http://www.cocomment.com/comments/Syrana Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-22T13:56:29.901+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2608098&comment_id=139038083 Syrana From your post and some comments, I see a common misconception that people have of those who RP in game - that it's complete and total RP immersion at all times. Rarely is that the case especially since game mechanics and whatnot make it difficult to do so. The majority of RPers will RP with other players but aren't constantly in "RP mode" while questing or running instances/raids. Sure, some people will set up in character party runs.... but we have to turn a bit of a blind eye to mobs and bosses that are killed repeatedly. Which is also why most RPers focus on more original elements for character development rather than boasting of all their heroic deeds within the game world (at least not COMMON heroic deeds). 2009-11-22T02:26:31.885+01:00 2009-11-22T02:26:31.885+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2608036&comment_id=139019313 Syrana The Queen of Life cannot be expected to wear pants if she needs to keep.. umm... making life... ;) 2009-11-21T22:30:31.687+01:00 2009-11-21T22:30:31.687+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2607623&comment_id=138926631 Syrana @Veliaf - The hardwork is done then! ;) @Kleps - You must. Now that you know the secret, it'll be ezpz to accomplish! :P 2009-11-21T04:44:47.904+01:00 2009-11-21T04:44:47.904+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606784&comment_id=138926623 Syrana @Tam - Yes! The level of detail is really quite amazing, in my opinion. I love the chatter between party members too. Zevran is kind of..um..interesting..but there's no way he's being allowed inside my tent! Now if only Alistair would feel "ready" I'd be a happy woman. ;) 2009-11-21T04:42:59.664+01:00 2009-11-21T04:42:59.664+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606793&comment_id=138782334 Brian & Darcy (Google) Mine's from an in character perspective to have some fun with it (I'm not much of a raider afterall). Have some laughs and decide if you want to add it to the list or not ;) http://www.diabolicalminds.com/weblog/2009/11/syranas-soulstone-face-melting-questionnaire/ 2009-11-20T04:15:20.949+01:00 2009-11-20T04:15:20.949+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606793&comment_id=138782317 Google Account Mine's from an in character perspective to have some fun with it (I'm not much of a raider afterall). Have some laughs and decide if you want to add it to the list or not ;) http://www.diabolicalminds.com/weblog/2009/11/syranas-soulstone-face-melting-questionnaire/ 2009-11-20T04:15:05.587+01:00 2009-11-20T04:15:05.587+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606792&comment_id=138782295 Syrana You know I could always use another minion. *wink* 2009-11-20T04:11:14.996+01:00 2009-11-20T04:11:14.996+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606789&comment_id=138782179 Syrana (www.sideshowandsyrana.com) First, thankies for the link love. I tried very hard not to write any spoilers about Dragon Age and believe me, it's been tough to keep my mouth shut about it! I do like to keep games, same way I like to keep movies and books. I have a hard time letting them go because they are kind of like trophies I guess. For me it's more like "yeah, I play(ed) that" or "just in case I wanna do it again" or "someday I'll go back and finish it." And dammit, now I want to answer the additional questions in your comment, but maybe I should wait for the appropriate post? (Hint: I'm HUGE on sidequesting!) ;P Also, is it bad that I actually read "alcoholic" as "altoholic?" >.> 2009-11-20T04:02:46.684+01:00 2009-11-20T04:02:46.684+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606788&comment_id=138782177 Syrana (www.sideshowandsyrana.com) First, thankies for the link love. I tried very hard not to write any spoilers about Dragon Age and believe me, it's been tough to keep my mouth shut about it! I do like to keep games, same way I like to keep movies and books. I have a hard time letting them go because they are kind of like trophies I guess. For me it's more like "yeah, I play(ed) that" or "just in case I wanna do it again" or "someday I'll go back and finish it." And dammit, now I want to answer the additional questions in your comment, but maybe I should wait for the appropriate post? (Hint: I'm HUGE on sidequesting!) ;P Also, is it bad that I actually read "alcoholic" as "altoholic?" >.> 2009-11-20T04:02:33.612+01:00 2009-11-20T04:02:33.612+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606787&comment_id=138780799 Syrana LMAO - You want a 24 women and 1 gnome environment... nice. And yes, please spread the word that I have love in my heart... the easier to get them close enough to drain a piece of their soul and add it to my shard collection! 2009-11-20T03:47:26.581+01:00 2009-11-20T03:47:26.581+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606784&comment_id=138778851 Syrana @Triz - I definitely noticed a difference. I figure I would rather have less challenge in battle since my main interest is the story. Although it is nice that you can switch between difficulties without starting over, which I didn't realize at first. 