Not planning on reading LJ until next week, but...
Thou from whom my sentiment rarely strays,
ancient sarcophagi, I salute you,
conduit where exultant water of Roman days,
like a wanderer's melody, yet flows through,
or yonder tombs, open as the eyes
of a happy shepherd glad to rise
- wherein pale dead nettle and silence lies -
out of which flutter forth charmed butterflies.
All that is wrested from doubt's dark den
I salute: the voices which once more flower
after knowing silence's ways.
Do we know, or do we not, friend?
Both sides are framed by the reluctant hour
and chiseled on the faces of men.
- from Rainer Maria Rilke's
"Sonnets to Orpheus" (tr. Robert Hunter)
SWTOR
I may be an overachiever; thanks in part to help on Nar Shaddaa from rustdangel, I just finished my class storyline on Tatooine and gained Andronikos Revel as my third companion (counting the ship's droid) at level 24 (the rewards were level at the expected level of 27-28). But I like this; since I can only deploy two companions on Slicing missions (I'm at 287 skill), that leaves one to accompany me (Andronikos looks very silly in the moddable custom "Formal Headgear" from the social vendor on Drumond Kass).
Freak?
Last night a professional sideshow freak told me that I was probably weirder than he was...
(I had dinner with djspankmi and Drew Blood. ^_^ )
Yah, freak
Then there was what blipangel told everyone on our PGGB mailing list:I am placing a heavy emphasis on #2 for this- I know most of ya'll well enough to show up on your doorstep and pick a booger out of your nose without any scene. I would like to think that anyone new we bring in is of similar character and approach to life and gaming. We're all productive, reasonably well adjusted adults. This is a casual gaming guild with a bunch of like minded people- there is ZERO reason to be a weinie. About anything. (Not you, Glas- you're far from well adjusted and are welcome to bring your weinie into anything you want...)
I was VERY amused, and felt complimented. ;)