I'm Not Quite Dead Yet....Wait...Am I Getting Better? *SMACK* Nope...

    Lets just say that this past week has been a doozy. This little Oracle is wiped. There have been wheel troubles with my questing partner, long days at the Tower and an illness that kept me away from my missions at the Tower for 3 days. I am very glad that I can put most of it in the past at this point. Because I like having less stress and not being horrifically ill.

   The issues with the wheel, well, lets just say it was stressy and all caused because of huge holes in the road going from home to a new dinning establishment which has many old school arcade games. A place my partner and I have been looking forward to going together for a long time. As it has just opened and looks like a super fun place. Also have to congratulate them on opening and getting everything done now. If you are in the area you should definitely check it out so that we can make sure to keep it in business! Because this is something which is very cool and fun! Congratulations to The Quarters on finally opening and making a place that we've all been longing to go.

    Well the road decided to flatten the tire, so we put on the spare and went home. Quite in a sad mood. This tire issue proceeded for the weekend. As we dealt with the antics of trying to get it to a tire place in town, which was not opened, they should seriously update their web site, especially when people are attempting to get tires in the snow. Sunday was fun as we got up early to get it to the one place that was opened, to find the spare's rim had cracked. We waited for quite some time for a tow truck and finally got to the place, only to learn they didn't have the tires that were needed. It was a hassle and we were extremely happy to have it all fixed and taken care of finally, on Tuesday.

    Meanwhile, I woke up on Monday feeling a sickness start to creep into my lungs, throat, nose and body with feverish intent. I was attacked by the plague demon which had previous attacked my sister, my father, the Tower and it seemed my partner (for a day, he had a cough and a sniffle, he doesn't get sick, I keep wondering if he has a cure wand he's hidden somewhere that I should find). I sent out all the missives to the appropriate people at the Tower. Which they were glad I was staying away so that I did not by mistake spread the plague to others. The sickness proceeded to wrack my personage with fevers, delusional actions, coughing and not being able to breath for three days. My first day back to the Tower this week was today, and even now, I'm still coughing and having trouble breathing / thinking.

    It did make me feel good coming back to The Wizards Tower today, within my first 2 hours of work they did ask me to stay an hour late today and possibly stay later tomorrow as well. They have a lot of work to be done and they do like me. Everyone was concerned that I was out for 3 days and was asking how I was today. So it was truly a nice feeling that they do actually want me here, especially after the last couple of weeks dealing with the Powers on High wanting ALL OF THE GOLD and who cares about anything or anyone else!

    I know for a fact that my sickness has effected me emotionally. Now normally when it comes to someone who is new at one of the hobbies which I have been known to partake in for years I am good at helping them learn, relaxing and teaching them and in general trying to do everything in my power to make sure that person enjoys that hobby. Well today when I offered to help with something like that, I was greeted with an attitude and a reaction from said newer person of, well I think it's supposed to be done this way and you are wrong. My immediate reaction was one of defensiveness and wanting to fire back with a verbal spell that would make this other person feel the sting they had just pushed onto me with their own words / make them shut up and listen. Now normally I do not get quite so defensive nor reactive towards other people. Especially when they're new at something, don't know me well and were trying to push something they don't know about as I have been in charge of it at this particular hobby for a while now. It made me stop and realize what I was about to do and think about why. It also made me think of how much our physical health can effect us emotionally. Man do I not want to think who I may have "attacked" if I hadn't realized what I was doing and why. So glad I stopped myself. This person definitely didn't deserve to have a spell like that hitting them.

    So as you can see it's been a whirlwind of a week. I'm hoping for some calm downtime in the upcoming weekend. Also some time of getting completely better. Especially seeing I get to go watch some guys on ice hitting a little rubber thing with some sticks on Saturday with some great friends I don't get to see often enough. Rest, friends, and fun. Sounds exactly what the Oracle ordered....

   

I Cast Fowl Play..."I feel like chicken tonight!"

    Thank you stress and frustration from the last couple of weeks. This little Oracle is finding herself fighting yet another battle. Like many adventurers when bombarded with things after a while I get worn down as well. Which sometimes can turn into me fighting off some serious depression / Charisma stealing monsters. Monsters that replace confidence and happiness with doubt, fear and general downness. I am working very hard to not let them get me, as I do know I have a lot going for me in this adventure I call my life. I think it's time to be pulling out some "Fowl Play" and turn them into 1/1 chickens.

    The powers on high here at The Tower have not gotten any easier to work for or with. My direct supervisory people have been doing everything they can to soften the blows we've been receiving. As they still care about their little Wizards, Sorcerers, and Oracles. It seems like every day something new has been popping up to create a better gold intake for this place and in many ways lessens the feel of a busy humming family. But I suppose that is business, and I am happy to have a job and still like the people I directly work with, including my direct higher ups, as my supervisors are both very amazing and great.

