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OK, thanks, everyone, for the comments--I appreciate them.  I think I'm just busy with other stuff, like the money tree, and don't take the time to stop and read them before hitting the next page.  I like Lakecat's suggestion about shrinking the page size; that's a clever idea.

Often Random events appear while I am busy clicking on something else, and I see them flash by, but they disappear before I read them.  Is there a way to go back and look at the previous random event?  Hitting the back button doesn't work.  Most the time they don't matter, but sometimes it would be nice to know what I missed.

Thanks for any suggestions.

14 hours ago, Scoobert_Doo said:

Maybe we are rushing things, a bit. If you look at Taelia's table, you may notice there are nine (9) bottled potions. The "3x Wraith Ectoplasm" make the Rainbow one, aka Taelias Concoction 1. You may also have noticed on the table, there are at least five (5), possibly six (6), different items - The Purple bottle of Ectoplasm, the Red bottle of Ectoplasm, a purple looking claw, a tuft of purple fur/hair, and a purple twisted looking claw (?), and possibly a mortar and pestle with something in it. I have a feeling, as the plot goes on, that we will have to learn, possibly on our own, how to make the other eight potions, using a combination of the five or six different items. Maybe the other items will come from battling other creatures. Might also explain why the achievement for "brewing your first potion" isn't working yet - Taelia already had the recipe for the first potion. Or, it could just be glitching, like a few things have with this plot, so far. Still, I think it is exciting.

I did a search with the shop wizard for "Taelias concoction" to see if you could buy one without battling for ectoplasms.  There are at least 9 that show up, so they are in the system even if they don't exist yet.  So yeah, I'm pretty sure we'll need to create at least 8 more.

I swear by IcyHot.  It also comes in a cream (not as good) and as a stick that you roll on like deodorant.  I tried the capsaicin-based ones and they didn't help, but Icy Hot is very reliable.  Plus it's not expensive--just a few bucks for relief.

Easy.  I got hacked...among other things, they took FIVE Fyora's tears.  They were worth like 50 million NP each.   I had 6, had auctioned one.  The rest, along with paintbrushes and other stuff of value, were all taken.  Oddly, the hacker PAINTED some of my pets, and changed their clothes. It was really weird that they seemed to play with the account, not just take stuff.     I reported it, but nothing was done.  I never shared a password or anything.  Really, really frustrating.  I'll never get most of it back.

Are you planning to use the stuff in the bag, or just sell it?  Most healing can be done free at the healing springs, so if you're looking for profit, I'd recommend selling the whole bag.   But if it's for fun, then go ahead and open it.   

Bags of broken neopoints are similar--it's usually more profitable to just sell them, but it's fun to take them and get them fixed, just to see what they were worth, even though I usually don't make as much in the end.

So....this may not be what you want to hear, but you never really dated except casually hanging out.  There was never a serious commitment, and now you are asking him to commit to a long distance relationship, which is difficult in the best of times.  You want to "win him back" but it doesn't appear you ever really had him.  I suggest you  focus on work and meeting new people.  If he's really the one for you, he'll *want* to make the effort to visit, and vice versa.  You'll both make it work if it's meant to be.   But, if he's not willing to travel 2 hours to see you, or to make time for you when you visit him, then he's moved on, and you should too.

In the meantime, you should work on your self esteem and learning to like yourself.  I'm concerned that you write that  "I am used to guys who use me for their convenience and then essentially get rid of me when it's time for them to move on."   You are worth more than that, and should never allow yourself to be treated that way.  If you don't learn to value yourself higher, you will continue to attract these type of men.  I think you need to work on yourself first, then worry about dating. There are better men out there, and you will eventually meet one, but first you need to do some introspection and figure out WHY you keep attracting (and being attracted to) men who don't appreciate you.   Your self esteem should not be linked to who you are dating.  If you don't respect  and value yourself enough to treat yourself right, they won't either.  

Thank you, Mouseykins.  That makes a lot more sense.  It had been awhile since they did a full plot, but I was pretty certain they moved along at a faster pace!  This helps explain it.

So...it's already late October, and almost nothing has happened yet on the faerie festival.  Is it me, or are they releasing this plot in a PAINFULLY slow manner?  I can check in once a week, and ***maybe*** there will be a little more text.   I find that the draggy pace is making me lose interest.

I believe that trying for a scamander DOES count against your daily total on the money tree if you are able to grab him, even if he wriggles away.

In a couple days, the Money tree will have scamanders appearing--it's a once a year event.  The "Scamander-In-Chief" donates them throughout the day each October 12.

