Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card

Another book in the "Ender's Game" universe. Very interesting to see a bit of history only hinted at in some of the previous books fleshed out with unexpected details. I still liked Ender’s Game, as a stand alone story. It seems the more additions to the series diminish the original. Still I liked it enough to roll right into the next book.

This tale was on the furthering adventures of Bean and the beginnings of the rise of Peter Wiggin as Hegemon. Though the story is really about Bean’s survival and rescuing of his Battle School friends. Also he learns about himself in the process, which will be important in the upcoming books… I’d imagine.

Collector Armor Collectables

List of what the Armor Collectors want for Max Collector Armor:


Crystal Desert

• Head: 2 Bleached Shells
  or 5 Forgotten Seals
  or 5 Shriveled Eyes
  or 5 Jade Mandibles


• Body: 5 Losaru Manes
  or 5 Bleached Carapaces


• Hands: 5 Minotaur Horns
  or 5 Shriveled Eyes


• Legs: 5 Losaru Manes
  or 5 Dune Burrower Jaws


• Feet: 5 Dune Burrower Jaws
  or 5 Massive Jawbones

Southern Shiverpeaks

• Body: 7 Huge Jawbones


• Hands: 7 Alpine Seeds


• Legs: 7 Frigid Hearts


• Feet: 7 Azure Remains

Kaineng City

• Head: 5 Venerable Mantid Pincers


• Body: 5 Jade Bracelets


• Hands: 5 Putrid Cysts


• Legs: 5 Plague Idols


• Feet: 5 Venerable Mantid Pincers

Katie Can Sit

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Originally uploaded by FlipSide3.

Did you know that Katie can sit up for quite a long time now?

It's true!

Of course, someone has to prop her up because she can't get herself into a sitting position yet... but it's progress.

We're also working on Katie holding the bottle all on her own... which has had limited success to date.

Armor Armor Armor

Satine Armor 15K Bonelace Leggings and Kurzick Tunic

Originally uploaded by FlipSide3.

The other day I finally got to the first place in Tyria where you can make 15K armor, which is armor that is very expensive... but not any better than regular armor... just looks different. This was after arriving in the first Canthan area with 15K armor.

I just didn't know what to do. In the end I mixed and matched. The leggings from a 15K Tyrian set, and the top from a Canthan set (not 15K, because I liked the looks of the regular one better). It's not a perfect fit as there is a noticable line across her belly, but good enough.

I'll need to get some new gloves and boots at some point, but not in a hurry on that.

Haven't played since spending most of my gold on this vitual wardrobe, because I'm in the process of moving my PC to the other side of the house. Not an easy task.

Guild Wars: Factions named "Multiplayer Game of the Year 2006" at DEMMX

A story about Guild Wars made it to the front page of Digg! Very cool.

From Digg:
Guild Wars FactionsTM, the second chapter in the free-to-play Guild WarsTM MMORPG franchise and one of the year's most-popular online games, took home the award for 'Multiplayer Game of the Year' Wednesday at Billboard Magazine's prestigious Digital Entertainment Marketing and Media Excellence (DEMMX) awards gala.

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Ascension Complete

Glint

Originally uploaded by FlipSide3.

Finished the Ascension, had a chat with Glint the Ancient Dragon, and am now hanging out in Droknar's Forge. Even took the time to unlock all the secondary professions for Satine. No longer just a Necromancer Ranger, but a Necromancer Anything.

Time to take a break, play other characters, and maybe take Satine on a skillcapping tour.

Elona Reach Complete

Crystal Desert Mesas

Originally uploaded by FlipSide3.

So I FINALLY completed the Elona Reach mission last night, much to the relief of my wife. This was probably my tenth attempt or more. Just me, some heroes, and a couple monk henchies. My little merry band kept having problems, which caused me to get quite frustrated... which is not a pretty sight.

The last time went well, and I even got the bonus. That's great because it means I won't have to go back and do it again just for the bonus. Managed to keep from aggroing to many baddies, though it was real close at one point where only Koss survived... luckily he carries Rebirth so he could revive the rest of the group.