We sear ours and then cook it low and slow in an electric smoker with no smoke, using a probe thermometer. We'll have to try this method next time. Prime rib is Mmmmmm tasty!

It just matters which direction you go, Aiko. :) I am in MD, also, and I commute over an hour, but don't leave the state. (Nor do I cross the Bay Bridge... that's almost like another state over there... :P )

This weekend, I want to get a look at the caster archetype to see which I like the best. I think I will be making a necro or mesmer first.

Lyel found this awesome infographic regarding the GW2 economy. A few bits of analysis on what this is actually saying: 1. Gems are the microtransaction currency. 2. You can trade Gems for Gold. (Or probably give them away.) This undermines the gold-spammers' market, because players will be able to set their own legitimate prices for "buying gold with money". 3. Activities AND currency will buy guild influence. 4. PVP gives a "glory" (a unique currency used to buy BoPs). 5. Dungeons give a "tokens", BoEs, and gold. 6. Personal ...

3rd floor apartment with the only windows facing NNW. I can't grow a blasted thing unless I get a lamp for it. Veggie gardening is HIGH on my list of desires when we move into a house, though.

edit: I am So. gullible! I'll still suggest it as a book-club book, though!

I, for one, welcome our new Zombie overlords.

I hate how excited this makes me, because it's not here yet...

Fair point about EVE. I guess I don't consider it a big game, but it sort of is. STO... never made it big, IMO. D3 is offering something similar, except they're upping the ante by allowing you to "cash out" your in-game gold for real-life currency. It will be similar to compare GW2 and D3 down the line to see how they do.

Blizz has started to mess with this just a little as well. There are BOE pets available in the Blizzard Store. I think it's a great idea. It'll be interesting to see how it pans out. It made me a little sad when WoW started adding vanity items for cash and did not offer a way to trade them between players. I would have purchased so many items like that - but I was only willing to pay gold for them. Fingers crossed that this pans out for ArenaNet. Interestingly, I have seen this transaction method already in other games... many of the As...