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2015 was a year of significant change for me. The second half of 2014 and early 2015 were made up of significant challenges and stressful events. As a result I got to the point where I recognised the need to address this urgent situation and create significant change. As this time of the year is always a time for reflection, and planning for the future, I thought you might be interested in some of the things I did to create an opportunity to Reawaken and Review my life.
Torquay, Victoria, November 27-29, 2015
"From Surviving to Thriving"
Since becoming a transformational life Coach, Andrea has wanted to create a retreat weekend by the sea would serve as the catalyst where women will meet other women who may have become dormant, and are seeking their purpose and direction to uncover the strategies, relationships and support they need. This enables them to rapidly identify the new lives they want and create the change they crave.
Surviving to Thriving Weekend 2015, is the culmination of that dream. It will bring together a small group of women in the middle of life, who are ready to let go of their limiting past and create change. It will be a two-day journey in optimising every aspect of their lives to create a fulfilling future. The weekend will commence on Friday evening of November 27 and conclude Sunday afternoon 29 November 2015.
Engage with your retreat leader, Andrea Fisher, who will transform the way you think about your own personal growth and development.
Andrea is an experienced and qualified life coach, counsellor and group facilitator and trainer. She loves to challenge women to move beyond their expectations to create new opportunities.
Surviving to Thriving Retreat Weekend 2015 will be a fun, enjoyable and invaluable experience for a small group of women taking place over two full days in beautiful Torquay on the surf coast of Victoria, Australia.
Each day will be made up of engaging reflective and hands on activities, with opportunities to relax and make new friends. The weekend is designed to take you on a step-by-step journey to help you identify how you would like your life to look, what is lacking, and how to overcome the things that hold you back in order to create and live the life you hope for.
Friday 27 November
6PM onwards: Registration and Settling in
7 PM: Welcome and Introductions. Group expectation and norms.
7.30PM: Dinner
Saturday 28 November
8 AM: Self-Service Breakfast
9AM: What are you REALLY looking for?
10.30AM: Coffee/Tea Break. Stretch your Legs
11AM: What Gets in the Way?
12Noon: Lunch
1PM: Free time for reflection, walking, enjoying the beach, or a coffee in one of the many cafes in the local area
3.30PM: Program Resumes. Clearing, cleansing and declutter
5.30PM: Break
6.30PM: Dinner
8PM: Short evening program
Sunday 29 November
8AM: Self-Service Breakfast
9AM: What Could Life Look Like?
10.30AM: Coffee/Tea Break
11AM: How Do I Get There?
12 Noon: Lunch
1PM: What Does the Future Look like for Me?
2.30PM: Where to from Here?
3.30PM: Depart
*** All times are indicative only and are subject to change according to the needs of the group participants.
The retreat will be held in a private relaxing home in central Torquay, fully equipped with several bedrooms, sea views and an outdoor spa for your relaxation. The beach and shops are about a 10-15 minute walk away.
The Retreat Venue
A bonus for the first six people to register! Simple bed and breakfast style accommodation will be included free of charge at the retreat venue, for the first six people to book. OR
Local Hotels or Airbnb
If you are not in the first 6 to book, you can organise your own accommodation at your expense at local hotels, Motels or through booking agencies such as Airbnb. Contact Andrea for a discount code for Airbnb. There is a wide diversity of accommodation in Torquay OR
Day Attendee
If you live locally you may prefer to attend as a Day Attendee, and sleep in your own bed! You will receive all sessions, resources and meals.
Time out in a beautiful part of the surf coast of Victoria will give you the chance to clear your head, enjoy the beach, and leave renewed in body mind and spirit having enjoyed time away from your usual demanding routine.
You will have time for reflection, and to let go of old unhelpful beliefs which no longer serve you well, leaving space for mental clarity.
You will develop a clear picture of how you would like your future to look, and can develop a practical strategy to put it into place.
You will meet new women who are on a similar journey of exploration and renewal, and gain support in knowing you are not alone.
You can enjoy simple healthy food, fun and laughter.
Finally, you can take valuable steps towards moving from simply surviving you really THRIVING in your life.
Earlybird Registration: by 7 November 2015, $397.
Includes, FREE B & B style accommodation for the first six people to register, all sessions, all retreat materials, all meals, and a bonus retreat goodies bag.
Normal registration: $457
Includes all sessions, all meals, all retreat materials and the bonus retreat goodies bag.
Day Attendee: Price is dependent on date of registration as above. Earlybird $397, and normal $457.
Includes all sessions, all meals, all retreat materials and the bonus retreat goodies bag.
Ready to secure your place?
How do I get there?
Torquay is 1.5 hours easy drive from Melbourne. There is a train service to Marshall, just past Geelong, and a bus service to Torquay. If you are flying in, there is a connecting bus service from Tullamarine to Geelong and the Surf Coast.
Where can I park at the retreat?
There is limited off street parking and plenty of on street parking.
Is there a dress code?
Where comfortable casual clothes and bring walking shoes if you would like to take advantage of the several beaches nearby of which to walk and enjoy the fresh air. As the wind can be fresh I suggest layers of clothing, and a light jacket can be useful.
What if I have special dietary needs?
The food at the retreat will be simple, largely self-serve food. Vegetarians will be catered for. If you have any other special dietary needs, please contact me before to discuss this.
What is the cancellation policy?
As this is a small intimate retreat, it is likely that the places will fill quickly. In order to gain your commitment I need to be firm about the cancellation policy, so that others do not miss out unnecessarily. If you cancel more than a month before you will get your full fee back, less a $50 administration fee. Less than a month's notice of cancellation, you will lose 50%. Less than a week you will lose your full fee.
Do I need to share a room or bathroom?
As this is a private home not all the rooms are ensuite. There are some rooms with one bed and some with two. The first to book will be offered a room to themselves, and then the shared rooms will be offered. Everybody will share the two bathrooms. If you would like to share a room with a friend please advise me when booking.
If your own room with ensuite is essential, I suggest you book accommodation nearby.
Any other questions?
In order for you to be sure before you book, if you have any other questions, do feel free to contact me to discuss them.
Telephone 0409 180 880
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Just what is this Manifesting or Law of Attraction hype you and I have been seeing?
Well, it basically means thinking about what you really want and making it happen. It is a simple technique you can apply to bring success (however you define it) into your life – health, wealth, abundance, happiness, freedom which includes everyday important goals that you and I want to achieve.
For example, some time ago I was coaching a client who had decided to apply for an employment position she had really wanted for some years. My client knew she could do this job, but previously she had not been given the opportunity to prove this.
My client (Let's call her Suzy) conducted all the research she could about this job, the employer and the statutory requirements which impacted on this position then, duly wrote her application letter and addressed the required key selection criteria and mailed it off.
