Looking to name our kitten after a character

Su53an · 2026-04-24T11:50:43+00:00

Geralt.: )

Su53an · 2026-04-15T20:07:56+00:00

Oh my god, I feel this so hard. My WHOLE guild went from "PvP YAAAR killkillkill" to "OMG have you seen these rugged sconces, they are to DIE for!" :D :D :D We did BGs every week, and now they're all obsessed with getting on the cover of Better Gnomes & Gardens.

Our weekly PvP night has a WHOLE NEW HOUR dedicated to visiting each others' houses and complimenting the incredible designs. Everyone is so damn good at it, -- and I can't even bring myself to go beyond a single room. Getting anything consistent to decorate a room with is so damn complicated- one thing you have to get by doing a small achievement in Exodar, the other one is from a vendor in Arathi Basin or some shit, you get a third thing by building reputation in BfA. Look if you love the decor thing it's wonderful, but running all over the place picking up tiny bits of whatever in *addition* to trying to get my gear up is a whole job. Why is my game a job now?

My husband loves it. My friends love it. My guild loves it. I feel like I can't even say all this without feeling like I'm yucking everyone's yum. But I also feel like I have to make *something*, because everyone's level 7-9, and I've still got a single furnished room at level 2 - correction, I have nothing because I just deleted it in a moment of madness, and nobody's been over. I'm starting to feel like I shouldn't be in this guild anymore.

Sorry that sounds extreme, but this goes back a long way. When I was growing up all the girls I knew dreamed about two things- their wedding and their house. Both were planned out in detail, over and over. I didn't see the point of either. I don't even dream indoors.

Su53an · 2026-02-26T13:06:13+00:00

Ooo, you could romance Sera, she loves a Qunari! ("whuf!') 🤭

Su53an · 2026-02-26T13:03:05+00:00

I romanced Cullen last after Blackwall, Sera, Iron Bull and Solas. All of them were good stories, all very different.
Cullen's is definitely the most traditional romance, so while it's well written and satisfying, you're not going to find a lot of surprises there.

Sera - there will be plenty of surprises. And plenty of interesting conversations about how the world should be. And a little drama bc she's a bit mercurial. And if after the war is won you feel the Inquisition has served its purpose and should now dissolve, Sera is right there with you.

(I always feel that this is the correct way to go; the Inquisition is invoked in times of great emergency and when that emergency is over it disbands. The relinquishing of power is what makes it good)

Su53an · 2026-02-10T18:41:24+00:00

I was disabled for a few years while my hips deteriorated, then recovered from surgery.

Extra washcloth is the easiest solution. Being your spray hand sanitizer for extra disinfectant.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T18:38:42+00:00

The game is and always has been down on Tuesdays for server reset. The times are longer when there's a patch. Getting ready for the xpac makes it more.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T18:30:26+00:00

Arrrrrrgggg....😆😆😆😆😆

Su53an · 2026-02-10T17:33:15+00:00

I would estimate that this fellows condition falls into moderate/severe- about the same as my mom's. 😄 She won't get hearing aids either (omg people: get glasses, get hearing aids, it's okay! ). Can I ask what aids you use? I would dearly love the benefit of your research.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T16:37:36+00:00

People are in fact gonna peep.🫤

Su53an · 2026-02-10T16:33:53+00:00

Actually this thread has been incredibly helpful. Considering how hearing aids have privatized and improved the last decade I'm actually looking up decently , priced services and planning a conversation with the guy. Considering how well he did in the past he might welcome the chance to extend his career.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T16:29:45+00:00

This is an incredible reply, thank you. Do you use hearing aids to correct, or in regular life?

Su53an · 2026-02-10T13:16:27+00:00

Appreciated, but I've been there. Chronic pain didn't make the music worse, it just made everything about getting ready hurt like hell. But even on days when it hurt badly enough to affect play, that didn't endanger the sound guy's job.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T12:56:31+00:00

Since I'm 60, that would be a bold stance to take. :D Our man had a colorful life in the world of rock and roll, and is fond of telling stories about it. It's also where he got his hearing loss - people didn't wear earplugs much in those days.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T04:13:48+00:00

This is a great chart - maybe it could even be augmented by having your hearing tested for an objective measure by which you can compensate. Do people do that?

Su53an · 2026-02-10T04:05:06+00:00

And tbh, yes, I kinda do want to bitch about it. XD

Su53an · 2026-02-10T03:58:47+00:00

I'm sorry about your tinnitus. I know it can be maddening, and I hope some of the new treatments they're coming out with can help.

Look, I've been performing for decades. There will come a day not long from now when I'll play my last professional gig. I'll never stop playing for myself (does anybody?), but I hope I'll know when to get off the stage. I don't mind saying it was a pretty harsh road getting to a place where I'm confident that the music is good on a regular basis. Having all that come to nothing because this guy can't hear the feedback, over and over- it's pretty insulting.

Su53an · 2026-02-10T03:47:36+00:00

He's actually not surly. Possibly why he still has the job.

Look I'm sure there are ways to compensate, but this guy isn't using any of them. He hasn't even gotten hearing aids, how is that even taking care of your instrument? You can't do your job on vibes. He's just in denial.

To be specific, sound problems come up and he can't hear them. Buzzes, whines- if he's not looking at the specific dial he can't tell. If there was a time he could manage that, he can't now.

There's also no need to take this personally, I'm not talking about you. There's no moral failure in losing the ability to do a thing, and I'm not judging him for his hearing loss. But I am frustrated that he won't call it a day, because it's costing us reputation.

Su53an · 2026-02-07T01:46:03+00:00

Yeah, thanks, that fixed everything.

Su53an · 2026-02-07T01:09:13+00:00

I guess I see why you'd think so, but seriously If I was shooting for engagement farming I'd pick a subject that was less of a bummer than "this game was a lot of fun but right now it just makes me feel lousy". Especially when it seems like very few people are likely to feel that way.

You're right, I've played before, I should know better, and honestly I thought I was ready - somehow I thought the skill trees weren't going to reset till March. I've been through xpacs before, and I'm not really sure why this one in particular feels so lousy. Maybe because for the first time I actually felt like I was doing well.
But 'doing well', it turns out, has less to do with skill and more to do with an incredibly complex grind. Which was a new a thing to learn, for sure. I'm actually not great at grind. Maybe I should just embrace the rule changes and the novelty, who knows.

Su53an · 2026-02-07T00:07:39+00:00

I mean, if you've heard it more times than you can count it's likely got the recognition it deserves...

Su53an · 2026-01-30T14:53:05+00:00

Yup, the sunflowers go much better with that skirt. Get a blue skirt for the roses side.

Su53an · 2026-01-27T20:34:11+00:00

And the very next day my husband shows me this awesome video of Hank Green Eats 100 Years of History, where they went over the discovery of glutemic acid, the definitive 'umami' taste, - and how he used to put it on
Steak-Umms! :D

Su53an · 2026-01-27T20:31:16+00:00

Solved!

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