The Queue

I don’t know why I can rewatch the opening cinematic for Diablo 4 and catch new things I love every time. Small things, like the frustrated sigh and startled gasp captions when your character finds their no longer alive horse with its innards outer.

This is the Queue. Torment 1 wasn’t that hard to unlock, but I’m not looking forward to Torment 2.

Life can be complicated at times, but it can also be simple if you just make an effort to take a step back and look at things from an outside perspective.

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It happened slowly and in fits and starts, but I feel like it might be, at long last, soup season. For me, it’s also baked pasta season just because I don’t feel sweaty just thinking about running the oven, so let’s not be too picky about it. Of course, in about a week I’m going to be sad that summer basil season is then also therefore over, and also very annoyed at having to wear socks constantly for the next few months, but for now can I interest you in some corn chowder?

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It’s the best food day of the year! Turkey! pie! All sorts of side dishes that work with turkey and pie! At least for Canadians. For everyone else, you’ll just have to be jealous of us and our big feasts.

I know that I’ve already had one great Thanksgiving meal after spending the weekend with my favorite person. With another feast tonight! Everything’s coming up Cory!

While I go back for seconds, it’s time for — The Queue!

Today’s Queue is definitely not haunted. I’m going to go into this with positive, definitely not haunted vibes, so there will definitely not be any hauntings. Mhm. Definitely not.

So let’s get to the questions.

All I have done since I closed the podcast this Tuesday is play Diablo 4, use the potty, shovel emergency food into my craw so I can continue to play Diablo 4, and love my wife. And that last one I don’t have to think about because she’s the only thing I love more than Diablo 4 right now. My cat and dog are on par with it, and the rest? Well, I’m sure it’s all very nice. But I don’t have a giant winged hat or glowing tattoos all over my body in real life, much less blow up demons with blood orbs.

Anyway, let’s get this Queue done so I can go back to Sanctuary and see just how bad Neyrelle has screwed this all up.

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred is out and while the release was just a tad bumpy the game is playable now! Mostly!

I got a chance to preview the expansion before it released and of course I spent my time playing around with the new Spiritborn class and it’s pretty fun! For the record I went Gorilla since I tend to die to stupid things and the Gorilla spirit is the most tanky, but one of the key passives is based on swapping between the spirits by using different abilities in the rotation and I think I’m going to see if I can get that to work. I will say I enjoy Spiritborn more than Rogue — my previous main — so I’m thinking I stick with it. At least until we get Amazons in the next expansion.

While I try to find Neyrelle again, let’s answer some questions!

This sounds like the title of a Beatles album.

Anyway, the Darkmoon Faire is in town, and if you aren’t aware, you can talk to one of the helpful Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages to get teleported directly to the Faire grounds in either Elwynn Forest or Mulgore, depending on your faction, for the absolutely outrageous price of twenty-five copper.

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In the meantime, let’s do the Queue thing again!

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We’re into October and I’ve had many many pumpkin spiced beverages now. I can’t believe there was a time in my life when I stuck up my nose at them and refused to indulge. They’re so great!

Pumpkin makes everything around fall so much better! Pumpkin pie? Pumpkin spiced treats? Those tiny pumpkin candies that are like candy corn but pumpkin-shaped? All super delicious! Somehow even pumpkin-shaped Reese’s Peanut Butter cups taste better!

It’s very rude of the headless horseman to just wear a pumpkin as a hat, that pumpkin could’ve been pie!

While I try and add pumpkin to more things, it’s time for — The Queue!

Well, Quevians, it’s been a busy week, and though it’s coming to a close, we still have to survive Friday and then spend the weekend preparing for the Monday to come. Can we do it? Can we defeat another week? Only time will tell.