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[19:42] <Rovena> Owlhawk, be aware I have been knocked off twice already.
[19:44] [Owlhawk] wonderful. guess it's going to be one of those nights then
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[19:52] <Victoria-Leona> evening all
[19:53] <Rovena> Hello Victoria
[19:53] <Rovena> How are you tonight?
[19:53] [Owlhawk] 'ello
[19:54] [Owlhawk] we once more have snow...not that much but fnally, snow
[19:55] <Rovena> We have minor flooding unless the headlands get more rain
[19:59] [Owlhawk] your storm system made it up to our area. freeziing rain and snow for us
[20:01] <Rovena> Sorry about that
[20:02] <Victoria-Leona> wow … we would love more rain over here in Cali
[20:02] <Victoria-Leona> although, snow in the mountains is good
[20:05] <Rovena> Hubby had his shoulder rebuilt last Wednesday.  Now we have 8 weeks of physical theraphy
[20:07] [Owlhawk] he's doing well then?
[20:07] [Owlhawk] Don't appoligize for the storm. it's not like it buried houses
[20:08] <Rovena> Very well.  Surgeon is happy.  Hubby shoulder is sore and he is cranky but he is fine
[20:08] <Victoria-Leona> glad to hear that he's doing well (if cranky)
[20:09] [Owlhawk] cranky is good.
[20:09] [Owlhawk] :)
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[20:10] <Rovena> Hello Snow
[20:10] <Snow> hello :D
[20:10] <Snow> what's up?
[20:11] <Victoria-Leona> hi Snbow
[20:11] <Snow> so what's everyone working on?
[20:12] <Snow> i am currently hating poetry
[20:12] <Victoria-Leona> why hating poetry?
[20:12] <Snow> i already hated poetry, and bardic studies for liturgists is making me really hate it more lol
[20:12] <Victoria-Leona> LOL
[20:12] <Victoria-Leona> I'm working on getting better so I can focus on my IE Myth again
[20:12] <Snow> which program are you working on?
[20:13] <Victoria-Leona> Pre-Clergy for me
[20:13] <Victoria-Leona> you?
[20:14] <Snow> this is my last course for ctp1
[20:14] <Victoria-Leona> oh cool!
[20:14] <Snow> well, not counting discipline which is a reflection essay
[20:14] <Snow> i made a vow that i would be done with the courses by the end of yule last year and by all the gods i have 2 questions to go
[20:14] <Victoria-Leona> awesome!!
[20:14] <Snow> they're still getting reviewed, but at least they're ready to submit lol
[20:15] <Victoria-Leona> I was working on getting ready for submission by the end of this year, but work sorta kicked my tush so adf worked dropped
[20:15] <Snow> yeah
[20:15] <Snow> i know that feeling
[20:15] <Snow> i didn't submit anything for like 5 months
[20:15] <Victoria-Leona> heh yeah
[20:15] <Snow> what with new job and moving
[20:16] <Snow> but i'm starting my phd in january, so this has to get done first
[20:16] <Victoria-Leona> I'm so happy that we don't have another big project for me yet … lots of little ones, but they don't cause crazy weeks
[20:16] <Snow> or it won't
[20:16] <Victoria-Leona> ohh .. good luck on your phd!
[20:16] <Snow> thank you
[20:16] <Snow> what sort of projects do you do?
[20:16] <Victoria-Leona> video games
[20:17] <Snow> oooh that sounds fun!
[20:17] <Victoria-Leona> I run the team that publishes other company's games
[20:17] <Snow> do you get to play them too?
[20:17] <Victoria-Leona> LOL …. well …. it's better than some jobs, but it can be crazy hours
[20:17] <Victoria-Leona> yes and no …. yes, but time ...
[20:17] <Snow> i bet
[20:18] <Snow> one of my friends is a lighting tech for cirque du soleil and she's like it's awesome but omg the hours....
[20:18] <Victoria-Leona> I can imagine!!!
[20:19] <Victoria-Leona> and I work for one of the best video game companies … I get to take classes during the business hours and stuff (also working on my MDiv)
[20:19] <Snow> nice!