All the time Suzy was preparing this, she kept repeating to herself "this is my job, this is my job". During the waiting time, she completed further research on this job, all the while repeating "this is my job" then, she received an email informing me that her application was successful and had moved on to the interview stage.
Then, self doubt struck. She says she thought…. "do I really want this? Could I do this? Of course I could, I had gotten this far hadn't I?" Then Suzy had to collect all her self doubts and throw them away. Positive thinking came to the forefront. She took a deep breath, squared her shoulders, held her head high and walked forward with confidence."
So, again Suzy repeated her mantra: "this is my job, I can do this and do it well" was repeated over and over again. The interview went extremely well, so well that she got "her dream job".
Can you see the processes Suzy followed to make it happen?
What I am telling you here, is that you need to set goals, start off with smaller ones at first if you are not sure, then as you achieve these, grow to bigger and better things.
All the hype tells us that you have to think long and hard about what you want and where you want to be and it will happen.
But, what will actually happen, will you still be wishing and hoping for what you wanted?
You – yes you, have to actually go out and do something about it. The adage "all good things come to those who wait" has to become: "all good things come to those who go out and make it happen."
Don't just sit back and rest, you could be sitting on that rock for a long time.
I actually journal the process to get there, plan it out. What do I want? To get there, work out the steps that you need to make to get yourself to the point where there is even the slightest possibility of it happening. Cross off each small step as you achieve it and give yourself a pat on the back for getting there.
Then, and this is the big one, once you are at that point, what do you need to do to actually make it happen – to bring it to fruition?
Again, put your goal on a piece of paper and plan the final stages of the journey to get there.
Surround yourself with like minded people who can buoy your efforts and keep sustaining the momentum. It is very easy to shrug your shoulders and give up when nothing happens straight away.
Don't become disheartened, some people never even get to the stage of planning anything. They just sit and moan that nothing good ever happens in their life.
Manifesting is more about the process to get there, a sense of self achievement in crossing off the tiny steps. It may not always work straight away as there are other influences which may impact on this. Don't be afraid to revisit your goal and adjust it somewhat, especially in the early days of trying out this technique.
Are you willing to give it a go?
My first hint is to clear your mind from distractions, sit quietly and think about what you would like to manifest.
Please let me know if you need any assistance with this. We can organise a coaching session via skype or phone. Or, just give it a try keeping in mind these positive thoughts here:
– Doubting Yourself
– Negative Thinking
– Fear of Failure
– Criticising Yourself and Others
– Negative Self Talk
– Procrastination
– Fear of Success
– People Pleasing
Reaching Beyond Adversity
It is easy to believe that you can't Reach Your Potential because of some adversity that may have happened in your life. You may have experienced a significant loss early in life such as the death of a loved one or major disruption through divorce of your parents. Many people will remember having to move house as a child and having to leave friends behind, and possibly the difficult time you had in re-establishing a friendship group in your new location.
I have worked with many clients who have been unfortunate enough to have been abused as children through physical, emotional or sexual abuse. This has obviously left significant scars and has resulted in the person concerned needing or choosing to seek individual supportive therapy to work through the impact of these issues. They will never know what life might have been like if they had not experienced this trauma or adversity early in life. Recent scientific research is showing that the development of the brain can be significantly impaired by early childhood trauma. But the good news is the neuro-plasticity of the brain allows repair work to be done through positive experiences and personal relationships later in life. It would be easy for the individual to give up and say that it is all too hard, and they will always be "like this".
But this attitude means the challenging situation or adverse situation can become an excuse, not a reason for never quite making the highest standard you would love to set for yourself. It could be the excuse for never taking on a new experience where we do not have total confidence that we will succeed. It could prevent you from learning a new skill which could open a whole new set of doors in life.
Trying a new thing is uncomfortable by its very nature. A challenge is a challenge for that very reason. It takes us beyond our comfort zone and into the area of risk, where we may fail. But if we don't experience some failure or lack of success, then we probably are not trying hard enough. There are very few new skills that everybody gets right the first time. Trying a new experience and not making it teaches valuable things. Discovering you hate a new experience is a valuable thing to learn. I vividly remember trying to learn to ski with spectacular lack of success. I tried a few more times, continuing to fail to master the skills required for me to even look mediocre on the slopes! Eventually I chose to pursue other interests but the experience was invaluable in helping me decide where my interests really lay and to understand why I thought I should try.
Most of us have watched young children start to take their first steps. None of them ever have complete success on the first attempt, beyond one, two or maybe three steps. The child invariably falls over and possibly cries. But parents don't say "You can't do that so don't try again." They pick the child up, encourage them to try again and continue to do so into the future. Eventually they learn to walk, and then to run! So it is with us as adults.
Marie Forleo reminds us, "Your past does not equal your potential".
Marie runs an online course called B-School. The school has been reviewed in the past as teaching more about business than many postgraduate MBA courses in university. I have enrolled in the upcoming course because I have a vision to transform my business from working mainly in face-to-face counselling where I can only help one person at a time, to running a lot more workshops, conferences, retreats and online courses to be able to reach and work with lots more people. This requires a specific skill set, and my past attempts have not been spectacularly successful. In addition I have had my own personal experiences of adversity and trauma, which I sometimes used in days gone by as excuses to keep me stuck as a victim of my experience. Fortunately I grew beyond that and have now reached a much higher potential than I did prior to the adversities.
So in the interests of promoting a more positive future for both myself and you, I'm going public on my plans and my willingness to take a risk. I know I have the potential to do it and I am engaging with the best through Marie Forleo and Leonie Dawson to gain the skills and the support to get there. Going public in your intention is one of the first steps towards success.
I challenge you to do the same. So take a realistic step today towards the potential you KNOW you can reach. The first step doesn't have to be big. You just need to take it.
Why don't you report below in the comments what your first step is going to be and let us know how you get on? You can be guaranteed of support from me in your journey to Reach Your Potential.
It's funny isn't it to think about what gets us moving to get things done? I'm tired today but it feels like a 'good' tired. And why? Well, it comes from working hard to get something done by a deadline. I was getting my house ready to be photographed to be advertised to sell. We all live happily in our homes amongst clutter and normal family living – but when we sell, it seems the norm is we try to make our homes look like it has first made an appearance in Home Beautiful. So my bevy of activity was about de-cluttering, extra cleaning, washing windows and finally shoving the last vestiges of untidiness into cupboards before my refuge is displayed to the world on a real estate website.
So now, the photos are done and we just need to pretend that we live like this all the time – or at least until someone is sufficiently besotted to want to make an amazing offer!
