By now you should be aware that I have a slightly moderate addiction to the game Guild Wars. Well, it turns out that one night I was playing in a party with "henchmen", which are the game's solution for when you gotta do a quest and you dont want to team up with people or there's no one around to help you with it. What happenned is that the A.I. for these "henches" is so poor and downright annoying, that you end up most of the time wanting to play solo, if it wasn't because of the toughness in some parts of the game you wouldn't be lumbering around with a such a group of idiots. Then on one particularly annoying mission the little neon light bulb in my head went on, and I created... THIS: I don't know if it will be an ...Keep reading.

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Yeah yeah i know SOMEBODY around here already did this in his blog, but ask me if I care. I wanna do it too, dammit.
Of course by now you already know i am hooked on a game called Guild Wars, which I already went through the pain of describing HERE. It's been a while since my first character appeared here. He's already capped (reached the maximum level in the game) and can already kick some serious ass. This is how he looked when I began the game:

And this is Dorian now:

Nice armor, eh? Expensive too.

And now i introduce you to my other child, a tree-huggin' hippie Ranger/Mesmer by the name of Alistair Bladegash:

I know I know, the armor looks horrible with all those twigs and leaves that make him look like ...Keep reading.

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MMORPG. Try saying that ten times faster. The acronym stands for "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game," or, as some of us have come to know games of that genre, Digital Crack.
Let's face it people. Chat rooms can be a bit addictive (they were for me at first when I discovered the wondrous world of Internet) and, when you combine that people vs. people interaction with the questing, collecting, leveling and hack & slashing typical of a Role Playing Game, or RPG, you have the ultimate geek's wet dream. MMORPG's are notorious for ruining many a geek's social life (at least, the small handful that actually has one) and carry on a nasty reputation for making people forget to shower, go to work, or tend to their spouses.

I first had my experience with an MMORPG a few months ago with KNIGHTS ONLINE, which is a ...Keep reading.

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"Sweet and Mellow"
There may be a few unexpected twists and turns this week, Kaiser, as you go about your business. But they can contribute to your overall success as long as you use them in the right way. [Care to be a little less vague? wait... nevermind... this shit is free.] On Tuesday Venus, your love and romance planet, trines Jupiter. [Trine? Does that mean a smoldering hot threesome?! :D ] This is a really nice aspect for all kinds of meetings and social relationships. [See?? see??!!] It also looks good for a touch of romance as well. [OMG!!! It's like, a total orgy and shit!!!] Wednesday is one time when events, people and conversations may spring at you from out of the blue. [As always... Hello! I work in news media. Next!] Expect the unexpected as you go about your day, and keep a notebook with you, as ...Keep reading.

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'You're gorgeous, but sometimes you're a bit creepy'

No, I'm not talking about anyone in particular. Im talking about something.

More specifically, my iPod.
I bought it about a week ago, and a few days ago, while still enveloped in the euphoria of finally owning a piece of expensive hardware I have lusted after for months, I decided to run a little test. I took the little devil to work (which has become one of the biggest consumers of "pod time" during my day), slapped on the tiny headphones and left them on for the whole work shift, at a very low volume, so that I could hear everything around me and could avoid putting my life at risk in case there's some catastrophe and I'm the only one left ticking away at the keyboard in my cubicle when everyone had evacuated. I also set the thing on random play.
Well, I ...Keep reading.

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