By Andrea Menzies
I am so glad Upload is being renewed for a fourth season. The William Gibson cameo episode was great as I loved his cyberpunk books as a teen. The show is full of book references to his stories.
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By Andrea Menzies
Working with boxes makes me glad I have a University degree, and have worked a teaching job since 2019 over 4 years. Nothing makes me miss teaching work more than the 30 thousand steps I had to walk yesterday delivering boxes for a second job I work on school break gaps yearly. Every history lesson about why unions were invented suddenly makes more sense to me today. Ouch!
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By Andrea Menzies
I am glad to be returning to work today at a second job. The first few weeks of summer vacation were great when I had no work hours at my job, but now I am completely bored playing too many games. Schools really need to reduce summer vacation to 1 month. I am back to earning money for my piggy bank today.
By Andrea Menzies
The new Guild Wars 2 update looks amazing, and my review so far is five stars. The game world has become increasingly amazing in preparation for the expansion Janthir Wilds which will be available August 20, 2024. At the price of $24.99 on Steam for prepurchase it is not too pricey. Some people worried the new houses will make it too much like Sims, but I love MMO games with houses so it should be a change for the better.
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I have played a necromancer since the first Guild Wars, which is still available on Steam games. The many zombie minions, and damage over time spells make it as good as wizards and rangers in other games. Guild Wars lets you play in teams with online friends, but it also lets you pick up NPC characters in town with game gold to play group quests solo if you want solo runs. The new game has had me replaying the old game, and both have loads of wild and exciting fun. Add me to friends online as Poedaughterz and Poedaughters if you need help with the game. Poedaughterz the necromancer is where I am online most.
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By Andrea Menzies
As an MMO video game fan I love the new Tarisland MMO, and how little space it takes up on PC memory. I like that if you download BlueStacks it plays well on PC, and does not block Guild Wars 2 the game I now most love. However the truly scientifically fascinating part of Tarisland is the quests are almost all clones of old school World of Warcraft, but it dances just under the limbo line of lawsuit worthy copyright infringement.
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The introduction in Tarisland of a Bard class points out that World of Warcraft was in fact itself ripping off Dungeons and Dragons and Lord of the Rings so everything is related in video games. I like Tarisland better as it is smaller on computer memory, easier to solo play, and the plot is not as dark as Warcraft’s super-downer quests. The new game is worth a try, and I give it 5 stars.
I play Poedaughters and Poedaughter7 on server EU-1 if anyone wants to add me to friends.
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By Andrea Menzies
The greatest myth told to children is “you can be anything when you grow up” as a profitable job. No you are not going to be a cowboy, artist, rockstar, zookeeper, and astronaut as most people have learned. You go where the money is or you suffer.
By Andrea Menzies
I am hunting for extra summer work, and the resume rules on what employers want seems pretty wild sometimes. They want you to be perfectly well dressed, healthy, educated, mistake free, and experienced, and yet willing to work for minimum wage at some jobs.
By Andrea Menzies
I got sick with the flu and cannot return messages today. Try me back on Wednesday.
By: Andrea Menzies
Epic Bike Raid Day – Today was raid day for my video game group that meets in the park. In addition I just got my folding mountain bike fixed, my transition lens sunglasses on, and my Bauhaus band shirt washed. Since I am single and have not had a date in months I have no choice but to get so fit from bike riding men from other towns find me attractive. I have not been to DC or Maryland since the VNV show in April, but I have future plans to go. I am now super sore from a full day of many miles of bike riding. It is no longer National Bike Month, but bike riding remains my daily hobby. In addition I hit a new record on Jacfit Fitness App for miles biked in one month, and I started in April and hit 200 miles this week. I wish-listed an electric bike yet never bought it, and so I had to do all the miles with natural human power.
By Andrea Menzies
No life has no problems as when we fall we get back up again yearly. Many thanks to my out of state friends in Texas, Louisiana, Washington, and Maryland that showered me with phone and Internet messages of help and support when I was going through a rough time last month. I was not wanting June to have bad budget problems. Interviews, jobs, and returned calls have been the welcomed activity for this month. Sometimes change has to happen to bring improvements, and a better job that uses my University degree is in the works.
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