Meta tags:
description=Originally a pair of views on gaming, it s now musings by Redbeard on video games (mainly MMOs), board games, RPGs, and other geeky hobbies.;

Headings (most frequently used words):

april, 2021, friday, mmo, rpg, thursday, podcasts, blogroll, links, the, 23, tuesday, 20, 16, pages, reference, youtube, channels, blog, archive, blogs, in, mothballs, past, pc, contributors, labels, speaking, of, changes, date, creeps, closer, your, handyman, enriching, life, well, lived, so, that, how, we, looked, give, people, what, they, want,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (300), and (146), that (101), ago (74), you (63), for (62), but (48), can (45), have (40), years (33), was (33), from (31), not (31), this (29), with (28), are (27), has (27), april (25), there (25), about (24), all (24), just (23), may (22), when (22), classic (21), one (21), time (21), like (21), what (20), game (20), out (20), because (20), february (19), art (18), your (18), days (18), make (18), share (18), music (17), september (17), october (17), november (17), december (17), january (17), march (17), they (17), going (17), some (17), their (17), wow (16), june (16), july (16), august (16), been (16), other (15), while (15), mmos (14), how (14), well (14), gaming (13), raid (13), mmo (13), months (13), such (13), into (13), get (13), work (12), games (12), don (12), much (12), people (11), want (11), players (11), them (11), way (11), things (11), world (10), life (10), love (10), more (10), know (10), which (10), think (10), had (10), now (10), online (9), old (9), 2021 (9), player (9), last (9), own (9), back (9), arts (9), swtor (8), redbeard (8), blog (8), core (8), end (8), show (8), new (8), set (8), play (8), use (8), hubs (8), only (8), were (8), day (7), lotro (7), her (7), week (7), battle (7), labels (7), need (7), azeroth (7), here (7), year (7), expac (7), those (7), around (7), being (7), even (7), good (7), say (7), too (7), who (7), blue (7), wars (6), rpg (6), playing (6), blizzard (6), pinterest (6), facebook (6), blogthis (6), email (6), comments (6), posted (6), than (6), something (6), thing (6), lot (6), same (6), still (6), worth (6), down (6), look (6), fan (6), find (6), likely (6), warcraft (5), star (5), past (5), radio (5), pathfinder (5), musings (5), molten (5), guild (5), getting (5), fantasy (5), eve (5), crusade (5), over (5), give (5), part (5), posts (5), episode (5), times (5), many (5), raiding (5), always (5), since (5), doesn (5), reason (5), experience (5), then (5), point (5), create (5), most (5), see (5), sound (5), got (5), nice (5), myself (5), would (5), bit (5), yes (5), any (5), speakers (5), mini (5), making (5), run (5), using (5), grill (5), kind (5), first (5), blogger (4), youtube (4), red (4), real (4), podcasts (4), parallel (4), context (4), stuff (4), outland (4), names (4), massively (4), fun (4), friends (4), friday (4), ffxiv (4), family (4), age (4), college (4), cataclysm (4), 2020 (4), date (4), 2026 (4), adventure (4), thoughts (4), weeks (4), few (4), high (4), watch (4), hours (4), after (4), conflict (4), religion (4), having (4), each (4), trying (4), blizz (4), made (4), why (4), very (4), two (4), gotten (4), decent (4), living (4), everybody (4), change (4), also (4), its (4), post (4), enough (4), did (4), put (4), listen (4), won (4), grandfather (4), never (4), feel (4), where (4), once (4), hear (4), before (4), our (4), will (4), already (4), discussions (4), could (4), side (4), replacing (4), system (4), especially (4), mind (4), away (4), house (4), take (4), gas (4), mic (4), buy (4), place (4), microphone (4), pretty (4), power (4), miter (4), remain (4), simple (3), wrath (3), events (3), reading (3), video (3), vanilla (3), toons (3), another (3), valley (3), rpgs (3), role (3), retail (3), pandaria (3), pandaren (3), final (3), non (3), mists (3), works (3), horde (3), content (3), expansions (3), diablo (3), changes (3), card (3), burning (3), bards (3), alliance (3), adventures (3), altoholic (3), looked (3), paizo (3), com (3), podcast (3), zone (3), schedule (3), come (3), ancient (3), sunday (3), full (3), kamalia (3), overpowered (3), name (3), home (3), primary (3), although (3), artificially (3), conflicts (3), else (3), however (3), various (3), limitations (3), artificial (3), yet (3), help (3), without (3), specific (3), path (3), figured (3), popular (3), aren (3), gone (3), through (3), least (3), anything (3), means (3), hub (3), read (3), thought (3), lack (3), his (3), head (3), kill (3), him (3), remember (3), wife (3), attention (3), working (3), stands (3), maybe (3), started (3), suck (3), paint (3), others (3), wish (3), available (3), space (3), overall (3), within (3), transmog (3), characters (3), night (3), truly (3), sure (3), laptop (3), notable (3), quest (3), far (3), unlike (3), turned (3), idea (3), food (3), yeah (3), weber (3), grills (3), long (3), wood (3), usb (3), microphones (3), issue (3), quality (3), money (3), carpet (3), box (3), suppose (3), theme (2), zul (2), gurub (2), wtf (2), witcher (2), weather (2), draenor (2), voice (2), acting (2), videos (2), upgrades (2), twisted (2), nether (2), blogcast (2), trailers (2), war (2), thanks (2), stardew (2), trek (2), sports (2), soundtrack (2), shaman (2), self (2), invasion (2), romance (2), really (2), award (2), quests (2), patch (2), paladins (2), lesson (2), school (2), festival (2), novels (2), nostalgia (2), newbie (2), neverwinter (2), nerd (2), naxxramas (2), movies (2), monday (2), mages (2), legion (2), league (2), instances (2), horizon (2), dawn (2), hardware (2), farming (2), gen (2), gear (2), mechanics (2), series (2), fiction (2), fashion (2), factions (2), elder (2), scrolls (2), drivethrurpg (2), dragons (2), discord (2), man (2), conan (2), era (2), books (2), elves (2), blogs (2), blogging (2), blaugust (2), lair (2), blackrock (2), depths (2), bioware (2), battlegrounds (2), royale (2), shows (2), ars (2), magica (2), aq40 (2), pally (2), miss (2), manual (2), welcome (2), 2009 (2), 2010 (2), 2015 (2), enriching (2), lived (2), handyman (2), creeps (2), closer (2), speaking (2), 2022 (2), 2024 (2), 2025 (2), links (2), small (2), sky (2), evil (2), hat (2), open (2), interactions (2), statement (2), blogroll (2), goes (2), country (2), considered (2), gypsy (2), hour (2), reference (2), stream (2), gamer (2), girl (2), review (2), dedicated (2), server (2), visit (2), atheren (2), chapter (2), seem (2), decor (2), legend (2), dungeons (2), kurn (2), break (2), return (2), bears (2), promenade (2), alia (2), portal (2), certain (2), ootinicast (2), moving (2), talk (2), dark (2), older (2), besides (2), example (2), creating (2), merely (2), running (2), tend (2), stand (2), number (2), excuse (2), backdrop (2), necessity (2), devs (2), sorry (2), looking (2), lost (2), original (2), great (2), wander (2), haven (2), everything (2), limited (2), amount (2), heart (2), isn (2), realize (2), takes (2), instead (2), let (2), guilty (2), created (2), understand (2), forth (2), gw2 (2), prominent (2), between (2), center (2), though (2), rules (2), tried (2), detail (2), thursday (2), link (2), quicker (2), story (2), during (2), saying (2), focusing (2), hoping (2), hit (2), raids (2), okay (2), mage (2), wearing (2), evening (2), should (2), business (2), said (2), month (2), either (2), cardwyn (2), try (2), hand (2), painting (2), couple (2), draw (2), image (2), close (2), farm (2), she (2), shoulders (2), taking (2), perhaps (2), toon (2), outside (2), plays (2), inside (2), decorate (2), eso (2), boy (2), options (2), sense (2), alone (2), access (2), picking (2), perusing (2), geralt (2), eye (2), handbook (2), someone (2), ain (2), recognize (2), devote (2), immerse (2), fake (2), these (2), enjoy (2), passionate (2), matter (2), reds (2), turn (2), fire (2), drive (2), actually (2), impact (2), class (2), whatnot (2), exactly (2), require (2), found (2), nothing (2), uses (2), magic (2), purchase (2), tirion (2), remind (2), focus (2), makes (2), late (2), cincinnati (2), inexpensive (2), charcoal (2), typically (2), move (2), interest (2), record (2), probably (2), both (2), consider (2), comparison (2), currently (2), pair (2), best (2), later (2), particularly (2), drivers (2), refuse (2), listening (2), pic (2), price (2), synology (2), backup (2), nas (2), bay (2), replacement (2), didn (2), mouse (2), laminate (2), hate (2), yeti (2), wave (2), gain (2), soon (2), state (2), mics (2), snowball (2), oldest (2), solved (2), talking (2), cleaner (2), logitech (2), setup (2), gonna (2), projects (2), spending (2), rental (2), obvious (2), deckboards (2), decking (2), saw (2), deck (2), bis (2), min (2), maxing (2), comfort (2), lifetime (2), deep (2), type (2), powered, zelda, xenoblade, chronicles, writing, season, discovery, insider, hardcore, anniversary, bosses, women, winter, veil, light, winning, wildstar, wildermyth, wil, wheaton, wii, earth, weddings, warrior, warlords, warlock, reforged, update, ulduar, ubisoft, tyranny, trion, traveller, transferring, total, titan, theorycrafting, secret, thanksgiving, tetris, tera, television, tbc, tanks, tanking, talents, tabletop, sucking, subscriptions, steam, starcraft, spoofs, splatoon, sparkle, pony, social, contract, soap, opera, snl, smosh, skyrim, skill, sindorei, sid, meier, civilization, shortwave, security, screenshots, scourge, scanners, savage, worlds, satanic, panic, runequest, roles, rogues, rift, reviews, retro, ret, spec, restaurants, neat, lead, races, quitting, pvp, pve, pugs, ptr, pro, wrestling, postmortem, ponderings, planetbase, pillars, eternity, photos, pets, permateam, pcs, patreon, kingmaker, parody, pandemic, p2w, overwatch, operation, spread, runescape, ohio, renaissance, obsidian, entertainment, nintendo, ninjas, news, initiative, neve, nanowrimo, sandrock, portia, evershine, mounts, mods, mobile, mobas, missives, silvermoon, miscellaneous, minis, minecraft, microsoft, metagame, merp, memes, meme, media, matt, colville, mass, effect, marvel, heroes, market, madruga, lowbies, lore, liebster, lfg, tool, leveling, letters, legends, kotfe, kickstarter, karazhan, joystiq, josh, strife, hayes, jason, schreier, jade, empire, intro, interviews, idiots, humor, housing, zero, hor, honest, holidays, hogwarts, legacy, hobbies, heroic, universe, heavy, metal, healers, hacking, gurps, group, groundhog, graphics, gold, gnomes, genealogy, con, chat, gary, gygax, gankers, gamergate, gambling, funcom, lecture, free, fps, shooters, fortnite, forsaken, fomo, flashpoints, filk, felicia, fate, fandom, failpug, fail, facepalm, f2p, esports, endangered, species, list, electronics, drama, dragon, draenei, dps, documentaries, discworld, development, houses, developer, appreciation, dancing, dalaran, dailies, cyberpunk, 2077, crowdfunding, crafting, cosplay, corruption, corporations, cooking, convoy, l85, console, cons, exiles, computers, complainers, comic, colossal, cave, classes, cheating, census, bungie, bugs, buffs, brewing, bots, boob, plate, boardgames, blood, blogoversary, bloggy, mas, blogcasts, blizzcon, blackwing, black, desert, bethesda, beta, bayonetta, baldurs, gate, atari, arena, archeage, arcade, anthem, anniversaries, amateur, alts, alterac, aircraft, aion, airwaves, addons, activision, blaugust2025, blaugust2024, blaugust2023, blaugust2022, blaugust2021, blapril2020, souldat, deftig, satyana, ehna, contributors, pugging, medicina, achtung, panzercow, stoppable, force, lazy, npc, cow, rise, cynwise, jazz, panda, spinksville, manalicious, rage, megadirge, dàchéng, diaries, ravalation, bossy, giant, spoon, eight, daily, frostwolf, druid, edition, null, signifier, wanderings, mothballs, 153, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 110, 161, 151, 2023, 175, 187, archive, rpggeek, rpgnet, forums, convention, plans, ardwulf, campaign, four, letter, amanita, gift, spirit, gifts, scions, recent, alien, productions, license, releases, atlas, gnome, stew, monte, cook, journey, jonstown, marsh, attacks, chaosium, inc, armor, clank, 018, andorra, bonus, 104, wpc, random, traits, fear, boot, afterparty, join, party, pointy, studios, shintar, syl, ravanel, griffon, channel, jasper, channels, champion, wowhead, wowpedia, swtorista, spoiler, touched, motivational, moonfang, darkmoon, confessions, 213, xiv, endwalker, chick, wandering, nine, galactic, antics, ramblings, videogame, spotlight, checking, blessing, kings, sad, decline, alas, weakauras, hunters, ark, survival, evolved, welps, project, genie, prompt, yeebo, fernbottom, palace, tome, direct, mad, max, jinxed, updates, gnomecore, trolls, better, bodhi, rana, exploring, neighbourhood, homes, zeirah, keystone, grind, completed, healing, keys, seasonal, myth, umbral, achievements, kaylriene, voidspire, stance, brain, dump, corner, retroid, pocket, greenland, migration, peaky, blinders, immortal, jvt, workshop, drinking, buggy, hose, priest, cause, syp, goals, bio, fanfest, aywren, geek, notes, badgers, inventory, win, duel, prop, hunt, mode, ryloth, commando, 