My apologies guys, that wasn't my intention at all if it came across like I was trying to be confrontational.

The problem is that I relax enough here that I don't really think about potentially upsetting people with my opinions or thoughts.

@Liz! I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how it feels and the fact that the funeral was a disaster for you doesn't make it easier! I'm not religious at all but my moms funeral was ok..not dads though....

Also I'm glad to hear your cousin's improving! Those things take time but now there's good hope anyway!

Wish you all the best Lizzy....and remember I AM here even if it may not show...

We had a great Veterans Day weekend in Grits World, kicked off by assembling downtown for a parade at o-dark-thirty Saturday. Then we went to a black-tie fundraising event Saturday night which would have been stressful except I found a great dress and my hair looked awesome. (Mr. Grits told me about this on Monday, so just being there in something other than yoga pants and a shirt you could read was something of a triumph.) The next two days are a blur, it was busy. But good.

For those of us who are celebrating, Happy Veterans Day! And a heartfelt thank you to all who have served our country.

Oh, geez, thanks for reminding me Grits! Thank you to Acadian and all service men and women this Veterans Day.

I just got an email yesterday from TES Alliance, a related group that focuses on modding for TES games.

Apparently the group that developed the mod Reclaiming Sancre Tor for Oblivion (which I have not yet had a chance to begin!) has started their own game-development studio and is hard at work on fundraising for their new project Unwritten: Echoes of Twilight. Because of their track record with RST, I thought I would check them out on Kickstarter and on their own website.

Unlike most RPG's which are story-driven (i.e. have a main quest which you MUST play in order to gain measurable progress in the game), this one is player-driven. In other words, more a true role-playing experience much closer to Dungeons and Dragons (which while I've never played it, I have read enough about it to find it interesting). It sounds like a much more immersive RPG experience than Oblivion. I found it interesting enough that I have pledged a small sum via the Kickstarter site. Now I would like to bring it to the attention of my fellow residents at Chorrol.com and ask only that you check it out for yourself.

Druid Gameworks
Kickstarter Page

It had my money at the ninja bear on the picture.

Edit: Okay, they're going to have to do more with this setting other than Middle-Earth Clone number Ten Jillionty Five, but I'll keep an eye on it in case it turns up something interesting.

This post has been edited by Colonel Mustard: Nov 13 2013, 08:57 PM

Looks interesting, but I'm gonna need more than a couple pictures of a guy with a sword before I fork it over. Again, not looking bad.

Sorry to quasi-thread necromance here, my Aunts Funeral was much the same. She was a, according to posthumous accounts a converted Mormon. , that smoked, drank, drank coffee, and in general did not follow any of their guidelines.

They gor her name wrong, her occupation wrong, her family wrong. In short my Brother and myself were about to at the very least say something to the preacher, were it not for our grieving Uncle who looked like he was about turn the guy into a sock-it balloon thingy.

The final straw was when her photo fell from the pulpit, and three of us stood up in unison but my Uncles Mother had the wisdom and cool head to take over the presentation much to the Priests relief. To her credit, she gave an absolutely beautiful, eloquent, and emotional speech and even drew a laugh from the rest of us when she said that she was so certain that her spirit was with us aside from feeling it, that she knocked over the picture that she hated.

I went to a theater show today! Not a serious one but very professional. In case minque pops in I can say it was about Hjalmar

The show included a dinner followed by the first act. In the intermission we got coffee (from cute waitresses) and a dessert, and then it was time for act two. The show included lots of singing, dancing, acrobatics, funny sketches, monologues and many, many puns! Best part was, I was treated to it all so it didn´t cost me anything!

Yeah, I´m a tightwad. And damn proud of it!

Tornadoes in November, who'd have thought?

I'm fine and the house seems to be undamaged, but we have tree limbs down.

You had tornadoes in your area? I feel this sucks away the fun in my post above

Seriously, glad you and your house are ok. What about your car? It´s not up in a tree, is it?

mirocu - glad you enjoyed the theater!

KC - Holy hailstones! Glad you're okay and no damage to the house. I heard the hail hitting your truck from all the way out here in the desert!

Were there flying monkeys? Because you know a tornado's bad if there are flying monkeys involved.

Speaking as a Witch, I am glad I was nowhere near the place...

We also had tornadoes here in my neck of the woods as well. No damage in my neighborhood, as far as I know, though.

Thunderstorms are still ongoing. We had a close strike not too long ago. At least my laptop was off the power cord at the time. Anyway, no big trees around us to come down, at least. New development, all that.

We are still under a severe wind advisory - gusts up to 57 mph are likely - until 8 pm tonight. I had a store meeting early this morning, and was happy to get home before the wind really picked up. I have absolutely no plans to go anywhere else tonight!

Glad to know you're okay, KC.

I was wondering if you were hit HER, I understand you live north. Glad you are doing fine.

Apparently the east coast is now waiting for what you guys had

-Watch out, Kobby!

Forget Kobby! Watch out, me!

Yes, watch out indeed! If yesterday's system doesn't lose power, it will hit the East hard.

We were fine through the day yesterday, though I could hear the screens rattling in the wind if I stood next to the windows (which were closed, natch). But driving to my pulmonologist this morning for my monthly checkup, I noticed quite a bit of damage across the county. A large horse barn had its western end stove in and a quarter of its roof gone. Several big oaks were down in the town next to mine. And Com Ed is out in force, repairing the damage done to the electrical infrastructure in several locations.

I do think I'm north of you, KC. The tornadoes that triggered the warning yesterday didn't touch down, according to today's paper online. So most of the damage are to power lines and trees. Close call! We are actually located along the northeastern edge of Tornado Alley, so we do see some every year, but more commonly in the spring and summer, not so much this late in the fall.

On an aside, writing for Nanowrimo, I learned that the sun doesn't come up in St. Petersburg, Russia, until 10 am this time of the year. And it's down by 5:30 pm! Yikes! How does one get anything done then? No wonder most tourists stay away from one of the most picturesque historical and cultural centers of Russia (Catherine the Great spent much of her time there, and actually founded the Hermitage there. For those who aren't familiar with art history, Catherine the Great was one of the greatest art collectors of all time, and the Hermitage still holds many, many priceless treasures, in spite of the Revolution, the siege by the Nazis, and the Soviet economic measures later).

If I ever travel the world looking for train stations, Russia just made it onto my list of must-see. The Metro in Moscow just floors me, and the rail stations in Moscow and St. Petersburg are amazing. If you like Art Nouveau architecture, check out the images for the St. Petersburg station. Wow. Just wow.

5:30pm? That´s rather late. Here the sun sets about 3:30pm now

The dark time of the year can be quite beautiful really because of the mood it presents. Lights are important and I have always been somewhat obsessed with nice, bright lights on my car