Priestess of Nui and Google Translate

So tonight, Impatient Melde's alt Zhozho tried to row across the ocean in his rowboat.  He was promptly eaten by seabugs.

The reason Zhozho went rowing across the ocean was to help some guildmates who are also Vietnamese and speak Vietnamese to each other in game.  I would like to report that we have reached the age of Star Trek and the Universal Translator (sort of...).  Impatient Melde, in her infinite attempts to communicate with all she encounters used Google Translate to hold some very small communication.

I say very small because at one point, Impatient Melde's guildie asked, what does "ban danh" mean?  In all fairness, I think I left out a word, but needless to say, Google Translate still isn't perfect.

Also, speaking in game means a lot of l33t speak and mistyping, so there's that too.  However, the highlight of my night was when someone asked, "Zhozho, are you Vietnamese?" and I got to reply, "nope, I'm an american with a cellphone and a translation app."

We have reached the future.  Beam me up, Scotty! Or maybe, "Chùm tôi Scotty!"

Picture from ComicVine.

In Canada, American Quarters are Like Purpling

This post is dedicated to my friend Sleeky, who loves to PVP, is teaching me dueling skills, and answered a question that occurred to me for the first time tonight.

Many Americans know what it's like to go to pay for something and pull out a quarter only to find that it's a Canadian quarter.  While the elk is rather lovely, my first thought is generally along the lines of, "Crap!  How did I get stuck with a Canadian quarter?"

Enter Sleeky, who is Quebecois.  He tells me this also happens to Canadians who suddenly find themselves in possession of an American quarter.

My view of the world has completely shifted.

Level 50!

Impatient Melde made it to level 50 tonight!  This is the highest level in Archeage at the moment.

Now, she's trying to learn how to be a PVP-er.  So far her friend and PVP trainer Sleeky is kicking her arse.

One day, Impatient Melde will snatch the pebble from his hand...

Elven Elk Mount

I woke up this morning (okay, afternoon) to the hiss of our little girl cat accompanied by the baritone wail of Zhozho.  We call it the sister siren.  For whatever reason, these two cats hate one another with passion and are separated by a double-high baby gate (Zhozho doesn't jump that high - we're pretty sure he's afraid of heights).  Regardless, they often express their hatred through creative song, no matter how many pheromone diffusers I plug in.

Out of the five cats that share our abode, Zhozho is both the softest and jerkiest.  Thus, given his general warrior demeanor, I turned him into one of my Archeage alts.

This is a rare photo of Zhozho leaving a hat on for more than a few seconds, though you can tell he was not amused.  He does not fancy being a role-playing cat, especially if it involves LARPing.

Rare Plant Drops

I did a little research recently on the rare drop items from various plants.  As far as I can tell, most of these drops used to be part of recipes but are not any longer.  Thus, I was saving them up for really no reason at all.

The exceptions to this are Scarlet Rose Petals, Fragrant Lavender, Fragrant Beans, and Fiery Chili Peppers.  These four items are used for Blue Salt Brotherhood quests in Windshade.  Flower Seller Laine asks for three Scarlet Rose Petals and three Fragrant Lavender as her final quest items... Farmer Makella requests two Fragrant Beans and two Fiery Chili Peppers as his second-to-last items in the Farmer's Calendar line of quests.

Of course, when it comes to animals, many of those rare drops are used.  I deal more with the plant side of things, but I do know that Farmer Makella needs two Broken Goat Horns and three Golden Eggs before he gives you your Battle Cat and title.  I'm pretty sure that Raw Duck Meat is part of the daily Farmer's Station quests... but that is an Izzy question really.

Guildies, if you're reading this... Impatient Melde usually keeps some vanilla and pepper stocked... you can only get those through gathering.  Soon I'll post the list of quest items for the Blue Salt Brotherhood quests in Windshade.  I had a difficult time finding them online and it made me crazy.  I don't go by Impatient Melde for nothing!

Photo of Wasabi-chan from Mashable.