297, tagn, critic, eighteen, saros, soars, noob, patches, exit, causes, leave, loot, behind, 503, republic, refrain, episodes, 346, 348, 563, windrose, lord, hatred, junk, companion, site, contact, pages, subscribe, atom, newer, ship, hang, complaints, observation, indictment, longest, centuries, fueled, absence, types, driven, equal, greater, south, france, languedoc, albigensian, northern, french, nobles, invade, ring, avoid, locales, planet, traipsing, across, galaxy, tyria, observe, reinforce, preferences, rather, redirect, redirection, couldn, resist, implemented, implementation, railroaded, mean, optimal, paths, boosting, services, endgame, specfic, naxx, vice, versa, limitation, bwl, strict, requirement, proof, definitely, faint, giphy, sort, does, called, latitude, opens, environment, guess, whole, observing, doing, behavior, arenanet, ones, standing, stone, extent, central, territories, become, activity, science, gamified, allowing, simply, choice, bounce, wherever, front, seems, attempts, case, attempt, establish, faction, capitals, recurring, orcs, humans, propped, joining, together, against, common, threat, portions, emphasize, received, keeps, pushing, asked, gods, bad, source, lovecraft, thinking, organically, established, short, scratch, surface, comment, fuel, concerning, bhagpuss, dev, team, gaps, massive, divisive, element, subtle, lives, slice, invented, chance, kinks, album, title, disappointed, eta, fixed, whoops, busted, private, quick, ww2, several, division, promoted, corporal, stood, line, captain, marched, tact, piped, cracked, shove, ass, confess, screen, idiot, swivel, constantly, banshees, bore, phase, desperately, conserve, mana, sheeping, wanding, pacing, potion, consumption, wondered, tail, curses, kids, crazy, censor, somewhere, proud, cursing, blame, poor, tools, streamed, mirsh, vixen, features, spider, robe, dating, gown, tier, helm, cloak, drum, consumables, portals, friend, mentioned, wear, pete, sake, hip, hop, commands, distracts, rarely, nickname, primarily, cardy, rez, counting, pirate, costumes, transform, courtesy, holiday, fellow, watercolors, positively, geeked, provided, ton, info, finally, regular, clothing, nieces, nephews, heading, pond, fish, face, relaxed, grinning, nephew, perched, carys, cavorting, excited, aunt, distance, kit, kerisa, sitting, fishing, glancing, amused, expressions, ruckus, slay, picture, reflects, humanity, efforts, est, band, gladden, regularly, western, entrance, bree, saving, specifically, hanging, city, artistic, outlet, jarring, fantastic, outfits, perusal, happy, select, shirts, jacket, jeans, favorite, scenes, session, posting, problem, representative, sample, tons, deviantart, ever, critical, note, breaks, seoni, fine, gay, trilogy, candy, realized, female, halfling, vague, resemblance, anna, kendrick, sleep, fight, guy, provides, starting, presents, uncertain, wanting, ability, table, looks, american, novel, sayin, hurt, feelings, talent, museums, sculpt, damn, actors, emotions, hell, embarrassed, pencil, paper, built, fall, stereo, crappy, came, basketball, building, inspires, materials, settings, stirs, desire, character, genre, narrative, serious, resources, told, dad, off, earplugs, hunch, shit, mission, rush, hold, words, touch, gaze, feverish, pictures, secrets, apart, powerful, visions, alive, instinct, completely, whys, epic, concerned, denizens, given, department, race, advocates, input, controversial, designed, weren, fetch, retrieve, book, involves, flute, felwood, interacts, background, inns, locations, paintings, walls, pieces, almost, literally, interactive, learn, musical, instrument, please, precious, bag, roleplaying, hangout, outfit, chain, fordring, sends, stratholme, sat, son, effectively, cultist, scarlet, honor, questline, tragic, particular, object, john, sloan, artist, figure, calling, profession, mirage, enriches, incompatible, barack, obama, shelter, laugh, cry, connect, communicated, extras, network, printers, vpn, span, 90s, early, 00s, helped, celtic, cultural, exist, ryobi, kobalt, brands, models, check, situation, seriously, hands, testing, kettle, wooden, decks, smart, location, driveway, safety, reasons, sharing, third, car, used, hence, coleman, sears, kenmore, learned, lasts, regressing, able, shot, choose, penny, leah, marry, forward, diversion, altec, lansing, ada, 