Archive for August 13, 2008

EQ2 Lore: Of New Friends and Troublesome Enemies – Part I

Posted in EQ2 Lore with tags , on August 13, 2008 by doomcookie

Just in time for Fan Faire, here is part I of the first story to feature all of the Ethernauts.

From the pen of Eylee Zephyrswell –
Finally, we all came together, and that was when things began to become truly dangerous.

    Of New Friends and Troublesome Enemies
    Part 1

The sensation of being taller than so many people put Eylee ill at ease. She had always been petite for a Fier’dal, and in the plainsmen’s settlements she had been forced to crane her head up to look at some of her taller companions. Here in Rivervale, however, she felt as though she were a giant. At one point she had caught her reflection in a window and despite being surrounded by a crowd of bustling individuals, not a one of them had even been able to reach her shoulders. She’d caught herself staring at the oddity and practically came to a stop, causing the bustling halfling behind her to bump his head square into her back.

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Ready for Fan Faire

Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2008 by doomcookie

So last night I went out and bought a new ‘little black dress’ (my trademark) and an ASUS gaming laptop and everything’s packed and ready to go. I just need to log on to Southwest at 1:20 pm sharp this afternoon to get a good seat for tomorrow’s flight.

So yes. A new laptop. My old HP was on its last legs… video/sound didn’t work on it (video because of the sound element), the battery lasted for an hour max, and my dogs got to the cord. I decided to drop by Best Buy and they had an offer whereby you could get 2 years no interest on a new line of credit if you spent at least $999.

Every time I get a new laptop, I swear that its primary use is for writing and otherwise being efficient, and then I always end up wanting to use it for gaming at some point or the other (usually when I am in Washington, snowed in, during the holidays), so this time I went ahead and bought a gaming laptop. It’s an ASUS with an Intel duo, 4G RAM, and 512 dedicated video memory. It’s got all these crazy lights on it that it swears are great for gaming but I’m not sure I’m a fan of them. I’d prefer the simply, classy look of an HP or a Mac, but I can deal with it. Still, it was the best looking machine for the price (especially because it was on sale on the website, which they matched in store). Also, the only other gaming laptops were two Gateways and a gigantic Toshiba. This ASUS is already bigger than I went in wanting (15 inch screen), so the Toshiba was out. And I have been skeptical about Gateways for a long time.

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