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Kinda Meh Monday
Aug. 29th, 2022 11:46 pmNot a great commute in or back from work, had to deal with the parents being tense and out of sorts when I got home, and generally just tired from the late night last night -- but I at least did decent on the to-do list:
Work – An unexpected development today – the coworker that’s been out on medical leave for ages is back! I was starting to seriously think we’d never see her again. But yes, she has returned, and spent most of the day gabbing to the other people in the office because she couldn’t get into her own computer and phone. *shrug* Gotta get used to that again, I guess.
Other than that, though, it was a very quiet day – GL took a while because the credit card people did a mass upload after we left on Friday, but other than that, just more obituaries and some returned mail stuff. Just – filling time, really!
Beanbags – Not today – Dad didn’t end his workout until 5:30 PM (apparently he had had a bit of a shit day, meaning I think he started it late), and by the time Mom asked if I wanted to go out anyway, I’d already started something else, and – yeah. Perhaps tomorrow, depending on the weather.
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – back on the bike, and this time, back to the Bladeventurers for the next episode of “Oxventure Presents: Blades In The Dark!” This one’s called “Ironhook’s Bounty,” and featured Lilith (Ellen) and Barnaby (Mike) doing a little score on their own while the others were out investigating other criminal opportunities. Left to their own devices for the moment, Lilith was perusing through the notes left by the previous gang at the antique shop where they now make their headquarters, while Barnaby was on guard duty because everyone figured that was a good way to keep him out of the way. XD This was interrupted by a knock at the door – after trying to get Lilith to open it because he doesn’t open his own doors (Lilith countered that this WASN’T his own door), Barnaby reluctantly answered it and got a letter from the postal worker outside. Turned out to be a note with a little charm of a fancy anchor, from the mysterious Eleanor who first lured them to the shop, asking if they could get her the “real thing” as she had a buyer, and she was willing to split the profit. Barnaby had no idea what this was all about, but Lilith had spotted a sketch of a similar-looking anchor in the documents she was looking through, and quickly located it again. Turned out to be the famously showy anchor of one Darnel Ironhook, famous leviathan hunter and “new money” captain, studded with leviathan teeth – which are pretty damn valuable! The anchor was attached to his old whaling ship turned pleasure cruiser – and what do you know, that particular ship was anchored just past the docks, with Ironhook hosting a rager of a party on it to celebrate a particularly successful hunt. Lilith and Barnaby decided their best chance of getting their hands on the anchor was to infiltrate the party itself – Barnaby as his usual charming self, Lilith posing as his assistant. Barnaby got himself an invite by talking to Ironhook’s people about maybe introducing himself to Ironhook at the party so they could later discuss business ventures over a drink, the pair chose their loadouts (Barnaby light, Lilith medium), and Luke rolled to see how well they did when they first arrived? Result?
4 – success with a complication. That meant that the pair successfully made it to the party boat without issue – only to be met by a valet who wanted to take their coats and Lilith’s bag. Lilith decided she was willing to part with the bag, but claimed the coat was part of her ensemble, with Barnaby going on about her having “ideas above her station” and besides, it might be cold. The valet accepted this and took the bag, dropping Lilith down to a “light” load – she doesn’t have as much kit to play with anymore! But they did successfully make it to the main party deck, where Barnaby grabbed some champagne and everyone admired the various fountains on offer – champagne, chocolate, and cheese (though the latter was still in the experimental stage and occasionally splooted hot cheese on anyone nearby – Mike commented that it was essentially Cheez-Wiz, and Luke claimed that all fantasy cheese of any sort was CLEARLY heading in the direction of becoming Cheez-Wiz XD). Barnaby did a roll to survey the lay of the land and see if he could spot Ironhook. . .