Every year I try catching them but they always wriggle away.  Does anyone know any tricks for hanging on to one?

Maybe I'm missing something here, but since you can claim prizes for days that have already passed, wouldn't it be better to wait and play on the last day, when you can see what your choices are?

Your original link doesn't work in all countries.  IT's probably one of these two:

or this one

Personally the Budweiser Clydesdale ads have always been my favorites.  This one makes me cry every time!

https://youtu.be/BRpPAibi_ck

or this one with lost puppies....

https://youtu.be/TPKgC8KPBMg

Both are awesome.

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I forgot to ask; what are you studying?

So, I'm a Ph.D. and one thing I realized (later than I probably should have) is that once you get past the qualifying exam and begin your research, then your professors and your committee are committed to your success.  If you were to fail out of the program, it would make THEM look bad.  So they are invested in getting you through the program more than you realize, if only for their own careers.  They all want you to succeed.

Good luck, and I'm sure you'll get through this successfully.

Food is such a big part of the culture of any city, local or international!  Don't miss out by avoiding street fare.  I've eaten street faire in Mexico, central and S. America, Europe, the Caribbean, China, Japan...and street faire in Texas, NY, California and Florida.  I've always been fine, and I got to enjoy some really amazing foods.  

I say definitely go for it, just be smart.  If the place is not known for safe tap water, remember to also avoid ice in drinks, and to brush your teeth with bottled water.  

Generally the rule is to be sure the person handling the money is not the same person cooking.  Money is actually very dirty.  Similarly, if you see a big crowd, it's probably good, and if all the locals avoid it, you should too.  Look for a crowd...there's a reason everyone wants to eat there!

Better yet, ask people to recommend local places.  They'll be happy to help, and pleased that you are willing to share in their culture.

Welcome, Sandy!  Neopets isn't just for kids...I suspect you'll find quite a few of us are in the second half of our lives!  :)

Decide which is worse....selling it for 140,000 NP and seeing it go up further, or waiting until it drops and wishing you could've had the 140,000 when you had the chance.  It's your choice, but I suggest selling.  I think it's more likely to drop than shoot up and stay much higher.

This is great...to a point.  I have 340 pages worth of stuff in my SDB (most of it junk).  Is there way to check without pasting in the code 340 times?

On 3/28/2017 at 9:20 AM, Breezescout said:

I priced my morphing potions and have 2 that are so rare they don't have a price.  Baby Scorchio Morphing Potion and Cloud Wocky Morphing Potion.  The problem with really high priced items is finding a buyer.  But I think I will check my closet-  I really need to thin it out!

 

You can either check the trading post prices (best bet) or another pricing site:  http://www.[Removed].us/forum/index.php   I looked on this other site and the baby scorchio morphing potion is listed at 800K and the cloud wocky one is 93K....I'm not sure how accurate those are.

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5 hours ago, 010_pipsy_010 said:

UPDATE:  I DID IT!!!

Congrats!  I've only tried the easy mode, but maybe you'll inspire me to try the next level up.

On 3/13/2017 at 1:39 AM, deboratibi said:

Would it really, though? I mean, there's no doubt that it would be easier, but I wonder if it would actually be too easy. Perhaps the kads wouldn't be fed in a matter of seconds or a couple of minutes like they are now, but do you think they would sit there for hours if there weren't so many over-feeders? 

I don't think they'd sit there...there are lots of people who want the avatar.  There's no "too easy".  

I'm fine with it being challenging, but I maintain that those who overfeed consistently are selfish.  There's no reason to feed 2300 Kads except to prevent others from getting the same avatar and make it "rarer".   

Wow, what a wake-up call.  At least you've found the positive in this experience, and offered to share it with others.

Here's wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

I lost several weeks.  It clearly started over today.  Grrrr!

I was about 2/3 though the month....I was rather annoyed to see it didn't reset today.  Maybe they'll give us credit, but more likely I bet we all start over tomorrow at day one.

3 hours ago, midnight_spell360 said:

 

Once I got the gold trophy  (75 fed), I quit. How do you go pink? How many kads do you have to feed??  And do you get a trophy and/or avatar for that?

 

I don't think you need 75 for a gold trophy.  My understanding is

Feed 1-9 Kadoaties, you get the bronze trophy, 10-24 for silver, and 25 or above is the gold trophy. At 75 feeds you get the pink avatar.  There is no pink trophy.

More importantly, there is NO advantage to feeding over 75.  People do it just because they can.  Personally I don't plan to do that, as once I get the avatar, I will try to be considerate of others who want it.  The overfeeders just drive up the prices of kad foods and make it more of a refreshing frenzy.