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Blaugust Continues – Sign Up Info and Background for 2026

I'm sure most of you who see my blog posts are already aware of the continuation of the August blogging festival fondly known as Blaugust, despite the loss of the original founder. I don't want this to be a cause for sadness, so I will only say this much. I'm sure...

Digital Neighbors – Saying Farewell to Belghast

Grief is a strange thing. Sometimes it is a gentle ache while others is hits hard and unexpectedly and tears flow. Sometimes it passes quickly, only to hit again over little remembrances even years later. I learned of the passing of Belghast (Mark Temple) a couple of...

Just a Little Nod to Blaugust 2025

It is Blaugust time, the August festival of blogging. This initiative was started many years ago by Belghast. For 2025, it is up and running again thanks to a wonderful community of bloggers who stepped up to help out. You can read a bit about the change in organizers...

Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

Time Keeps on Slipping...It is a bit shocking to realize that I didn't blog at all in 2024. How did I let an entire year go by without writing anything at all?! Life Goes OnHave a cute dog pic as an apology No, I didn't spend my year curled up on a blanket, although...

Gaming Into the End of 2023

My pace of blog posts has certainly slowed toward the end of this year. I've been playing games, just nothing that inspires tips and tricks posts, or exciting experiences to talk about. As we end the year, I thought I'd at least wrap up with a few thoughts about what...

Starfield is Just a Good Not Great Game

Starfield is a pretty good game and one I can enjoy, but it is ONLY a pretty good game. It has missed the mark of being a great game. I came to the realization that they structured the game expecting us to play it again on a New Game plus mode, but I don't think I'll...

Join the Newbie Blogger Initiative revolution!

May 1, 2015

I couldn't sum it up any better!

When Life Gives You Pink Purple Dye, Make the Most of It

Apr 20, 2015

We all have those SWTOR companions that just get on our nerves. The backstabbers, the whiners, the overly-emo drama queens. While I would never pay the crazy high credit price to buy pink/purple dye, when the Cantina Tour boxes granted some of my characters that dye,...

Jetpack?! Yeah I Want a Jetpack!

Mar 27, 2015

For some people, it is about the wardrobe. (Okay, for me too up to a point). For others, it is about the pets. For me, it is about the sweet, sweet ride. I actually did the WoW "Long Strange Trip" achievement, despite the grind, so I could get the mount it rewarded. I...

WWTYB (What Would Tempt You Back) to a Game

Mar 16, 2015

I missed the original Twitter Q&A posed by @AlternativeChat asking what would tempt people back to Azeroth/WoW, but I've seen a couple of blog posts about it since. (Deliver Me) and (It's Always Been a Matter of Trust) I have to say that I honestly don't know...

Spending Some Quality Double XP (and Agent) Time

Feb 13, 2015

Since my hubby and I celebrate "Rebel's Valentine's Day" in March, rather than this trumped up love day in February, I'm free to spend some time in SWTOR gaining double XP this weekend. I still miss the heady days of 12 times XP, but I'll take what I can get for one...

Cool Mount/Vehicles and Motivation

Feb 10, 2015

Well, if there is one thing that will motivate me to repeat daily quests, it is a spiffy ride. This has been true since the days of my Long Strange Trip in WoW. The Imperial Walker mounts in SWTOR certainly qualify for that category. The fact that I can get one for...

New SWTOR Class Specific Quests in 3.0 – Spoiler Free Reactions

Dec 24, 2014

Finally got one of every class far enough in the new content to see the side quests that were unique to each class. It was nice of them to put together such a highly requested bit of content, but it was just that, a tiny bite. They brought several of the voice actors...

Has It Really Been 3 Years?

Dec 20, 2014

I can never remember the official release day of games these days, what with pre-orders and early access play... but folks are saying today is the 3 year anniversary for SWTOR. So I set off my fireworks and stared into the sands of Tatooine, kicked a smuggler or two,...