Unfortunately, a 3 meant that he didn’t see Ironhook at all – at least, until he turned to tell Lilith that and ended up spilling champagne all over Ironhook’s cravat. XD Barnaby quickly apologized and tried to turn on the charm – Ironhook wasn’t initially impressed (especially by Barnaby’s deliberately-limp handshake), but after getting confirmation from his (very stuttery) assistant Roger that Barnaby WAS supposed to be here, he became a little more social. Barnaby babbled on about helping Ironhook’s business – new fleet of ships, perhaps? – and then started asking about the famous anchor. Turns out there’s a story behind it – those teeth are souvenirs of all the leviathans killed during Ironhook’s first two years out at sea, back when he captained his own small vessel and did all the whaling (leviathaning?) himself. Yes, perhaps it’s a bit showy to have them all embedded in an anchor, but he considers it a good reminder of where he came from, and what it took to get to the lofty spot he occupies today. Barnaby acted suitably impressed and asked about security – surely the man MUST worry about theft? But Ironhook said that the ship was watched by his old crewmates – rough and tumble sorts – and besides, there was no danger of losing the anchor right now, as it was, you know, at the bottom of the sea. Because it’s an anchor. XD He promised to meet up with Barnaby later, then blended back into the crowd.
Okay, so – anchor on the sea floor right now, and lots of toughs on board to prevent any funny business. Lilith decided the best course of action, knowing all that, was to wander around the ship and study it a bit – see what it looked like, where everything is, all of that. She rolled a 4 on her “Study” roll, and was able to get around most of the ship without incident – checking out the sun deck above, the lounge, and even managing to get herself and Barnaby (getting quite drunk on champagne) through the kitchens into a back stairwell leading to navigation and the boiler room. However, a 4 incurs a complication, and so she and Barnaby were found by an exhausted-looking waiter who asked if they needed help, with Lilith saying they just needed directions to the bathroom –
And then, noticing how tired the guy looked, asking when he last had a break. Cue Lilith telling the guy about how, in her home country, the workers have things like “legally required breaks” and “designated shifts” and “weekends” and “unions,” with the waiter being VERY INTERESTED. XD So interested, in fact, that he was willing to just point them toward the bathroom in Navigation so he could get back to his coworkers and start informing THEM about the incredible things he’d learned. Barnaby praised Lilith for the distraction but said she wasn’t getting anywhere NEAR his butler. XD
Anyway, the pair entered Navigation, to find the captain asleep in a chair (I mean, he’s not really needed to steer at the moment) and the bathroom nearby – which normally wouldn’t have been even of note, except Barnaby actually genuinely had to go after all his champagne, and Mike made the mistake of asking Luke what he had to roll for it. Meaning Luke ended up making him roll Prowl to get in there quietly and not wake the captain. Barnaby has no Prowling capability, but was willing to push himself to get a good pee – and managed a 6, meaning – for once – he was like shadow as he went for his wee. XD That’s where I left it off – I have NO idea how they’re going to get their hands on this anchor, but I’m confident Lilith will find a way! Barnaby will – hopefully just not hinder her too much. XD
2. Continue writing “Londerland Bloodlines: Downtown Queensland”: Check – Alice has wrapped up the AMA part of her backstory, and has proceeded into the A:MR part, complete with her feelings of guilt over not recognizing Bumby right away – and the reveal of just what it was Bumby was doing to his charges at Houndsditch. Victor is appropriately horrified. I think there’ll be a couple more pages of this, then we’ll be getting back to the actual VTMB stuff. XD
3. Keep up with YouTube Subs: Two-third’s check, but it was unavoidable – the final episode of the Wyrd Sisters Podcast uploaded today, and at an hour and four minutes, I’m probably gonna have to wait until the weekend to listen to it. But in the meantime, I kept up with my regulars –
A) Started with Call Me Kevin and “The most annoying man in Gmod Roleplay” – which kind of speaks for itself, doesn’t it? XD Yes, Kevin was back RPing on a Garry’s Mod server, specifically as a guy who, after having a nice experience at the local gun store, decided it was his mission to get the dude more customers. He ended up recruiting quite a few people to this cause (including someone who clearly recognized who the hell Kevin was and was only too happy to go along with the chaos), which generally involved approaching random people on the street and half-badgering, half-kidnapping them to the store and then offering them a free gun. It did result in a few sales, I must admit! XD This method unfortunately did make Kevin an archnemesis on the server, though – one David13Drew, whom Kevin ended up cellmates with after a murder. David kept insisting that Kevin was like an NPC, so Kevin made it his mission to make David’s life either a) hell or b) shorter. XD Cue David getting killed quite a bit by Kevin and his cronies, despite being the MAYOR on that particular server. XD To be fair, David got his own back a fair amount of the time too, including one massacre during a lockdown at the gun store. The whole thing ended with Kevin and the gang attempting a bank heist, only to be stymied by the vault door. . .so Kevin and a friend, in security guard outfits, put the place into lockdown. XD Just your average episode of Kevin chaos inflicted upon other people!
