So Glad I Started This Post Yesterday! Blog News (#Blaugust 5)

Posted by Gryph on August 5, 2015
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For anyone who’s missed my social media posts today, I’ve acquired a thoroughly nasty tooth infection and am definitely not at the top of my game today. Worse, turns out my dentist doesn’t prescribe painkillers anymore. Probably it’s a liability issue he doesn’t want to deal with anymore. Doesn’t help me much, though.

The good news is a couple friends suggested I talk to my regular doctor, so I have an appointment tomorrow to see about something for the pain. I usually don’t splat all over about things like this, but I think this is legitimately the most painful tooth issue I’ve ever had. One of those “hard to think through” situations.

Luckily, last night I started an update on where I’m at with my blog To-Do list: Continue Reading

Obsidian: 1996 PC game (#Blaugust 4)

Posted by Gryph on August 4, 2015
Posted in: Gaming Memories, PC Gaming. Tagged: , , , . 6 Comments

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Obsidian is a game I’ve been meaning to post about for some time. I’m always baffled that more people haven’t played it, even though Rocket Science Games went out of business shortly after it came out. The commercials were eerie and memorable; I would have expected more people to be intrigued. It’s definitely one of my all-time favorite games!

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Blog updates! (#Blaugust 3)

Posted by Gryph on August 3, 2015
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Wow, not sure where the time went today! I will try to get an actual gaming post up tomorrow, but I’ve been super busy with blog and #Blaugust stuff today.

As I mentioned over on Sparks in the Horizon, a side effect of #Blaugust is that I’ve become much more aware of the little things I keep meaning to adjust on this blog “someday.” Now that I finally had a day off (and #SGDQ is over) I got started on my list: Continue Reading

About Blaugust. Also, a duck. (#Blaugust 2)

Posted by Gryph on August 2, 2015
Posted in: Blog News, Communities, Creating, Writing. Tagged: , . 3 Comments

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Before anything else, can we all take a moment to fully appreciate that today, a friendly, fully domesticated duck was dropped off at the shelter where I work? Yes, for real. She likes to be held and pet, and will curl up in a coworker’s lap while muttering content duck-thoughts to itself. My job is rarely glamorous, but it’s also rarely boring.

All right then, Blaugust! What is it and why am I participating?

Blaugust is a blogging initiative started by Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut. Each of us who have signed up will attempt to write a blog post of at least 10 sentences each day in August. (There are also guidelines for vlogs.) The complete rules, prize list, and directions for signing up can be found on the Blaugust Initiative page – and yes, you can still participate even though it’s already started!

As for why I’m participating, there’s a few reasons. Continue Reading

More on #SGDQ2015 (#Blaugust 1)

Posted by Gryph on August 1, 2015
Posted in: Gamers Doing Good, Livestreams. Tagged: , , , . 2 Comments

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Here I go with my first post for #Blaugust 2015! Since it’s the first of the month, this is going to be a bit different from most. I write articles for Holosuite Media on the first and fifteenth of each month. In the interest of not having to double post, I will instead link to my article there. Tomorrow, I’ll write a bit more about #Blaugust and why I signed up!

http://holosuitemedia.com/why-i-watch-games-done-quick/

Want to join in on #Blaugust? There’s still time! Visit the Blaugust Initiative page, and then head over to the Nook to get signed up and see what everyone else is up to.

Summer Games Done Quick

Posted by Gryph on July 26, 2015
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Off-schedule post today, primarily to raise awareness for #SGDQ2015. It’s streaming live at twitch.tv/gamesdonequick, today through August 1st. The schedule is listed on their website and they have some awesome titles planned. They kicked off with a 100% speedrun of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, a favorite from my childhood and a stunning run to watch. (Forty flutters in one section!) Continue Reading

Hacking All of the Portals!

Posted by Gryph on July 22, 2015
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WHOO-HOOO adjusting to new medication!!!!

Ok, not really woo-hoo. Like last time, if my writing seems off that would be why. It’s also an excellent excuse to throw another PSA out there. Depression, anxiety, and other not fun illnesses/disorders are not anyone’s fault, and sometimes getting help is the best plan.

I say this as someone who hasn’t been in the best financial place, and who has a long history of not listening to her own advice. Still, whether it’s finding a counselor or therapist, looking into medications, or exploring other avenues, it’s worth the effort. Even if the first few things (or many things) don’t seem to work. If your finances are borked, do some investigating to find out where you can get free or low cost help. If you’re insured, see what may be covered even if it means doing some digging.

It sometimes seems like folks assume being miserable is a sign of intelligence or creativity; but seriously, you can be intelligent and creative AND less miserable. They don’t cancel each other out.

On a lighter note, speaking of my new medication… Continue Reading

Blog News: Off-Site Articles

Posted by Gryph on July 18, 2015
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Just a heads up that starting today, I will be posting links to my off-site content on its own page. A link can be found above, in the site’s header. I’ll add my articles from Holosuite Media as I publish them, as well as any other writing I do separate from this blog. If you’re interested in some of my thoughts on wider geeky topics than I tend to address here, that would be where to find some! 🙂

The Secret World Anniversary and Issue 12 News

Posted by Gryph on July 16, 2015
Posted in: Communities, MMO, Secret World Legends. Tagged: , , . 2 Comments

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Emma and Chuck tweetWhat a week! Spring and summer are considered, “kitten season” in my neck of the woods, and it shows in more work and more hours. I begin to think that shorter, but more frequent posts may be a better plan than saving my news for one day, when I may wind up not having time to write. Not that I didn’t write at all this week; my new one is up on HolosuiteMedia, check it out for much X-Files geeking and laughing about a younger me attempting fanfic! Other than being super busy, the job is still going well, and I’m still happily naming animals after video game NPC’s.

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Other than work, I’ve spent the last couple weeks primarily playing the TSW Anniversary Event I mentioned a bit ago. (Also, Tilty kindly joined us on Beyond the Veil to chat about it.)  I thoroughly enjoy world boss events. I love seeing so many people working together, both fighting and making callouts on the #event channel. The fixes the devs implemented this year (lower player caps, less health on the golems) seemed to work well in cutting down on lag, thumbs up there. Continue Reading

The Secret World Celebrates Three Years!

Posted by Gryph on July 2, 2015
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Little late in the day to be posting, but in my defense I was working, chasing golems, posting my latest up on Holosuite, and romping with the Otters partway through their stream. Busy day! (I’ll also ask for forgiveness if I sound half asleep, I’m pretty close to it!)

Still, I at least wanted to mention that June first began two weeks of Anniversary event fun over on The Secret World. We’ve got our golem world bosses, we’ve got party packs, we’ve got all-of-the-boosts, and most importantly, we’ve got an amazing community. Continue Reading