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My first four characters are being used for crew skills because I've finished the main story with them but am too fond of them to move on to the next part of the story with them.

My Smuggler and my Sith Warrior are both on Hoth. My smuggler has been getting very, very lost (and falling down an excessive number of cliffs). My Sith Warrior has been getting less lost. ( Sith Warrior spoilers )

My Bounty Hunter is almost done with Alderaan. She's finished the character story ( spoilers for the Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent stories )

My Jedi Knight is done with Alderaan. The way the story falls out doesn't quite work because you've got to finish off the Alderaan plot after the Knight plot finishes, when the Knight plot should require you to leave planet forthwith.

For my re-run toons, 1 is nearly finished with Taris (although I am going to give that datacron a couple more goes, try to defeat the remaining champion and visit all the locations), the Sith equivalent toon is one major mission and several side missions short of finishing Balmorra. The third is going through Ord Mantell. She is the only one of the reruns so far that isn't a stealth toon and it is going to be heavy going.

The fourth is a stealth Sith, and, all other things aside, that's a terrifying concept. He's quite fun though. I've still not decided which speciality he's going to take.

Somewhat jokingly, after I'd watched it, I suggested other names for Star Wars: The Last Jedi on twitter. They do sum up my problems with the film quite well.

( Star Wars: This Could Have Been So Much Better )

( Star Wars: Poor Communication Kills )

( Star Wars: 'Talyn, Starburst' )

( Star Wars: Maybe We Shouldn’t Have Been Mean About George Lucas’s Dialogue, They’re Stealing It 40 Years Later )

The acting is good. The SFX, the CGI-is-not-good-enough-to-do-feathers-yet of the Porgs notwithstanding, and a couple of Leia scenes that I suspect suffered due to the unfortunate occurrence, was solid. Ditto the direction.

That’s why I get annoyed, because so much of this was good, and it’s let down by the incoherence of the plot.

Finished the main story on my ( Sith Inquisitor. )

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Trooper was a bit of a let down because it's the only one (so far) where you don't get to do something epic at the end, it's just a meeting with President Suresh, and then coat-flapping march.

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Smuggler continues to be less fun than suggested, but I think that's because I want to play her as a smuggler and the storyline is determined that she's more of a privateer. I do like ( spoiler ) my new companion.

Sith Warrior continues to be all the fun, even if I have now been backstabbed by random Imperials. Dear random imperials, your demise will be tall and Zabrak-shaped.

( Jedi Knight )

( Bounty Hunter )

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I am hopeful that the server merges will mean my second Sage and second Agent will be able to PVP now. I've mostly been lucky with name changes, only my second sage and my inquisitor have had to change names. I don't mind my second sage, other than being worried that it means that there's another Lexx fan on SWTOR because he's named for a minor character from Lexx. It could also be a random name generator name though. More annoyed by my inquisitor because I've had her for so long and none of the obvious name changes were accepted.

Since my Sith Warrior has just finished Taris.

( Spoilers )

My Smuggler is wandering through Balmorra.

My Bounty Hunter and Jedi Knight are on Tatooine, and are not lost as yet, exactly. Only once each. Which counts as a win, right?

( Jedi Knight Spoilers )

The achievement hunting reruns of Consular and Agent are going well. I have many datacrons. And I know where others are and just have to hope I get better at jumping.

My original Consular and Agent are hanging around their respective fleets crafting while I wait for the next round of either 1) the Rakhghouls or 2) the Bounty Hunting Weekend.

I've nearly finished the stories on my Trooper and my Sith Inquisitor. ( Sith Inquisitor Spoilers )

( My Sith Inquisitor is on Corellia )

( My Trooper is also on Corellia )

( My Sith Warrior has just finished Alderaan )

( My Smuggler is still on Alderaan )

( My Bounty Hunter is on Nar Shadaa )

( My Jedi Knight is also on Nar Shadaa )

My opposite gender reruns of Jedi Consular and Imperial Agent are also opposite advanced class to my first ones and are, accidentally, both stealth classes, which is great for using them as datacron hunters, which I am. There are, however, no PVP Warzone pops on The Progenitor. Which is frustrating 😤 when they're supposed to be PVP toons as well.

And have it make sense and stuff.

Really I can.

That I've been writing something and just realised the middle section is ... non-existent. There's the lead up and then the break up, but the middle is missing and it's not the sort of pairing where there is obviousness on my side. And I've suddenly realised why I didn't write the middle bit because it is difficult.

Other than that, I've most been loathing work and playing far too much Star Wars: The Old Republic.

I wish I was joking. Long story short, friend is getting married next Sunday. In an attempt to get my acne to behave, I am resorting to the one thing I know works, which is to cut dairy foods out of my diet. No big, except my life appears to be largely cheese- and yoghurt-based. That's why I normally don't bother, because while I'm aware (thanks Nan) that my acne is pretty horrific, I don't care, but I try not to screw up my friends' wedding photos.

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I have a long post about the present scandal du cycling, but it can wait till Monday.

What probably can't wait till then is that I need a new pair of these - http://www.prosportuk.com/squash/squash_shoes/hi*tec_squash_shoes/744/hi*tec_squash_shoes.html

But, I hear you say, I don't play squash. This is true. However, the squash shoes are also decent fencing shoes and if it's a toss up between paying £25 for the squash shoes or £76 for the cheapest of their fencing shoes, I'm going squash all the time, especially as they last me about 4 years. It wouldn't be a problem but the Hi-Tec website assured me there were suppliers in my part of Birmingham, so I didn't order any online. Of course, the website lied and there aren't any. Grr!!

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Two things I've been meaning to post:

One of my favourite tracks of the moment is Unorthodox by Wretch 32 ft. Example. Have a listen here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LysZJBo2HI4

The new Volkswagen Passat advert is genius - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

That kid is so me at that age. I laughed out loud, quite literally, a belly chuckle of the best kind, the first time I saw it. To make it even more fun, when I was talking to my Mum saying how awesome it was, she said that she didn't like it because she didn't get it, so I had to explain it to her. She wants it known that she thinks it's a bad idea to have an advert where most people won't get the reference. She also said, that if I didn't stop laughing at her, she was throwing me to the wolves. Which didn't help much on the whole me not laughing front. I <3 my Mum.