B) And then it was over to GrayStillPlays and “When you make millions by being unemployed” – aka, Gray plays Career Runner! (Or Career Rush, if you believe the description.) Another game all about collecting the money and getting all the good multipliers, before shoving your money down the “final multiplier slot” and then deciding what careers, cars, and houses you can afford. Gray started out unemployed, then unlocked YouTuber, Superstar, Director, and Doctor to slowly but surely build up the big stacks so he could buy the giant house on the corner he always wanted. Before going back to unemployed and STILL making giant stacks of cash. Seems like the only way to properly lose money in this game is to succumb to the temptation to become a clown. Which, you know, Gray had to do at least once. :p Plus he managed to accidentally break the game at one point near the beginning by accidentally glitching his character out of turning a corner so she was forever running against an invisible wall. XD Just more mobile silliness from one of my favorite YouTubers!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got through all the text of my three Chill Save posts for Wednesday, yay! So that’s all sorted, hoorah. Hopefully this upcoming Sunday I can just do my usual drafts instead of scrambling to just get pictures up in time!
So yeah, not too bad, and at least I'm not updating at the absolute last minute tonight. Time to head to bed and hope Tuesday is a bit of a better day. *nods* Night all!
Work – An unexpected development today – the coworker that’s been out on medical leave for ages is back! I was starting to seriously think we’d never see her again. But yes, she has returned, and spent most of the day gabbing to the other people in the office because she couldn’t get into her own computer and phone. *shrug* Gotta get used to that again, I guess.
Other than that, though, it was a very quiet day – GL took a while because the credit card people did a mass upload after we left on Friday, but other than that, just more obituaries and some returned mail stuff. Just – filling time, really!
Beanbags – Not today – Dad didn’t end his workout until 5:30 PM (apparently he had had a bit of a shit day, meaning I think he started it late), and by the time Mom asked if I wanted to go out anyway, I’d already started something else, and – yeah. Perhaps tomorrow, depending on the weather.
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – back on the bike, and this time, back to the Bladeventurers for the next episode of “Oxventure Presents: Blades In The Dark!” This one’s called “Ironhook’s Bounty,” and featured Lilith (Ellen) and Barnaby (Mike) doing a little score on their own while the others were out investigating other criminal opportunities. Left to their own devices for the moment, Lilith was perusing through the notes left by the previous gang at the antique shop where they now make their headquarters, while Barnaby was on guard duty because everyone figured that was a good way to keep him out of the way. XD This was interrupted by a knock at the door – after trying to get Lilith to open it because he doesn’t open his own doors (Lilith countered that this WASN’T his own door), Barnaby reluctantly answered it and got a letter from the postal worker outside. Turned out to be a note with a little charm of a fancy anchor, from the mysterious Eleanor who first lured them to the shop, asking if they could get her the “real thing” as she had a buyer, and she was willing to split the profit. Barnaby had no idea what this was all about, but Lilith had spotted a sketch of a similar-looking anchor in the documents she was looking through, and quickly located it again. Turned out to be the famously showy anchor of one Darnel Ironhook, famous leviathan hunter and “new money” captain, studded with leviathan teeth – which are pretty damn valuable! The anchor was attached to his old whaling ship turned pleasure cruiser – and what do you know, that particular ship was anchored just past the docks, with Ironhook hosting a rager of a party on it to celebrate a particularly successful hunt. Lilith and Barnaby decided their best chance of getting their hands on the anchor was to infiltrate the party itself – Barnaby as his usual charming self, Lilith posing as his assistant. Barnaby got himself an invite by talking to Ironhook’s people about maybe introducing himself to Ironhook at the party so they could later discuss business ventures over a drink, the pair chose their loadouts (Barnaby light, Lilith medium), and Luke rolled to see how well they did when they first arrived? Result?
