[TOR] Welcome Aerion Istari!

[Vilidius]

This has got to be the most overdue welcome in ages.  That's why Aerion gets a custom welcome.  He snuck in here, with his retro EQ1 profile pick (that reminds me eerily of Fayd) and started RPing and I didn't even notice!  I'm embarrassed to admit this, but all my time here is now admin stuff as launch approaches, and I barely even glance at the RP.

So welcome, you!  Clearly you must fit in here, because we all failed to even realize you were new.

[Jasyn]

Congratulations on being Viildius' 666th post.  Let the ritual sacrifice begin!  Now with more  because someone's already got the goat.

(Welcome!) 

[Askari]

Welcome!

[Jhared]

Oh hi! I have an axe! 

[Catri]

  Welcome both here and on the RP thread. I'd like to say we only seem crazy until you get to know us, but that would be a lie.

[Auric]

Welcome!

[RavenMiles]

Congratulations on being Viildius' 666th post.  Let the ritual sacrifice begin!  Now with more  because someone's already got the goat.

(Welcome!) 

I got hungry.

Welcome both here and on the RP thread. I'd like to say we only seem crazy until you get to know us, but that would be a lie.

I an not crazy. The voices in my head are.

[Sigil]

Welcome aboard.

[Gith]

Hello and welcome. Good job on the RP so far : )

[Aerion Istari]

Hi, Everyone.  My name is Aerion and I have a MMO problem.

* Hi Aerion *

It's been three years since I had an MMO...

*** Applause ***

...but lately I've been feeling like I'm going to have another one.

* NNOOOOOOOOOO *

I can't help myself!!  It feels so goood!!  Ha!

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Vilidiius, my application was only a couple of days old so I wouldn't say it was overdue.   And as Timelady and Val can attest, I'm pretty good at being unnoticed!  And speaking of which, thanks to Timelady and Val Gith for allowing me to participate in their fantastic story in the Tavern.  They have been most gracious!! 

As my avatar suggests, I go back a long ways in MMO.  I started back in EQ just a few weeks after  the March 1999 launch.   In those days, being able to play for 30 minutes without a crash was rare.  I also played in Anarchy Online (the worst MMO release EVER!), Dark Age of Camelot (still my personal favorite), Star Wars Galaxies (was the best MMO economy until they screwed everything up - twice!) , EQ2, Eve, Vanguard (otherwise known as Brad's Bane) and a few others some I can't remember the name of. 

In EQ, I did most of my playing on the Innoruuk server though I did have a troll named Doog on the Firiona Vie server probably about the same time as Saga started there.  But I don't remember seeing the guild.

Personally, I'm 52 years old (Hi Mixxi! *waves*) married with two grown children and one 12 year old who is close to being MMO ready herself.  I'm a senior level programmer maintaining a web application for P&C insurance companies.  I live in South Carolina.  My "other addiction" is woodworking and I make a cheesecake that is to die for.

[Jhared]

And so I demand this cheesecake of yours. 

And beer. Lots and lots of 

[Aerion Istari]

And so I demand this cheesecake of yours. 

And beer. Lots and lots of 

Guinness.  It's the source!

[Aerion Istari]

Congratulations on being Viildius' 666th post.  Let the ritual sacrifice begin!  Now with more  because someone's already got the goat.

(Welcome!) 

I got hungry.

Welcome both here and on the RP thread. I'd like to say we only seem crazy until you get to know us, but that would be a lie.

I an not crazy. The voices in my head are.

Both my imaginary friends think you're crazy!

[RavenMiles]

Ok, maybe a little. 

[PinkRose]

Welcome Aerion.
I have nothing witty to say.
No crazy names or people or comments.
I would comment on your cheesecake, but that's been done.
Also, the avatar was talked about too.
So all I can offer is this half-hearted welcome to our Family.
Welcome.

[Jhared]

And so I demand this cheesecake of yours. 

And beer. Lots and lots of 

Guinness.  It's the source!

It is for everything good in life.

[Aerion Istari]

Welcome Aerion.
I have nothing witty to say.
No crazy names or people or comments.
I would comment on your cheesecake, but that's been done.
Also, the avatar was talked about too.
So all I can offer is this half-hearted welcome to our Family.
Welcome.

Thanks Ryland!

[Jasyn]

Is cheesecake a pie or a cake?  Are we even allowed to discuss cheesecake on these forums?  Around here, it's always a wonderful day for pie. 

[Rumze]

Welcome ! And looking forward to chatting with you ingame.

[Aerion Istari]

Is cheesecake a pie or a cake?  Are we even allowed to discuss cheesecake on these forums?  Around here, it's always a wonderful day for pie. 

Cake or pie.  Now there is a question that has challenged and astounded the culinary world for generations.  It is called a cake though it has no flour or leavening agent.  So it is clearly not a cake.  It does have a crust so it perhaps more closely resembles a pie.

BUT...

Those elite culinary masters like myself understand that it is thickened with eggs so it also a custard though thicker than your typical custard. 

So, like a duck-billed platypus, it actually defies categorization in all the usual categories.   But if I had to categorized it, I would call it a custard pie.

Can I BS or can't I?