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Rayd1978

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  1. Just at the moment I'm unemployed. I was an overnight stockman at the local grocery store, but the level of stupidity by managment got to be too much, so i quit. Dream job? General operations manager of a moon based colony. Which is far closer to a real option than it was 10 years ago.
  2. Eh, Oxbridge put a 5% advantage on the Order, so that's who I went with. Half the time when my choice does win, I forget to make use of whatever boon I get.
  3. Now that i'm off work and don't have to go back until after the holidays, so I'm less grumpy: For several years now instead of having a big gift exchange, we've done Robber Bingo at Christmas. Kids still get gifts for them, because kids, but the adults just bring a bunch of inexpensive gifts wrapped up, put them in a pile in the middle of the table, and we play Bingo. Get a bingo, grab a gift. Another bingo, another gift. Keep going until all the gifts are gone. Clear your cards, open you gifts, and show everyone what you got. Now the game REALLY begins. Because now when you get a bingo, steal some one else's gift. (Last couple years have allowed to take one gift off the table to make sure you keep it.) Keep playing, stealing gifts back and forth. Can get a little heated if two or more people start fighting over the same gift. Goes basically until Grandma gets tired and says it's time to do something else.... at which point most people hand back the gift they'd being fighting over because they didn't really want it, they just wanted to fight. Which sometimes lads to gifts that were heavily fought over, but no one actually wanted...
  4. First watch I thought he'd be captured and was in some sort of stocks to hold him in place. Then he got a dart to the face, and I figured it out.
  5. Normal customer doing normal shopping I'm generally okay with. It's the people who think we need to have the exact brand they're looking for, in the exact size they want, on sale, in the first place they look, and how dare we not know what they mean. People who are annoying all year round, but get tn times worse at the holidays.
  6. After working retail for many years, I've started to really hate Christmas. Extra work, rude customers, moronic management, and terrible terrible musak piped over the intercom system, plus rather crappy weather, all adds up to a season I'd just as soon do without. The 24th the store is closed, so I usually sleep in, watch a movie, maybe hang out with a few friends online. The 25th, head into work at midnight so I don't get holiday pay, and clean up for all the idiots who think they need to go shopping at 6am on the 26th.
  7. Yes. Are a few pretty nifty items that can be claimed. Not very likely, mind you, but is possible. For me, an Icy Negg and I'm pretty content. Not for themselves, but can b traded in for points, and eventually something really nice.
  8. And back again this year. Still not funny. This post has been edited by a member of staff (Duma) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please don't double post or bump old topics. Per the reasons above, this topic has been LOCKED. . Per the reason above, please review our SPAM rules.
  9. Ahhhh!!! Books! Books! Books!!! The majority of my assorted Advent prizes have been books so far!! SO!! HAPPY!!
  10. I also had troubles with the Fruit Machine, so I assume so. Then again, I've always had troubles with Fruit Machine. I was also having troubles with the BattleDome, and turning off ad blockers worked for that.... sort of. I mean, it worked, but was way, way, WAY slower with all the ads clogging everything.
  11. That worked. Thank you. This post has been edited by a member of staff (Mouseykins) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please keep your posts at 7 words or above. Per the reason above, please review our SPAM rules.
  12. So was using my daily Fortune Cookie Quest, got the item (Faerie Kyrii Kite for the Dark Fairy) but now I can't give it to her. It brings up the two options, Abandon Quest, or Give Item... but clicking 'Give Item' does nothing. Everything I think of to try a work around has failed. I don't particularly want to give up the quest, but might be my only option. Not sure why the post text is funky. Copy/paste did something I'm not sure how to undo.
  13. ....that is way more clever than just asking in the neoboard. Which is usually pretty decent, but can take a while.
  14. Has the Fountain Fairy always given Fortune Cookie daily quests? I've had a couple times where the Grey Fairy gave a fountain reward, but two days ago got the Fountain Fairy directly.... and mistakenly thought she was a Water Fairly with an unusually expensive request, was only after I Abandon the quest occurred to me the image wasn't right. Today I got a second Fountain Quest. Is this new, or am I just lucky?
  15. ((other answers posted in the Guide, as of my writing this) Year 5: Kreludor - Neocola machine Year 6: "In a land filled with this year's tension, Where a curse defies convention, And did I forget to mention? It lies within a shape that crosses the third dimension." .....way too many curses for me to do more than guess. Edit: Of course, as soon as I post, figure it out. Lost Desert - Pyramids year 7: "The City's marvels are a boon, Its stone figures opportune, Inside; where books lie strewn, A Lenny could really use a broom!" Altador - Altadorian Archives - library Year 8: "Can you find this cool cat? Who sees through stars but isn’t a Darblat? She sells wares that she wears, And has a scarf but might have trouble wearing a hat? Central Bazzar - Uni's Clothing
  16. Any more i just do a couple easy dailies, buy stocks, and sell whatever is left over in my shop. Back when i was far more dedicated, ghoul catchers was the main money maker for me, but other games and sales helped.
  17. Wheel of Excitement can also return hit points, not sure if will also cure illness. I did not know the Plushie could cure illness. I -have- however been ill with something expensive, used the Wheel of Misfortune to catch something different, then cured the inexpensive illness to end up with a healthy pet.
  18. ....not sure i'm inclined to buy a Coke, but i'll remember the commercials, which the best you can really expect these days.
  19. American Midwest, having lived on the east cost and the south, Halloween will vary a lot on where you live, even from town to town. Some places it;s a big deal and everyone goes trick-or-treating, while others it's barely noticed. Some places are big of kid safety, so nobody goes house-to-house, while others lets kids roam alone well after dark. And depending on what trends are popular, can change a lot form year to year. I personally favor the scary costumes, but for most people it's an excuse to dress up, so they dress up as whatever they happen to want, which might not be scary. others just want an excuse to party, don't care about the costume, so they use whatever they happen to find easy. I also have a lot of friends who are big into anime and cosplay, so they'll typically dress up as an anime or video game character. Also have a couple of Wiccan friends who treat it as a religious holiday. like most things, Halloween has different meaning to different people who observe it in different ways. This year I'll be out of town at a hotel for an anime convention that starts the next day. Are vague plans to meet up with a couple friends at the hotel bar, and I think a couple people are planning to bring board games along. I might dress up in something simple, plastic fangs and red contacts, or might go without, depending on how i feel the day of.
  20. Back into the swing with lucky 13th coconut knocked down. I was starting to get concerned I'd lost my touch. Angry Evil Coconut Number 14, Burning Evil Coconut
  21. Oh i'm not expected much, but as expensive as books can run, I'll wait until there's a chance, even if it's a really slim one.
  22. I would like to see more than a few of the books in real publication. Eventually I just want my pet to read them all... with the name thing, won't read them ALL but hope to get the vast majority.... eventually... starting seriously after I hit 24 months so have a chance to sell them again after I read them.
  23. If it's any help, my luck seems to have dried up. Doesn't help that I keep neglecting to play, but been quite a while since I won. And still haven't made the place explode...
  24. Eh, got what I wanted. Which is to say a book and keychains of my chosen team. Then picked up another book, crossbow, and some lunch boxes because had points left over.
  25. Bleh. Barely afford a couple of books with my points... coming in dead last didn't help matters, and certainly didn't encourage me to work on my rank any. I barely got to rank 5. Hard to bother when you know it's not really going to help. Ah well, makes for greater potential comeback next year.
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