I’ve had two reports of a new level 70 owl in Skettis (specifically in Veil Ala’rak) – the Skettis Kaliri. This gorgeous bird has the same brilliant red and purple look as the Avian Warhawks from Sethekk Halls, but is apparently a lot easier to get to. They also come with Dive 3. I haven’t been able to check it out myself yet, but I can’t wait to go and get one.

Thank you to Greg (no server given) and Darsh from Garona for the updates! Darsh also let let me know that the Monstrous Kaliri in Skettis is unfortunately not tamable.

(Does anyone else get hungry for pasta when they read about Skettis?)

A Pepsi exploding in your refrigerator can really put a crimp in your morning.

I got a report a few weeks ago about a named windserpent in Netherstorm. It was a second-hand report from a reader named Dolan — his friend had seen the creature but he hadn’t, and unfortunately he wasn’t sure of the name or exact location.

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So despite all my good intentions — to jump right into updating and expanding Petopia this weekend, to catch up with e-mail and PTR info – I instead have found myself … cleaning the apartment. I hate it when the cleaning compulsion kicks in, because there isn’t much I can do about it except clean. And to be fair, it’s needed — neither my husband nor I are exactly home-makers, and there are areas of this apartment that haven’t been touched since we moved in a year ago. Large areas. Like the living room. Plus, I tell myself, since I will now be here 24/7, since there is no cleaned-by-other-people office to escape to, I should probably make sure I have a decent working environment. But it means that I’m going to be sniffly (from the dust) and sore all weekend, and I won’t get a start on all the piled up Petopia tasks until tomorrow most likely. Bah!

… is probably what some of my co-workers are humming to themselves today. Or rather, my ex-co-workers. Yes, today was my last day as a corporate shill. I am no longer part of the 9-to-5 (or more accurately, 10-to-7) world. I have left the Evil Empire! And to be honest, I hope that only a few of my old team are toasting my demise. I genuinely enjoyed working with them. It’s a great team and a good project, and I am confident that they will do just fine without me. But I wanted to strike out on my own — or mostly on my own. My husband and I are starting up a small business together.

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