305, woofer, satellite, heyday, circa, 1999, showing, crispness, highs, contemplating, subwoofer, considering, satellites, area, skimp, ripped, cds, sit, nearby, bomb, amazon, might, invest, internet, connection, backing, cloud, scouted, costs, devices, solution, dust, seagate, hard, died, sucks, stores, struck, woodworking, specialty, store, woodcraft, mdf, cabinetmaker, warehouse, annoying, aside, fix, desk, sliding, keyboard, laminated, cheap, fading, replaced, nicer, pad, geez, decision, rode, caught, pass, main, competition, elgato, cant, effing, wild, physical, blind, tweaking, perfect, quickly, software, comes, nano, deliberately, default, advantage, extra, patterns, reality, boils, honestly, spent, researching, yetis, snowballs, indeed, portion, article, highlighted, techstunt, rabbit, hole, easy, sounds, right, unassuming, mine, follows, relying, upon, pestering, daughter, hers, genius, borrowed, ice, raided, isolation, bizarre, hey, ask, apparently, heard, saved, until, sucker, somebody, conversation, swear, lifesaver, greatest, build, noise, cancelling, crack, tuner, spots, g933, artemis, spectrum, magazine, originating, wireless, headset, improve, concept, tempting, indulge, recording, perform, possible, studio, combining, practice, room, happening, repairs, done, clear, streamer, creeping, cleaned, summer, discovered, places, refusing, rent, washers, wanted, believe, carpets, cleaning, etc, result, longer, cut, rentals, trip, economical, repair, finish, job, rudely, interrupted, knee, injury, repaired, plant, containers, peripheral, activities, tuned, seen, devolve, minutae, items, compositions, ready, grinding, attunements, explore, seeing, factors, led, current, played, eyes, rewrite, direction, went, culture, along, success, creation, crunch, large, required, computerized, database, lone, wolf, hero, lab, keep, track, anyway, certainly, hope, shouldn, surprised, constant, newly, minutes, opening, quite, capital, cities, major, guilds, hellfire, peninsula, wondering, fit, steadfastly, level, wondrous, grandmother, northrend, muted, different, discords, akin, bunch, fans, lose, dropped, frequently, minority, warsong, gulch, participant, included, recall, strange, doubt, explains, tinker, rumored, pre, drop, 18th, thereabouts, shamans, similar, tuesday, beef, stroganoff, style, chili, second, knew, happen, felt, letdown

Text of the page (random words):
robably explains why i m not going to tinker with being a shaman i remember when mists dropped i very frequently found myself as a minority as a non pandaren in battlegrounds there was one notable warsong gulch game in which i was the only non pandaren participant on the alliance side and while i want to say that included the horde side too i can t recall for certain those were strange days no doubt but still reading all of the posts on the various discords about bc has been akin to listening to a bunch of pathfinder fans talking about min maxing their characters and if you have an hour to lose you too can listen in on how to create a truly overpowered pc i ve pretty much tuned out discussions about bc at this point from what i ve seen so far bc discussions devolve into such minutae about bis items raid compositions the best way to get raid ready and grinding out attunements that the interest in bc as a place to explore and experience has gotten lost i can t help but think that i m seeing some of the same factors that led to retail s current state being played out before my eyes at this point i m wondering exactly where i ll fit in because while i d like to experience end game raiding in bc i steadfastly refuse to power level my way there i want to immerse myself in outland and experience the expac when it was new and wondrous i remember going through the dark portal for the first time back in 2009 2010 but back then there were so few players in outland everybody and their grandmother was already in northrend by then that the impact was kind of muted this time things are going to be different kind of like this but in hellfire peninsula i certainly hope that my path won t take me away from the friends i ve made in the game but as friends have come and gone within classic i shouldn t be surprised that things will change i suppose you could say