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viking broomball

Last night we got word that the glacial flooding was so severe that it damaged the ring road bridge. Looks like that route will be impassable for a while. Instead, we'll be heading north with a whole new itinerary. Impressed with F and the tour group for patching all this with basically zero turnaro...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 28, 2024

a saga of dragons and trolls

Icelandic hotels don't have air conditioning or fans. They also don't have a second sheet on the bed, just a fitted sheet and a blanket. I always prefer sleeping with something covering me, but it's too hot for a blanket. It was fine. I slept well and breakfast was good. Our first stop today was the...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 27, 2024

a day of panoramic landscapes

Mom asked, "Will we get to see a live volcano?" "I hope not," said our bus driver. "I will drive the other way if that happens." We're off on our adventure! We're in a 14-person tour group, including our party of 5 (aunts have joined us; they landed in Reykjavik yesterday evening). I conked out at 1...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 26, 2024

reykjavik roam

We're going on a full-island tour of Iceland. Every night we stay in a different city; every day we have an 8-9 hour driving and sightseeing tour. Today was the exception. We landed at Keflavik Airport at 9 am and spent the day blobbing around Reykjavik on foot. Our hotel is a few minutes' walk from...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 25, 2024

the ice is nice

Vacation time! We’re heading to Iceland! Woo! “What are you going to do in Iceland?” asked HGR. Genuinely I do not know. Dad arranged the whole thing through a tour group and I’m just along for the ride. Should be fun though. Brother went a few years back and his trip pics were amazing. Mom and Dad...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 24, 2024

the silence

Let’s talk for a bit about how Peter Lukas’ attempted ritual makes no sense whatsoever.“Deceptively spacious” apartments with no rooms large enough for “a decent-sized sofa”: You know what doesn’t take up much space? A loveseat. You are encouraging people to buy loveseats.“Cooking facilities that se...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 22, 2024

arcadion

Did Arcadion normals last night! I don’t have strong thoughts on the tier yet, except for the Queen Bee fight, which took us four tries to clear (pub queue). It was actually way more fun than a straightforward clear. Our third run was super close. We were at 8.9% with only the tanks and one dps surv...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 17, 2024

if love is void of loss

(Minor spoilers for zone 5 of Dawntrail. I don't think this one is a huge deal so I'm not doing a huge spoiler block, but here's a bit of space and text) . . The memory deletion mechanic in zone 5 is wild. It fits with one of the major themes of Dawntrail, namely, that seemingly odd local practice...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 16, 2024

dawntrail spoilers

DAWNTRAIL SPOILERS IN THIS POST. Major zone 6 spoilers. You have been warned. I'm going to type a bunch of extraneous stuff so that no spoilers will show up in the preview window. I like how Koana's a machinist. I feel like I've seen more machinists in duties ever since Dawntrail came out and I like...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 13, 2024

busted

On office mornings I always get a Starbucks mocha frappuccino for breakfast. While in line this morning, I saw an advertisement for their new boba lemonade and decided I’d check it out later. I went to get one this afternoon. I felt awkward going to Starbucks twice in the same day, so instead I walk...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 10, 2024

arttrail/dawnfight

who authorized Artfight starting a few days after the release of Dawntrail?? Dawntrail early access opened last Thursday. I’ve been barreling through this expansion by my own standards, playing several hours a day, which is to say that everyone else in the static is ahead of me, even meisnewbie. I c...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - July 3, 2024

a mid-tier cat

One of the reasons I find BB fascinating is that he’s constantly watching and learning and making connections and pushing his own boundaries. Just in the few days I was with him, he had a bunch of tiny milestones and firsts. One of his favorite toys is a set of eight wooden carrots and a wooden bloc...

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Achaius (Lvl. 40) - June 27, 2024

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