Was I stressed? You bet I was! But it felt like some manageable stress. That is, it was short term, with a specific deadline and had clear and specific benefits to me. I felt satisfied that I had done the best job I could.
I can't help but contrast this with the type of stress some people experience in everyday life. When we have constant stress – through work, family, relationships, financial or other ongoing issues – it can feel that we are on constant hyper-alert, or hyper-vigilance. The disadvantage of this is that the body has to deal with the stress hormones released naturally by our bodies when we are feeling under threat. This is the fight/flight mode – a hangover from our cave man days. Along came the wild animal to attack us – our body released adrenalin and we were ready to fight the threat or run away to keep safe.
Fast forward to 2014. If we are constantly threatened by psychological threats, rather than physical, our body still releases the hormones. We try to fight the threat – but we can't always run away. This can lead to physical illness, burnt out, compassion fatigue (a lack of empathy for others) and a myriad of other concerns.
The solution? I know you've heard it all before – but it is simple really – GOOD SELF CARE!
Acknowledge that life can be stressful and take active steps to limit, reduce or eliminate the things that cause you to feel threatened and want to fight or flee. Be realistic – do you really need that thing or person if you feel constantly drained? Is the benefit of that job, relationship or activity far outweighing the costs? Does that habit of smoking or drinking too much, outweigh the health costs? And if you can't reduce the threat or stress – then be sure to have some pretty good strategies for self care to manage the impacts.
Would you like to know more and do a self evaluation of the impact of stress on your life? It can affect you physically emotionally cognitively and behaviorally.
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May I wish you all the very best for Christmas and a happy New Year. Whilst Christmas is a happy time for many, I know that it is also a challenging time for some as our expectations are not always of a joyful time connecting with family or friends. Don't be limited by the expectations of those around you or what the media would have you believe is the only way to do the festive season. Create your new traditions in a way that suits you, and prepare to end the year positively in order to start the New Year.
Isn't it interesting that we link Merry Christmas and a happy New Year together? It is as if we automatically move from one event to another. However, before we can look forward to the happiness of a new beginning, it is really important to have a successful ending. For many, Christmas is about overindulgence and recovery, and then not doing much until New Year. I hear many people say that New Year's Eve is over rated, and that they don't enjoy it very much at all. They are glad when the festive season is over and they can return to some normality.
I think the clue to enjoying Christmas and New Year's Eve is to think about Christmas in a different way, then successfully end the year before embarking on a new one.
If you believe the media Christmas, is all about happy times with family and friends. For those who are fortunate to enjoy this, please remember those around you who do not share that happy fortune. If you don't have those people surrounding you in an environment that is happy, caring and supportive, then this time of the year can lead to stress.
I encourage people who are alone or who find spending time with family potentially difficult, to view the occasion in a new light. There are no rules about how you should spend Christmas. After all, the way it is portrayed in 2013 is dramatically different to the scene of an unmarried man and his fiancee giving birth to a baby in makeshift accommodation in a stable at the back of an overbooked inn. I suspect there was no tinsel wrapped around the rafters, and you will recall that the Kings arrive some time later with gifts that were most certainly not iPods, Nintendo's or a Wii.
Reflect on the time and whether or not you have any religious or spiritual belief, try to identify what the significance of the season is for you and create a new tradition that will reflect the meaning and purpose you attribute to the time of year.
I hear families having picnics in unusual places, working as volunteers to assist others, or generally doing things entirely differently so as to avoid the disappointment of not having what others would have us believe is the only way to do Christmas.
Then I encourage you to spend some time reflecting on the year. As 2013 draws to a close it is useful to discover what was successful about it and what didn't work so well and could be improved. This is what really helps to anticipate 2014 and move through New Year's Eve, to start a really successful 2014.
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I hope when I contact you again in early 2014 you are already engaged in planning your successful New Year.
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News 12 @ 6 o'clock/ Tuesday, July 1, 2014
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Some of you might now be carrying more than just keys and wallets.
Georgia's new gun law takes effect today. Registered gun owners can carry in bars, restaurants, and even churches, that allow it. But quite a few business owners are sticking to their guns and saying no way.
Today has been a day Chuck Williamson has been worried about for some time. "I think a lot of people were very alarmed when they heard about that," said Williamson.
He's talking about the new gun law. And as the CEO of Serenity Behavioral Health, he knew from the start, guns aren't an option here. "A person was killed on the steps of this very building as a result of someone carrying a firearm," he said.
So even though you can carry guns where you once couldn't, things at serenity, won't change. And to make sure people know that, they have installed new signs all around the campus.
Melvin La Pan with Fast Signs says orders for signs started coming in the last few weeks. "We've definitely seen a lot more signs that say please don't bring weapons in here," he said.
But he doesn't think they'll do much good. "People who break the law all the time they're not gonna listen to a sign," La Pan said.
But Williamson says, these signs, could make a world of difference. "Because they're a reminder. They're something more visible to remind people," he said.
Already, Richmond County Schools also have signs up around the schools. There are some leading up from the streets and on the doors to make sure visitors know, no weapons are allowed.


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Let's face it: business has an image problem. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, businesses in the United States gained 732,000 jobs in 2014. Business growth is clearly leading the U.S.'s economic recovery. And yet a recent Gallup study asking Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of various professions found that the only ones ranked lower than businesspeople were politicians—specifically members of Congress.
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The history of poker largely depends on how strictly you define the game. Betting games using cards trace their history back to more than 1,000 years ago in China but the modern version of poker using a 52 card deck became popular in the US around 1850.
Poker quickly spread from New Orleans (likely brought their due to the French influence and evolving from the French card game "Pogue") throughout the West, with the gold rush and towns suddenly flush with money the perfect recipe for the spread of poker.
While some rules changed -- flushes and straights were added to the hand rankings and a draw was introduced to make the game more complex -- the game remains largely the same today. Another piece of history worth knowing is the history of online poker in NJ where playing poker online has become legal just two years ago, but the events that built up to this positive outcome are fascinating bits of poker history.
Other American additions to the game including adding a wild card (around 1875), split-pot poker (around 1900), and community card poker games (around 1925) that form the basis of today's most popular form of poker: Texas Hold'em.
The basic rules for Texas Hold'em are described below:
The Cards
Standard pack of 52 cards
The Deal
Deal and play are clockwise, the deal proceeds to the left after each hand.
Each player is dealt two cards face-down to begin, with a round of betting for players to decide whether to fold or continue with the hand.
The Play
After the first round of betting, three community cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. These cards are shared by all players, who use them to make the best five card poker hand.
Players can use any combination of the two face-down cards they're dealt along with the five eventual cards in the middle.