2009-11-20T03:18:43.027+01:00 2009-11-20T03:18:43.027+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606042&comment_id=138643905 Syrana @Phil - Trust does seem to be a factor... it really seems to be the underlying cause of all the commotion. Those who lack trust (whether real or perceived) seem to have a major problem with this. Those of us that do have some trust and faith in Blizz are cool with it. @Elnoriah - Thanks :) It's amazing sometimes how the littlest things can get people so worked up. We all do that at times - just not always so vocally. I'm certainly not immune to it either... I've been known to overreact before (shh!) but I usually feel kinda silly afterwards. 2009-11-19T03:02:07.735+01:00 2009-11-19T03:02:07.735+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2606042&comment_id=138631571 Syrana @Leah - Yeah, there are more than enough pets in game to collect for the achievements. Other than these 2 new ones, the only pets I have that were not obtained by in game means are Grunty and the frost whelp (the specific name eludes me atm and I'm too lazy to look it up, haha) for getting the collector's edition of Wrath. @Drillpress - I'm sorry. Sometimes I forget that rational thoughts are illegal on the interwebz :P 2009-11-19T00:49:20.530+01:00 2009-11-19T00:49:20.530+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605555&comment_id=138531034 Syrana So... I think I'm gonna hafta answer this DPS one too... but I think I'm going to do it in character... :D 2009-11-18T02:44:17.155+01:00 2009-11-18T02:44:17.155+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605554&comment_id=138531030 Syrana (www.sideshowandsyrana.com) I'm liking the screenies of all the pink shirts. Looks like it was loads of fun and I'm sorry I missed it :( 2009-11-18T02:41:44.889+01:00 2009-11-18T02:41:44.889+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605553&comment_id=138531029 Syrana (www.sideshowandsyrana.com) I'm liking the screenies of all the pink shirts. Looks like it was loads of fun and I'm sorry I missed it :( 2009-11-18T02:41:32.218+01:00 2009-11-18T02:41:32.218+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605552&comment_id=138531009 Syrana Like you, Saresa (and thanks for tweeting the link to me when Twitter was all aflutter and I couldn't find the source), I thought it was more about showcasing their artistic talent. I guess one of the reasons I had no strong feelings regarding it (of course, I went to the link expecting THE WORST from comments I saw) was that first couple lines read (to me) tongue-in-cheek... basically making fun of the notion that girls don't exist on the internet and silly of you to believe so. 2009-11-18T02:36:29.620+01:00 2009-11-18T02:36:29.620+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2604484&comment_id=138529727 Syrana (Sorry if this is duplicate - it looks like my comment got eaten by the hungry interwebz, but I'm not certain) Haha <3 Noc. I did have to teach him how to swim. Ahh those were the days, when he was a wee nooblet. ;P OI stands for Order of Illuminatus. The other interesting thing about our guild is that we have multiple chapters across games. Even those who do not play the same game share a sense of community through the guild's forums. Our Horde chapter's guild tag is shortened to . I had posted a link to your post on our site and am glad to see that some of my guildies have read it. While Noc looks to be the only one to have commented here (so far), there were very positive responses on the forums. It's nice to know there are other guild's like us out there! :D 2009-11-18T02:10:09.600+01:00 2009-11-18T02:10:09.600+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2604484&comment_id=138529652 Syrana Haha <3 Noc. I did have to teach him how to swim. Ahh those were the days, when he was a wee nooblet. ;P OI stands for Order of Illuminatus. The other interesting thing about our guild is that we have multiple chapters across games. Even those who do not play the same game share a sense of community through the guild's forums. Our Horde chapter's guild tag is shortened to . I had posted a link to your post on our site and am glad to see that some of my guildies have read it. While Noc looks to be the only one to have commented here (so far), there were very positive responses on the forums. It's nice to know there are other guild's like us out there! :D 2009-11-18T02:06:26.147+01:00 2009-11-18T02:06:26.147+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605546&comment_id=138529500 Syrana @Tacos - Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying it! Soon we'll see Aerissa before Sylvanas and who knows.... they may cross paths yet. ;) @Keli - I think it holds more questions than answers! :) 2009-11-18T01:56:58.382+01:00 2009-11-18T01:56:58.382+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605057&comment_id=138528678 Syrana @Jaedia - Yeah, the rubberbanding is VERY frustrating. Regarding Fable 2, I think it's pretty quick if you stick to just the main story quests, but I spent a lot of time on sidequests as well. That and marrying like 4 people xD I have yet to check out the DLC we got, since Side got it after I'd completed the story. @Anea - You are not boring! There is nothing wrong with loving one game. I'm just... polygamerous :P The character creation is pretty fun for DA, but I still think the Aion character creation is more fun. I could spend hours creating/tweaking characters! If you do think there's any possibility you might try playing DA later, I think you might enjoy the story of it. I already know that once I finish it, I'll be replaying to see alternate endings. 