slave u. http://slaveu.com/sublog we're all slaves to something... c'est la vie. Sat, 19 May 2012 12:17:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Stay a While and Listen – Diablo III Emotional Moments http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/19/stay-a-while-and-listen-diablo-iii-emotional-moments/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/19/stay-a-while-and-listen-diablo-iii-emotional-moments/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 12:17:30 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=478 I knew that playing Diablo III was going to be momentous for various reasons for me.  I loved Diablo and Diablo II and spent a lot of hours playing them.  Unlike some friends, I didn’t spend so much time playing them that life got put on hold, but it was a great game for winding down [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/19/stay-a-while-and-listen-diablo-iii-emotional-moments/feed/ 0 Finally Got a Diablo III Screenshot of my Demon Hunter http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/17/finally-got-a-diablo-iii-screenshot-of-my-demon-hunter/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/17/finally-got-a-diablo-iii-screenshot-of-my-demon-hunter/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:43:49 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=473 So, I got hold of some dye, finally and decided to take a screenshot of the character.  The dye colours are limited at the moment so I had access to some that makes whatever you’ve dyed invisible, some that remove colour, green, white, and blue.  I believe there’s another one, but I was looking for [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/17/finally-got-a-diablo-iii-screenshot-of-my-demon-hunter/feed/ 0 I http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/16/i/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/16/i/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:18 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=469 Normally I try to find a pretty picture to use for post illustrations.  This time, I was going to share what my character looks like, but she’s dressed a little funny at the moment because I haven’t got access to dyes and such yet.  I’m wearing armour looted from things I killed or crafted with [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/16/i/feed/ 2 And Then There Was Wailing http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/15/and-then-there-was-wailing/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/15/and-then-there-was-wailing/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:36:11 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=467 0712, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.  I should have my hands on Diablo III right now, but we had a bit of a hiccup.  Going to Gamestop at 2200 last night to get a number for our place in line at midnight, and then waiting until who knows when to get my grasping hands on my [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/15/and-then-there-was-wailing/feed/ 0 Impossible Client Expectations http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/13/impossible-client-expectations/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/13/impossible-client-expectations/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:30:31 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=459 A couple of days ago, an old friend* of mine, Heidi, posted a PSA for her readers on her blog, The Happy Freelancer.  The post, Walking Away from a Potential Client, had me reminiscing in a comment about an extremely rude potential client.  I don’t know whether the universe was bent on biting me on the [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/13/impossible-client-expectations/feed/ 2 Zach Wahls Got Me Stirred Up About Same-Sex Marriage Again http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/12/zach-wahls-got-me-stirred-up-about-same-sex-marriage-again/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/12/zach-wahls-got-me-stirred-up-about-same-sex-marriage-again/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 17:46:12 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=452 I saw Zach Wahls on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart recently.  He was talking about his book, My Two Moms, and I was impressed with his articulation on the subject of families with same-sex parents, gay marriage, and how same-sex couples are not a detriment to society.  It was moving.  Here’s his speech from a public [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/12/zach-wahls-got-me-stirred-up-about-same-sex-marriage-again/feed/ 0 11/22/63: Shouldn’t Have Taken So Long to Read It http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/08/112263-shouldnt-have-taken-so-long-to-read-it/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/08/112263-shouldnt-have-taken-so-long-to-read-it/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:44:13 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=442 I haven’t read a Stephen King novel since From a Buick 8, and I hadn’t really been interested in any of them until I spied 11/22/63. I might actually be one of the few people around that has enjoyed his later books, like From a Buick 8 and Hearts in Atlantis, more than his earlier works. [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/08/112263-shouldnt-have-taken-so-long-to-read-it/feed/ 0 10 Days to Diablo Mania! http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/10-days-to-diablo-mania/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/10-days-to-diablo-mania/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:22:45 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=436 Yeah, yeah.  I know the release date is on the 15th, which is technically 11 days away, but I have been told that even though Chris has to get up for work at 0530 on the 15th we should be able to head over to Gamestop to pick up my shiny new pre-order at midnight. [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/10-days-to-diablo-mania/feed/ 0 Insurgent Delivers on Dystopian Ideals http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/426/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/426/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:01:32 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=426 I picked up Veronica Roth’s book entitled Divergent about a month ago because I have been enjoying the recent upswing in dystopian type books that have been coming out the last couple of years and my only criticism is that the majority of them are geared toward the young adult audience.  I have enjoyed Orwell’s [...]

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]]> http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/05/04/426/feed/ 0 Parent of the Month Award http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/04/30/parent-of-the-month-award/ http://slaveu.com/sublog/2012/04/30/parent-of-the-month-award/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:30:55 +0000 Geannie http://slaveu.com/sublog/?p=423 I was clicking through various links and news stories and such this morning and I came across this Dear Abby letter that made me stare and ask myself, “What the hell kind of snowflake are these people raising?”  If you don’t feel like clicking, here’s the letter: Dear Abby: I have a beautiful wife, a dog [...]

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