Island Time

You might say that I'm really slow in just getting Kestrel to the Floating Land when it's been out for .... um.... a really long time! I'd rather say that Kestrel just likes to run on island time.

It's actually really nice to be working in this sunny part of Celestia while it is all dark and wet and wintry outside. Ahhhh I just need some surf tunes....



Um. Now all I need is a tropical drink with a little umbrella!

...

What? No help here?

O Canada! or Victorious

Happy Canada Day everybody! Since I do come from Canadians, I tend to get into the spirit of this holiday, even more than the 4th of July. hehe.

So let's hear it for all our Canadian players. Woohoo! Happy Canada day to you all.

But I do have other-- more Wizard101 related things to celebrate today. Mainly, Victoria's freedom from the tyranny of romulan outfits. Yesterday I managed to level up to Legendary. Woot. Then I dashed off to the Waterworks because I really wanted some new gear (and Mega Snacks), and after two and a half runs the lucky-duckie had her entire outfit.



Patriotic, eh?



With her new outfit, Victoria will venture back into Celestia and finish it off. Then she will travel to the land of Bears, Wolves, and Ravens, and attempt to work her way through with as little boredom as possible. Then, finally, she'll journey to the foot of the Grandmother Raven's tree to seek adventure excitement and pets(!!!) in Wintertusk.

rawr.

Victoria/Heather

Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay

Victoria got her Ra today!

Rah Rah! Err. Ra Ra!

 And now she looks ugly. Or like a romulan. (Same thing.)

But even more so when she is a victim of the creepy wings glitch! 

Heather/Victoria

BAM!

Now... How am I going to decorate it?

~Heather

Fish n Chips

If you're like me, you're spending most of your time in Wizard101 in the Lunarium searching for pearls.

Don't forget this little beauty of a quest that I rediscovered when I was working on Kestrel.

It's called... "Keep Clam". *giggle*

Rutherford West in the Survey Camp is where you can pick it up.

It's got some lovely rewards!

Now, why do I have a hankering for clam chowder?

~Heather

Slapdash

Up here's a slapdash of updates from Wizard101.

I downloaded the Test Realm on my laptop and everything was loading up.

Here's a screenie.

Hehe!

I started gardening on my alt Vicky. I want to get her up to Prickly Bear level (4). :) They are the bestest.

Oh and she also got a new holiday wand from Mr. Oni.

I call it her "pea-shooter". It's too small to actually look like a crossbow. It's a pea-shooter!

Miss Darby got to level 20! Okay, this happened weeks ago, but still! It's a big milestone. 

Yay for her new princess outfit!

 Oh and I'm getting close to finishing up crafting for the CL observatory. (I hope they don't change anything. That would totally suck at this point.)

Gus is so happy! Look! He did a backflip!

All I need to make is 6 crystal street lamps. Woot! I'm on a role!

~Heather

Crafting Maniac

I had a really good time playing PvP last night. Before we got started, I got some tips (thank you Kevin) that really helped me out. 

I actually helped win a couple matches! Woot! New experience!

Will you be seeing me competing in the ranked matches anytime soon? Probably not. I don't really have a lot of time for the epic 4v4 warlord 6 hours battles. But I'll probably be jumping into the friendly MFP match a lot more. Which is good, because its another way for me to hang with my friends. :) And now I'm not freaking out about having a PvP ring in my house anymore. LOL!

In other news, crafting is going really well!

Here's what I've crafted so far, assembled in my dorm:

2 star icons, 2 sprig trees, 5 star chalices, 2 sconces.

Pretty good eh? Then I'll need to go get the 75k gold. Oof. That will be difficult. I'm really bad at saving gold. And I need a new super awesome farming spot, since I don't have one currently. 

So it looks like I've got some more work to do. Better get to it!

~Heather

Not a flashlight

I really like the new spyglass wand design in Celestia. That and the cutlasses! So epic!

So of course when I got to level 55, I went to the bazaar and bought a Insightful Spyglass.

Oh I really liked it.

Then one day I was playing with my friends and we had just finished a battle and we were chatting. Well one of my friends looked at me and said, "Oh look! A flashlight!" 

... *facepalm*

It's not a flashlight, its a spyglass!

It's a spyglass. Spyglasses are cool.

So I was sitting there suffering, no one realized the true awesomeness of my wand. *sob*

So I decided to craft a new one.

Yes I said craft. You can get wand recipes on the Floating Land in Celestia.

They are actually rather lame wands. They do less damage, have less critical rating, and don't have the sparkle that the dropped wands do. Actually the first time I saw them I thought, well that is stupid. Who is going to spend a ton of time and reagents for a wand that is lame-er than the wands you can easily farm for or buy at the bazaar? The people who want their wands to be recognized as a spyglass and not a flashlight I guess.

Spyglass FTW. 

So now I have a wand that is most definitely a spyglass. Yay! I feel better now...

~Heather

The Legendary Medusa

Well yesterday I was able to find the time to procrastinate again, and I got around to beating Talos.

I used a few tips that my friend Arlen suggested. I used a minotaur minion and bought a level 60 life henchmen. The henchmen made all the difference in the world. Although she slowed things down quite a bit by constantly casting blades and traps and triggering Talos' cheater interruptions.



