Weekly Roundup

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Don't forget to check out my 2014 Trick-Or-Treat Giveaway! 

 ~A quick recap of things around the Empire Earth over the past week.

This week in…
Space

If you’ve been following the stars, then you know that there was a kickass lunar eclipse on the 8th. Normally I am all about giant bloodmoons, but getting me to wake up earlier than I need to is like baptizing a cat. It’s okay though, there were plenty of reports and images on the Internet for me to satisfy my need to see it!

The first bloodmoon I remember was waaaaay back in 1999 when I was at Keesler AFB in tech school. I was in the night classes, and our instructors let the entire schoolhouse out for a while to watch it. It was amazing to say the least!
Lunar Eclipse Image Credit:
The Total Lunar Eclipse, as seen from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 10:25:37 UTC:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2014_lunar_eclipse 

Geekdom
I’m not a hardcore MMOer, but I still like to play now and then. The latest MMO craze is Archeage. Now that The Great Queues of 2014 are over, I can hop in and enjoy the game whenever I want. It is a fun, sword and sorcery game split down between two continents (factions). I’m only level 15, so I can’t give a full-fledged review yet, but there are plenty of quests to keep one entertained.
This is my shaman. You can pick three skillsets for your character I chose sorcery, witchcraft, and vitalism. Those three make up the shaman class. If you are interested in Archage, you can visit their website: http://www.archeagegame.com/en/play-for-free/

Currently Reading
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin. It is a hefty tome, but if I were to rate it, I’d give it 4 stars so far.

Matters of Opinion
My blunt, unabashed thoughts in 140 characters or less:
We Americans get the shaft when it comes to paid vacation time. We are lucky if we get 2 weeks a year. Why is this still a thing?

Video of the week:
I don’t even know…Beam me up right meow, Scotty? If you like classic Star Trek, you will love this. I feel like this video was made for me or something.


Shy. Introvert. Stargazer. Grasshopper. Loves art, The Man in the High Castle, and Star Trek.

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