Hello!
I've finally gotten the new PC set up, it's nice having a rig which has lovely graphics, makes a welcome change from a laptop! I'm also back to having two monitors, so I can get distracted by the internet instead of concentrating on the game I'm playing, ha!
We've opted for an i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, on Windows 64. It has a Corsair H80i cooling system, Radeon R9 200 series graphics, and an ASUStek motherboard (unsure of the model I'm afraid!). Other than some minor hardware issues (I need to find the driver to update), it runs perfectly! Oh, and it has a see through bit too, so I can peek in to see the geekery.
It struck me last night just how much I would fail at being a single mother, and also that children and raiding often don't go hand in hand.
We've had periods before where our son has woken up from either illness or just because he's a three year old, and we can usually manage between us who does what. Sometimes he'll come downstairs and quite happily watch me play through a raid, last night was not one of those nights, but not through his reluctance.
Torben hasn't been well for a while (he's had a bit of a virus), and last night I noticed the egg burps of doom and hoped naively that they wouldn't amount to anything, how wrong I was.
Fast forward to an hour and a half later, I was rocking out topping the DPS meters in Looking For Raid (Siege of Orgrimmar, last leg of the legendary quest chain), I heard a cough, then I heard a vomity cough, uh oh... I quickly brb'd and ran up to find my son at the gate rather upset, I asked him the usual questions, 'Have you been sick? Do you need to be sick?' No and no he answers, I know that he doesn't really understand what being sick is at 3, so I prepare, 'Let's get to the bathroom' 'No', he wails, not wanting to grab and run as he was ready to blow I desperately reason to at least be sick in the potty behind him, but alas, it was too late.
The trajectory was impressive for a three year old, thankfully he angled it up slightly so it didn't go as far as it should have, and all I could do was stand and watch. I had thankfully opened the gate, so it only amassed at the bottom, but the stench, ugh, the stench. Imagine the sick of someone who has been drinking beer and nothing but all day, that is what it smelled like. I quickly calmed him down and got him in the shower, then commenced the mass panic of trying to clean up whilst making sure he's not falling asleep/ vomiting more/ shitting all over his bath toys. I had to call my husband home from his D&D night to help deal with the mess, I couldn't bare to clean it any longer.
During the vomity panic, I managed to hastily type a message excusing myself, it was during Blackfuse, I don't think they wiped? I was kicked of course, but I finished the legendary quest through another LFR, wasn't top DPS though, I blame PTTVS for this, Post Traumatic Toddler Vomiting Syndrome.
Friday, 10 October 2014
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Hello There!
Hi!
I'm Arriane, I'm 27 years old, and this is an introductory type post, to tell you all a little bit about myself, exciting stuff, eh?
I decided to give blogging a try mainly to shed some light on the elusive female gamer, I jest, we're not that elusive, we're pretty common actually!
I started gaming as a child (I suppose most do that) with the Amiga and Sega Megadrive being my most recalled consoles. Obviously when you're very young, you play on these things without a sense of what you are doing, I mostly played silly games with my twin, Qwak, I believe our obsession with gaming showed at a young age, as we pestered our Nanna to buy us Gillet's to match the character's amour, good times! We loved Sonic, Robo Cod, and Micro Machines, but it wasn't really an all enveloping hobby until we were bought a Nintendo 64, and oh boy did things change. As I'm you're you've already guessed, we both became hooked on Ocarina of Time, and I mean, really hooked, to the point where Link was my first crush (you read correctly, a video game character, cringe!).
The Legend of Zelda series is still a huge favourite of mine today, perhaps not as bigger aspect in my gaming life, but it holds a special place, and I will certainly be buying the open world LoZ and Hyrule Warriors when it's released!
These days I am mostly a PC gamer, my husband bought me World of Warcraft in the early days of courtship so he didn't have to log out to chat to me, good job I loved it! It's scary to think we've been playing that game on and off for nine years! Again, WoW is a game close to my heart, I've met my closest buddies playing that game, people who understand the whole gaming thing, many of my friends don't really 'get' it, if that makes sense!
I have a 3DS and I'm also planning to buy a Wii U when funds allow, but these will be casual use, as I spend most of my gaming time playing on the PC, which will be upgraded asap, my old one is on its deathbed and my Laptop cannot handle much more than Warcraft. I'm looking forward to having a decent PC, I would like to start streaming, I have tried on the laptop, but it isn't brilliant to be honest.
I will add some extra bits about myself before signing off. I have a three year old son called Torben, he's an amazing child, and is already taking an interest in his parents hobbies, although we obviously haven't set up an account for him just yet! It can be difficult maintaining a gaming hobby with a young child, I remember nursing him as a newborn whilst playing Call of Duty with my husband, the things you do! These days gaming is mostly reserved for evening times, with the odd 30 minutes or so snuck in when Torben is busy playing on his own. I'm studying a Psychology degree, and I own a jewellery making business, named Nerdgasmic Jewellery, although the business is on the back burner for while due to ill health.
So, signing off for now, feel free to leave a comment with your childhood gaming memories!
I'm Arriane, I'm 27 years old, and this is an introductory type post, to tell you all a little bit about myself, exciting stuff, eh?
I decided to give blogging a try mainly to shed some light on the elusive female gamer, I jest, we're not that elusive, we're pretty common actually!
I started gaming as a child (I suppose most do that) with the Amiga and Sega Megadrive being my most recalled consoles. Obviously when you're very young, you play on these things without a sense of what you are doing, I mostly played silly games with my twin, Qwak, I believe our obsession with gaming showed at a young age, as we pestered our Nanna to buy us Gillet's to match the character's amour, good times! We loved Sonic, Robo Cod, and Micro Machines, but it wasn't really an all enveloping hobby until we were bought a Nintendo 64, and oh boy did things change. As I'm you're you've already guessed, we both became hooked on Ocarina of Time, and I mean, really hooked, to the point where Link was my first crush (you read correctly, a video game character, cringe!).
The Legend of Zelda series is still a huge favourite of mine today, perhaps not as bigger aspect in my gaming life, but it holds a special place, and I will certainly be buying the open world LoZ and Hyrule Warriors when it's released!
These days I am mostly a PC gamer, my husband bought me World of Warcraft in the early days of courtship so he didn't have to log out to chat to me, good job I loved it! It's scary to think we've been playing that game on and off for nine years! Again, WoW is a game close to my heart, I've met my closest buddies playing that game, people who understand the whole gaming thing, many of my friends don't really 'get' it, if that makes sense!
I have a 3DS and I'm also planning to buy a Wii U when funds allow, but these will be casual use, as I spend most of my gaming time playing on the PC, which will be upgraded asap, my old one is on its deathbed and my Laptop cannot handle much more than Warcraft. I'm looking forward to having a decent PC, I would like to start streaming, I have tried on the laptop, but it isn't brilliant to be honest.
I will add some extra bits about myself before signing off. I have a three year old son called Torben, he's an amazing child, and is already taking an interest in his parents hobbies, although we obviously haven't set up an account for him just yet! It can be difficult maintaining a gaming hobby with a young child, I remember nursing him as a newborn whilst playing Call of Duty with my husband, the things you do! These days gaming is mostly reserved for evening times, with the odd 30 minutes or so snuck in when Torben is busy playing on his own. I'm studying a Psychology degree, and I own a jewellery making business, named Nerdgasmic Jewellery, although the business is on the back burner for while due to ill health.
So, signing off for now, feel free to leave a comment with your childhood gaming memories!
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