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Wednesday, 17 June 2009

  • After my last post i went to stay with the kids,their mom was ill. Then the baby had reoccuring health probs. 7 ER trips and DR. visits,tests etc. later, i returned home only to find that our annual spring storms had fried my computer. I took it for repairs and  got it back after almost a month. I actually made it on line bef0re it quit again. So i borrowed a laptop to make this post. I am sry but i can not do any e-mail at this time.

    It has been storming 3 weeks now and i got a great pict of our tornado i will post w/e i can. Our road was washed away in the last round of flooding so it is hard to even get home.

    Anyway i hope all is well and everybody is having fun.

    Belgas       HAPPY BIRTHDAY .  i didnt forget i just cant get to you atm.

    Riff

Saturday, 25 April 2009

  • Currently
    Revelation Space
    By Alastair Reynolds
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       Bah i still have alot going on and i really have tried to convince myself i want to play Lin but......there is nothing i want to do there.No challenges i can think of and any goal i can dream up is impossible for me. I have no desire to level more or to hunt places i have 1k times for little or no drops. So i won't be playing for now,idk if stat reset,server merge or anything new will ever happen but that is something to look forward to.

      Oh if you have any items i lent out plz return them to Vig when you see him on. My  acct isn't active atm but i can renew it if Warf wants his baby back since i am not leveling it now.

    Otherwise stay safe,sane  and good luck leveling!

       If you want to be in on the Aion preview you must be registered at 1 of their official sites. There will be no Beta. They will send out e-mails to random ppl registered on their sites to preview it .I can not play it without buying a new computer and that is not an option for me atm.

    Riff

Friday, 17 April 2009

  • Currently
    The Boleyn Inheritance
    By Philippa Gregory
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       Busy,busy but i will pop up on a game sooner or later hehe. For now here is a peek at Aion - Lin III . Time to start thinking of new char names?   Not only can you do 1 of my game favs' - jump- but you can jump off cliffs,spread your wings and fly! Think of  L1,L2,WOW and DAoC all rolled into 1 game.

     

    The Tower of Eternity Awaits

    Aion: The Tower of Eternity is a visually stunning massively multiplayer online role-playing game featuring cutting-edge imagery, breath-taking environments, and a unique world of fantasy. You play a pivotal role in the fate of Atreia, where flying takes on a completely new role and the enemy is not only the other player faction, but a deadly ancient evil as well.

    Here are some distinctive aspects of Aion:

    • The World: Aion is set in a unique land where players explore the inside of a shattered world, separated into two halves with the Abyss between them.

    • Aerial Combat: No longer limited to two-dimensional combat on the ground, players in Aion can fly. Now think of online combat on a massive scale where attacks can come in any direction.

    • PvPvE: Players will be able to engage in intense raids and other encounters with computer opponents, not to mention the opposing player faction.

    • Classes: Players have a choice of four classes to start with, and can then move on to two more specialized classes once they attain a certain level of capability.

    • Character Customization: You can customize your character in a multitude of ways with a thorough character creation and crafting system, as well as detailed item customization options.

    Classes

    ClassesAion offers a choice of four classes for starting players, who then at level 10 advance to two further specialized classes.

    WarriorWarrior
    Warriors specialize in close combat, utilizing their great physical strength and prowess. They exhibit a wide range of dazzling battle skills other classes cannot perform, though Warriors are relatively easy to play.

    GladiatorGladiator
    A Gladiator lives and dies by the sword. They are skilled in using a variety of weapons and can master a mixture of fighting techniques tailored to the characteristics of their weapons.

    aion_class_templar.jpgTemplar
    The Templar acts as a guardian, fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. Templars can use a chant or incantation to protect and heal allies, but also serve as front line fighters.


    ScoutScoutScout
    Scouts provide the best variety of play styles of all the basic classes. They benefit from great agility and can make speedy attacks, though how well they perform varies, depending on the player. The scout is an extremely versatile class.

    RangerRanger
    Rangers are expert archers and are a natural with a bow. They are also capable of using other weapons like swords and daggers, and are adept at observing and utilizing their surroundings. They can survive in the harshest of environments.

    AssassinAssassin
    The assassin is an expert in silent movement and quick termination of the given target. Though not considered true warriors, Assassins are valued for their deadly skills and stealthy nature. Their skills are considered formidable.


    MageMageMage
    Mages rely on their mastery of magic to deal large amounts of damage at long range. They are comparatively weak at close combat, and it is important for them to learn how to divert and evade the enemy.

    SorcererSorcerer
    The Sorcerer follows the path of magic, mastering the elements of water, fire, air and earth. They channel powerful magic in combat through their understanding of the true nature of the Aether. A Sorcerer's talents have single-handedly turned the tide of battle.

    SpiritmasterSpiritmaster
    Spiritmasters use the power of the Spirits to strike fear in the enemy’s heart, and have the capability of summoning pets to turn the tide in combat. By all accounts, the path of the Spiritmaster is one of the more testing paths to journey.


