Wrath's Random Notes

Wow, I think I can tend to ramble on and on about nothing in particular - be warned now! If you read this entire picture less post, you will be banging your head on the keyboard wondering how you can get back those two hours of your life you should've spent towards better SL goals. Sorry!

** ALERT - I just received an email of an IM I received in-world from a nearby neighbour informing me Bosco was in the area and I should get over there quickly to see about grabbing that strip of land along the property border where the casino used to be - only I can't get into SL until after 3pm SLT. :-( Shoot, I can see people on my friends list who are online, but how to contact them?? Argh.

Hey, speaking of, I have new neighbours! And no, none of the land was sold around me. But one of my neighbours subdivided some of his land and let a friend move onto it, so I'm not worried. He personally selected the renter and it's a friend of his, so it should all be good. I met them, they were cool, and really, how could they not be. One was a mistress, the other her pet Neko. I'm cool with that. ;) Not saying I didn't take Misery over there to sniff them out and make sure they were not hiding anything (turns out Misery would not make for a good drug identifying dog - she went in their kitchen and ate all the brownies before I could tell if they actually contained any pot) but from her reaction, my new neighbours do not seem to be griefers (at least not intentionally) or casino owners. Best part? My neighbhours LOVE trees!! And they purchased some really nice ones to plant around the yard and now I have to go find some really kickass ones, too. You know, to keep up with the Joneses. Oh, and Misery gets along with Nekos, which is cool, because I wasn't sure about that, and someday hope to invite Vint over to see my place and didn't want an awkward introduction.

Speaking of Vint, I ended up checking out some Coca Cola® product dance event thing last night - Vint was there, as was Dalien, Veyron and I even saw Gideon. So this is where the rest of the blogger party people hang out when not at official blogger party meetings? The music was quite excellent, have to admit - lots of mashups, some I had not even heard yet, and all mixed very well. Big ups to DJ TheDiva Rockin, as she most certainly was. Vint was decked out in a customized Coke-themed outfit, but sadly did not win the creative costume contest - as I am thinking that was probably one of those popularity outcomes more so than design element awards.

I ran into DesertWolf online and he invited me over to see his new place. I asked if I could bring my bitch along and he was cool with it, as long as she was housebroken (Desert is just renting and obviously hopes to get his full deposit back at the end of the lease.) I explained that Misery really doesn't care to be indoors, too confining for her, so she has no interest in using his dining room floor as the facilities. So he agreed to let her tag along, however, as objects are not allowed to enter Desert's place, Misery got left behind, of which she was none too pleased about (after me having promised her Dinee would be there and would certainly be bringing along some fresh Scooby Snacks) so she kept IM'ing me from home until I could run back and let her know I was sorry.

Anyway, back to Desert's new place - and it was way cool !! He has an above-ground pool, which I hope we soon initiate it by jumping off the roof, but Dinee was there, and we didn't want to seem like two immature boys. As if. But next time, I'm so bringing my swimming trunks and snorkel and fins. And water wings. Oh, so the house! He's got a holodeck home, woot!! It's flipping amazing! I want one, but I'm sure I'd get lost in it. He pushes a button, and whoosh! Furniture flies around, the walls get new wallpaper, shapes and sizes of everything changes and suddenly you go from a boardroom meeting to a photostudio to a Samurai dojo to a night club, well, the list goes one. For some reason, I thought just the wall images would change, but no, actually furniture appears or disappears, sometimes a whole new upper floor level emerges... But if that house can cost L$500 for six different room designs - I am so there. Especially if that includes the instant nightclub - are you kidding me?? Please feel free to read a more constructive review on Vint's site. We definitely need to consider some blogger type meeting there - whether it be Bloggers w/ Blades or the whole SL Bloggers meeting, but it's just too convenient to have all those meeting spaces in one location. And no, I didn't take any pictures of it, it's his home for crying out loud! Although I am kicking myself for not snapping a shot of Dinee and her hot looking outfit last night, tee hee.

Oh snap, I really do feel bad for Desert getting stuck in this conversation. Sorry, bro.