2009-11-18T01:51:54.695+01:00 2009-11-18T01:51:54.695+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2605057&comment_id=138420055 Syrana @Roger - Yeah, Dragon Age is really amazing. I'm really loving the story, although I don't usually play tactical type games. I'm a huge fan of being able to talk to just about everyone and all the extra sidequesting! @Jaedia - I'm hoping I won't have to hunt too hard for missing quests, but I know as I get closer to the goal they'll be harder to find. I do have several that are leading to Eastern Kingdoms, so I'm glad to hear some of those will count towards Kalimdor. I haven't had a lot of lag issues in Aion (other than at the beginning) but sometimes we experience some ping spikes. Oddly enough, Sideshow seems to have more issues with that than I do. I'm loving Sims 3, so if you liked the past Sims games, I think you'll enjoy it. It's really nice not having to play everyone in the neighborhood to keep the ages the same! Brutal Legend (the Jack Black one) looks awesome too. We have it, Side's been playing it but I haven't yet. And Fable 2 - omg I loved that game. I played it pretty exclusively until I finished it. Hopefully Dan didn't spoil the ending for you though! (It was sooo hard for me not to spoil it for Side since I finished it first). @Miss Medicina - I don't believe there is an Aion trial at this time. My "trial" was open beta, but I hope they offer one soon so people can check it out before committing to purchasing it. Dragon Age has a downloadable demo through Steam, I believe. (That's what Side tells me at least) I would HIGHLY recommend trying it! :) @Nanuki - It's not always easy balancing multiple games, but I've done it for years. Of course, I do have stretches of playing 1 game exclusively, but I like to bounce around a bit... helps me keep things fresh and interesting. Also helps me from burning completely out on games (particularly WoW). @Tami - Dragon Age is very captivating, especially right now. I know what you mean about Aion having more staying power (as well as WoW and other games for me) mostly because of my love of a social aspect with gaming. After getting into WoW, it's been hard for me to stay content with single player games for too long because I get to a point where I miss little things like guild chat. @Sprink - Oh no! You should have asked someone to soulstone you first :P Revisiting/replaying games can be great for breaks too, definitely. I still return to Harvest Moon (in its various forms) here and there. I had actually taken a small break from WoW to return to Sims 2 before Sims 3 came out... had to reinstall and everything. And sometimes I get the desire to reinstall The Movies to putz around with that too! 2009-11-17T03:12:45.699+01:00 2009-11-17T03:12:45.699+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2604484&comment_id=138269219 Syrana <3 Our guild is much like yours. Unfortunately, more long term members are seeming to take it personally that people have left us after reaching 80 and running some heroics with us. I wish more of our members would feel less used by those who come and go and share your view (which is quite similar to my view). And some of those people that have left for raiding guilds? They've either returned after a period of time or have asked to keep/bring alts into our guild because they love the community of it. And that is most definitely something to be proud of. 2009-11-15T20:58:53.927+01:00 2009-11-15T20:58:53.927+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2604477&comment_id=138266292 Syrana Heh, yeah, I often feel like the oddball blogger because I don't raid and don't have much of a desire to do so. I still find plenty of fun in the game and I have better gear than what I need for my day-to-day activities. So, I haven't even run heroics in months... I don't really need the emblems for gear. It's nice to know if I wanted it, I could work towards it that way. I have yet to get any of the new emblems since the changes were put in. I still have a handful of heroism emblems and .... a whoppin' 4 valor emblems. Although I'm still probably not quite in the category of the average player, I can understand where most people are coming from regarding their frustrations. The only thing with this is, I've seen people be frustrated from Vanilla through WotLK. Sure, the aim has shifted from "this is way too hard" to "this is way too easy." I'm not sure, but I think some of those frustrated groups have overlapped... but the frustration level also seems to vary a bit depending on when people started playing (or at least the points they will raise). It's impossible to keep everyone happy all the time, so I just focus on me. But I can do that because I don't need to be dependent on X number of other players in order to do what I want to do in game. 2009-11-15T20:23:29.300+01:00 2009-11-15T20:23:29.300+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2604471&comment_id=138265891 Syrana I'm with you, Keila. I'm in a casual/social guild that sometimes attempts raids (generally through alliances with other guilds or pugging). I've seen 2 wings of Naxx and that's it. And I'm fine with that. I