Hello Sylph...

Slowly going through the motions of accepting the "-kun" part of name. The transition wasn't as bad as I anticipated. I think it was the weeks of reluctance that kind of prepared me for it. I feel really bad for some people who expected to have their name only to find out that it wasn't so. They didn't have the time to take in the news. They had to deal with it there and then. I feel especially bad for Nightfall (Nitefall), Barlow (Barllow), Rafa (???), and several others. They had to take a full stab as they tried to log in. I just barely registered my disappointment as I tried different names to see which looked the best.

Maikerutaru just felt too long. Michael, Maiku, Mike, and several others were already taken. Adding the "kun" made the name seem... ok... So far I haven't regretted my decision. Eventually it'll stick and I'll just swallow the crap SE feeds me. No homo.

I don't know if Nite found out (God it's going to take getting used to that name), but there's a new weapon called Nightfall. That's salt in the wound considering she's leveling DRK at this moment and it would have been her namesake. Bullshit, isn't it?

Upon logging in, I created a Linkshell called YouseiRenmei (Fairy Alliance) and gathered all the people I knew just to see how everyone was. The next morning, /Senkei/ and /Malloreon/ were recreated so everyone went back to their groups. I haven't seen Somnar or Faeryl yet. I hope they find a home. I wonder if they're avoiding me... hopefully it's just bad luck.

I joined a Linkshell called SilkDragon before the server merge and I decided to stick with them. They're a nice group, and they also seem to hang around the late hours which is perfect for me because that's when I get online.

So what will happen to WindurstianCrusade? I have no clue. No one really seems to want to stick together. I have no idea what will happen. I want all of us to stay, but I need someone else to take the reins. I can not moderate the Linkshell if I'm not around during the PST/EST afternoon times. I'm just not around for it anymore.

/pwnED/ was also recreated. I talked to Brig and he said most likely I will be able to get my BST AF. Thank goodness for friends, eh? I get AF even though I'm not there. Sure I'm paying gil for it, but it's still awesome. Loyalty pays off, and I will always believe that.

That's enough for today. As soon as I redesign my blog to fit the -kun in, I will start my facebook syncing and picture of the day.

This year is surely the year of change.

Changes in Life/Blogstyle

First of all, I'm getting ready to say goodbye to Maikeru. It's been a long journey, but I guess losing my name will force me to lose a portion of my image. I will no longer be just "Maikeru." It's going to be sad... I've based so many things these past few years on my name alone. Maikeru was not just my FFXI name. It's my real life alias in which I go by on the internet outside Fairy. My identity is being replaced... and it's a bit hard to swallow.

With that in mind, this blog will also be changed and renamed. Depending on the name I will take in Sylph will determine what this blog will look like. I'm hoping for a smooth transition with Maikerutaru because I actually have a few ideas what I'll do with that name.

Second, I want to become more involved with my media ideas. I will be moving forward with networking all of my activities using this blog as my central hub. Basically I will be finding ways to connect all of my online activities and make this blog a way of keeping it all together. We'll see... it's a bit ambitious, but not impossible.

Third, I will finally start one of my New Year's Resolutions: Post a picture a day. You see how it connects with my second? So basically the stuff I post on facebook will be posted here, etc. etc. Which means, more likely than not, you will see a new post nearly every day. Exciting, no?

Fourth, I'm trying to build my music library. So maybe... I will post my library. o_O Then you can help me build it?! Idea!

Well, that's all for today. The pictures will start coming in tomorrow, along with a song of the day that I download. The other stuff will be post-merge of the servers.

Usukane Sune-Ate 1/3

Short post.

Sunday I woke up right before Dynamis, which means I missed Limbus again. They did Omega but no body drop. And because I was late for Dynamis, and I also didn't sign up apparently, I got to come on SAM. Maybe I should do that more often... XD It would only cost me half my <3 Bank gil. Yep. Not worth it. Today was short and satisfying. Feel free to interpret that however you want. I logged into the shout/chat area of Aht Urhgan Whitegate and, for some random reason, I was compelled to involve myself. In the end...

I dunno.

Then it was time for pink pearl Salvage. We did Ramparts today. Gate Winow, or -----"clow" as I misread ("c" from Chigoe" next to the "l" in Barlow = "d"), decided not to show up. Next floor however...

Skirmish Pephredo spawned a miracle four times! The Sune-ate dropped the first two times, for Barlow and myself, respectively. It was pwnsome! People at the cafe were staring at me because I was verbally excited by the constant action. I need to control myself a little bit more. *^_^*

Off to Walmart and Don Quiote for food and supplies. I should be online later tonight to farm gil/zeni, depending on what Sanraku wants.

Karma Payback

This is from Monday, I forgot to post it. We failed to pop NM at the higher floor. But we got to play as frogs!

