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Etsy Round Up – Star Wars

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Looking for some handmade gifts to get the lady in your life that adores everything Star Wars? (well not everything, we won’t talk about episodes 1, 2, & 3) Here are a few items that I have picked out on Etsy that I would love to find under the tree.

‘A Very Merry Star Wars Christmas’ by pyropixie

May the force be with you this Christmas!


Vintage Pop Art Star Wars Tr…

$40.00

Star Wars Propaganda: Any Me…

$10.00

Star Wars 11X17 Poster Set

$40.00

Give Yourself to the Darksid…

$22.99

Star Wars comic book fabric …

$5.00

Star Wars Cat – At Brooch -…

$15.00

Star Wars Daywear Dress – or…

$85.00

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Jed…

$89.99

Star Wars Rings- Han & Leia …

$130.00

Custom My Little Pony Stormt…

$150.00

Star Wars Boba Fett Ammo Bel…

$71.99

Star Wars Hello Wars Kitty H…

$7.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

15 December, 2012
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars

lotr2

Since beating the main story line of Lego Lord of the Rings, Richard and I have started more avidly playing War in the North. We originally started working on this game in October, but only recently have been putting in some serious hours. The game allows you to play as 3 different heros, Farin the Dwarf, Eradan the Human, and Andriel the Elf. Richard is playing as Eradan and I am playing as Andriel. As a group (Farin accompanies us as well played by the PS3) we travel to various towns in the Lord of the Rings storylines and complete various quests. This game is considered more of a background story to the main LOTR lines, and we encounter the regular cast of characters such as Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, etc. throughout our travels.

Eradan is a ranger and Richard usually equips him with dual blades, and I am a mage and usually have a staff equipped and prefer ranged combat vs. hand to hand. Farin is slightly helpful, but mostly just gets in the way and pulls way too much agro and dies often. Your armor in the game is constantly being changed and upgraded by wares that you find during quests and in various towns. It also degrades as you fight, so it is important to repair your items or carry back-up gear in case your items break. So far, I have not had the latter happen, fingers crossed. As a mage I pick up various herbs and craft potions and edibles, Richard’s ranger abilities allow him to follow various side paths that only rangers can see. Some of the battles have been exceptionally hard and we have died countless times, but luckily we have been able to apply different strategies to our approach and have been able to keep the story going instead of rage quitting (which we have done as well).

We are currently in Mirkwood fighting the last portion of the quest. So far I have really enjoyed this game, now that I have got a handle on the various menus for my learned skills.

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December NaBloPoMo Topic:

Do you think you’re yourself at work, or do you think your co-workers don’t know the “real” you?

I like to think that my co-workers know the real me. I make no effort to hide my interests and hobbies, as some of them are tattooed right on me for everyone to see. For the most part, I tend to try to not talk religion or politics because it usually ends up with peoples feelings hurt. I always try to bring a nice mix of professionalism and my nerdy quirky self to work – and hope that my co-workers are not putting up a front to me.

14 December, 2012
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