legendary


september 24th – isle of quel’danas Grudgingly, I accepted the invitation from an old paladin I hadn’t seen in weeks.  I would help him with his silly retro dungeon run.  I would venture into the instance for the first time on a retail server.  I would scoff at the infinitesimal probability that I, Elethir, would […]

yvr


the smell of YVR is the same as ever smoky, stale and rain-drenched i have said a million good-byes breathing that air thankfully, each lungful numbs my insides some ’til i can say good-bye without batting an eye without fighting back tears without struggling for words that must last ’til next time – random scribbling […]

post mortem: random games


So, I know I promised stories about Nate’s visit, but alas – I’ve lied again.  With Linux class, game trials, introducing my roommate to the genius of Ronald D Moore’s reimagining of Battlestar Galactica and three (that’s right) three neurotic cats in the apartment, what’s a nerd girl to do? Why, shirk her responsibilities as a writer and get […]

post mortem: first class almost makes up for wolverine. almost.


In typical nerd fashion, my friends and I made a b-line for the theatres once X-Men: First Class was released.  For a number of reasons, I really wasn’t expecting much more than a sore face.  You know, due to excessive facepalming. What were those reasons?  There was the gruelling experience that had been X-Men Origins: Wolverine. […]

the philippines: a different kind of home


wednesday, may 5th to wednesday, may 25th these isles are fair teeming with fam Upon arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, I felt my flat little nose collide with the wall of warm, humid air.  It was a smell as easily remembered as it is forgotten – one that seems to elude memory unless it is […]