A round of betting follows after the three cards are dealt; a fourth card is dealt to the middle (followed by another round of betting) before a fifth and final community card is dealt face-up.
After one last round of betting all players still in the hand turn over their cards, with the best hand getting all of the chips that have been wagered.
A pre-determined ranking of hands determines who the winner is, with the order of hands based on the likelihood of them occurring.


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McGill exploded for three goals in 13 minutes to upend Queen's 4-1 in men's opening round play at the Old Four soccer tournament on Molson Stadium, Saturday. The Redmen will also meet Toronto in Sunday's final at 2:15 p.m. U of T advanced after dumping Western 4-1. Queen's will play the Mustangs in the consolation game at 10 a.m.
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Pumpkin Hummus is sensational. Oh, my! If I thought the "Simply Delicious Homemade Hummus" recipe was fantastic, words can't even express how wonderful this recipe was. What a fabulous appetizer. It's great for after school snack for your kids, for parties and potlucks, and even a great snack to take to work. It's healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan. It's a great way to get ME (let alone my kids) to eat more fresh veggies.
I am indebted to Tina Danze and The Dallas Morning News, for sharing a fabulous pumpkin section in the newspaper this week. I've changed the recipe a bit because I wanted to use roasted garlic instead of fresh. I added Tamari sauce which isn't included in the original recipe. I also increased the seasonings. The end result is spectacular. If you make it, I'm sure you'll agree.
When I originally posted this recipe in October 2012, I was still using an iPhone 3 for a camera. The pictures were a little on the grainy and blurry side. Besides all that they just aren't as clear as when you take photos with a better camera. I've been systematically going back through all my first year blog recipes so I can retake the pictures and Pumpkin Hummus came up on the menu last week (January 2016). A friend from our Sunday school class and I get together every couple of weeks and we share lunch at her office and then power walk out behind her office building. Last week I brought a batch of this hummus and some herb-roasted turkey slices and sliced avocado for lunch. She loved it, and as I was headed up to north Plano after our lunch, I left all the leftovers with her so she could have it for lunches the next few days or share it with other employees. Pumpkin Hummus is amazing. I hope you give it a try.
Pumpkin Hummus is amazing.
Serve Pumpkin Hummus with a wide array of veggies.
This is a very healthy snack alternative to chips, granola bars, and other unhealthy snacks that are filled with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, MSG, and other preservatives and fillers.
Here's what I did.
I used these are the ingredients.
Cut the top off the bulb of garlic and roast in oven or toaster oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Rinse and drain garbanzo beans. Place beans on a plate and mash with a fork.
Place mashed garbanzo beans in blender. Add lemon juice, pumpkin, tahini (sesame paste), olive oil, ground cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, tamari soy sauce (this has less sodium so it doesn't spike the hummus with too strong of a salty taste.)
After baking, remove garlic cloves from bulb. Peel each individual clove removing the skin.
Add roasted garlic to blender.
Blend hummus ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth. If necessary, add a little water while processing.
Serve Pumpkin Hummus with the veggies of your choice.
This recipe makes about 2 cups. Enjoy this low calorie, healthy, vegan, and gluten free alternative to Ranch Dip.
Pumpkin Hummus is a great appetizer to serve for tailgating parties!
We loved the flavor of this hummus.
Here's the recipe.
(Recipe inspired from Tina Danze, The Dallas Morning News, October 24, 2012)
- 15-oz. can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained (reserve liquid)
- 1 whole garlic bulb, top cut off and roasted
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- 15-oz. canned pumpkin
- 1 ½-2 tbsp. tahini (sesame paste)
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. cumin
- ¾ tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. tamari gluten-free soy sauce
- about 1/8 cup water, or reserved garbanzo bean liquid, if necessary to puree
- Cut top of garlic bulb to expose the top parts of the garlic.
- Place in 350° oven or toaster oven for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse garbanzo beans.
- Mash beans with a fork.
- Place in blender or food processor.
- Add lemon juice, pumpkin, tahini, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and tamari.
- Once garlic is roasted, peel off skin and add roasted garlic to blender.
- Pulse and blend until thoroughly mixed.
- You may have to stop and stir 3 or 4 times to make sure all of the ingredients are blended.
- You may also have to add the water in order for the hummus to process.
- Serve with vegetables of your choice.
- Makes about 2 cups hummus.
Pumpkin Hummus is a healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan appetizer or snack. It's great for tailgating parties when you're trying to offer lower calorie alternatives to pizza and regular tailgating fare.
Pumpkin Hummus is a great appetizer for holiday parties when pumpkin is easy to locate at your local grocers.
I served Pumpkin Hummus with grape tomatoes, cucumber slices, broccoli florets, baby carrots and bell pepper strips.
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Some time ago the Office 365 MVP community was made aware of something called "Project Highlander" which we were told was a team-based task management solution. This product became known as Microsoft Planner (aka Office 365 Planner).
Microsoft has for a long time had available Project Server and Project Online to provide organisations with enterprise-grade project management solutions, however they have been very costly solutions – even with the cloud model. The big issue with the Project suite is that unless users get trained on the product they generally craft relatively basic project plans and don't utilise anything more than 5% of the feature set.
Beneath that the best that we could use in the Microsoft stack was Outlook tasks. And while Outlook tasks can be categorised, filtered, and even assigned to others – they are very basic in nature. Also who here doesn't often head towards the "Dismiss All" button or keep snoozing their reminders.
Many organisations started to move towards other solutions that filled the void quite well, such as Trello. These offered a more agile way of working and were very team-driven, not just project-based.
This is where Microsoft Planner comes in – to ultimately bring back those customers that have implemented Trello or may be tempted to. And what's great about Planner is that it doesn't cost anything extra if you are already licensed for Office 365.
There are a number of frustrations I have with Planner that will be addressed on the roadmap (such as it's mandatory connection to Groups – sometimes I don't want a group, and the fact that tasks can't be assigned to multiple people), so like with any Microsoft cloud product I simply put my hands out and eventually get what I want without having to do anything myself.
So let's think about where Planner fits in to our working day…
The kind of people who generally use Office 365 are productivity workers and in this today's workplace people are members of multiple teams, groups and projects. So we have a variety of things we're working on at any one time.
There are also people who wear multiple hats (such as myself) and effectively are doing multiple jobs at the same time. So how do I use Planner to manage my tasks?
Let me put it this way: anyone who knows me also knows that I'm both highly disciplined and also frantic – I do not really have a middle ground. I've previously used Outlook tasks to manage my workload, but that didn't help when it came to time allocation & management. I then switched to blocking out time within my calendar but that didn't help with prioritisation. I've also tried using tasks lists in OneNote – but again this is a very me-centric solution and not ideal for team work management or visibility. I found it challenging to assign tasks to others, but also to provide visibility on what I was working on. Also within a team one of the most important things is accountability – and Planner brings that.
