Lykkes diary

[Lykke]

I just NEED to tell it again ...

Yesterday I got COOLNESS!!!!

I have been waiting for it for a while - but since I didn't play much lately I guess I could not expect to get it

Yesterday I decided that should be the day. I dressed in Ghost and armed with delta/beast I hit Twin again. Shot damn argos all evening. I must admit I did skill more than usually, maybe because I was so close. Also hit a couple of nice loot just before - including and ESI - and then bang bang .. Coolness for the Nun.

Some told me it makes a difference. I can honestly say that my loot DID improve after getting serendipity. SO I'm quite excited to try it out tonight

Lootius bless all

[Lykke]

The Police and much more

wee finaly home again.

Peter and I went for Holland as planned, wednessday. Thursday was the big day were we should finaly see the Police. I have been a huge fan of them since I was 12 (yes, LONG time ago ). So I was pretty thrilled seeing them live.

Can you say packed??? 50,000 people - it was really awesome! Sting definitely still got it!



They sang my FAVORITE old song (and WOOT, finaly a song Peter didn't know about .... *victory*)

King of pain by The Police

There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
There's a flag pole rag, and the wind won't stop

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a little black spot on the sun today
(That's my soul up there)
It's the same old thing as yesterday
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
(That's my soul up there)
There's a flag pole rag, and the wind won't stop
(That's my soul up there)

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
(That's my soul up there)
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
(That's my soul up there)

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

King of pain

There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
(It's my soul up there)
There's a black winged gull with a broken back
(It's my soul up there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

King of pain, king of pain, king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain....

Found some old pictures from Amandas b-day to share. First one when she is unpacking a million ponies ...



And here a million ponies and one castle *G* Thought that picture was funny. Dunno what it is about - those ponies - anyway - but they are pink!



Not far from here we have our favorite Pizza-place. It is REAL Italian - not something half-half -look-alike. They sell Italian wine, cheese and ham next to the take away food. It is really delicious. One day we bought a huge bottle of wine. We drank most of it at the b-day and had the rest the day after .. just LOOK at it! That's when "only one bottle" is suitable



The socalled "vacation" went too fast. We went to the police, to Peter parents (a 3 hours ride in train .. bugger not to have a car anymore down there) - out Friday evening to eat with a friend+peters dad, home saturday, had berry over - Peter was a n00b lol, and locked the door with his keys inside - so we went for a walk (got a beer) and back again to sit outside in the sun. We teased some HUUUUUGE spiders (EU-spiders=finger) - tried to trap them Not possible. I felt bad at a point and tried to catch them some flies -but obviously the flies knew what I was trying to do and kept away. In the evening we went to the favorite greek. Went home early though because we had to get up at 4 in the morning for the train to the airport. Somehow we again managed to get to bed FAR later than planned *wink wink* and slept for around 3-4 hours. Can you say tired?

Now we sit here with a glas of champagne - we bought the 13th were we among watching Police could celebrate 23 months together! ... Isn't it just amazing?

A little of EU and other

Have not been playing much as you can imagine. We have a few plans for CoL - but the lack of time is fucked up annoying lol! Tried to play another game as a hobbit *wink* but I cant get the game up running because of corrupted files .. It just sucks.

Hope you are all doing well - and thanks for concerning pm's. We are still here though !

Lootius bless

[Lykke]

Don't even know what to write. I'm so tired. Havent slept this night untill early early this morning. My nose has been running and if I wasnt too tired to be counting, I'm nearly positive I must have sneezed a million times. I even went to bed early yesterday with "Willow" (no, not like that - the movie ). After a day in front of the screen I must admit I found it rather boring to sit in front of the pc all evening as well. I might do the same tonight - this time I think I pick "Gladiator"

[Lykke]

Hm yes - strange topic. But this morning I saw this weird couple. A guy in business suit and his tiny gf in a dress (she looked like a country girl and they kind of miss-fitted each other lol). Holding hands, nearly running through, not speaking together, she actually looked quite mad, he seemed to be dragging her along ...

