Each year my husband and I each get our own gifts, but we also decide on one large combined gift that we share. Either something we want for the house, an activity we’d like to try or something we really need that both of us will use and enjoy. This year we have been undecided [...]
I may very well be the last gamer on the planet to hear about these people, but I feel the need to share… just in case there’s someone more out of the loop than I am. The Guild are a group of gamers who came together to make their own web-based show about five [...]
I have a bunch of stuff in my head but can’t really concentrate on one single thing. Welcome to my pity party… I went to a party last weekend that had a lot of crying snot covered little kids in a small area. Having not purchased myself a plastic bubble yet, I got ANOTHER COLD. [...]
I think anyone who knows me and my husband knows that we are major gadget geeks. Rather than clothes and shoes, holidays and whatever else people usually spend their money on, we are always on the lookout for a new laptop, PDA, mobile phone, etc. My working has really made this easier for us. This [...]
One of the things I hated about gaming, and don’t miss in the slightest, is all the smacktalk that goes on. When you play online games of any kind, you can’t escape the morons who use the games to make themselves feel like less of a loser and spend all their time mouthing off. I [...]
My husband found this drawing on the Internet somewhere and we both laughed our asses off. I shit you not, we have actually had this exact conversation. Honestly, it’s like a day in the life of the Soldaats right there…
This past weekend Xander and I went to visit our friends Penny and Yuri. They are housesitting for Yuri’s boss here in Rotterdam and it’s been great having them so close. They live in Roosendaal, about a 35-40 minute drive from us, so we get together once every 1-2 weeks if we are lucky. The [...]
This week I’m playing Lord of the Rings Online. Xander has grown bored with World of Warcraft and bought LOTRO to try something different. It came with a 7 day free trial for a friend so I installed it on my laptop to arse around with it. It’s been a long time since I did [...]
Well I never thought I’d ever say this, but… I miss WoW. Argh.. shit! This is the 2nd time over the past number of years that I’ve quit gaming. The last time was after Star Wars Galaxies and before World of Warcraft. I had quit gaming completely for about 10 months and then was lured back [...]
This week I’m FOADing my husband and his World of Warcraft addiction. I am quickly reaching the end of my rope with it and I feel like a total hypocrite about it… but I don’t care. I’m sick to death of his gaming addiction. Being a former gamer myself it’s hard not to feel like [...]
Today I sold my World of Warcraft account to an old gaming friend. It’s sort of weird to know that someone else will be playing my characters but at the same time I’m glad to be free of it. I’ve been much happier since quitting gaming and unloading the account means it’s even less likely [...]
Shit, all my entries lately have been in the Tantrum & Rants lately! I can’t help it though. I’m PMSing like hell and am pissed off at everything around me. The weather is pissing me off. It’s too fucking hot and even now at 8:30am when there’s a cool breeze coming in all I can [...]
Looks like I got out just in time… Apparently addiction consultants Smith & Jones are coaxing gamers back to reality in a clinic in Amsterdam. They say… Research suggests online game playing may trigger the release of the chemical dopamine in the brain. A study done in London’s Hammersmith Hospital showed that increased levels of [...]
One of the big controversies online at the moment is about Sony’s new PSP ads in Holland. The ads are for the new white PSP that is coming out which is represented by a white woman dressed in white, while the black PSP is represented by… yes you guessed it, a black woman dressed in [...]
Well I made it through the hitlergolf and managed to sweat myself off another 2 lbs, go go gadget heatwave!! Maybe I should move to some tropical island and all I’d really have to do is drink a lot of water so I don’t die, as I’d sweat every time I moved and lose weight [...]
EQ2 Breigh Originally uploaded by Breigh.com. So for the last year or so I’ve been playing World of Warcraft pretty steadily. I joined a great guild of mainly south africans and we have had a TON of laughs and good times, but like any game I’m starting to feel quite “meh” about it. So yesterday [...]
So Xander has been gone for four days now and I’m still surviving, actually I think the time alone has done me some good! I’ve made plans with friends and done more housework than I usually do when he is around (huh?!) I wonder why that is/ MISS MY PERIOD KEY I am a habitual [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