While there is no mobile or desktop app at this point I keep Planner open by browsing to https://tasks.office.com. This renders equally well on all mobile and desktop browsers.
What I see is my favourite plans as well as others that I am a member of:
To give you some context as to how these plans fit to gether:
|My Work
|My individual tasks that don't fit anywhere else. I am the only member of this plan.
|Any CTO level tasks that fall under me as the CTO-Cloud, or my colleague Nathan who is our CTO-UC. We are the only two members of this plan.
|Where the senior managers of our business keep track of tasks and hold each other accountable. (We've only just started using it a week ago.)
|Cloud Practice Team
|This is where I manage the primarily R&D tasks of the staff that report to me. Most of their scheduling is done in our service management platform so this is for anything else.
|Sales Team
|Set up by our sales manager only a day ago so I'm yet to see how this turns out.
|For the pre-sales team that is managed by myself and my colleague Nathan (the CTO-UC). We actually set up a Group but got a Planner with it – so we're yet to use the latter functionality.
|Base Working Group
|Where those involved in the development of our intranet collaborate.
What I do love about using Planner is that whenever I'm in a meeting and we're assigning tasks and actions to each other – instead of having to wait for the minutes to be circulated someone just had to put them straight in to Planner. This is very powerful when you don't bring a notebook to a meeting (I'm firmly against bringing or having a notebook open unless you're actually taking notes – I'm sick of looking at the tops of people's heads when I'm talking to them) so you can just keep it open on a mobile and assign tasks from there:
Where a task belongs to me I assign it to myself so that it shows up in the "My tasks" view which I can then group my progress or plan (the screenshots are blurred to protect my super-secret content):
One thing to be wary of when looking at this yourself is that when you mark a Plan or Group as a favourite that will be reflected in Outlook with no way to remove it there:
I envisage that over time I will be a member of more Plans and Groups as they are a simpler way to collaborate and communicate without the overhead of a SharePoint team or project site. While those are still incredibly valuable and beneficial and ultimately the different toolsets (including Yammer Groups) will also come together over the next 6 months – at this point before going down one path or the other you do need to consider what is best for your team/group, what features they need, and how adaptable they will be to potentially changing down the track.
What I can tell you though is that Planner has changed the way I work dramatically. Using Delve Analytics to look at the patterns and usage of my email and calendar I quickly identified that a simpler way for me to work was to block out "focus time" in my calendar and then refer to my tasks in Planner for what I need to do there.
People around me are starting to get the Planner "bug" and starting to use it heavily as well. All it took was a few minutes to read up on how to use it (or watch a video), have a quick test – and BAM they were power users.
If you already use Office 365 – I urge you to look at Planner as I'm sure it will change how you manage your day.
Working with many customers over the years and speaking with many end users I've found that everybody uses technology differently.
This is a no-brainer really, but part of the issue is that often people aren't really shown how to use the technology and ultimately this is a failure of change management in organisations.
I have found that small frustrations can arise from discrepancies in how people do things within the Microsoft productivity stack. Little things like whether or not someone puts a description in a meeting invite, sending an email instead of cancelling an occurrence of a recurring appointment, short emails, long/wordy emails, using emails instead of instant messages, not responding to emails or Yammer posts, CC'ing everyone under the sun in email conversations, writing too much via IM when voice would be faster, REPLY ALL (!!!!), IM'ing people immediately after they come online when you have tagged them for status changes, and on and on and on.
We all have different ways of doing things, and there's not necessarily one right way of doing them. However, we do all live in the same digital world so it's important to ensure that we maintain a level of etiquette – similar to what we would expect in the real world.
Myself and fellow Office 365 MVP Paul Woods have taken it upon ourselves to write the "Office 365 Good Etiquette Guide" – an eBook available to everyone for free. Why? Because we're nice guys who feel that if there's an etiquette guide then maybe there will be a few less frustrations out there.
Our intent is to make the guide available by the end of August 2016, but here's the kicker – instead of us simply telling you our opinions and viewpoints we're opening it up for everyone to provide their input and in exchange we'll give you a thank-you credit in the book. All you need to do is email your suggestions to ideas[at]office365etiquette.info and that's it! Send as many as you like.
As the technology evolves and new features or integrations come along this means that behaviours may need to change as well – so where possible we will endeavour to update the guide and keep adding content.
We look forward to your input!


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A candidate for some position (i.e. President) that is also a Jew.
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1.I refunded Jenna Goodwin on May 16th for the $13 she paid for a diaper and let her know that since the item was already shipped that I would be filing a postal claim so I could later refund her shipping charges OR locate her package.
Date:May 16, 2012
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I'm in the process of closing shop so emails are closed and website is down. My facebook and this email email@example.com is open. I did ship out the diaper but would appear it never arrived for you so I
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Funding Source: $13.13 CAD - PayPal Account
2.One month later I come across a Facebook posting about how I scammed her out of her purchase, disappeared and never refunded her. I felt awful she felt that way and took her on her word that she never received any refund. My Facebook profile isn't private, anyone can search me and friend me, made sure of that after closing my page. So I took her on her word and refunded her the full amount of $20 (note she only ever paid $20) so now she's actually made $13 off of this and never said a thing.
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3. Months go by and all of a sudden I come across a blog posting claiming I'm a scam artist. Dated the night I refunded her in full (actually over $13 more than she was owed) and the blog post made it sound like she never got a refund and that I had completely disappeared. Note that on her blog post she clearly show's she had contact with me but conveniently cut out the part of me letting her know it was refunded. Tried posting this and defending myself only to not have my comments approved and to be blocked from her page (for defending myself and trying to make things right). Also asked her to simply remove my daughters picture from the Facebook crop job as I responded to her on my own will and my daughter has nothing to do with this. Of course I was ignored.
4. She also filed a ripoff report again making it look like I never refunded her. thankfully there she cannot control the responses and make it look one sided.
Not only was I ripped of $13 by this person but I was also made out to be a huge scam artist. Life got crazy and I did the best I could. I went out of my way to go to her post when I heard about it and make things right. It's one thing to post her experience but she did not. She made herself out to be a victim and me a monster who stole her money.
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A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SUSPECT; Officials Remain Uncertain On Identity of Suspect on Jet
By PAM BELLUCK with DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: December 25, 2001
BOSTON, Dec. 24— Federal officials said today that the man who tried to ignite explosives in his shoes on a flight from Paris to Miami on Saturday had no known address, and investigators in the United States and Europe struggled to determine his identity, nationality and motive.