that change is the only constant in an mmo after all look at the names of all the newly created night elves on the first minutes of classic s opening and think of just how many of them remain playing the game i know that i don t recognize any of them and by now i ve gotten to know quite a few names around the capital cities and the major guilds anyway we ll find out in at least a month or so how things stand that min maxing culture along with the success of d d 5e are likely the drivers for the creation of pathfinder 2e the amount of crunch in pathfinder had gotten so large that you were pretty much required to use a computerized database system such as lone wolf s hero lab online to keep track of your characters well outside of the cataclysm rewrite and the direction the overall story of azeroth went that is posted by redbeard at 10 23 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels burning crusade classic musings friday april 16 2021 i m your handyman for the past week i ve been perusing peripheral options for my gaming activities oh yes i ve been playing games too but my mind has been on other things perhaps it s the weather but i ve turned my attention to such projects as what it would take to repair the deck likely replacing about 10 15 deckboards as well as finish the paint job that was so rudely interrupted by my knee injury once the decking is repaired then i can focus on making some stands for the plant containers on the deck as well as getting a replacement gas grill all of this means spending some money some of it is obvious wood for the deckboards etc and some not so obvious if i want to get a quicker result in replacing the decking i have to purchase a power miter saw i have a manual miter box but it takes much longer to cut i looked into power miter box rentals last year and the price of the rental was enough that if i use the saw for more than one trip it is more economical for me to just buy a decent quality inexpensive power miter box there are other projects that require spending some money too such as getting the carpet cleaned last year in late summer i discovered that rental places were refusing to rent carpet washers so if i wanted a carpet cleaner i have to buy one myself and believe me our carpets could use a good cleaning so yeah there s a lot of stuff like that on my mind and that has been creeping into my game playing too before you even think about it let me make one thing clear i m not gonna turn into a streamer sorry that s not my thing and while i d love to have a nice studio setup likely combining it with a music practice room in the house that ain t happening we don t have the money for it and if we did we d get other repairs done first so while the concept of getting an a v setup going is very tempting if for nothing else to indulge any music recording i d like to perform that s not possible at this time instead i ve been focusing on what i can do to improve my in game interactions yes i ve got a wireless headset that i use the logitech g933 artemis spectrum pic is from pc magazine likely originating from logitech and especially when i have to get up and move around a bit from time to time yeah it s a lifesaver not the greatest sound quality for music but it ll do for both work and gaming build quality is good and while it doesn t do noise cancelling i ve only had to crack it open to put tuner cleaner in spots once however if people in the house try to talk to me i m not likely to hear them when working that s not an issue but if i m gaming i d like to hear them because for some reason as soon as i put that sucker on in the evening to go play somebody in the house just has to have a conversation about something it s like magic i swear so while the oldest mini red was around i borrowed her blue snowball ice microphone to use while i raided it solved the isolation issue and in a bizarre way it solved the hey i need to ask you something issue apparently when i started using it people did not want to be heard talking to me while the mic was up and running so they saved their discussions until later genius the snowball is a pretty unassuming microphone but it s not mine as it follows the oldest mini red back and forth from college so i thought i could just buy my own microphone and just do what i need to do without relying upon pestering