[20:20] <Snow> i have played WoW for about a decade now, but i'm afraid that's the extent of my gaming lol
[20:21] <Victoria-Leona> I am a bit of a dilitant in MMOs … I have played a bunch, but only 2 of them to max level
[20:21] [Owlhawk] DDO here
[20:22] [Owlhawk] sometimes Diablo III
[20:22] <Snow> waves
[20:22] <Victoria-Leona> DDO was pretty cool .. as is D3
[20:25] [Owlhawk] I was playing around with a Purple Dragon Knight this afternoon. Think I got the basics figured out for 'em now
[20:25] <Victoria-Leona> oh .. nice!
[20:26] [Owlhawk] I'm likely wrong that I got 'em figured out, but they are fun. The Shadar Kai Assasin is awesome.
[20:28] <Victoria-Leona> as long as it's fun :D
[20:30] [Owlhawk] Yup. DDO has a sale on right now so I took advantage and got some adventure packs.
[20:30] [Owlhawk] I've yet to try WoW
[20:31] <Victoria-Leona> cool :D
[20:31] <Victoria-Leona> I was not impressed with WoW personally .. . I know a lot of folks love it
[20:32] <Victoria-Leona> part of my issue might have been that some friends power-leveled me to max so I didn't really enjoy the leveling
[20:33] [Owlhawk] It does take the fun out of things.
[20:34] <Victoria-Leona> yeah .. I'm the casual player who wanders through everything and takes her time … forcing me to level is not so fun
[20:34] <Snow> wow was amazing about 6 years ago
[20:35] <Snow> the last few expansions have taken most of the mechanics out of the game and destroyed the guild system unless you're in a hard core raiding guild
[20:35] <Snow> which i do not have time for
[20:35] <Victoria-Leona> same here
[20:35] <Snow> so... yeah.  i have amazing friends from wow, so i keep coming back for the people, even though the game lost its shiny
[20:35] <Victoria-Leona> many years ago, I used to raid in EQ & EQ2, but that didn't last long after life ....
[20:35] <Victoria-Leona> friends are what makes a game fun
[20:35] <Snow> indeed
[20:35] <Victoria-Leona> I don't last long in games where I don't know/like anyone
[20:36] <Snow> i have made some amazing friends through wow
[20:36] <Victoria-Leona> I actually work with someone I met through EQ .. it's awesome :D
[20:36] <Snow> but the game itself hasn't been very good since... well, the last good expansion imho was wrath
[20:37] <Snow> that does sound awesome
[20:38] <Victoria-Leona> but … that's all video games :D
[20:38] <Victoria-Leona> other than studies … is anyone doing things tonight? or this week?
[20:38] [Owlhawk] off work till monday, when school starts up again
[20:39] <Victoria-Leona> whoo!
[20:39] <Rovena> Finishing my last work week and then my book report rewrite
[20:40] <Snow> i work at a university, so it's dead this week.  i am using it to catch up on grant reports and finish these courses for ctp lol
[20:40] [Owlhawk] That's right, you're retiring this week, aren't you!
[20:40] <Victoria-Leona> nice!
[20:40] <Snow> oh, congrats!
[20:41] <Victoria-Leona> LOL not me!
[20:41] <Rovena> Thank you.  My replacement moved the last of my stuff out of the office Monday. I found it in the storeroom
[20:42] <Victoria-Leona> awesome Rovena! Congrats!
[20:42] <Rovena> First time since I was 16 that I won't have a job to go to
[20:42] <Victoria-Leona> do you have plans? or just going to relax?
[20:43] <Rovena> Going to work on ADF stuff, exercise (can't say I don't have time), and enjoy life
[20:44] <Victoria-Leona> nice
[20:47] <Snow> that sounds pretty damn sweet :D
[20:47] <Snow> what adf stuff are you working on?
[20:47] <Victoria-Leona> indeed!  Awesome Rovena
[20:48] <Rovena> I think 27 yrs at the City has earned a good life
[20:50] <Victoria-Leona> that's an impressive amount of time to spend anywhere
[20:51] <Rovena> Snow, I am finishing my DP (in the rewrite phase) and helping hubby run a small protogrove
[20:56] <Snow> nice!  where about are you?  we just started a protogrove here
[20:57] <Rovena> NW Louisiana. Only group in the state
[21:01] <Victoria-Leona> that's cool
[21:01] <Victoria-Leona> Snow, where are you?