In Paris today, the French border police were at pains to explain how they let the man onto American Airlines Flight 63, after they detained him for questioning on Friday because he tried to board the same flight without baggage. They finally decided to let him fly, but since the delay made him miss his flight, he stayed at a hotel near the airport and caught the same flight on Saturday without hindrance.
The man, identified in a federal affidavit as Richard C. Reid, 28, appeared this morning in federal court in Boston, where the plane made an emergency landing on Saturday after passengers and crew members tackled Mr. Reid as he tried to set the tongue of his shoe on fire.
In court, Mr. Reid, who is about 6 feet 4 inches tall, was slouching, his eyes cast down, his long brown hair unkempt, his beard scraggly. Instead of the black suede high-top sneakers that the authorities say concealed explosives and detonation cord, Mr. Reid wore prison-issue slippers and an orange prison jumpsuit. His feet tapped and jiggled slightly while he waited for the federal magistrate, Judith Dein, to enter.
Mr. Reid appeared without a lawyer, but when asked if he would like one appointed for him, he said yes. He nodded when Judge Dein asked him if he understood the charges against him, using intimidation or assault to interfere with the performance of flight attendants.
Mr. Reid was ordered held in federal custody pending a detention hearing on Friday. He is under constant watch at a jail in Plymouth, Mass., and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation before the hearing.
Mr. Reid has not been charged with possession of explosives, but the United States attorney in Boston, Michael J. Sullivan, characterized the charges filed on Sunday as ''initial.'' When asked whether he swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, Mr. Reid simply shrugged. He was then asked, ''Is that a yes?,'' and Mr. Reid replied, ''Yeah.''
Federal officials said today that they were still uncertain if Mr. Reid was acting alone or as part of a conspiracy and whether he had links to Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups. They said they hoped that when they identified the type of explosive in the shoes it might give clues to the country of origin and could help explain whether Mr. Reid needed help to carry out his plan.
Officials said that additional tests were being performed on the explosives. On Sunday, Massachusetts State Police officials said they believed that the material was C4, an explosive used in the past by Al Qaeda and other terrorists.
Edward M. Arnett, a retired chemistry professor from Duke University, said in an interview that C4 had typically been manufactured in the Czech Republic and that by international agreement since 1989 it had been spiked with a chemical that gives off a telltale odor and is also detectable by screening machines. But Dr. Arnett, who was co-chairman of a 1998 National Academy of Science report on detecting the origin of explosive materials used in terrorist bombings, said it was now likely that some chemists could manufacture plastic explosives outside the system so that it need not contain the chemical.
Federal officials in Boston said today that the explosives found in Mr. Reid's shoes were ''functional'' and that the material would have been detonated if Mr. Reid had succeeded in lighting the match. No other ignition device was necessary.
Charles S. Prouty, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Boston, said the explosives appeared to have had the potential to do significant damage to the plane.
There continued to be much confusion about Mr. Reid's identity. He was traveling on a British passport that was issued in Belgium on Dec. 7, and Mr. Sullivan, the United States attorney, said the passport appeared to be legitimate.
But Mr. Sullivan also said investigators could not say whether Richard Colvin Reid is the man's real name. Mr. Reid has no known address, Mr. Sullivan said.
Bush administration officials said some reports suggested that Mr. Reid behaved erratically and was a drifter, making it perplexing that he was able to obtain explosives.
In Britain, a Scotland Yard representative said only that ''we believe he is a British citizen.'' The Times of London said Mr. Reid was thought to be a naturalized British citizen of Sri Lankan background. The French police said he was a Sri Lankan named Tariq Raja who also used the Muslim name Abdel Rahim.
And the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington issued a statement today that he ''is not a Sri Lankan.'' The statement did not explicitly deny that Mr. Reid was born in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Reid told the F.B.I. that his mother was British and his father was Jamaican.
In France, the airport police struggled to explain why Mr. Reid was not searched or sniffed by a bomb-detecting dog. News reports and the head of the border police at the airport in Paris provided some details about Mr. Reid's effort to board the plane on Friday. Agence France-Presse's account is as follows:


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Posted 26 September 2012 - 07:39 AM
Playing as Erik Tyrvarr in Heroica RPG
Posted 26 September 2012 - 09:00 AM
Nice cliffhanger. I'm not sure of the significance of Sarah Tarnackle, so unless it's just a bit of faux-movie-humor, then it went over my head
Posted 26 September 2012 - 01:13 PM
Palathadric, on 25 September 2012 - 11:53 PM, said:
Assignment: Help! I need help! Last night, as I slept, the worst of things happened. I awoke to the sound of angry clamouring and loud noises. I went downstairs and what do I see? My farm animals have turned on me. They were breaking down the door of the farm house trying to get in at me. What did I do? I had to escape through the kitchen door with my wife and leave the house and all my possessions in the hands of animals. They are presently dwelling in my abode, eating my food, and sleeping in my bed. Please, I need a team of heroes to come and sort out this problem for me. I need you to help me rid my beasts of whatever it is that possesses them and causes them to behave the way they do.
Requirements: 4 heroes of any class (from levels 1 to 10 probably), although I prefer no robbers or animal-friends on my property.
Reward: We'll work that out when you get here.
Tweaked the pitch a little, not that it makes any difference really. Also, after reading quest #1, I don't think what I have planned for this one will be too similar to that one at all, but perhaps I need to word the pitch better, or is it just the farm thing and fighting animals itself that's the problem.
I don't mean to be stubborn.
That's more like it.
As this would be your first quest, please PM me more details about the progress of your quest as well as some pictures and enemy stats you've prepared for it.
~Now playing as Ellaria Arbour and Quintessa of Heartland in Heroica RPG~
Posted 26 September 2012 - 01:15 PM
Posted 28 September 2012 - 03:48 PM
I'd like to hear thoughts on it before I say anything. I'm happy with the length! Railroading is a Zepher tradition, so sorry about that. It made it even more necessary because I wasn't around my LEGO, so I couldn't build new sets or take new pictures. All pictures were taken before I left for college!
Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:30 PM
Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:33 PM
Zepher, on 28 September 2012 - 08:30 PM, said:
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:35 PM
Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:40 PM
I really enjoyed it. There wasn't a lot of freedom, but on such a story-centric quest, I can see why, who wants to screw around with side plots when you could finally be figuring what the hell is up with Wren? The battles were cool. Despite being for the most part single bosses, they were actually quite a challenge, even for such a varied and powerful party. I mean, they had to twist the system just to win the last one. The loot was nice as well.
