A Night of No Progress Followed By A Great Night

Tuesday night's raid didn't go anywhere. Well, I suppose we got a few more attempts at Malygos. We seem to be getting better and worse. The first couple of tries we were really making good progress. We had enough time during the third phase and most if not everyone was still alive when we hit the dragon riding phase. We got some of the coordination down for the third phase and then everything fell apart. No dead Malygos, once again. So, off we went to Naxx to do the Construct Quarter. We couldn't even down Patchwerk!! We had all Raiders and we still couldn't do it! It must have just been an off night for everyone.

Last night was an entirely different story. We went straight to Naxx and cleared the Spider Quarter in under 20 minutes, we got the Arachnophobia Achivement (Yay!!). We then proceeded to decimate everything else. We even had time to clear Patchwerk in one try. So, tonight there is just the last three bosses in the Construct Quarter and Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad. We may have time to try Sartharion +2 dragons tonight. That'll be nice. Maybe even get Sarth +2 down, now that would be the highlight of the week. Especially after the disappointments of Tuesday night.

Gah! Keys! Who needs keys?!

Well, I discovered one of the two keys I'm missing for the Keymaster Achievement is the Shadowforge Key for Blackrock Depths. I have to quest for the key and to get the quest for the key I have to be dead. Yep, that's right I said dead. Gah! Who needs this kind of grief? They say the easiest thing to do is to strip off all your gear and jump in the lava near the grave yard. Then as a ghost/wisp/ or whatever go into Blackrock Mountain and find the ghost who will provide you with the Shadowforge Key, eventually. Too bad I didn't know this before I started the instance. It was already late and I cleared most of the outer area, only to discover I couldn't go any further. I've also been having trouble with my computer and I can't have WoW, Ventrilo, and a browser open all at the same time, so I couldn't check on the Shasowforge Key until after I shut down WoW. Oh well, its temporary. DH is in the process of bulding me a new computer. :)

We finished up last weeks Naxx last night. We just had Kel and Saph. Then many people dropped either because it was too late for them or they had already run Heroic Obsidian Sanctum. So we did it with 19 people and got the Lesser is More Achievement. Yay!

Weekend Update

Ah, Monday, you provide such a good chance to update my blog from the weekend....

On the WoW front I completed several achievements and am well on my way to completing several more. I did both Razorfen Kraul and Razorfen Downs, I was also able to complete Lower Blackrock Spire. This means I have only to complete Blackrock Depths to complete the Classic Dungeonmaster Achievement! I'm going to try tonight if we don't get enough people to complete last weeks Naxx run. I've also skilled up daggers, staves and unarmed combat to 399, so just 1 more skill point to get the Master of Arms Achievement and the Did Somebody Order a Knuckle Sandwich Achivement. I also spent some time completing the Pest Control Achievement, To All the Squirells I've Loved Before Achievement and To All the Squirells Who've Shared My Life Achievement. The guides and comments on some of the databases have been very helpful in completing these achievements. I've also begun upping my reputation with the Alliance cities using cloth turn ins. Some were already fairly high due to the instances and quests I've already completed. I think this will just make things move along faster as I continue to do instances. I've also begun turning in items for Argent Dawn reputation. I haven't quite figured this one out with the insignias, but I'm gathering them up fairly quickly...

Makeup wise I just put in my order for MAC's latest collection Sugarsweet as well as for a couple of the Grand Duos blushes and a Cream Team lipstick and Creamsheen lipgloss. I can't wait to get a hold of them!

Its Been Awhile....

So, between work and family, I haven't had time to update my blog until today.

First, the WoW update:
I've been working on the Classic Dungeon Acheivement. I've completed almost half of them. Yesterday I did Wailing Caverns and Ragefire Chasm. Ragefire Chasm wasn't too bad getting to, since I did it in the middle of the day when Ogrimar was basically empty. Doing these instances is also forcing me to work on the Exploration of Kalimdor and my weapons/unarmed combat skills. I've explored three areas of Kalimdor and have raised my wands and swords skills to 400. My unarmed combat and staves skills are at 399. I plan on skilling up daggers in the Razorfen instances and finishing unarmed combat and staves. Dire Maul was on Sunday. I almost went insane trying to figure out that place by myself. I spent 4 hours running around Dire Maul only to find out that the last key I needed for the boss in the north wing was on one of the first mobs I killed and was destroyed when I left the instance. I had to reset. Thankfully, DH helped me get through it again.

Second, MAC update:
Grand Duos came out last week and the blushes are gorgeous in the pan. I'll probably end up with two of them. Light Over Dark and Moon River caught my eye. I've decided to go back and pick up from the Cream Team collection Shy Girl and Boy Bait. This morning the Sugar Sweet and Viva Glam collections became available on the MAC website. I've been considering the eyeshadows, maybe one of the shadesticks and one of the tricolour lipglasses. Last I need to replace my Viva Glam V lipstick. I'm almost out!

Third, knitting update: I finally 'finished' my slip dress. It turned out great. I have to make a couple of modifications...it gapes under the arms and I need to buy the ribbon and rings for the straps. To fix the gaping, I need to undo the finishing rows on the back and armholes, take it in and redo the finishing rows. This will probably be a good days work. Not bad for my first dress. I've got to consider what my next project will be.

Fourth, book update: I read two more Kelley Armstrong books, Personal Demon and No Humans Involved. I also finished the Hatter M graphic novel (Brilliant!). I can't wait to get my hands on the next Hatter M graphic novel. I've just started The Boleyn Inheritance.