I love to hold hands with Peter. Dunno, it is just nice and warm and comfy. And can I say our hands fits perfectly? But when you sometimes look at other people holding hands, it CAN look stupid.

Do you hold hand just for the sake of holding hands? Because it's a habit? Or do you hold hands because you love and treasure your partner and want to keep the feeling of belonging even when walking for grosseries?

You hold your kids in their hands when walking. You hold their hands to help and guide them - to support - to show them you belong together - that you take care of them. That you love them.

I think the cutest thing is when seeing an old couple holding hands... It seems so safe somehow. So peaceful.

Do you hold the hand of your love one to show the world you belong together - even in bad times? Did people always hold hands? Do people hold hands all over the world? Or is it a western thing?

Today I actually thought holding hands is a weird thing when I thought about it and turned it around. But yet I would not miss it for the world.

[Lykke]

THIS IS GOING TO HURT






Online Universe
People play EU from different reasons. While I am sure a lot of people see this game as being a "fun" way to earn extra money, I am also sure that a lot of people use this game for more than being a money-mashine. Your reason for playing is your own, and I wont say that one way is better than another way, because EU gives us different oportunities which other games might not allow us.

The whole money issue can block the way of thinking. To some people money must mean everything. To other people money means a lot but there are things with greater value - like RL family or even in game friendship. Since RL money is involved, it is very hard to differentiate the two worlds from each other.

No matter how important game must seem to some people - real life should always come first. Real life is reality - you are connected to real life people - some maybe even dependent on you in different ways, like children. Friends you have known for years. Family..

It can happen that a real life issue influents on your virtual life. If you loose a family member or your job or if anything else important happens. You cannot help not taking it with you. Life is as dynamic as this Universe - and you can suddenly find yourself in a situation you did not foresee and which you never ever thought you would be a part of. Maybe it involved your family or friends you thought you could rely on because you wished to do best. Maybe the situation is so horrible and hurtful that you wish to reveal it to your ingame friends as well. And maybe the situation is even dealt with an ingame friend and therefor hurting other people as well ... That is when the line between RL and Virtual life is being crossed.

We all have to remember that friends in EU might only be virtual friends - because otherwise you might get disappointed. But it doesnt have to be so. To some people - mostly because of the money - virtual become reality. When you're being hurt in RL you're being hurt in Eu and the other way around. That means your situation might also affect people in game which you are socialized with.

Nobody knows for sure who is on the other side of the pc screen. Something might look wrong, but you do not know the other persons life or the reason for a persons actions. We are thousands of players here with each our story - no one can tell wether your story is more correct than mine - wether your story is a lie or wether it is the truth - unless we know you very well in RL as well. The person you see as your enemy today might be your best friend tomorrow. A person who you might have considdered your best friend today, might stick you with a virtual knife tomorrow. No matter what - a situation happens so fast, that you should not judge a person ending up in a shitty situation.

People with the best intentions could be the worse people. People who seems to have done wrong, might be right. Unless there are proofs so clear that nothing can be misunderstood - nobody knows what is happening in a persons life - behind the screen - outside the universe. No RL letters revealed electronic, reports or whatever can prove anything. In a virtual world, everything can be adjusted to fit the truth anyway ... not only to find innocense - but indeed also to find guilt.

I have noticed that it is easy to pick on people when one contribute virtually. It is also easy to pick on and dig into situations without having a clue what it is about. Also it seems that a lot of people feel that it is their "duty" to put their noses into every issue they find, to find what they call "proofs" or to state their opinions in a way that highly miscredit other people. Some even sees it as a very uncharming sport and they get carried away so much, that they cannot even see how their own curiousity makes them look like.

It iseems to be so much easier to press a weak person down than to open up our eyes to see a story from another point of view and to give the person a constructive hand. Because in our own selfishness we are afraid we will end up in the same mess .. Also very often it is easiest to follow the crowd because it justify ourselves by standing on the "right side" of the fence.

