Month: January 2008

Bitter Bard

Bard is a fun job. I didn’t think I would have this much fun having to pay attention to the screen all the time, but I am. I’ve gotten it to level 18 from 11 in a few days.

Since I was sick at home, I thought I would level it up some more before dynamis tonight. I put up my flag in Valkurm Dunes and wait it out. I didn’t have to wait long before I had a party invite. So the guy was level 20, I’m beggars can’t be choosers I say. Oh man, the party disbanded after 1 fight and I didn’t even make it to camp then. >:( The lead goes to the level 19 subjobless white mage. ;_; So I end up getting lead when I ask if he’s looking for replacements. Somehow they decide that they would rather look for subjob quest items instead. >.< Two of them that needed items. And then the white mage guilt trips me into helping by saying everyone in FFXI is selfish. I’m like wth. -_-; The dancer drops from the party and I’m left with 2 noobs and 1 other player who’s willing to help them. Great. >.<

A quick stop back in Windurst to switch jobs and I’m out killing flies in Valkurm Dunes. It took a while before I was able to get the worm drops. During that time, my party mates kept on dying. Just thinking about it now my bitterness grows.

Next is the skull. I think at least 1 of them didn’t have the Dem crystal, so they had to be walked there. >.<; After killing Ghouls for over an hour…. what drops? 2 Gravity scrolls and a bunch of bone chips, but NO SKULL. Eventually, the newbies had to log along with the helpful WAR leaving me rather bitter with the situation. So unproductive.

At least Dynamis-Jeuno was fun. I died a lot, but we won. :)

And then I was back to bard. No invites. The only one seeking within my level was a JP white mage. Bitterrrrrr.

Sick +1

Every girl’s fantasy to have the flu AND her period at the same time. Good thing about having a period now is that since I’m heavily drugged with Theraflu, I don’t feel any cramps. Bad thing about having period now… It makes a sucky situation worse. :\

Even Sicker

So now I’m feeling rather crappy. I get too hot easily, and then too cold easily. My throat hurts from all the coughing, my eyes feel gross, and I’m eagerly waiting for midnight to roll around to take more Theraflu. I was supposed to go over to Laura’s house to feel her bunnies, but I couldn’t leave my room very much. My bed was much too welcoming. I ended up asking Franklin to do it for me. I hope he doesn’t get sick.

Sick

I think my sister gave me her flu. Except I’m not having chills or bodyaches. Just a really bad cough that makes my throat sore and a slight headache. My bottle of Advil is still MIA so I took some ibuprofen that I bought in Japan for my headache. It didn’t work. :( Ugh. I couldn’t sleep very well last night either. I would wake up every once in a while coughing. Ugh ugh.

Imported FFVII Potion

During lunch on Thursday, Brian wanted to stop by the anime store before we got our food. I saw the FFVII 10th Anniversary Potion drinks behind the counter. It was $13, but I really wanted to try it. I’m very into trying different food and drinks so I figured, $13 for one time isn’t horrible. It’d be more for the can than the liquid inside. Everyone keeps on saying how the drink tastes horrible, so I was really curious. Well, it turned out that I liked it. I liked it a lot. Of course, I like the taste of energy drinks, so I suppose it wasn’t a surprise that I liked the FFVII Potion. The empty can is now a part of my office decoration.

Final Fantasy VII Potion

Final Fantasy VII Potion

Lakshmi? Or Shiva???

I’m having such a huge dilemma right now. Should I stay on Lakshmi? Or should I move to Shiva? I’m leaning heavily towards Shiva, but I have such good friends on Lakshmi that it would be painful to leave. Of course, it’d be equally, if not more so, painful to not go to Shiva… I need to learn how to stop time. Seriously. Of course, I can always come back to Lakshmi if I do go to Shiva, but I’d have to wait every 3 months if I hop back and forth between servers. That’s… a lot of money. :\ Realistically, it’s not even an issue… What kind of person doesn’t move?! ; ; It’s just a question of when… And when I do move, I’m going to immediately delete the Ragnarok Susperia and recreate a mule on Lakshmi named Susperia.

Heavy Rains

A big storm finally hit California with the rain we do desperately needed. Unfortunately for those living in then burn areas, it’s probably not a welcomed event. I’ve read on the news that it’s took out the power to areas in northern California… I wonder how bad it’s going to get in southern California?

Tomorrow I’m going to be teaching Nadine how to knit. I’m going to lend her some beginner books of mine and give her some yarn (I have plenty). I can’t lend her my needles, so I’m going to buy her some. Probably size 8, one in metal, one in bamboo. Personally, I find bamboo to be lighter and easier to work the yarn with, but different strokes for different folks. I would prefer to buy her yarn when she’s a bit more proficient so she won’t be spending tons of money like I do. Meh. It’s an expensive hobby.