the rest. Refereeing teenagers, and trying to not get run over by the dogs. Did I mention I cannot wait til I have my other half here? Maybe I’ll go two weeks without a tension headache!

Defining Normal

My life isn’t normal, who’s is really? But for two glorious weeks in March I’ll have “My normal”.

I complained Tuesday about what was getting on my nerves for the last seven months. So today, I’m going to counteract that with what I’m most excited about. Even if it’s only two weeks, it’s the most normal I’ve had since July and I cannot wait.

10. Seeing his face. Other than pictures, I haven’t seen his face. He can rarely get on a computer, let alone one with a webcam.

9. Someone that actually appreciates my cooking, to cook for.

8. Conversation! Yeah I have people to talk to. That’s not what I mean. I mean laughing at the same TV show, or  arguing over who’s dog is smarter.

7. Someone else to yell at the dogs or answer the kids. Having two parents instead of just me.

6. Kisses

5. Hugs

4. Snoring

3. cuddles

2. smiles

1. NOT waking up alone!

Dragon Age Mod: Leliana

If you’ve never seen the Sacred Ashes trailer for Dragon Age:Origins you’ll want to watch this…

The little redhead you see is Leliana. One of my personal favorite companions in the game. Who can resist a well trained spy/assassin type, lethal with a bow, deadly with daggers, devious and innocent all wrapped in one?

The only thing that bugs me is she looks nothing like she does in the trailer. Sten does, Morrigan does, but not Leliana. She looks like this in game.

Well, while I was searching for mods to make MY characters look better, I stumbled upon THIS mod . Now? My Leliana looks like this…

Much closer, and much more fitting I think.