I personally dont believe it is anyones duty to reveal any personal information to anybody here. And if there is a matter between a couple of people, that is only between those two and nobody else. What a person chose to reveal to other people in public, is a choise that person does but do not at the same time gives any obligations to reveal more.

We ALL hide behind an avatar - but it seems that we forget there are real people behind every pixelated girl/boy with real feelings living under very different - and some very bad and difficult - conditions. What might seem right for me might not be easy for another. This doesnt justify a bad action - but if a situation turns up the important question should be "what happens next?".

I am sure that to people without any sense of responsibility it would have been easier just to stay away in a difficult situation. It requires SO much more BALLS to stand forward and try work things out - even though some people might not find the explanations suitable in their head and views on the world situation - and to get to a final agreement on a big problem.

A persons reasons for not making things up right away can be as many as there are people. Real life and eventually consequenses might fill even more - and perhaps trying to suppress the gravity in the situation makes the preasure a little easier - but in the end of course, the seriousness will catch up . .

When a person realizes he/she could have done things differently and that friends are believing and willing to help out even though he/she might have been too proud to ask for help - it is easy to see, that the thin line between RL and Virtual Universe is gone. It is not my duty to judge a persons way of handling a problem before - but more to help out in future. That certainly doesnt mean I don't have an opinion.

When a person who was down decide to move on even despite of difficulties in RL it would be much easier and a hell more helpful if people are pushing that persons back with goodwill and positive stroaks instead of shouts and discredits. One can ask oneself why one should do that. But personally if I try to imagine myself in a similar situation I would wish that my surroundings did this too. And that answer should be enough.

A person who is not only running away when things get hot should be credited for his/hers courage to stay and take the fight. And questionsmarks towards what happened is really at that point, pointless in my world - no matter how many "proofs" some think they find behind old actions and pm's and conspirasies. It is a mans will that counts to me. And that is what I wish to encourage and support.

In RL friendships you stand up for a friend and you try to help out the best you can. You very rarely put up questionsmarks to your friends sincereness - because it is a matter of course that you believe in each other. You know that this friend would - if he/she didnt already - stand up for you as well, if you were to be found in a bad situation. You will hand out your hand or good advice because that is what friendships are about! The closest friendships you find in EU are often those inside your society.

A matter can be bad or worse than bad, but how each of us wish to look at a situation is often depending on our own situation and experiences in life.

I'm not the person who imagine the worse scenario before it ever happens - because I chose not to believe in worse scenarios. I believe there is always a better road to follow - and that is why I move on and keep fighting for what and whom I believe in!

But of course if it at the end means that loyalness is being stepped on - it hurts more than bitting your balls ... it really hurts Because behind screens we are only humans.

[Lykke]

Last month has been a rough month - both inside and outside game. Outside game because life is just running too fast and there are too many decissions to make all the time and too many things to do. I need a vacation but doesnt have one untill week 44. Preferly I need a vacation outside DK in some warm country were I can relax and drink tequila sunrises while looking at a sea or something nice and cooling while bathing in the sun. Going around eating Italian icecream in the streets of Rome could absolutely also be an option.

Back to cold, rainy Denmark.

One of my oldest friends and her husband/child were here Saturday. It is actually first time we really invite some of my friends. It is awful but my life atm doesnt fit into having much other things to deal with than work, kids, home - Im tired and exhausted. When having guests I feel totally drained several days after. It is really horrible. I hope that after dealing with all this teen-problems we have atm and the switzing to another kindergarden for the smaller one - things will be put down to a peaceful level, were I too can begin to enjoy a litle of life. Not saying it all is horrible - im just so stressed I cant belive it. I hoped things would fade out meaning, I would be less stressed when peter moved up - I mean - we dont have to move back and forth anymore - but somehow that failed. Im more stressed than before!

IN game!
Well, New vu is here. With lots of changes. The biggest must be the change in avatars. I was fond of the little nun - but I do belive I created a very nice looking nun - with the same spiritual touch of LOotius

Here you see her:



And here you see me from the back (mostly I was amazed by the look of my home-crafted shirt, because the details are really neat). Does my ass look bigger? Well, some say it does!!!!