my daughter for hers it s never as easy as it sounds right i have since gone down the rabbit hole of usb microphones indeed this is just a small portion of the available microphones and the article this is from only highlighted one of these mics from techstunt i can honestly state that i have no idea just how much time i ve spent researching usb microphones but i now know enough to realize that the most popular mics out there the blue yetis and snowballs may not be the one for me there s a time and a place for tweaking a microphone s gain and whatnot to make things just perfect but when i want to just get going quickly that can suck especially when the software that comes with the mic like the blue yeti nano or x deliberately has the gain set too high by default and while i d love to take advantage of extra mic patterns the reality is that i won t need them any time soon so it kind of boils down to the sound for the get up and go i m not going to pass on the blue yeti s just yet because the main competition in my mind is the elgato wave 3 and i cant seem to effing find one out in the wild to make a physical comparison i hate going in blind like that but if i want to buy a wave 3 that s likely what i ll end up having to do and even then there are some others out there such as the rode nt usb mini that s caught my attention as well geez i hate making a decision here the mic aside i ve been hoping to fix up our pc desk the sliding keyboard mouse part has a laminated fake wood look and that cheap laminate has been fading away i figured that now was as good a time as any to get it replaced with a nicer laminate so i didn t have to use a mouse pad when gaming but boy is that going to be annoying to find kind of like this but without the wood mdf from cabinetmaker warehouse i ve already been to a couple of hardware stores and struck out so i think i may have to go to a woodworking specialty store such as woodcraft to find what i need my old backup solution has bit the dust it was a seagate go system long out of date and now the hard drive died and a replacement didn t work at all which sucks so i might have to invest in a real backup system like a synology nas because my internet connection isn t good enough for me to consider backing up everything to the cloud and i scouted the costs of 2 bay and 4 bay nas devices and yi yi yi very nice but the price from synology and at long last there s the speakers back in the day this was da bomb pic from amazon the speakers i m currently using are the now ancient altec lansing ada 305 woofer and satellite pair back in their heyday circa 1999 they were considered the best speakers for the pc but 22 years later their age has been showing particularly in the crispness of the the highs and the overall sound i ve been contemplating making my own pair of speakers with a subwoofer but i ve also been considering just replacing the drivers for the satellites and see how that works either way this is the one area that i refuse to skimp on because i love listening to my ripped cds when i sit nearby working so there s a lot of other things to consider moving forward and by comparison my gaming is actually a nice diversion from all this after a week of regressing and not being able to kill k t we one shot him this past monday and to while away the time i started yet another game of stardew valley for the record i always think i m going to choose someone else but i typically end up picking between penny and leah to romance and marry probably because both remind me of my wife while i love using my weber kettle grill using charcoal grills on wooden decks is typically not a smart move and since my primary location for using the charcoal grill is on the driveway for safety reasons with the mini reds now sharing a third car we don t have as much space as we used to hence my interest in gas grills this time i m getting a weber gas grill i ve had coleman and sears kenmore gas grills and i ve learned my lesson if you want a grill that lasts get a weber and yes those exist ryobi and kobalt are two brands that make decent inexpensive models but you have to check them out to see if they ll work for your situation seriously it s worth it to do some hands on testing i was a radio dj back in college and for a span of 5 6 years in the late 90s early 00s i helped to run