StormVyxen
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It IS that time of year again!!! Back by popular demand, and for the fourth(?!?!?!) year in a row, it's the Annual Protector Holiday Card Exchange.
For those not familiar with this event, here's how it works: Those who opt in to participate send holiday cards to everyone else who signed up. So, you send out a bunch of cards and receive a bunch of cards from familiar faces from the forums and ingame on our cozy little (okay, probably not so little) server. In previous years, between 20-25 people have signed up for this, from the US, Canada and beyond, and I'd wager there will be at least that many again this year participating. Previous years people have sent all sorts of nifty things including stickers, ornaments, handmade cards, and more (looks pointedly at Golden Ace).
Signups are officially now open!!!! Signups are open until November 24th, 2010, and the list will be shared shortly after that. The sign up linky is here.
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Quote:4-5 Pacific = most anyone on the West Coast who works typical office hours is at work at this time. I might be there, if I can get off work early.Originally Posted by Blazing_Blue
Man wish I could be there.
BTW for Easterners.... 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. -
Quote:Nightstar must be hit or miss then. I didn't run into the problem of missing Nightstar - she counted when we ran this. Neuron also doesn't appear in the new arc but seems to be borked as well.Originally Posted by Ironblade
This is a well-known issue. Positron and Black Scorpion have posted that they are looking into it. You are missing Siege and Nightstar. Siege does not appear in the new arc and the Nightstar that appears is borked and not counting for the badge.
er, to be precise, I think just Posi posted that he and BS were investigating. They didn't both post.
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Quote:Try running the Maria's old arc in Oro and see if that triggers the last two AVs.Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Ran Tina's arc on my Spider from front to back and defeated all AVs offered. Ran Maria's arc and every single one of her missions, and defeated all AVs present. Defeated everyone on the list more than once, and still stuck at 12/14.
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Quote:Well, now that you have way advance notice of this, you can try to set aside some monies for this.Originally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
Of course I'm in
Probably still going to be an ecard from me, since I still have no money, but hey. I'm in.
Oh and BADGE... I found your ARM.
You can pick up cards at the Dollartree, postage would be the most expensive part of the equation, which a dollar or two here and there adds up.
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Quote:Yes, yes it does. So.....Originally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
Indeed. Wow. Time seriously flies.
Is there interest in this again this year? If so, I'll spearhead this for the fourth year guys!!! Woo!
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Quote:Normally when I make this I use crumbled hamburger, which takes a bit longer, but is delicious. The meatball idea came from when it was way too hot a bit ago, and I needed to be at an ingame event at a certain time, but I was also designated dinner prep person that day. The trip through the store was "what can I make that's not expensive, easy to make, and will easily, but soundly feed 4".Originally Posted by Impish Kat
My Gra'ma used to do something similar, but with just plain ground hamburger (salt & peppered)....
Instead of the gravy mix, she'd use onion soup mix, just mixed in with the browned hamburger, then a little cornstarch & water for thickening. Instead of mixing in the sour cream, she'd just put a dollop on the individual servings. Served over rice or noodles, whatever took her fancy.
I really like the idea of doing it with meatballs!
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I love using rice instead of noodles for most things involving sauce. It just tastes better to me for some reason. -
Reading about rice makes me want to share a stupid easy and quick way to make stroganoff. This is the version I'll do if I want to spend minimal time in the kitchen. (ie. 10 mins or so) Otherwise I'll make it more from scratch, but this is a proven winner.
Put rice in rice cooker following proper proportions of water/rice (this does change depending on the type of rice. I prefer jasmine rice as it holds up better with sauce and isn't as sticky as your traditional white rice). Let rice cook in rice cooker (about 20-25 mins. It'll tell you when its done cooking)
About 10 minutes after rice was started...
Take some precooked frozen meatballs, heat them in a covered nonstick pot/pan until heated. Season as necessary. Add a packet of brown gravy mix following the instructions on how much water to add with the packet into the pan with the meatballs. Let that thicken up a bit, then add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sour cream, stirring well. Let meat and sauce bubble and thicken up to desired consistency. Take off heat and wait for rice to finish cooking (if it hasn't finished by this point.)
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Quote:I ran into a similar issue while running this yesterday. We ran the new Maria arc, got 11 of 14 AVs counting towards the badge. We went back and started the old Maria arc to get Siege and Neuron, with getting Anti-Matter separately. While in the old arc, Shadowhunter caused the bar to progress to 12 of 14. Siege? Got us 13 of 14. We took down Neuron in the old Maria's arc? Nothing, still 13 of 14. Which is odd because Shadowhunter shouldn't count towards the badge progress now, while he used to count before the arc revamp.Originally Posted by Interdictor_MKI
Count me in with the folks that ran through the Tina Mac and Maria Jenkins arcs and only show 12 out of 14 AVs defeated.
There really should be some indication of which ones I'm missing in the UI, like someone suggested upthread.
