Parenthood is the new 600 pound gorilla in my life, muscling aside all other things. Politely, when possible. Rudely, if necessary.
(if you want music, link here, then minimize. It's what I listen to all day while working.)
But there was some precious personal time this morning for the first update to my blog's links in (ugh.. is this true??) THREE years in some cases. Figured since I have to face the stunning fact of 5,600 regular readers (up from 3,300 since I wrote about playing Tabula Rasa) I should maybe update the links. Cough, cough.
It was brutal, but we did what we had to do. ;)
There were only seven survivors from my original link list: Anandtech, ArsTechnica, GameSpot, GameSpy, Hackers - The Movie, SlashDot, and SOMA-FM. Says something about all that they are still cutting edge and/or relevant to me.
Everything else on the link list is brand new and slanted rather heavily toward girl geeks and the gaming industry.
Guy geeks are still very welcome, by the way.
So much else to do: Suddenly wondering whether violent street gang-ridden, pollution choked Los Angeles - home to one of nation's worst public school systems - is really where Julian ought to be raised. Staggering realization that it is MY choice to make now; still not done tying up the last loose ends of Mom's life and I think I'm stalling because it is a way of holding onto her for one last hug; so much to do with work, and now they have me focusing on The Merger, which is still not a done deal yet.
(This is Roy's Night Elf Priest at level 52, chillin' on the boat from Teldrassil to Darkshore) Still finding time to game, although rarely. Lately it's been watching Roy close in on Level 70 in World of Warcraft. Yes, I have finally corrupted him. Roy is a fellow gamer now. Finally convinced him to switch to being a Shadow Priest for the final push up the end game level ladder. Much more power, better defense, and it also looks so cool to be draped in shifting dark purple shadows.
Saw friends Megumi Yamato, Tsin and Dee, Nive and others from DROW, and others recently on CoH - CoV. I find myself anxiously awaiting Issue 12. I have SIX level 50 toons there now and I'm playing on Virtue, and Freedom in addition to the Justice server. (This is one of my bad girls on City of Villains, Razor Grrl, a Claws - Regeneration Stalker Assassin)
Actually found evidence of my old gang, The Ragnarok, surfacing on The Matrix Online. Left Deedle there an email. Probably freaked him out big time to hear from ScarletWave. (This is Scar, my level 50 karate grandmaster about to deliver a little 'chin music' to an Agent in MxO).
Work beckons and Tuesday is Dan the Man and bath night for my son. It will be a very long day.
L8r.