the sound at the cincinnati celtic music and cultural festival my work laptop can t access anything in my home network from printers on down because of the vpn that the laptop uses oh well posted by redbeard at 11 12 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels self upgrades thursday april 8 2021 enriching a life well lived the arts are what makes life worth living you ve got food you ve got shelter yeah but the things that make you laugh make you cry make you connect make you love are communicated through the arts they aren t extras barack obama the idea of taking up art as a calling a profession is a mirage art enriches life it makes life worth living but to make a living at it that idea is incompatible with making art john sloan yes he was an artist go figure as part of the vanilla classic wow quest chain for tirion fordring he sends you into stratholme to find a painting his family sat for years ago the reason is to remind tirion s son who has effectively been turned into a cultist by the scarlet crusade of his family s past life and what honor truly stands for the questline is a tragic one but for me it s notable because the focus of one particular quest is on an object of art there are a few quests that require you to fetch and retrieve a book and there s a notable quest that involves a flute in felwood but far and away the arts aren t found in the azeroth a player interacts with sure there s the background music at inns and other locations paintings on the walls and other reference pieces but almost literally nothing interactive unlike lotro a player can t learn a musical instrument or play a class that uses music as its magic and unlike elder scrolls online or swtor or many other mmos you can t purchase a house and decorate it as you please the most you can do is transmog in retail or take up some of your precious bag space for a roleplaying or hangout outfit it is not a controversial statement to say that when wow was designed the arts weren t exactly high on everybody s mind i completely understand the whys of that because when you re creating a game of epic fantasy you re more concerned about a lot of other things like making sure mechanics actually work than how the arts impact the denizens of the game world that being said given the dedicated art department that blizz has for wow and its other games especially for the look and feel of a specific class race zone or whatnot you d think that there would be advocates for the art that a player has input on i hear their passionate music read the words that touch my heart i gaze at their feverish pictures the secrets that set them apart when i feel the powerful visions their fire has made alive i wish i had that instinct i wish i had that drive mission by rush from hold your fire the reason why i m so passionate about the arts and mmos is because art inspires me i love to read rpg materials not just for the game rules settings adventures but because the art inside the books stirs a desire in me to do more and be more than just a character playing a game i m one of those people who has to have music on at all times no matter the genre because music is the backdrop of my narrative life about the only times i don t have music on at work are when things get so serious that i have to devote all of my resources to something or as one of the mini reds once told me dad when you turn off your music put in earplugs and hunch over your laptop that s when we know shit has just hit the fan but the arts are what i truly enjoy in life sure i love sports especially college basketball and i enjoy building things i built these last fall for my wife s old 80 s era all in one stereo replacing the crappy old speakers that came with the system was like night and day but i don t have the talent or time to devote to the arts i can wander museums and look at the art but i can t paint or sculpt i can immerse myself in music but i can t play worth a damn acting no thanks i listen to voice actors and watch plays shows movies and think i can t do that i can t fake emotions like that hell i get embarrassed role playing in pencil and paper rpgs and the great american novel this blog ain t just sayin doesn t hurt my feelings any because i recognize my limitations and work within them art also provides a starting point for a player as w...