4 – success with a complication. That meant that the pair successfully made it to the party boat without issue – only to be met by a valet who wanted to take their coats and Lilith’s bag. Lilith decided she was willing to part with the bag, but claimed the coat was part of her ensemble, with Barnaby going on about her having “ideas above her station” and besides, it might be cold. The valet accepted this and took the bag, dropping Lilith down to a “light” load – she doesn’t have as much kit to play with anymore! But they did successfully make it to the main party deck, where Barnaby grabbed some champagne and everyone admired the various fountains on offer – champagne, chocolate, and cheese (though the latter was still in the experimental stage and occasionally splooted hot cheese on anyone nearby – Mike commented that it was essentially Cheez-Wiz, and Luke claimed that all fantasy cheese of any sort was CLEARLY heading in the direction of becoming Cheez-Wiz XD). Barnaby did a roll to survey the lay of the land and see if he could spot Ironhook. . .
Unfortunately, a 3 meant that he didn’t see Ironhook at all – at least, until he turned to tell Lilith that and ended up spilling champagne all over Ironhook’s cravat. XD Barnaby quickly apologized and tried to turn on the charm – Ironhook wasn’t initially impressed (especially by Barnaby’s deliberately-limp handshake), but after getting confirmation from his (very stuttery) assistant Roger that Barnaby WAS supposed to be here, he became a little more social. Barnaby babbled on about helping Ironhook’s business – new fleet of ships, perhaps? – and then started asking about the famous anchor. Turns out there’s a story behind it – those teeth are souvenirs of all the leviathans killed during Ironhook’s first two years out at sea, back when he captained his own small vessel and did all the whaling (leviathaning?) himself. Yes, perhaps it’s a bit showy to have them all embedded in an anchor, but he considers it a good reminder of where he came from, and what it took to get to the lofty spot he occupies today. Barnaby acted suitably impressed and asked about security – surely the man MUST worry about theft? But Ironhook said that the ship was watched by his old crewmates – rough and tumble sorts – and besides, there was no danger of losing the anchor right now, as it was, you know, at the bottom of the sea. Because it’s an anchor. XD He promised to meet up with Barnaby later, then blended back into the crowd.