The story all fit together and nailed down the missing piece of the Wren Quests. Quests 7 and 19 were in the present, setting up the whole thing, we discovered her future plans in Quest 30, and you describer her past in this one. A good way to round it off before the last one, you/the heroes really cut down that aggravating 'untouchable' aura she has, her humanity really showed through. I liked the new old party as well, they each had a clearly defined personality and I'm looking forward to them in the final quest. (I do hope to see some more backstory to them, there wasn't time to delve into it during this quest).
All I can say is that my hopes are high for the last Wren Quest, I really, really, really want to see how it all ends, perhaps be there too.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:46 PM
The battles were fair, even if in the last one I think Tesni got more bruises from Cronk than the Shard or Roderick!
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 09:00 PM
While we were railroaded at times, I can say that it did not affect the overall experiance at all. It isn't like there is much to explore in a deserted valley anyways. The character developement and story of your NPCs was excellent as always, I genuinely felt sorry for Triad and irritated at Roderick, sad as that makes me sound. It is also really nice when NPCs actually roleplay with the heroes, instead of remaining distant and wooden, it is this that makes your quests that bit more engaging to play.
I feel as though Haldor grew quite a bit on the quest as well, coming out quite a bit more educated and balanced as a person after all that. Arthur and Gray had quite a bit of impact on him, as unwanted as their advice seemed to be. This was also my first go as a PL, and it seemed a lot easier that I had thought it would be, but to be honest there weren't a lot of out-of-combat descisions for me to make.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable quest to go on, and I thank you Zepher for hosting it.
Posted 28 September 2012 - 09:34 PM
Posted 29 September 2012 - 12:03 AM
Overall, it was a great plot, I really didn't mind the railroading. I liked that you put in time for us to roleplay with the NPCs, that was a ton of fun and something I'd like to see in future Quests.
Is probably depressed. Real life sucks, yo.
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 12:25 AM
Flipz, on 29 September 2012 - 12:03 AM, said:
Posted 29 September 2012 - 12:30 AM
Masked Builder, on 29 September 2012 - 12:25 AM, said:
Arthur had the least Power and Health of any of us. He only stayed alive because I was mega-cautious and started over-strategizing.
Is probably depressed. Real life sucks, yo.
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 12:35 AM
Flipz, on 29 September 2012 - 12:30 AM, said:
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:14 AM
Your characters are always amazing, Zepher. You're able to make each one unique and like-able. Even the evil ones. I'm still confused as to why the cleric wants to call himself a wizard, but if the crazy old man wants to that's his prerogative. I love how each member of the old party not only fulfilled a specific role in a questing party but there was such a camaraderie amongst them that made the whole situation much more dramatic. And Bal. I'm already a sucker for Ewoks but I just wanted to hug the little guy. He's the lowest level of his entire party but he's the one to get the jump on the angel and he does it for his friends.
I have to say that I didn't feel all that railroaded. Sure, we couldn't go wandering all around and do whatever we wanted but it made sense for this sort of quest. We already knew where we were going and it just flowed to find the clues and lost party members as we did. You did allow us plenty of time to interact between battles and you never rushed us to our next objective.
The battles were imaginative. The Knight was the weakest battle but I think we got extra lucky in that one the round after he got healed and encouraged. Plus it was sort of unfair that almost all of us had the elemental advantage on him. The priest fight was particularly hard after that and was counter-intuitive to win. The Chaos beast almost won when we didn't act tactfully enough. The angel battle was only won because we learned our lesson from that. It was quite a challenge with the Angel and Aura's protecting each other.
And then there was the final battle. I really didn't think we'd win it after the Splinter took over. Cronk's luck is always bad enough without having to face a lucky enemy while Jinxed. I kind of feel like we cheated at the end there. The only alternative would have been to let Triad do all the fighting and that would have taken even longer if it worked at all.
I did realize that Wren was going to take the amulet. Probably later than everyone else. I also thought that maybe she was disguised as McColt. The guy goes on a quest without a sword? What a noob. But there really wasn't a way for us to stop Wren from getting it. It would have spoiled the lovely plot for the next quest.
I felt that I was given a lot to roleplay against this whole quest. Cronk had to face down a part of his own god. And it's demented servants. I love that he rose to the occasion and didn't lose faith in Ennoc, though at the end he may have lost a little faith in himself. And the Splinter will keep on giving good RP. I hope to resolve some of that when I find the time.
So to sum up.... Thanks, Zepher, for another amazing quest. I'm so glad Cronk was chosen to participate in it.
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 06:34 AM
Again, really looking forward to the final chapter. Hopefully Hybros will be around to participate.
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 05:25 PM
Alright, here we go:
Writing as different characters is hard. Keeping their world views and voices consistent is even harder. I particularly have trouble with Felton, Hans, and McColt. I like all of them, but I feel the PCs and the players have never really taken a shine to them. McColt has not been written by me for a few months. It is hard to give him the same voice, especially when he didn't really have a reason to talk much this time around. I hope that people take a real interest in those three in the final quest.
I hate not giving characters freedom, so I did really only give you one option, since I couldn't build sets for other things. The only thing you didn't have to do was go save Bal.... but I assumed that you would... hence him being in one of the final pictures.
I felt like I didn't give you QUITE as many role-play options. With so many NPCs and so few choices, this party lacked the camaraderie that I cherished so much in 19 and 30. However, this may also be because your characters all had different views on life. I feel, at the end, that your characters really did grow, which I was happy with. Instead of the normal growing friendlier, they seemed to grow stronger, which is a different dynamic, but one that certainly worked.
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Haldor/Scorpiox - I was pleased to have you as a party leader. Haldor, it turns out, is a bit of a hot head, which I liked. You REALLY let your character develop. When characters said things to him, they informed his future choices. That is the sign of a great role player. Real people are the sum total of all the events that have happened to them (I think). When the events inform your character... that's wonderful. And you let it happen. Eventually, it becomes so natural, your character changes without you even thinking about it. That's how real people work too. I think you're starting to channel that through Haldor, so keep it up. You're also starting to drop background clues. I like that. Make sure they fit in with who Haldor is now, but from what I've seen, you've been doing a good job of it. Keep it up!
Arthur/Flipz - You are an incredibly dedicated role player. I love it. Arthur is really coming into himself, and you have no trouble helping others to recall events and to roleplay as well. You want everyone to flourish, which is great. Your flashbacks are fun too. I warn you of this, however. Flashbacks and NPCs tying into your story are DANGEROUS. It is the same thing that I said when everyone was getting minions. You end up playing with yourself. Let the other PCs inform your actions. Haldor tried to take Arthur down a peg or two this quest, and we saw it sort of work. THAT'S interesting. That keeps people engaged. Backstory is great, but people can't interact with it, and in a game about interaction, people will skim it if it doesn't really pertain to them or their characters. But when Tesni talks about Grayness and Beacons, and you respond, then they people will become interested in how Arthur responds, and keep responding, and then the ball really starts rolling. NPCs, flashbacks, they're great. But use them sparingly. Your other PCs are the important story elements.
