I love visiting the various FFXI forums. Might even go so far as to say I haunt them. It's really not too much of a stretch when I say very few threads escape my attention on the Main boards, Black Mage boards, and Valefor boards. Why? Because I love this game and I can't get better if I don't learn as much about it as possible. Doesn't matter if ( Read more... )

Let me preface this entry by saying there are 2 values I hold in very high esteem- Loyalty and integrity. I believe once you establish yourself with a group or a purpose you stick with them through thick and thin. You treat these people like you would wanted to be treated and never put yourself above anyone else.

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I'll let the picture speak for itself.


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I really enjoy making colorful and useful tools like this. Just a small way to give back to the community I guess. I fixed the background errors from the original version and made some additional changes. As I become more and more fluent in Photoshop I'll likely add some more pretty effects and get it properly organized. I think this is the one ( Read more... )

It's about damn time. Today started off looking really bad. While I'm at work, Enno is usually kind enough to get the ball rolling for my Wednesday sponsored Dynamis runs with Ameiter. I've been wanting Dynamis-San d'Oria for a while because I need Silverpieces for my next upgrade. So 5 hours before the run is scheduled to start, Enno starts ( Read more... )

Well today was another Sea Raid. I was unable to attend the start because of work, but from what I hear it was pretty successful. They started out by getting a DRG Ix'Aern pop, which dropped the Deed of Sensibility, then tried unsuccessfully to farm M Ghrah Chips for a Fortitude pop. By the time I got on they were ready to try something ( Read more... )

With the help of some other resources, I have finally completed my visual Sea NM Chart. This one is different from others in that it is picture based, not text based like a spreadsheet.
I'm still learning my new Photoshop CS2 that I bought. Sooo complicated. >_< Takes like 15 steps just to draw a simple arrow. The gradient color fill I used ( Read more... )

I haven't had many FFXI updates in a while so I figured I was due. I haven't had time to play much since I've been working continuously after NY, and this weekend is shaping up to be really bad as far as work goes. Go go 13 hour shifts!... >_ ( Read more... )

While talking with my boss yesterday I learned that sometime in the future he will be hiring an assistant. I'm already doing a bunch of policy writing, organizing paperwork, placing orders etc. in my downtime so it's not like it would be anything new. It's always nice to have a boss that gets ecstatic when I make a spreadsheet with borders and ( Read more... )

French Silk Pie

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
9 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, sifted1 cup pasteurized egg (such as Egg Beaters ( Read more... )