1st day, 2nd ride, March, 1372 DR
At the garisson I met Mestine Durmark, captain of the standing militia, and Thorim of the Brightblade clan who we escorted through the border forest outside of Daggerfalls. We followed a path north from Daggerfalls towards the Citadel of the Raven. An hour north of Daggerfalls we cut north-west into the Borderforest. We raided a small outpost of Zhents, five of them in total, including a priest, whom we took prisoner.
Yesterday I moved practically all the stuff out of Penthouse de Baars and delivered to my mother’s doorstep one (1) sunbed. Everything went (almost) without a hitch, and far better than I imagined.
Thank you Gyou, Heavy D, KrAk Pony, Twizzle Sizzle, Pandion and the Madman. It was very much appreciated.
I <3 Launchcast!
Over the last two months or so I’ve been taking a break from my usual online life. I say my usual online life, because I haven’t gone completely offline, either. I’ve been playing a lot of Warcraft, working a lot and spending some time with family and friends from abroad. I’ve been meaning to pick up on my web-development, and perhaps even starting to convert the Bulldrek phpBB template, but at the moment, I can’t be arsed. I need to plan for a trip to India in September (provided the complications surrounding that trip don’t make it impossible for me to go) and I need to plan more actively for my move to Amsterdam.
Regarding that move; I finally did a bit of planning. I’ve got a furnished apartment. When I say furnished, I mean that the bare necessities are there; a small sofa, a table, a cupboard, washing machine, refridgerator, stove, bed, etc. Most of that stuff is old and badly maintained. I asked the landlord and he was fine with me tossing it out, as long as he got a furnished apartment back once I moved out. Seeing as how I don’t want to replace his furniture I’m going to keep it in storage. I’m hoping to get that done this weekend. Then, I want to see if I need/want to paint the walls and ceiling. Once that’s done, I take out all the ugly, ratty-ass, green carpet and have a new wooden floor installed in about four weeks or so. That should be enough time to get everything moved out, the walls painted if needed, and the carpet removed. Perhaps I can then also get a phone-line installed, and an internet hookup. Then when the floor is installed, I can move my belongings, which isn’t much, into a nice, clear, fresh(er) apartment.
To do: find out about hiring a van for this weekend.
Also, I have to make special mention of something that’s been gobbling up a lot of my spare time as well; Warblade, a Galaga-like game, by the maker of…Galaga! It’s awesome…and very addictive.
Then, at last, I have to say that I’ve been neglecting three things all this time; The Sopranos (Season Five), Kung Fu, and eating regularly.
After an already stressful and busy week, where nothing went as smoothly as you’d want it to go, to be in a car accident is a bummer. To be in a car accident because of your own mistake is really shit. To be in a car accident because of your own mistake, which is likely going to cost you another grand in euros is absolutely fucking shitbox, especially when you’ve just come out of the tail end of a very expensive period, and are looking to move, with all its inherent costs.
Long story short; I was backing up while standing still in front of a stoplight, with the intention of moving to another lane. I could’ve sworn there was nobody standing behind me – I know I checked – but there was. Result; small dents in my trunk, and a big dent in my rear fender.