Yellek: Blogginess

Spam...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:48 -0600

Today's spam was a walk down memory lane as it said I had made a payment to Atari. I couldn't help but thinking lovingly of my Atari console and playing hours and hours of Pitfall! Oh how I loved to navigate Pitfall Harry across those tar pits and leap over the crocodiles - maneuvering my joystick just right so that he landed on their heads and not in their mouths! Gathering treasures along the way!

Ah, spam, thank you for bringing me back!

On an unrelated note, Sare, you may NOT eat my homepage turkey!!

9 Years!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:44:55 -0600

Today marks a milestone - it was 9 years ago today that I joined the ranks of what is now Zoomshare/DW. Time truly does fly (yikes, almost a decade, lol)!! I can't even begin to describe the amazing experience this has been and looks to be.

I've been fortunate to work with some exceptionally talented and dedicated people - both on staff and as clients/customers. I look forward to another 9 years - and more! Thanks all!

Happy Birthday!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:14:03 -0500

Today, my big sister Karen, turns 50! She is a wonderful sister and an even better friend. Karen, I wish you the happiest of birthdays!

No Internet...Not as scary as one might think!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:13:26 -0500

So, for the past few days I've had sporadic internet access at home (if any access at all, thanks Comcast!). And while it drove me nuts, this happened to be a good week for it! I love horror films, even bad ones, and boy I've watched plenty!

What's your favorite scary movie?

Thanks Mikem for the Massaman!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:02:56 -0500

It may not be the most appetizing in appearance but it sure is tasty! Thanks MikeM for the Friday lunch treat!

Day Three...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:28:14 -0500

I can't get this song out of my head....Sigh...

Colorado balloon, with child potentially inside..

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:27 -0500

I'm hearing that they're still trying to determine if the boy is actually in the balloon or not....

Read the full article here .

Microsoft Issues Record Number of Security Updates (Washington Post)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:06:59 -0500

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday issued an unprecedented number of updates to fix security problems in PCs powered by its Windows operating systems and other software: The software giant released patches to plug at least 34 security holes, the highest number of vulnerabilities it has ever addressed in a single month....(read more )

My Great-niece, Camryn:

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:50:54 -0500

Last Chaos

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:52:45 -0500

So I've been branching out in my MMO experience lately and while I'm still new to the world of gaming, I've found that I'm pretty dedicated. I've been testing out various games (though my true love is still Evony) and started playing Last Chaos the other day. Thus far I've rather enjoyed my experience. I play on a PvP server but it's pretty quiet - being new to gaming (ie - not played much in the way of video games since the days of original PlayStation) it's nice not to be killed every 5 minutes by aggressive, more experienced players.

I find the general actions, among other things like some of the quests, a bit confusing as the instructions are not always the most clear - for example, your character can have a pet that you develop along with your character, with enough care it can turn into a mount or you can dismantle it for very specific resources. So I got my pet horse, and maybe it's just me not being familiar enough with games of this nature, but it took me forever to figure out how to feed the darn thing (apparently you do NOT go to the Pet Shopkeeper and buy food items :/ because that would be, um, silly). Rather you go and mine for rocks or harvest for herbs. That makes TONS of sense. I, obviously, made the mistake of buying a Cheese Cookie from the Pet Shopkeeper - and within the description of the item it refers to a "Human Type Pet" - I have yet to figure out who eats the Cheese Cookie and where one gets a "Human Type Pet" as I have a horse and soon a dragon - neither seem particularly humanoid and will not eat the Cheese Cookie....

I selected a Rogue for my character's type as the two friends I play with selected other types (Mage and Titan) - I figured we should have a variety of skill sets as we roam around together. I have yet to figure out what the benefit of this character is - like what specific skills she has to offer. But at level 16 I don't think I should expect much. I'm still leveling up my various attributes and gaining new weaponry.

Since I don't really have much experience, I can only really compare LC to Evony. The graphics are much better than that of the two dimensional Evony world (which I've played since Beta/Civony) but I find it to be much less strategic. There is by far more "action", if you will, and yet I do not feel the same sense of attachment to my LC character as I do my Evony persona. I have enjoyed the diplomacy side of Evony - which does not yet exist for me in LC as I have not joined a clan (or whatever they call it). There is an instant gratification found in LC that does not always exist in Evony - Evony is certainly not for those who lack patience! I do like the fact that with LC, when it's shut down, no one is killing me or taking my stuff - lol.

Now, LC does surpass Evony in one area by leaps and bounds! Connectivity. Evony lags. Badly. Sometimes I can't even sign in to Evony. Or it leaks browser memory and crashes entirely. Being that it's a browser based game this really hampers game-play. For LC, you do have do install their program. I wish Evony would come with an optional download to enhance game-play for those of us addicts.

That all said, I'm going to continue to play both games and I'll always be on the lookout for more. Being that I'm a true Evony addict, I don't know how many I'll play simultaneously but I'll certainly keep LC around.