tend to enjoy chasing achievements (like Loremaster) more. The times I've raided (and when I had a brief stint in a medium raiding guild back in TBC) I usually found it more frustrating and nervewracking than fun. (Not to say I *never* enjoyed raiding, just the overall experiences - scheduling, prepping, others not prepared, etc outweigh the fun I'd had) My playstyle and approach tends to be casual, but I spend a lot of time in games each week. But, I'm also a multi-gamer, so that shifts my style and perspective as well. 2009-11-15T20:11:31.190+01:00 2009-11-15T20:11:31.190+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2602828&comment_id=137865284 Syrana I think that's one reason I don't have a problem with Morrigan's hotness - she's NOT a dingy bimbo. She's hot, she's witty, she's capable. But, yes, Alistair is pretty yum - especially in comparison to most of the male characters I hang around (i.e. male blood elves, anyone?) 2009-11-12T01:38:29.197+01:00 2009-11-12T01:38:29.197+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2602740&comment_id=137842987 Syrana We miss you too. Although, at least I still have the pleasure of your visits. :) Regardless of the topic, it's good to see you writing some again. 2009-11-11T20:38:48.807+01:00 2009-11-11T20:38:48.807+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2602736&comment_id=137842924 Syrana @Tami - Thank you! :) @Rhii - Thanks, I just hope I do the rest of the locket quest justice. It's one of my favorites. @Keli - Hard to say what she'll encounter... although Aly is still in Silvermoon right now. @Cait - It's sort of fun having the installments once a week. The weeks I don't get a new segment posted are kind of like reruns - great time to go back through if someone wants or for a newer reader to catch up. :) I have a feeling this story will be incredibly long before I'm done. There is soooo much more that I have planned out in my head yet! 2009-11-11T20:32:05.909+01:00 2009-11-11T20:32:05.909+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600398&comment_id=137657710 Syrana I have a level 20 spiritmaster and Sideshow has a level 20 gladiator. I did make a warrior alt that recently ascended and will be a templar. He's also trying out a scout. :) 2009-11-10T02:36:14.951+01:00 2009-11-10T02:36:14.951+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2601507&comment_id=137654147 Syrana @Veliaf - I know, very much /facepalm. I did it IRL in fact when I realized my error. Ah well, you'll have more contests so that's a plus! :) 2009-11-10T01:32:32.997+01:00 2009-11-10T01:32:32.997+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2601504&comment_id=137654106 Syrana @Tami - Rockband is certainly great fun. We take it along when we go up north to visit my parents, although they have yet to be brave enough to jam with us! One of these days perhaps... I mean, I got them into WoW, so I should be able to get them into RB too, right? 2009-11-10T01:29:48.875+01:00 2009-11-10T01:29:48.875+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600876&comment_id=137538162 Syrana "Pee in a bottle" lmao ..does that really work? :P 2009-11-09T04:54:34.349+01:00 2009-11-09T04:54:34.349+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600866&comment_id=137532655 Syrana @Chastity 1 - I never called feminists bad or evil. 2 - Not cool to bash another blogger in your comments and put words in their mouth. 2009-11-09T03:49:09.007+01:00 2009-11-09T03:49:09.007+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600399&comment_id=137389837 Google Account You know what's fun when being camped? Logging out while dead (so your corpse stays intact) and logging back in on another character, riding out to the area where you died, and seeing them still waiting for you to rez. At least I found that to be amusing a few times. ;) 2009-11-08T04:27:50.716+01:00 2009-11-08T04:27:50.716+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600398&comment_id=137389368 Syrana I'm glad you are giving it a try and enjoying it! Sideshow and I are currently playing both WoW and Aion. We've only gotten to level 20 so far in Aion, but we're enjoying it. Like Tami said, you covered a lot of good information for anyone interested in an overview or are new to Aion. Great job! :) @Jaedia - I know Channel 1 tends to have horrible lag (as does the capital city with all the player shops) but we found going to other channels usually (not always, sometimes we get weirdly high pings) helped relieve lag issues as well as less competition for spawns. 2009-11-08T04:21:13.414+01:00 2009-11-08T04:21:13.414+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600396&comment_id=137388421 Syrana After doing the blogroll rehaul: removing/adding links and putting descriptions for them all.... That was pretty much all I could handle for now. Then again, I have the man behind the curtain (aka Sideshow) for any /major/ changes. .... aww dammit you changed the title... *sighs and goes to fix blogroll* :P 2009-11-08T04:05:59.187+01:00 2009-11-08T04:05:59.187+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600394&comment_id=137386566 Briananddarcy "Pst me plz" has kinda become the same as people saying "PIN number" or "ATM machine." Either people are losing the understanding of the acronyms or...something. 