Icecrown, Again!

I can't say how much I hate Icecrown. While I've actually grown to like some of the daily quests, finishing the Achievement Icecrown: The Final Frontier, is slowly becoming a personal hell. I'm stuck at a point where I can't do any more quests by myself. I need at least one other person and they have to be at the same place as I or have completed the quests already. I'm so frustrated. DH is being extra nice and is working to get all the quests I did done, so he can help me. Meanwhile, all I can do are the dailies and leave the Icecrown quest achievement temporarily uncomplete.

I think I'll start completing exploration and quest achievements for Outlands....

The Perfect Nude Lips

Well, at least for me this combo is. I discovered it this weekend while looking for something simple with some shine too. I wore Viva Glam V lipstick under Underage Lipglass. If I want a little less pink to my lips I used Cute Ster lipstick instead of the VG V and for a little peach coloring added Ola Mango Lipglass over the top of everything.

Just too perfect!

Sarth +2

Last night we spent the entire time trying to do Sartharion plus two other dragons. We had Tenebron and Vesperon to deal with. We mad significant progress, but were short healers to keep us up the entire time. We started getting really good at getting Tenebron down first and before Vesperon came down. The transition to Vesperon was causing us some problems and by that time there weren't enough DPS to take out the guy in Vesperon's portal before the tanks died. Perhaps next week, on a night when we have enough healers, we can do Sarth +2.

Life and Death

This is not about life and death, but it is about Life and Death, the main hand weapon in WoW. Last week I spent all of my dkp but, I finally got the Valorous Frostfire Circlet. Its ugly, so I have it turned off. It does wonderful things and now I have Life and Death and the Surplus Limb to replace my Sulfur Staff. I'll probably never get rid of the Sulfur Staff because the animation on it is just too cool. (Who doesn't want randomly flapping wings on their staff?) So I now have bonus damage of almost 2000 with the Mighty Spell Power Enchantment. Yay! I got Life and Death for a steal too, just 6 dkp.

We got through 3 wings Naxx last night and only 1 wipe. We had new people in back for the Four Horsemen and they weren't all sure what to do. Not all of them were new to the fight, just new to being in the back. It seems last weeks drama has been swept under the rug. Hopefully, its resolved. *crosses fingers

I am 29 quests away from getting the Northrend Loremaster Achievement and I can't find any more quests! I just don't get it. I've flown over the entire Icecrown area and only dailies are showing up. Although I do have 2 group quests to complete. I didn't see anything in the notes that they open up more quest hubs/lines. I've done every daily once and I can't see recounting them once they've been done. I guess I'll have to get DH to finish those two quests up and hope they open either another hub or a couple of other lines. Its just so frustrating.

Face of the Day

I did not post yesterday's FotD because I didn't think it came out quite right. I'll work on improving it, then post when I come up with something that works.

Eyes: Prime lids with UDPP. Fill in eyebrows. Apply a thin layer of Painterly Paint Pot. Apply Hush eye shadow under the brow to highlight. Apply Arctic Grey eyeshadow to the inner corner of the eye, then a light layer of Fineshine eye shadow over the top. On the middle third apply Apres-ski blending out and up. Next blend a light layer of Knight eye shadow on to the outer third of the lid. Knight Divine eye shadow goes into the crease and along the upper lash line. Blend well. Line the upper lash line with Graphblack Technakohl liner. Curl lashes and apply 2 coats of black mascara.

Face: Prime face with MAC Prep+Prime. Mix half and half MAC Face and Body Foundation and your favorite face moisturizer and apply to face. Using a large fluffy face brush, dust on MAC Mineralize Skinfinish. Apply Colour Form Powder in Play Around Pink to cheeks, chin, nose and forehead. Apply Gentle mineralize blush to cheeks and hightlight with Spectacle highlight powder. Blend all over face with a kabuki brush and set everything with Make Up Forever HD Microfinish Powder.

Lips: Pop Circle lipstick with Culture Clash lipglass over it.

WonderCon! (For those of us who can't make it to ComicCon)

We went to WonderCon on Saturday. I was sooooo exicted. I've gone to a couple of these now and am usually on the lookout for more art and artists for signed items. Well, DH got his original sketches from Stan Sakai and Sergio Aragones. Two of his very favorite. I stumbled upon Frank Beddor, who writes the Looking Glass Wars. I couldn't believe it! I was sooo shocked but, it made sense after looking at what was on his table. He had his books and also he collaborated to create another triology,comic book style, based on Hatter Madigan and Alyss's Journal. So, I got both the first trade paperback of the Hatter M. series and Alyss's Journal, signed. I found out about the website with a MMO game and card game....talk about massive overload. There were others there, but nothing else really caught my eye.

We went to SF with my BF, D., another comic geek friend, J. and his friend. D. wanted to go just for the experience, he's not into comic books. He had his fill by 2pm, so he and I went wandering outside the Moscone Center. We stopped at a tea house called Samovar in the Yerba Buena Gardens. It was wonderful. I want to go back to try some of their other foods. I just had a pot of their Moroccan Mint Tea and their plate of tea cookies. Yum! D. had a pot of chai and yummy mint salad.

D. and I also found a gorgeous glass gallery. The gallery is called Liuli after a chinese form of molding the glass. Their museum pieces were so impressive. They also had, what they called, collector's pieces. It was work that they were selling. I would love to have one of their pieces. For the works themselves, the prices were really reasonable. They had some beautiful tea sets as well, mostly ceramic or china.