Okay, so – anchor on the sea floor right now, and lots of toughs on board to prevent any funny business. Lilith decided the best course of action, knowing all that, was to wander around the ship and study it a bit – see what it looked like, where everything is, all of that. She rolled a 4 on her “Study” roll, and was able to get around most of the ship without incident – checking out the sun deck above, the lounge, and even managing to get herself and Barnaby (getting quite drunk on champagne) through the kitchens into a back stairwell leading to navigation and the boiler room. However, a 4 incurs a complication, and so she and Barnaby were found by an exhausted-looking waiter who asked if they needed help, with Lilith saying they just needed directions to the bathroom –
And then, noticing how tired the guy looked, asking when he last had a break. Cue Lilith telling the guy about how, in her home country, the workers have things like “legally required breaks” and “designated shifts” and “weekends” and “unions,” with the waiter being VERY INTERESTED. XD So interested, in fact, that he was willing to just point them toward the bathroom in Navigation so he could get back to his coworkers and start informing THEM about the incredible things he’d learned. Barnaby praised Lilith for the distraction but said she wasn’t getting anywhere NEAR his butler. XD
Anyway, the pair entered Navigation, to find the captain asleep in a chair (I mean, he’s not really needed to steer at the moment) and the bathroom nearby – which normally wouldn’t have been even of note, except Barnaby actually genuinely had to go after all his champagne, and Mike made the mistake of asking Luke what he had to roll for it. Meaning Luke ended up making him roll Prowl to get in there quietly and not wake the captain. Barnaby has no Prowling capability, but was willing to push himself to get a good pee – and managed a 6, meaning – for once – he was like shadow as he went for his wee. XD That’s where I left it off – I have NO idea how they’re going to get their hands on this anchor, but I’m confident Lilith will find a way! Barnaby will – hopefully just not hinder her too much. XD
2. Continue writing “Londerland Bloodlines: Downtown Queensland”: Check – Alice has wrapped up the AMA part of her backstory, and has proceeded into the A:MR part, complete with her feelings of guilt over not recognizing Bumby right away – and the reveal of just what it was Bumby was doing to his charges at Houndsditch. Victor is appropriately horrified. I think there’ll be a couple more pages of this, then we’ll be getting back to the actual VTMB stuff. XD
3. Keep up with YouTube Subs: Two-third’s check, but it was unavoidable – the final episode of the Wyrd Sisters Podcast uploaded today, and at an hour and four minutes, I’m probably gonna have to wait until the weekend to listen to it. But in the meantime, I kept up with my regulars –
A) Started with Call Me Kevin and “The most annoying man in Gmod Roleplay” – which kind of speaks for itself, doesn’t it? XD Yes, Kevin was back RPing on a Garry’s Mod server, specifically as a guy who, after having a nice experience at the local gun store, decided it was his mission to get the dude more customers. He ended up recruiting quite a few people to this cause (including someone who clearly recognized who the hell Kevin was and was only too happy to go along with the chaos), which generally involved approaching random people on the street and half-badgering, half-kidnapping them to the store and then offering them a free gun. It did result in a few sales, I must admit! XD This method unfortunately did make Kevin an archnemesis on the server, though – one David13Drew, whom Kevin ended up cellmates with after a murder. David kept insisting that Kevin was like an NPC, so Kevin made it his mission to make David’s life either a) hell or b) shorter. XD Cue David getting killed quite a bit by Kevin and his cronies, despite being the MAYOR on that particular server. XD To be fair, David got his own back a fair amount of the time too, including one massacre during a lockdown at the gun store. The whole thing ended with Kevin and the gang attempting a bank heist, only to be stymied by the vault door. . .so Kevin and a friend, in security guard outfits, put the place into lockdown. XD Just your average episode of Kevin chaos inflicted upon other people!
B) And then it was over to GrayStillPlays and “When you make millions by being unemployed” – aka, Gray plays Career Runner! (Or Career Rush, if you believe the description.) Another game all about collecting the money and getting all the good multipliers, before shoving your money down the “final multiplier slot” and then deciding what careers, cars, and houses you can afford. Gray started out unemployed, then unlocked YouTuber, Superstar, Director, and Doctor to slowly but surely build up the big stacks so he could buy the giant house on the corner he always wanted. Before going back to unemployed and STILL making giant stacks of cash. Seems like the only way to properly lose money in this game is to succumb to the temptation to become a clown. Which, you know, Gray had to do at least once. :p Plus he managed to accidentally break the game at one point near the beginning by accidentally glitching his character out of turning a corner so she was forever running against an invisible wall. XD Just more mobile silliness from one of my favorite YouTubers!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got through all the text of my three Chill Save posts for Wednesday, yay! So that’s all sorted, hoorah. Hopefully this upcoming Sunday I can just do my usual drafts instead of scrambling to just get pictures up in time!
So yeah, not too bad, and at least I'm not updating at the absolute last minute tonight. Time to head to bed and hope Tuesday is a bit of a better day. *nods* Night all!