2009-11-08T03:22:12.535+01:00 2009-11-08T03:22:12.535+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600379&comment_id=137382959 Syrana I bought 'em both as soon as I got home from work. They are adorable! And I love pets... I mean.. I've spent thousand in gold buying pets off the auction house... 2009-11-08T02:12:49.462+01:00 2009-11-08T02:12:49.462+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2600373&comment_id=137381724 Syrana omg First off, I apologize that my feed reader has been exploding this past week and I'm *just* seeing this post now. :( Secondly, thank you very much for the updated new and improved shout out! <3 2009-11-08T01:51:33.654+01:00 2009-11-08T01:51:33.654+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599956&comment_id=137267817 Syrana Woohoo! :D 2009-11-07T02:51:56.700+01:00 2009-11-07T02:51:56.700+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599955&comment_id=137267704 Syrana I was dwelling on it so much I missed dwell and dwindle. >.> 2009-11-07T02:50:38.162+01:00 2009-11-07T02:50:38.162+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599954&comment_id=137266571 Syrana Side and I are pretty similar with our approach to gaming... it's almost a wonder we get anything done around here as we're both trying to rotate through games :P 2009-11-07T02:35:07.444+01:00 2009-11-07T02:35:07.444+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599613&comment_id=137266313 Syrana @Dave - You're welcome! And thanks for coming to check this strange place out. ;) 2009-11-07T02:32:36.054+01:00 2009-11-07T02:32:36.054+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599953&comment_id=137266294 Syrana @Kleps - That's pretty accurate :P 2009-11-07T02:31:02.553+01:00 2009-11-07T02:31:02.553+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599612&comment_id=137266262 Syrana @Veliaf - Different is good :) I think the only downside of doing those outside of November is there are less people participating to provide support and whatnot, but the important thing is stickin' to your goal! :D 2009-11-07T02:29:48.748+01:00 2009-11-07T02:29:48.748+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599659&comment_id=137163675 Syrana I can only think of dwarf and dweeb. xD 2009-11-06T07:00:09.119+01:00 2009-11-06T07:00:09.119+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599613&comment_id=137149683 Syrana @Nanuki - You are very welcome! Keep drawing and posting! :) @Tami - You are welcome as well! I'm trying to revive TLC Thursday, I let it slide for awhile (mostly because I'd fallen behind on reading posts...something that happens too often, I must admit) @Anea - lol Maybe I should change it to TBC Thursday - The Blonk Connection... and see if anyone notices. 2009-11-06T02:44:16.812+01:00 2009-11-06T02:44:16.812+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599612&comment_id=137149374 Syrana @Cait - I'll keep my eye on Pooftacular. :D 2009-11-06T02:37:56.604+01:00 2009-11-06T02:37:56.604+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599152&comment_id=137050999 Syrana It's definitely your choice and I don't think anyone who is participating thinks negatively of those that do not choose to. I think it is great that you have 2 organizations that you give to on a regular basis. I have a few that I try to give to yearly around where I live and daily I work with people that frequently benefit from the giving of others... people who are trying to rebuild their lives. Personally, I am very much in support of Child's Play because it's an organization I can identify with and have given to previously. You might be on to something regarding the cultural difference, as I really don't know how charity drives and whatnot look or handled in other countries. I do know that even at work we're constantly seeing information for a wide variety of charitable organizations. Along those lines, it is sorta nice to see so many gamers unite to do something positive... especially when the the non-gaming public thinks we're all a bunch of basement dwelling no-lifers based on a few news stories. Is that my reason for doing it though? No. But your question reminded me of high school where they constantly urged students to participate in volunteering and such because people perceived us all as being up to no good all the time. :P Although there are a lot of bloggers and podcasters participating in the drive, I don't think we're trying to come across as knocking on everyone's virtual door asking for donations. Even with my twitter campaign, that's not asking people to donate themselves (unless they want, of course), but more like a pledge concept - the tweets that blame me for stuff brings up the count of how much *I* am going to donate to the drive. (Similar to pledging money per pins bowled or per mile walked... just I'm not collecting from anyone but myself...well and now 2 other bloggers that offered to "sponsor" the blame tweets as well.) As for the repetition, it all depends on who you follow, read, and listen to. Not all of our audiences overlap... so some people might feel like every post in their reader is about these events, and others might only see a couple. 2009-11-05T06:08:39.440+01:00 2009-11-05T06:08:39.440+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=Syrana&conv=2599107&comment_id=137030111 Syrana Those are fantastic. Little scribblings, pfft, they are excellent! 2009-11-05T01:33:41.380+01:00 2009-11-05T01:33:41.380+01:00