We then got Anti-Matter and ding! Dimensional Warder popped for both of us. -
Happy Birthday N00blet!
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Quote:Nah, it'd be more like "Which one of Badge's raids was that?" and then figuring out who was who.Originally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
Indeed. If I'd posted one of the 'we're all face down in yellow' you'd really T___T
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How scary is it when I look at the screenie and start to look for myself in it as well as how many people I know?
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I smell a temp power hunting trip in my immediate future. I'll be there with at least temp powers.
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Quote:1.) Tuesday as in tonight, August 17.Originally Posted by Archiviste
Tuesday, as in tonight, or next Tuesday August 24th ?
Also, in order to participate, do we need 1) to be in a SG and 2) to have a Mission Computer/Oracle in our SG base ?
Inquiring minds want to know...
2.) You have to be on a team where the leader is in the SG whose Mission Computer/Oracle is being used. If you have one in your SG, it will not work. It must be the comp/oracle of the SG hosting the CoP Trial. -
I'm in. If I can get the second comp patched in time, I'll also bring the rad, but my blaster will definitely be there with bells on.
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Quote:Nope, targetting wasn't too horrific. I managed to see what you were targetting.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
Okay, respec'ed my toon, Domina specifically for the raid. And it turned out QUITE well. Only cost me about 70 mil.
Hopefully my targeting wasn't to horrific.
All in all a fairly smooth raid. The power-through on the last bloom was ****ING AWESOME!
Thanks to Kid and Major T for the great run! Hopefully, sometime soon, we'll be able to try for an evacless.
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Happy now Belated B-Day. Or Happy Extremely Early B-Day!!
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Quote:Hehe. That's what happens when one posts while being sick, oops. Here's the references. Sorry about that >.<Originally Posted by ChristopherRobin
Were you planning to put up a pic Vyx or should I... guess?
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Quote:I thought the name Laser Pointer was much more inventive for my Dual Pistols chick than the Two Whatever names that were bound to pop up. So Laser Pointer is a sassy redhead who really does wield two Laser Pointers (Pistols, that is) for her weapons of choice.Originally Posted by ChristopherRobin
Haha ok I would have thought there would be tons of them with dual wielding and dual pistols (i.e. Jenny Two Shot is one of mine) sets around but allow me to broaden the category... anything character based around two of something will do. Two swords, two guns, two vet pets, whatever... be creative. (I may live to regret that last line)
P.S. No two arms or two legs etc. etc. don't count.
Thanks Kheldarn... I know long way to go to forum cartel.
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Don't laugh at me when I ask you on your feelings about red/orange together. Yes, it sounds like the worst color combination together, but trust me on this.
I'd like to know if orange is too close to yellow, or is red/orange a color scheme to be considered in submissions? -
Quote:But it's scary in a hauntingly beautiful way!Originally Posted by Wassy
Swanzy is scary...
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Time depending, I may take a stab at this.
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Quote:Not all teabags are horrible, it depends on how they're packaged. If they're in a foil lined wrapper, they'll keep for several years. If they're just in paper with no protection from the air, then the shelf life is considerably shorter.Originally Posted by Eislor
Marcian,
My personal favorite teas are Dragon Well (a green tea) and Hobee's Cinnamon Orange Tea (they also make a killer coffee cake).
I prefer using Muslin bags myself, I have several, just give them a good wash after use.
I'm sure you can find some stores in your area selling loose tea leaves, prepackaged tea bags are not a good thing. (With the possible exception of Morning Thunder; warning DO NOT add milk to Morning Thunder, it will curdle.)
I feel that every time you make coffee or tea, you should start with an empty, clean kettle. Don't leave the old water in there and just refill it. *shudder* -
Quote:Hey now... I'm trying to get away from using my microwave.Originally Posted by Manofmanychars
You know what else heats up small quantities of water, and is much more suited to all varieties of bachelor food?
A microwave!
God, it's like Europe is living in the Stone Age or something.
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Quote:Pfft, as I told you in our last discussion on this matter, the time you let it steep is dependent on the type of tea you drink. Secondly, what brand of tea you're drinking is very important. Now, if you have that Lipton dreck in your cabinets, throw it out posthaste. Do not stop, do not pass go, toss it directly into the trashcan. That stuff is /hideous/. Luckily, you can find more respectable brands of tea at your local grocery store that are proper and have flavor. (Stash, Bigelow and Tazo tend to be the largest. I personally lean towards Stash and dislike Tazo, YMMV)Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
I think this was my mistake. I was putting it in hot water (from the company water dispenser) and leaving it for "a bit of time". I didn't realize it needed to be so precise.
Also, using the hot water from a water dispenser isn't as hot as you're going to need it to properly steep tea. Black teas should have the water at a rolling boil, green tea should be around 190 degrees F (or when the small bubbles start to form but the water hasn't gone to full boiling stage.)
There are also electric kettles that might be an option for getting hot water you need to make tea - they come in all sorts of sizes from countertop to desktop.