Alexis/Masked Builder - You really stepped up role playing for this quest, so thank you! I was so happy to see you so adamant to come on a Wren quest, so I'm glad you had a good time. I want to appease the fans! Alexis still seems pretty quiet to me. She is strong in her stance on Althior, and when she butted heads with Haldor or flirted with Arthur, those were good character moments, but I want to see even more!! You've stepped it up ten notches, now step it up ten more. Give her an opinion on everything. Doesn't have to be preplanned, just think to yourself in every situation, how would Alexis feel? When they save Bal, how would Alexis feel? When Sasha dies, how does Alexis feel? When they discuss grayness or Chaos or party leader aloofness, how does Alexis feel? As you start to find out how she feels and how she reacts, that's when you find the real character. You're well on your way to a very, very cool character, just make her a little more vocal! You've got the Harlot, you've got this notion of WANT and DESIRE that Wren talked about. How does Alexis feel about that? Does she agree, or disagree. Using that as a jumping off point, you get to go even further into her character. It's what I said about Arthur and Haldor, by reacting to the events that occur, you build a character.
Cronk/CM - I love Cronk. I really do. He's a extremely unique character. He's dynamic, but not in a fast way. He changes... but subtly. That's wonderful. He has a backstory that you've guarded carefully. All of us have talked about hiding backstory and releasing it over time, and being patient, but most everyone else has given out, thinking a year was enough time. Not you. Cronk hints and tells little snippets. What is this now, six quests? Bravo for your fortitude. It keeps Cronk incredibly interesting.... and he'd probably be interesting even without that. It's also important to note that Cronk sometimes seems to not 100% remember all events or characters, or over-simplifies stuff. It may appear to be a player over-sight, except that in the R&D thread, you make it clear that you know exactly what's gone on. Which makes it a character choice. Cronk clearly sees the world through a lens which is different than the one you see it through. That's one of the strongest signs of strong characters. His interactions are genius, he's steadfast in his views but listens to others, and grows while remaining essentially Cronk. He appeared simple at first glance, and I was afraid, way back when, that while he was adorable and funny he may remain exactly the same and one day grow boring as the rest of the game grew without him. But Cronk DOES grow, in his Cronk way, so he stays relevant and interesting while not losing his personal charm. I could go on and on, but I think you get the gist.
Tesni/Peppy - You are a superb roleplayer. I have many compliments for you, many of which are directed towards other players earlier in this post. Like Haldor, you let events effect you. I love that. Like Arthur, you are clearly into your character, and like Cronk, you have withheld your backstory an appropriate amount of time with strong fortitude. You have a unique style that I love. Tesni has very clear cut views on the world, and while she too, like all good characters, is dynamic, she, like I said of Cronk, has retained her core being. Also important to note is the length of your posts. Arthur is characterized with long winded speeches. That's a GREAT and STRONG choice for him. You make another another great and strong choice, that is equally as challenging. Your posts are nearly always short and concise. You tell us Tesni's thoughts without dragging them on. She says what she knows to be true, and then stops talking. That's beautiful. Keeps us engaged, and, more importantly, is true to the character. The fact that Tesni says relatively little, but still is a strong and prominent character who has extremely clear views on the world is a testament to your role playing.
Hope to see as many of you as possible in late Decemeber!
Edited by Zepher, 30 September 2012 - 12:46 AM.
Posted 30 September 2012 - 01:31 AM
Zepher, on 29 September 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:
Hope to see as many of you as possible in late Decemeber!
I definitely plan on signing up!
Posted 02 October 2012 - 07:25 PM
Thanks for the fun, Sandy. I enjoyed the NPCs and ending plot twists but it seems Nur has no luck when it comes to your Rock Monster final bosses. I will admit that in quest 10 I was afraid of failing (a second time) so chose not to attack the rock statues. Now the chance to redeem myself came and looks like I failed again by not even joining the fight. Sorry Sandy O_o
Now playing as En Sabah Nur in Sandy's Heroica RPG.
Posted 10 November 2012 - 07:09 AM
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Edited by Dannylonglegs, 10 November 2012 - 07:38 AM.
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Dannylonglegs, on 10 November 2012 - 07:09 AM, said:
While there's nothing wrong with the general idea of your suggestion, it does seem a bit uninspired. "Autumn Kingdom" lead by "Queen Autumn", really? Sounds a bit too simplified... Also, the Waldurk Forest and the Nathuz Mountains have already been located to the lost kingdom of Ennon, so your quest can't really take place in those locales. Please consult the maps at the Library to find another location for your quest.
~Now playing as Ellaria Arbour and Quintessa of Heartland in Heroica RPG~
Posted 10 November 2012 - 08:27 PM
Sandy, on 10 November 2012 - 08:02 AM, said:
Sorry, the goofy names are all placeholders that I came up with about five seconds beforehand. (accept Ends-Meet, which I thought of a few days ago, but fully intend to change it.) I usually develop characters in my head first, then give them names. (The same goes for the exact location of the nation, but I did actually think that one through a bit.) The Lost Kingdom of Ennoc is still lost, right? The idea for why the small kingdom was placed there was that it was a brand new kingdom reclaiming some land from the lost lands, presumably dealing with frequent attacks from orcish and goblin raiders. I can understand why you don't want the kingdom there though. I don't want to encroach upon anyone else's kingdoms. Perhaps "the Autumn Kingdom" could be west of Draida bay and that forest and south of the Nathuz mountains? Maybe I shouldn't have announced my hopes before I had solidified my thoughts and devised better names.
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 11:05 PM
The Amazing Race (Working title)
The Hinckwells and Shadeaux both employ a team of heroes (3-4 in each team) from Heroica to travel to Duplovia and obtain a precious artifact and bring it back to Eubric. The two teams have to chose the fastest way to get to Duplovia, face the challenges on the way and fight of their concurrents. There are several alternative routes the party can chose from and the heroes can earn extra money by trading with merchants at the marketplaces.
The two teams would get a separate topic each. The quest would go with as similar pace as possible in both of the. When a battle between the two teams happen, the battle will take place in the defender's topic with the attacking team PM'ing their actions to the QM.
I have planned most of the quest regarding the routes, locations, the special trading feature and NPCs, but battles and of course building the MOCs (giant MOCs!) still needs lots of work.
Especially battles is something I will struggle with so if someone is interested in helping me out there and maybe be co-host too, I'm all ears.
What do you think?
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