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01/12/2014: "Where have I been? (Writing / Finance / Playing or Talk Pay and Kill)"

Although falling back to sleep in Jack's arms at this time in the morning sounds wonderful... there is no Jack but he keeps appearing in my going to sleep stage and then some. Anyway. Now I have Finn yowing at me constantly to play when I'm sitting here at the desk...

This isn't going anywhere near how I started it in my head due to a noisy cat / disruptions of my thoughts / and seriously, I need to research one of those recording head sets so I can talk while it's in my head and I don't lose it all from interruptions. Dictation, isn't it??

Let's see now. I have the cat quiet, the coffee beside me and I've lost my train of thought. Sounds about right for me. So I'll think out loud or rather type while I think on... gah. Too many thoughts in different directions now. Title. Title is Where Have I Been, otherwise in my silliness it's Talk Pay & Kill, and a more understandable term for some: Writing, Finance or Playing. I should pay my bills (Finance, hence procrastinate), or maybe I should "talk" (Writing, which gets me away from paying bills... procrastinate again...) and YAY! Playtime!!! (Killing things on NwN is always fun)

So that's where I've been. What? The longer version? Yes, of course. I left Jack in bed.. oh wait, not that part of this. Right. He's just a distractions anyway. Thoughts are drifting.... Yeah, right, okay. More about Jack later. Although my intentions were daily writing, my life tends to get... tangled. I've rediscovered my multiplayer game: Neverwinter Nights. It can be a one person 'campaign' Dungeons and Dragons type game, but I find the world of online to be delightful. There is a whole lot more to say on this, but the short version in order to continue is: The game server stopped, so it was a bit interesting getting back 'online'. Of course I'm online! I'm writing here aren't I? The key is 'Game Server'. Read that as "There's an app for that" since that seems to be more understanding for those out there with smartphones. (Mine isn't, but I like it for what I use it for - and another story) There never is a short version with me, is there. So Bri found a site that listed the ip addresses of the connecting games. Which is for those that don't understand, a direct connection to the game. Still probably doesn't make sense unless you are a techy or geek or gamer maybe. Anywho. I loaded up the game, hopped onto the discontinued server (app) and went to the Direct Connect button since I don't have use of the chat area and server listing through the app. Lo and behold, YAY! I'm back in the gameworld of Blackstone Keep. And that's where I've been.

I've ignored my Finances, my writing, in favor of losing myself to killing monsters. I use to roleplay a lot in games, but now I'm just killing stuff and getting xp (experience with points) to level my character from 1 to 40. I am at level 8 three times over. Meaning I am on my third character since I keep trying to find one that I like building. And building is what you do from selecting gender, race (dwarf, elf, human, etc), portrait (kind of like saying you look something like this), Class (profession or vocation) alignment (Good Neutral or Evil with range of Lawful, Neutral or Chaotic) then placing points into Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma with the allotted points to start with. From there, you choose a body (slim or heavy) a head, colors and garment. Then into game you go as a level 1 character. Weapons are usually a dagger, sword, bow or crossbow to start with and live as this make believe character. If you understand "builds", then you'll make a very good character in whatever way you want. If you're like me, it's all about how to get higher hit points to stay alive, relying on help of those to make you specialty garments and weapons so you can kill things without getting killed. I'm not a total geek, okay? I just want a weapon and to slay things. For me, it's fun IN GAME. Never never do I ever do this for the real world. Let's be clear on that. I DO know the difference and the consequences. I am not in a cult, nor do I want to hurt anyone nor can I. It's not in me. Which is also why I have trouble playing evil characters. I can't seem to bypass my goody two shoes entirely. Some, but not enough to do evil character. I've tried to, but it doesn't work for me. It's rather funny. I even attempted a Dom once. Even funnier that. To some respect, I'm a nice Dom. (ie: Do this or I don't want you for my sub.) and sadly, it's more a carry my items thing rather than the sexually oriented type of Dom. Subs don't like that. Hrm. Oh well. I've been told I'm "vanilla" (blink blink blink, thinking) Does that go along with my Goody Two Shoes demeanor? DANG, it follows me everywhere. Anyway. Brian has had to 'rez' me a few times already since I don't seem to handle monsters too well either. Hm. He's got a wizard fellow. I am working on a bard / rdd / weapon master type and not so successfully at the moment. RDD stands for Red Dragon Disciple. I imagine it's a cult of those worshiping the Red Dragon... but I like the wings I get for being one. Heh. And the abiltiy to have Darkflame for my weapon. And of course, my DRAGON strength WOOT I can carry a lot of items! Okay, so you see, I like this playing thing.

So now, I'm trying to write and things are in my head, but my thoughts go all over the place - gonna seriously look into a head set recording thing so I can just say and type or say, save and type?

And much as I want to go play... I need to tackle my bills. They're not out of hand, but I don't want to forget anything to be paid either. I do have automatic minimum payments to help keep me from behind, but I do need to pay attention. So that's where I'm off to next before I go back to playing.

Good Day and Good Blessings!