#entry 70

Happy birthday entry#70

I am so angry

I literally can’t sleep

Never mind

(OOC: Date [18-10-2016] Day[Tuesday])

Dear diary…

Up at dawn for the hundred laps. Gear checked and maintained. Armory cleaned again from the look of it. Then some reading on formations.  

Today, the training session seemed focused on the warbands own formation and shield walls. Unfortunately my shield isn’t best suited for shield walls given its size. That and the lack of consistency in shields causes for a somewhat patch work wall. But this is something to be worked on. Lord Nivendi’en was officially announced as the replacement for Sylvarys and we are pending his choice for his second. This means I can only assume my rank has gone down and I no longer have access to command authority.  

Once the session was finished and we were dismissed, I departed to do more laps around the camp. Fifty if I counted correctly. However I still had another one hundred as asked. I got those completed sometime later. Once my fifty were finished I went to sit down to eat. Grualarr was intoxicated and for some reason Aelathdrin thought it would be a good time to spar him. Fighting an intoxicated person is never a good idea. Especially an orc. They were made to do laps because of it. Once back I noticed Miss Sunshards fatigue from them and noted it was more than I had after my fifty laps in full plate. I suggested she do more to build her endurance.  Izeeja found my willingness to run laps amusing from what I could tell.

A small issue occurred between Lord Firestar and Graularr, but it just seemed to be Grualarr wanting to –test- him. Taryane arrived after this and delivered news to me of Sylvarys. Thankfully he is stable. Lord Nivendi’en also kindly offered to take me too him when I wished to see him. However I seemed to miss subtle details as he observed I was not from nobility. I did not understand until Taryane informed me of the things I must do.

Some departed for rest or other business. I had finished eating so decided to see what Miss Sunshard could do after what I observed. I offered her extra training if she needed it and after seeing her fatigue, I decided she did. She took me round her route of the camp before I offered a race. She asked for something if she won, so I said yes as long as it was reasonable. I will admit I did agree to this just assuming I would win. However she surpassed my expectations and proved to be faster than me in a sprint. I may be quicker than normal even in plate, but it seems even with some of it removed, I can still not keep pace with a ranger. Though that should have been a given, her constant complaining doesn’t give off a sense of capability.

Her demand at first was too silly. Asking me to tell the others that I was out of shape and she wasn’t. This not being truth, I refused. So she settled with asking me to inform the others of her success. Whilst Ara’ni explained how unimpressed she was at her achievement, I went to get something further to eat. Listening to them as I did. Miss Sunshard shows promise and I do not doubt her capabilities. But if she works harder and pushes her boundary’s higher she can train to be so much more.

I grew tired so departed to rest. The hammocks proving somewhat difficult to sleep in with the cold alongside their discomfort. There is also the discomfort that comes with training. But that is to be expected and nothing new to me.

Yours faithfully

At work last night, my coworkers came across a unique problem. Do you write, "I photoshopped something," or, "I Photoshopped something?"

Photoshop is a proper noun, but what happens when it goes through a functional shift and becomes a verb? According to the U.S. English standards, verbs are not capitalized.

There are plenty of other examples I can think of, too. Skyping, googling, internetting (interneting?), facebooking...I could go on and on.

Some companies work really hard to make sure their brands aren't commonly turned into verbs. They do this to avoid the same fate xerox and kleenex suffered--becoming recognized as generic terms. Adobe would probably outright refuse the use of Photoshop as a verb, although if they did begrudgingly accept it, I'm sure they'd prefer for it to remain capitalized.

I am in love with (and I use the term in love with as a substitute for "have a crush on") two girls.

Again.

They both have their qualities, so... This is a hard decision for me.

I'm sure you don't care about it, haha. Especially since you don't know who I'm talking about.

ENTRY #70

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW OF THIS EARLIER?!?!?!