"Die frantic wretch for this accursed deed!"

Oops. My professor spellz reel good. :P

 

  

 Medusa is sooooooooo awesome. I. love. her. Although, she's not all that Medusa-y. I mean the whole point of Medusa is that she turns people to stone right? So what's with the swords? It's awesome, it's just not very Medusa.

Oh and I also, like, got to legendary too.

It was rather unremarkable actually. It took me a long time to figure out I had leveled up! Heh.

I still have a ways to go until I finish Celestia though. I think Calypso is the next major boss I've got coming up. Then I start it all over again! I'm going to take Victoria though next. Ra calls me! :D

~Heather



Productive procrastination

This upcoming week is finals week. I am so busy at the moment. I can't wait until it's all over.

I did get in a little time on wizards though!

I decided to go questing on Heather.

I got my Jellyfish pet! His name is Mister Tucker. Best jellyfish name ever! 

Then I leveled up in the Lunarium. Woot ding! 57! 

Then I got to the Science Center.

And met...

SCOTTIE!!!

 Hehehe! It's Scottie! (Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott aka Scottie, from the original Star Trek.)

I'm going to be so sad to leave the Science Center, I can tell you that!

I quested a lot, and I hovered on the very edge of leveling up. 

 Of course, Scottie gave me the boost that I needed.

These are some of the best speech card... thingies, EVER!

I uh... haven't beaten Talos yet though. Wow, he's tough. Mostly because he's got more health than Malistare, and for a Myth person to solo that is a real challenge. I have gotten pretty close though, and I have a few ideas I'm going to try. Oh hey and before I forget, after doing a Orthrus on Talos, my orthrus pet cast a spell for the very first time! Yes! I shrieked with delight! It was only a myth trap though, (It didn't trigger his cheater-cheater thing either.) and he killed me on the next round. But it was still really cool!

Well, I really ought to go back to work. I'm over half-way through my writing, so I'll be seeing you really soon! Hopefully with Medusa. *crosses fingers*

~Heather

Welcome to Stormriven

Woot! This morning I dinged level 55 and made it to Stormriven!

Check out the awesome new staff.

I really love it. I need to design a whole outfit around it. ;)

Not much else to report, just that I'm dying to get to level 58 to get my new spell now.

Medusa is really too awesome and I must have it. Right now!

~Heather

Where no wizard has gone before

In Celestia I have been working in the District of the Stars. First I thought, "this is all very Dr. Who." But I've decided that it reminds me more of Star Trek. 

This is totally a place where I could see the crew of Voyager exploring. I keep expecting to see Tom Paris around every corner. And I could have sworn I heard the familiar hum of a transporter. Well I'll keep my eyes open and let you know if I see anything. Hey look! It's the Enterprise--- oh wait that's a piece of coral...

~Heather

"Gulb-gulb GUBBITY!"

(Celestian for Welcome to Celestia! (No not Heather is a smart alec.))

Unless you have been living under some rock or a pile of homework, you probably know that Celestia has finally come to the spiral! The crowd goes wild!
I know that I am probably not alone in saying that Celestia really confuses me.

Oh well I'm sure I'll figure it out. Oh hey before I forget go pick up a Seastar (or Starfish as it's called in game) pet! They've got some loverly talents for under 20,000 gold. Check out the Petnome page!

~Heather

Hello Goodbye

Well kids this is the last time to "save the princess". Miss Selena is leaving the spiral.
I ran my final wizard through the quest, Darby. Ah the last time we shall see Miss Selena dancing.

...WOOHOO! Okay maybe that's a bit harsh, but Celestia is coming! And it's only coming after she leaves, so... See ya Selena!

Speaking of Celestia, I hear it's coming out tomorrow. Everyone keeps asking if I'm getting ready when I see them on the live realm. Eh, not really. I'm just going to go with the flow and ask the clever people a lot of questions. ;) Also,

I AM NOT GOING TO JUMP RIGHT ON THE LIVE REALM WHEN IT FIRST COMES OUT! I lost my Teddy that way. I'm not doing it again. I advise you to do the same. 'Cause you know what they say, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

Okay little rant is over. Besides that I can't wait for Celestia! :) The pets there are out of this world. Hehehe.

~Heather

A Long Time Ago In a Spiral Far, Far Away...

Forget Selena, this quest is all about Star Wars!

Oh please! Stop with the jokes!

We first see her as a hologram apparition.

No, seriously. Stop with the corny jokes.

Okay now to jump off a cliff into water and visit the crab king!

Is it just me or is this a little messed up?

Just keep swimming. AH DORY! NOW YOU'VE GOT THAT SONG IN MY HEAD!

Jasper is my favorite swimmer surfer!

After a beautiful wedding ceremony, which was so lovely it would have been a shame to break up,

the crab king and queen danced all night long at the reception.

I grudgingly joined in for a few minutes.

Okay, that's enough of that!

I went home and tucked away my new statue.

IF the Wandering Conjurer Players ever put on "Selena Gomez: the Musical" I'm sure this will come in handy.

Now... to run the other five girls through the Star Wars quest.

Shark mount! Shark mount! Shark mount!

~Heather