gaming, Guild Wars 2

For Lore and Laughter

Today, June 4th, 2025, is my 48th birthday but I celebrated it with my family this past weekend because having a birthday in the middle of the week is rather inconvenient sometimes. My youngest daughter and I drove up to the city Saturday afternoon to pick up my oldest daughter because she was having car… Continue reading For Lore and Laughter

Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Hyur, gaming, Player perspective

Lovely Lavanda Lua!

In most of the games I've played, when given the choice between creating a human or some other race, I usually choose some other race. The same held true for Final Fantasy XIV for a long time as I created characters who were Miqo'te, Viera, Elezen, Lalafell, Au Ra, and even Hrothgar briefly. I had… Continue reading Lovely Lavanda Lua!

Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Miqo'te, gaming

Star Kitty D’azri Estrela Shining Bright

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to win an artist's giveaway for a free portrait of one of my game characters. I've entered many artist giveaways because I can never justify spending money on art of my game characters, but this is the first time I've won such a drawing! The artist's name… Continue reading Star Kitty D’azri Estrela Shining Bright

Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Lalafell, gaming, Player perspective, Warcraft Writing

How I Fell For A Lalafell

When I first started playing FFXIV this past spring, I was confused when I saw my first lalafell. I wondered why there were small children in the game. Then when I was first attacked by an enemy lalafell, I didn't know if I was supposed to fight back because fighting a child felt wrong. But… Continue reading How I Fell For A Lalafell

gaming, Player perspective, Warcraft Mages, Warcraft Mounts, Warcraft Writing

Lin’s Luminous Lenses

One of the World of Warcraft classes I've struggled with over the years is mage. I managed to get my blood elf mage Lindrastra to the max level in BfA, but I remember it being painful and slow with lots of dying. But after seeing the amazing things my friends have done on mages, I… Continue reading Lin’s Luminous Lenses