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the main tank is kind of jank, vol. 2

Guess who didn't show up for raid today it's KANZARIS KELSHEN At this point we should probably start shopping for a new tank. Geez though. I don't mind if he's busy or sick or just has better things to do than slumming with us doing old content, but he should say so instead of telling everyone he'...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 22, 2020

the quarantine quarterly report

I just realized I've been in quarantine for three full months now. It's been a quarter of the year since I've gone more than a few steps outside my apartment. My journal writing has slowed down lately, which I guess is only natural. In March and April, there were a lot of new things to talk about:...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 17, 2020

varis "yay" galvus

Every week it's something new. This week, everyone said they could make it, and seven of us showed up, but Kan was MIA (and offline on Discord so we couldn't ping him). We sat around for an hour listening to newbie leveling his thaumaturge. Literally doing hunting logs in 2020. That's it, I thought,...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 15, 2020

what? WHITE STONE is evolving!

June 2 – Today's subject of discussion: Is the Yeti King the king of the yetis, or is he just a regular king who also happens to be a yeti? HGR drew an analogy to the Skeleton King, who is definitely a regular king (King Leoric). I said that was a good point, but maybe he also became king of the ske...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 14, 2020

fruit of the poisonous tree

Some thoughts on the cops. Indirectly brought to you by my twitter feed, which has been screaming ABOLISH ALL POLICE for the past two weeks straight. (I really need to stop spending all day on twitter.) tl;dr I think police departments will always be problematic in ways that are difficult/impossible...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 13, 2020

all cats are beautiful

Woke up to a thunderstorm and an internet outage. Apparently, there was a power flicker earlier—not enough to set the clocks blinking, but enough to conk out the router, which is always kind of a princess even at the best of times. Having nothing else to do, I settled down to read the murder trial a...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 10, 2020

the main tank is kind of jank

So, as I mentioned, Kan was MIA for raid last Sunday. No explanation, nothing. He was offline during our usual raid time, which is extremely unusual; that guy's dot never goes dark. Tuesday morning, numbers sent out an earlybird roll call for raid. Again, seven check marks for Sunday, no response ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 8, 2020

the tale of kidd

Here's a story from a few years back that still bothers me: 18-year-old Kidd and her two friends were taking a walk. Because it was a bad neighborhood, Kidd was carrying a pistol in her pocket for protection. (All three were black. Kidd was a convicted felon and, obviously, did not have a gun lice...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 7, 2020

the power of routine

I have so much walking built into a normal, non-quarantine workday. I wake up at 6:45 (well, not always, but that's the ideal) and spend half an hour walking in place while I do my Alchemist Code dailies. Then I catch the 7:30 train downtown, which gives me time for a 40-minute walk before work. I g...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 2, 2020

may gratitude

Time is sliding sideways. May's already over! Only a month until Artfight! Get hyped! ringing in the new month by getting back to drawing. sup bunnyboys making a new batch of navajo flatbread, v satisfying ART, what a bro thanks to my roommate for putting my lunch in the oven while I napped before r...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - June 1, 2020

a computer full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

newbie's computer woes continued throughout the week. On Tuesday, he developed an action plan: he was going to buy a new case and hope it fixed the problem. In the meantime, he said, "Priority number one here is, I shit you not, going to be getting aim trainer working on my old-ass laptop." This guy...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - May 31, 2020

ode to octopodes

It's open season on octopodes!! 250 free raid coins for helping bonk someone else's Giant Octopus, so everyone is rushing to help as many people as possible. Often it's a race to get into the lobby before it fills up or before the octopus flops. I've decided to stick with The Alchemist Code for no...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - May 29, 2020

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