    PriestPriestPriest
    Priests specialize in healing magic and can use long-range spells to help allies and hinder the enemy. While Priests are more than capable of engaging in melee combat, they can use healing and protection spells to aid allies in battle.

    ClericCleric
    Clerics follow the path of healing, using the power of magic to fortify an ally’s body and heal their wounds. They even have the power of resurrection, and are formidable opponents in close combat with a mace and shield.

    ChanterChanter
    A Chanter’s ethos is duty and faith. Infused with a fierce discipline, Chanters use mantras to strengthen allies and raise their morale, and can grow powerful enough to affect the outcome of an entire battle.

     

Wednesday, 08 April 2009

  • Currently
    The Book of the Dead
    By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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    Oh no!

                                                         Yes,

                                                   It is shocking  

                        Gabriel,Payton March 2009 

                                                 But sadly it is true.

     

                             I forgot Viggie's Birthday and that makes me blue.

                                        So i am making this post to say

     

                              HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!

                                          The kids send you their love too!

     

                                           Gabriel,Konner March 2009 #1

                          Gabriel,Payton April 2009

                                                         Present time!

     

                                              Ooo and i have the perfect gift!

        1 of our stray cats is having babies soon, whatch for the UPS man bringing you  a box that smells a bit funky and  wiggles around. And if your REALLY nice i will wrap up the UPS man for you. Oh, i can toss  some lunch from a local  restaurant i would love to take you to in the box also.        

                                           http://www.lotawatacreek.com/ 

     

       So if you see your UPS man with a bow on his head ,looking a tad sick and on the verge of tears you'll know your gift has arrived. 

     

                                         Enjoy and Happy LATE Birthday!

                                                         Riff 

    This reads like the Hallmark Card for the deranged........

     

    Whats up Sys?

Friday, 27 March 2009

  • Currently
    The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3
    By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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       I am still around but have nothing to post or say. So i will leave you with some news reports from around the world that are weird,sick or  just plain dumb.

     

       Speaking of dumb humor this guy is pretty funny,you may recognize him from the old Drew Carey TV show. He sure makes me laugh on  sleepless nights.

                                        http://www.cbs.com/late_late_show/  

     

     
    Hmm some of these need titles or comments.Ok i will add my deranged humor also.
    Enjoy?
     
     
     
     
          Friends Don't let friends drink and dine?
     
     
     
     

    MOSCOW (AFP) - A woman from Russia's Siberian region of Irkutsk has been arrested for killing a friend and then eating part of the corpse.

     

    The incident occurred on March 5 when the two women were drinking together at the suspect's home and an argument broke out between them.

    "Investigators have information to suggest the woman cooked pieces of her murdered friend and ate them," said an official with the Russian prosecutor's investigative committee, Vladimir Salovarov.

    He added that the perpetrator killed her friend with an axe and that uneaten parts of the victim's body had been found in a nearby waste bin.

    The detained woman had confessed her guilt, Salovarov said.

    In a separate case, prosecutors in Russia's Udmurtiya region said last week they were searching for a man suspected of cannibalism after the mutilated body of a woman was found in the town of Izhevsk.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    66-year-old Chilean man cast made out of cocaine.

       The man, who had hobbled off a flight from Santiago, was carrying more of the drug in fake beer cans and two hollowed-out stools.

    "The man had a fractured leg and the 'plaster cast' that was immobilizing it was entirely made from cocaine," a statement said.

    He "displayed an open fracture of the tibia and the fibula, and has been transferred to a clinic for an operation.

    "Investigators are examining the possibility that these injuries were brought about voluntarily ... to facilitate trafficking through security checks," the statement said.

    In total, the Chilean had 10.7 pounds of cocaine stuffed in the cans, the stools and forming his would-be "cast," police said.

     

     

     

     

     

    Have you hugged an officer today?

     

         Ann Arbor Police say a drunken Superior Township man became disorderly when a police sergeant refused to hug him .

    Officers responded to the area of Main and Ann streets at about 5 p.m. after people reported an intoxicated man yelling at people and walking in the streets. An officer guided the man from the middle of Ann Street, and the man said he would leave.

    As he walked away, police said, the 44-year-old man approached a parked patrol car and began yelling at the officer in it. He asked the officer for a hug and swore at him for refusing, while still blocking eastbound traffic on Ann Street, reports said.

    Officers arrested him and detained him at the police station until he sobered up, reports said. He refused a breathalyzer test.

     

     

        

     Gildazio Costa, 54, was arrested in Framingham, Mass., in February and charged with kidnapping and beating his girlfriend following a five-hour-long argument they were having about what the operating hours are for the local library. 

    Yes but did he stop and ask directions to get to the library?

     

     

     

     

       Tennessee anesthesiologist Visuvalingam Vilvarajah was arrested in February in Kentucky and charged with providing controlled-substance prescriptions (OxyContin, methadone) to as many as 350 non-patients. However, the more basic question is why Tennessee  Dr. Vilvarajah is licensed in the first place. He was  approved by the state Department of Health for a license even though officials knew he was on parole  after serving a sentence for murdering his wife and mother-in-law. A department spokeswoman told The Tennessean newspaper that no law prevented Dr. Vilvarajah's licensing.