So anyway, that bad day turned around and I had damn good luck. All my lots were 900+ in Dynamis-Beaucedine for a while and people were starting to think I stole Homero's lot bot (joke).

(picture turned out better than I expected)

Inventory +10! Wewt!

The Etoile Tights gives me a full amount of 21% haste in TP gear. Thank goodness for inert DNC accuracy!

Mia being random. <_<;

Tonight I played poker at my friend's house. I actually won! I won't put an actual amount, but let's just say I'm about even in my winnings and losses now. So good for me!

Anyway, I might be online tomorrow but there's a poker tournament I'm invited to. So... I don't know. Depends on my friend if she's going or not. And also whether I have permission. ^_^

Good night!

Lots of busy stuff!

I really shouldn't procrastinate about updating this blog. So much happens in the span of few days that my entry will turn out to be too long! Oh well~

---Sunday---

Ah the morning begins as a mandragora and balut play with a worm... But anyway, Limbus. Time for Ultima!

It actually went pretty well! Deaths were a lot less than usual. Margulis and Clave tanked great! Good job guys! Also we had 3 SAMs, so we were spamming skillchains and magic bursting. It goes to show that old school SC+MB still does a heck a lot of damage, and should never be overlooked.

And the results:

Yay! I got the winning lot for the Cerebrum. After some D2s for the melee, I headed to Rabao.

Me and Psychosteveo celebrate!

We went to Dynamis-Beaucedine. Not much to talk about... I went afk at the beginning for about 20 minutes because the plastic holding the water from the leaky roof started to fall apart and I had to fix it. Here are the results:

WAR - Medriev, Rewt, ???
BLM - Lester, Eniko
DRG - Percy
PLD - Clave
DRK - Salazaar
COR - Salazaar, Clave, Granite
SCH - Toth, Damien
MNK - Garasu, Granite
WHM - Darkprincess
THF - Margulis

Attestation of Celerity - Rewt!!!!!

221 single coin drops

Grats Rewt! There were some other drops Xorn missed, like Damien with BLU and someone else with COR. I wish I was there when the first MNK dropped so I could have lot. Darn I need it to store the set. >_<

~~~Monday~~~

Nyzul as usual. We did 4 runs today. We got mauled with shitty floors. It was unbelievable. We managed to defeat the first three runs by some miracle, but got absolutely no drops. Nyzul doesn't want me to have my Denali Bonnet. =(

I spent the rest of the evening leveling PLD. I got it to 67 and then did some campaign. I woke up this morning (Tuesday) to do more campaign and hit 68. Only a couple more levels before Joyeuse so I can earn more AN! This is a really crappy situation because I need about 140k more AN before I can exp on PLD seriously. ;_; Darn you I.R. awesomeness!

I've already decided that my next job to level to 75 will be BLU. Damn you Faeryl! But I guess it makes sense. I stopped leveling BLU 2 years ago because I refused to be a gimp BLU w/o sea. Now that I have sea, I can resume.

Oh it will be glorious...

Time for work! Adios and Aloha!

Slow is slow is slow...

Ok a recap of the last two days!

Monday we had Nyzul Isle Investigation. Only two runs this time because some people forgot their tags. Again, Denali Bonnet did not drop from 100th floor. =( However we did get Askar Manopolas on the 60th floor and I won the lot (only one lotting). I did another run last night with a pick up group and Denali Jacket dropped! But again, out lotted. That's the 3rd time it's happened, the 2nd time Kriptin got the drop. I'm still a little peeved that I've been working on Nyzul longer than he has, but he has completed most of his sets. But oh well, he IS very lucky.

Last night I also did ISNM3k Shadows of the Mind with a pick up group. I went as SAM and pretty much slaughtered the NM. I was stealing hate from a DRG and NIN just from meleeing. Some runs I didn't even WS and I was already tanking. A little sad. On the last run (my turn) I switched back to Hagun for fun. At about 50% I did a 4-part SC using Meikyo Shisui.

Tachi: Gekko > Tachi: Kasha (Fusion) > Tachi: Rana (Gravitation) > Tachi: Gekko (Darkness)

The great thing about this SC is that it's 4-part and ends at level 3, which means it does 175% max potential damage, as opposed to the 3-part Light which has 150% potential damage. Second, because the NM was a Puk, it absorbs Wind-type damage. Since Wind is part of the Light spectrum, a Light SC would be 25% resisted. Third, you open AND close using Tachi: Gekko, which is usually the most damaging WS for SAMs. That usually means better SC damage. And fourth... the animation sequencs is just cool. I've also liked Fusion's explosion. Gravitation is a big dark ball being absorbed, and (the really cool part) Darkness bringing that ball back out and exploding.

Oh, and I also got a Chunk Of Khroma Ore which sold last night out on Rolandberry for 300k.

Ok off to work! Aloha!