And speaking of fellow Bloggers with Blades... I did mention briefly to Tiana that I thought it would be cool if we came up with some sort of Bloggers w/ Blades clothing attire guidelines - such as that very cool face mask she found at Bitter Thorns. I wasn't sure how she would feel about everyone biting her style, but she seemed to agree with me that if a big group of us showed up some place en masse all wearing similar clothing and gear, we'd be quite the impressive group of literates, heh. I need to go grab one! :-)

Oh, and the quest for ass-kicking continues. One of the latest rounds was yes, by another girl. Sigh. Hey, but for my defense, what guy wouldn't fall flat on his face in front of a hawt chick with a sword and super sexy skirt? Besides, I'm sure I was distracted by the glasses. No, Elusyve and I go way back - our SLirthdays are like three days apart, so we've known each other forever - if anyone deserves to watch me keel over and whimper like a baby, it's her, for having put up with my countless random IM's like, what does this button do? How do I do this? Why does that happen when I click on it? Can I borrow L$10 for some more freebies? Are you going to use all those lucky chair prizes or can you transfer some to me? What does the phrase 'I am putting you on mute' mean and why does it always happen after I say "Hey Sexy!" to someone?? I am sure just reading that makes her want to slice and dice me all over again. Of course, I preferred my method of recalling the latest sword fighting experience, and I wasn't aware she was going to blog and post pictorial proof of it. But fortunately, being such the good friend she is, she censored such a documentary (I blame it on lack of Flickr® space) and only posted a picture of me defeating her. And she didn't even mention that the only way I defeated her was by not actually wearing my combat HUD and she wasn't swinging her weapon! Now, see, everybody, that's what a good friend does. And I expect that from all of you. Let Wrath win! You'll feel good about yourself. For a minute.

Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed all the time I've spent dying at the hands of my close friends (although if Tiana kills me one more time she's getting a timeout) but I feel the need... the need... to complain. My dang katanas are officially now just for show and I am going to buy a better combat ready sword! Who's with me?? You might have read an earlier rant I made about how skewed my dual-wield katanas are compared to the single blades made by the same designer. Hello, 33 hits to 9 before fatigue sets in? Or 15 damage per strike, compared to random 7's and the occasional 15 damage I can do? Or how about L$800 to L$2,300 cost for said katanas? Oh, and the fact that despite many lines of fine print, the swords do not seem to be as widely adaptable to other combat HUD systems as one may be led to believe.

Well, the final straw was the latest customer service inquiry. You might note, I had to contact the creator of my sword on day one, as the control notecard for using the blades was/is locked and I cannot view it. And no, I never received an unlocked copy of the simple notecard, only a vague IM response to click the mouse and push arrow keys. So, the other day, I finally IM the creator, Jet Control, and ask if I was doing something wrong, why I wasn't registering as many damage points on my opponents, why my fatigue level was so insanely high even while swinging with one blade only and I didn't hear back right away. Fine, he's been in SL since 2005, probably isn't on every day. Next day I send another, and polite, IM to see if he had received my message. No response yet. Until this morning. I receive a "Hey Wrath" message. So, I said hello and stated my question again. The reply? "Enjoy and have fun exploring." WTF?? Is that not thee most impressive brush off you have ever heard?? I've had no less than five friends visit the Tiger Armor store in the past week and make purchases from this dude and that's the thanks I get? No explanation as to what I can expect from the performance of my product? Screw that.

Well, his profile might offer some insight (emphasis mine):
Enjoy quality innovative design challenges... Tend to be a bit gruff which most people seem to like and take as colorful. Here's the rules about the shop: All items are clearly marked before sale as to if you can mod them or not... If its transferable you can usually sell it - USE INFORMATION SIGNS AND HOVER TEXT FOR DESCRIPTIONS. DO NOT IM ME. - do my best to make quality work and you have to be nice to get anywhere.
As you can see from the parts I put in bold - basically, this guy wants you to kiss his ass and he'll still dis' yours. Believe me, I was nice, and it got me nowhere with him. And no, I don't think colorful is quite the word I would use to describe his gruffness. I'd be tempted to settle this in the ways of the old samurai and meet him in the dojo for some perfected displays of weaponry, but I'm sure he would just use a cheaper single katana (probably from a different designer) and kill me like all the girls tend to do.

So, for now, I'll just have to be content with wearing my dual-wield katanas for display purposes, while I visit Samurai Island and buy a single blade that kills stuff. Oh, and maybe I'll attach a banner on my dual katanas that reads something to the effect of Don't Buy Tiger Armor swords! and park myself in the lobby of his shop whenever afk for a couple of weeks.

Anyway, I'm in the market for another sword - who can help me find a CCS compatible one, as well as the CCS HUD?? Thanks, guys.

Oh, and I wanted to add, if you run into my dear friend Elusyve in-world, be sure to give her a really big hug, as that girl has had a rough month of May! Don't ask. But the good news is, my animal breeder contact friend (Hi there, Penny!) mentioned she might be finishing up a Pug in the very near future, which means I can then gift it to Elusyve (shhh, it's a surprise) and see if that cheers her up as much as Misery has cheered me. Which sounds kinda funny when you read it, hehe. Oh, and if you do give Elusyve a random hug, you might sorta want to mention my name, otherwise please do remember she is now wielding a sword and she will cut you, sucka.