[21:01] <Snow> i'm in se ohio, down by the west virginia border
[21:01] <Snow> actually, i'm half way between columbus and wheeling
[21:01] <Victoria-Leona> East Coast!
[21:02] <Victoria-Leona> I'm over in California .. we have a little protogrove in the bay area ourselves, but Kevin does most of the organizing
[21:08] <Rovena> brb
[21:11] <Rovena> continue
[21:11] <Victoria-Leona> lol
[21:11] <Victoria-Leona> we're not very chatty tonight
[21:12] <Rovena> Well it is the last chat of 2015
[21:14] <Snow> lol
[21:14] <Snow> i am almost done with this question....
[21:15] <Victoria-Leona> oh .. it is the last chat of 2015
[21:15] <Victoria-Leona> do folks have plans for the new year? (other than turning in all of Snow's courses)
[21:16] <Snow> lol
[21:16] <Rovena> staying warm
[21:16] <Snow> i'm going to a heathen party on nye and finally seeing star wars!
[21:17] <Victoria-Leona> nice!!!
[21:17] [Owlhawk] Enjoy it you will
[21:17] <Victoria-Leona> both to staying warm and the party/Star Wars :D
[21:17] <Victoria-Leona> I'm hoping to feel well enough to play D&D 5e for the first time tomorrow .. then gaming with friends and hopefully Star Wars before I go back to work on Mon
[21:17] [Owlhawk] working till 9pm
[21:18] <Victoria-Leona> on New Years Eve, Owl?
[21:19] [Owlhawk] yup. better then the 15 hours i worked that night when  I was driving cab
[21:19] <Victoria-Leona> ohhh .. that would have been a rough shift
[21:19] [Owlhawk] and I had the phone
[21:20] <Victoria-Leona> had the phone?
[21:20] [Owlhawk] I was the dispatcher as well as a driver
[21:20] <Victoria-Leona> ouch
[21:21] <Victoria-Leona> that's a hard working shift
[21:21] [Owlhawk] When the phone turned itself off, we went home
[21:22] <Victoria-Leona> yeah …. that's crazy
[21:23] [Owlhawk] yuppp. hence  now drive school bus
[21:24] <Rovena> Well, 5 AM will be here quick enough so I bid you all a good night and a safe New Year
[21:25] [Owlhawk] good night, and haooy retirement
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[21:28] <Victoria-Leona> hee hee .. retirement .. one day I'll get there
[21:33] [Owlhawk] I'm not holding my breath
[21:34] <Victoria-Leona> well my version of "retirement" includes working in a yarn store or a magic shop … or … in some far off dream, working as paid pagan clergy
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[21:35] [Owlhawk] lol
[21:36] <Victoria-Leona> you know .. you've got to have dreams :D
[21:37] [Owlhawk] what's wrong with world domination?\
[21:38] <Victoria-Leona> absolutely nothing as long as it's for good :D
[21:41] [Owlhawk] .........define good.....
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[21:42] <Victoria-Leona> ./points to the nine virtues
[21:43] [Owlhawk] lol
[21:44] <Victoria-Leona> hee hee
[21:44] <Victoria-Leona> not that I didn't just finish a course which talked about how the different virtues can be twisted .....
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[21:45] [Owlhawk] anything can be twisted.
[21:45] <Victoria-Leona> yeah, that was I got from it
[21:46] [Owlhawk] the 7 deadly sins could be viewed as virtues taken to extremes, hence the need for moderation
[21:50] <Victoria-Leona> I believe that it was Aristotle that said that each of the virtues were on a range, and either extreme was bad
[21:50] [Owlhawk] I have that book here somewere...
[21:51] <Victoria-Leona> I'm sure I can dig it up in my notes … I'm just being lazy :)
[21:55] [Owlhawk] bed time for me. good night
[21:55] <Victoria-Leona> nite Owl!
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