     

     

     

           A 25-year-old man was arrested in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in February after an apparent suicide attempt. According to police, the man tried to gas himself inside his car in a closed garage, but apparently did not have a garage himself, and was arrested for trespass when he drove into a stranger's garage for the attempt, causing about $1,000 damage.

     

     

     

         In response to a bomb threat called in to Hays High School in Buda, Texas, in February, Principal Shirley Reich directed the evacuation of all students, who were kept out for two hours until the all-clear. The building had not been completely cleared, though. Reich had ordered that eight special-needs students, who presented mobility problems for the staff, be kept inside during the evacuation, and afterward Reich defended her decision, crediting herself for compassion because it was cold outside, and she wanted the special-needs students to be comfortable.

    Wouldn't want the poor little children in their wheelchairs to catch a chill,blasted to bits maybe but cold,nope.

     

     

          Give me your tired,your poor,your border   jumping masses yearning to sue freely.

         In February, a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., awarded damages of $77,000 to six illegal immigrants who had trespassed on rancher Roger Barnett's land  (only one of hundreds of forays onto his land over the years by border-jumpers from Mexico) because Barnett had detained them while he was carrying a gun, which the jury said constituted "infliction of emotional distress" (though Barnett said he was merely protecting his property). Originally, 16 Mexican nationals had sued for $32 million, accusing Barnett of violating whatever civil rights illegal-immigrant trespassers might have.

     

     

     

      A 27-year-old "psychic" was sentenced to two months in jail in San Jose, Calif., in December after somehow convincing a woman, who had come to her for a $10 reading, to pay her, in ever-increasing increments, $108,000 for a "spiritual cleansing."

    Yikes,i'd hate see her price on colon cleansing.

     

     

      Charles Silveira filed a lawsuit in March in Morristown, N.J., to recover the $250,000 he had incrementally paid to a "psychic," who said she needed to make a golden statue for him to ward off negativity. The woman also convinced Silveira to buy her a $700,000 home, but that house is in Silveira's name, and he has asked a court's permission to evict her.

     

     

     

          Now this guy REALLY had a shitty day.

      A man was found to have climbed into the waste tank of an outdoor toilet according to a March report in the Twin Falls (Idaho)  Rescuers from the town of Filer, Idaho, said the man told them he was just looking for his keys that he had accidentally dropped and had been in the tank for 15 minutes before help arrived. The man declined to identify himself, and no official report was required, but after the man was hosed off by a fire truck, he "discovered" that his keys had been in his pocket all along, and he drove away.

     

     

     

                Higher education teaches you some good excuse crafting but she forgot  - the dog ate my lawbooks .

       Florence Schreiber Powers, 44, a Ewing, N.J., administrative law judge on trial for shoplifting two watches, called her psychiatrist to testify that Powers was under stress at the time of the incidents. The doctor said Powers did not know what she was doing "from one minute to the next," for the following reasons: recent auto accident, traffic ticket, new-car purchase, overwork, husband's kidney stones, husband's asthma (and noisy breathing machine in their bedroom), menopausal hot flashes, "ungodly" vaginal itch, bad rash, fear of breast and anal cancer, fear of dental surgery, son's asthma, mother's and aunt's illnesses, need to organize parents' 50th wedding anniversary, need to cook Thanksgiving dinner for 20 relatives, purchase of 200 gifts for Christmas and Hanukkah, attempt to sell her house without a broker, lawsuit against wallpaper cleaners, need to return newly purchased furniture, and toilet constantly running. (Nonetheless, she was convicted.)

     Have a great event all!

     Riff

     
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Friday, 13 March 2009




  • Top Ten Signs You're On A Bad Spring Break

    10.Day 6 of vacation and your U.S. Air flight still hasn't left the Hudson
    9.The "meal plan" is anything that washes ashore
    8.Instead of a mint, maid leaves note on your pillow which reads, "Run!"
    7.Hotel overlooks the strip -- the Gaza Strip
    6.The beach is famous for its beautiful white sand and deadly stingray attacks
    5.Couldn't get beer, so everyone gets intoxicated sucking a Pontiac tailpipe
    4.Several things in your room are marked "evidence"
    3.Perfectly good week at beach is ruined by giant fire-breathing lizards
    2.Only person you've seen naked is the maintenance guy Eduardo
    1.Your girlfriend finally puts out, just not with you


Thursday, 05 March 2009

  •   Well the baby came home after 3 days, he is doing much better.

    My mom is out of the hospital also.

    I managed to replace the fan and keyboard on my computer so it is running better.

    But my phone rang today. My only nephew passed away at 6am this morning.

    I can't think of a thing to say..........

    Riff

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  • Games I Play: Lineage,LORTO,L2,WOW
  • Favorite Characters: Riffraff,Anqua,Alaynia,Kattsby,Caela,Lancramosa,Lassenfels,Zemora,Sassenach,Cheechakos,Gylfa and list goes on...
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  • Most Addictive: Lineage,sigh