Jul 24, 2011

***WARNING WARNING WARNING  The post below has little to do with gaming! You have been forewarned! Read at your own risk*** Since my marriage, I have spent a considerable amount of time alone.  Well, almost alone.  Within months of saying “I do”, I conned Zefflon into getting the beagle.  She is rarely away from my feet! I adore her. I’ve...

Jan 3, 2011

*** Warning Warning This post briefly speaks of gaming… mostly it’s off topic. Read at your own risk. You have been warned!!!*** I don’t have a whole lot of choices in my current life style. To some of you this may seem a genuinely odd way to live your life. To my military spouse partners in crime, this is our normal. I try and not bemoan...

Sep 24, 2010

***WARNING  The following article does not discuss video gaming in any way! You have been warned!*** I have learned a lot about labels in the last few years. Mostly, how much being labeled can define you if you let it. For instance, as a military wife, The United States Navy labeled me as a “dependent.” Let’s look at that word for a...

There is a new patch available for Star Trek Online today. It’s got a release note page a mile long. I am patching as I write this so I can check things out before dinner. Supposedly all the new UI changes are in game. I am not sure what I am expecting, but I am hoping SOMETHING pulls me in. In LOTRO, our characters hit 30, the magic number needed for...

It’s been a long season. While summer might be ending, I personally feel like it’s been one heck of a long time coming. For those who weren’t aware, my husband serves in the United States Navy. I don’t blog about overly personal stuff that often, but tonight I need to express some stuff. This was a deployment year. I wasn’t...

“Hurry up and Wait” I hear the above phrase uttered unendingly in my new military spouse life. It’s a mantra. I try and put a good spin on it, but in all honesty, its absolutely true. For those wondering, I am acclimating to the Navy lifestyle with all the sputters, murmured curses and feet dragging you would all expect of me. Tricare...