    There has been stress outside of work too, lots of stress in the downtime. Lots of little things going wrong to tumble into big things. Nothing to do with the people I've surrounded myself with. Just stupid menial things which add up to help in the wearing me out. Things along the lines of my familiar Willow acting out, my computer deciding it is time to start dying, having my communication devise start to get older, having cold type symptoms for almost a month, having slightly off or bad dreams. Things along those lines which are adding up.

    I have been feeling very spoiled spending so much time lately with my adventuring partner and with some of my crew. My life would just not be as full without them. The love and support I get from my adventuring partner amazes me every day. I know I would survive without him, I spent a good long while making sure of that, but it would not be nearly as happy or complete. Starting this adventure with him has truly been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. As I know he reads this, thank you for being in my adventure story! You have made my life better and happier just being in it. You're amazing and wonderful! :)

    The time with my crew has also been fantastic.  There has been many fun times, small side adventures and much trouble making. Which when you've had whole weeks filled with stress it's great to have some time to unwind with people you enjoy / care about. It's been nice to laugh and just let myself be well...the little anecdotal, Oracle that you have all come to know from this blathering.

    As you can see, I have been trying very hard to keep my thoughts on the things that make me happy rather then the things that are bringing me to fight these monsters again. It's just been wearing on the senses and mind. So I have been having to fight so often I don't feel like I am getting too much rest. I do have great hope for the rest of the year. I just have to get through the funk of the start. Lots gold making changes at the Tower and trying to beat down the minor monsters that are wearing me out. I just hope that I don't run into a boss fight before I am fully healed and my spells are restored. Because then, I MIGHT have an issue.

   

Real Life Explosive Runes...The Burning!

    After all the snow and time off from lack of work here at the Wizard's Tower last week. This week has come back with a vengeance. I think one of the hierarchy here at the Tower decided to prepare and cast explosive runes this week. There's been a few things biting and somewhat burning from on high. It has seemed to be at LEAST one thing per day so far. So needless to say it's been a bit of a tough week. Plus it is the first full week I've had at work since before the holidays so it's been long, tough and left me wanting to just be done.I am anxiously awaiting this weekend and the rest / fun it will bring. Because the week itself...I'm pretty much over it.

    Despite the stress of things here at the Tower this week, I can honestly say I still enjoy the job, I still like my fellow Sorcerer's, Wizards, Scribes and Oracles that I work with. I also know that I am one of the people they actually want to keep here, so if I actually were to become unhappy here at the Tower and told someone I was, they would do what they could to fix it. Just having a week of not being to pleased with the people who run the show. Just means that I'm going to keep my head down, and attempt to not let it get to me despite the week trying to explode at me all at once. It is proving to me as much as I like my work, am getting a decent amount of gold for what I'm doing and am actually good at this job it really is time to start buckling down and putting my stories onto the written word again. As I do know that's what I really want to be and should be doing.

    I must say again, I am overwhelmingly happy to have my questing partner in my life. He is so supportive and is always willing to listen to my venting if I need it. My biggest hope is that he knows that I would and will do the same for him whenever he needs it. I am so glad that we do indeed match and balance in many ways. His entrance into my life has truly been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. So being able to share my life with him in my daily adventures truly does help me calm down even in a week filled with explosive runes and the attempts at casting Crushing Despair (yes I know I'm being dramatic, but part of all of this is the fact I'm a gamer and it's the only spell that really came close to what I was trying to say, so deal!). 

    Also looking very forward to spending time this weekend with my Questing Partner's family as well as some of my Crew / chosen family. I am sure it will make up for this week with much relaxing and fun. Plus it means being able to spend time with some of the people I care about most. Shiny! So all in all, still trying to keep my head up, still keeping positive and hopeful. Just having a week filled with Will saves and Fort saves to not get hit in the blasts.

Where's my At-at?!

    So the new year decided to start off with a wild ride. By tomorrow morning it sounds as though we will be transported to Hoth. With crazy amounts of snow everywhere. I expect to see a whole lot of At-at's wandering around. Because seriously, how else are we to get around with all that snow? I mostly mention this as I know that this snow has hit elsewhere in the US before it came here to trounce on us in the North East. I am looking forward to a night of being snowed in with my questing partner and not coming back to the Wizard's Tower until Monday. Which I had enough time so I'm not loosing gold by being out tomorrow, so that works out for me.

    So now that the holidays are mostly done it is time for me to start putting away all my gold so that I can move forward to my next achievement. I am looking forward to what this year has in store as I know that in many ways it is already starting off better then last year did. I have leveled and therefor have better spells to face any trials coming up. It's like Old Rafiki from the Lion King says, "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it." There are many things that help us level up on our way through. I don't have fond memories of the things that have hurt from the past few years of leveling, but yeah, I definitely learned to duck from the swinging pole arms coming at me.

    I know this week's is a short post, but really, not a lot has come up and really, I think we're all still recovering from the crazy of the holidays so I don't want to help with the over tired and the headaches by making you all read more. I promise there will be more antics and adventures next week when I myself have recovered from the crazy that is the holidays and the transportation to Hoth. So tune in next week for more fun dear readers. Happy New Year, may 2014 be filled with many good things and perhaps less of the painful learning!