NiamiDenMother
01-27-2009, 02:36 PM
<p>This time of year is always a grumpy one for me. The holidays leave me burnt out, real life tends to drop all sorts of nasty surprises when the daylight is in short supply, the cold and wet of this area's rainy season makes my joints say unspeakable things to me, when they even speak to me at all, etc. In general, it is a good time to just let me hibernate in my cave during this time of year. Safer for everyone when I'm not in range of someone/something I can be grumpy at. {nodnod} So, it is rare that I'll crawl out of hibernation and be civil until things warm up and dry out. However, even on my worst days, when chocolate, necessary food group, doesn't even appeal to me, I can be lured out. Ah, the siren call of hard candies and love notes, written by semi-literate critters like undead, gnolls, minotaurs and more. You know the ones I mean - the ones that think they're so smart, at least as far as monsters go. Having a perfectly valid <em>excuse</em> to go all halfling hand grenade on them, blasting them to itty bitty pieces in order to claim those notes and candy for myself ... then crafting with them. Yep, it is that time of year again! The time of year when we here on Earth are dealing with Valentines Day, while Norrathians are having fun with Erollisi Day. Quests & events. And crafting. As usual, I won't be covering the quests and events side of things (do NOT make me come over there and bite you for asking for me to cover it again), as there are other places better suited for it, but I have a crafting preview set up for you. It may read like a certain red-headed, large-footed halfling sealed it with a drop-kick or two, instead of the traditional sealed with a kiss, but it covers the basics for you, and has pretty pictures! Just make sure that you use a lonnnngggg stick if you are going to slide me any chocolate donations, and everything will be ok. I'm likely to become civil just about in time for Brew Day to roll around, but in the meantime, here's the <a href="http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=g296&menustr=115000000000" target="_blank">2009 Erollisi Day Crafting Preview - S.W.A.K.</a></p><p>Also, for those of you who missed me slipping it onto eq2.eqtraders.com yesterday, there is also a mini-preview of other things tied to crafting and GU51 - <a href="http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=g297&menustr=115000000000" target="_blank">Parting with Heirlooms</a>.</p>