And from the front - and I must say I love how you can see a little of the bra



I reached 130 in HP the other day and that is pretty neat, if I may say so myself. Aiming for 150 of course - or even more ... the goal is to be able to hunt without armor at all

My thoughts about the new vu are splittet up. Im frustrated by a lot of things, while I do see the improvements in others. Im amazed that I did not lag at all since the new vu - because I did that after every single vu while playing.

I got a lot of globals yesterday and I shot down necos like flies. Im pretty proud lol - even globaled on one (got neco teeths lol). Now, Im only afraid that MA tells me its a bug and that im back were I started HAHAH ... just what we need.

Other than that - priest looks cool in his new avi ...

Take care all and Lootius bless!

[Lykke]

RL
Finaly we got the result from my 15-year old daughter, sarahs, tests. She now officially is diagnosed ADHD (ADD) and has been offered medication - Ritalin. We still have to wait 6 weeks though because we need to talk with a specialist/doctor who will inform us about the pills and about the side effects the medication has.

Also the psychiatrist said, that it is very important that she is motivated for the medicine, because she has to take small doses during day. And since I'm not able to "remind" her about it, she needs to be sure, this is what she wants. She is still taking the EyeQ oil tablets with a very good result. And they are a natural product, which means, that I hope she can take the two pills together. The Ritalin "works" around 4 hours untill she has to take new pills. That means that she will be ok during the schoolday. The EyeQ works all day - so IF she doesnt remember to take the pills, my hope is that the EyeQ will still help her through the rest of the day.

She seems very reliefed (as me) and has been very happy since we left the hospital. My thought is, that she is happy to know what is going on - to put words on it - and that she can get help. She doesnt really need motivation, because she does remember, by herself, to take the EyeQ. Her friends asks her - the days she forgets - if she forgot to take the pills. Which shows that people around her can tell the difference.

OH and it's her 15-year old b-day today

Peter and I have 2-years day tomorrow - imagine that, already ...

EU
I'm getting used to my new look. Mostly because I can see, that not that many chose my haircut (I feared that I would be seeing myself running around everywere ).

As my new signature states - and I believe that is VERY important: Your personality lies WITHIN yourself. Not in the pixels. Though I do see how people have been attached to their avatar look - and I DO find it a shame that everybody's avatar look now has been reset.

I can see that most people have tried to make their avatar look like before. But as everything change (we also change a lot during our RL-life) - I believe that those SL-Sims looking caracters by time will gain as much personality at the outside, as the inside personality shines out. I find, that behind my plastic face my own personality still is shown and I'm getting more and more satisfied with my "face".

I still believe it is my actions and approach in this game that matters, and not really if my hair is totally bright, curly or whatever.

I do find, that my face could have more "age" shown - but I tried making my eyes more wise to compensate with that.


I found a pair of Jaguar boots on a trox two days ago. Here is the screenie:



It was quite funny. I just read the thread about what drops what guards - and I thought "oh well, goes for jaguar on troxes" - suddenly I hit a tiny 60 pedder global - and VUPS - the shoes were there! Talking about a sign from Lootius. I didn't make a thread in the uber section, because I didn't really know how much they were worth! Well, they were worth a nice bunch!

I am still impressed about the amount of nice loot I have gotten after this vu. I don't know if it is because I reached coolness - or if it IS the vu - but I really can't complain (if I do - you're welcome to kick me).

I see a lot of frustrated people around - which mades me sad. I'm baffled about the 2-pec fee on armor (dont care about the clothes decay - though it's weird that the decay comes now when the bar has been there all the time. I HAVE wondered why clothes didnt decay as all other stuff. You can say we lived "free" on clothes for years - and suddenly a MA staff said "ups we forgot to activate the decay button on clothes" .. dammit!

Well, let's see what the next days bring

Happy hofing and Lootius bless