It finally happened. We both advanced to level 70.

Here are some important screenshots of what I have and can do now.

Everything from my previous equipment screenshot remains the same, just these are different. :>

I can do 2.3k or more with one Strafe arrow (lollevel1Strafe) and 3.5k with one DS arrow. :>

I just want to give my thanks to those who have supported me and given me the inspiration to move on after my Ranger got hacked and deleted; you guys at MapleTip Forums, my buddies, my guildies and allies. Jackk/Retalion/ALastReprise for showing me that you shouldn’t let others beat you down and keep going for that goal and for being an inspiring Bowmaster. shyMAYHEM/Randy for reminding this to me and being another inspiring Bowmaster. Flip, the one I love so much, who has given me the most help and support of all and for waiting for me just so we can advance together (I’m sorry for taking so long :<). Kirstie, my one best friend who has always been with me whenever I needed her.

Thank you all so much. :)

Flip’s ready too. Double level-up + Advancement happens tomorrow.

:>

Level-up will be an epic one with my lovie, Flip. C:

Got not much else to say besides wait until it happens, THEN the update will be big. ;D

Okay, so I leveled to 64 a few days ago. Thanks to Flip and his HS for helping me get there so far. <3 I plan on hitting 70 before November while taking care of college and all that. WILL I MAKE IT?

Here are my thingies. :D

My Hunter's stats and all that.

I didn’t include my NX, I was too lazy to take another screenshot then, but you’ll see it anyway when I mention the events. :P

My stuff. :D

The bow is incompletely scrolled, so is my cape… that’s because I blew 60m on the cape and now I have nothing left for scrolls. :< But hey, 60m for a clean 3 Atk PAC… score! <3 Thanks to my ally who found it for 70, bought it for me and let me pay 60.

The gloves, shoes, (clean) Kandiva and earrings were gifts given to me. I have such awesome friends/guildies/allies. ;~;

I’m doing hot damage with an incompletely scrolled bow and I love it. XD This character’s turning out to be even better than my Ranger thanks to my friends. Just shows that you don’t need merchanting skills to have awesome stuff when you’ve got great friends. :3

As for the new patch…

I haven’t tried everything yet but it seems quite interesting so far. I went to Singapore with Flippy and it was… a bit boring though all we did were two simple-ish quests. We never got around to exploring before deciding to try out the new Mansion quests.

Now THOSE are fun. Know what sucks, though? The prizes are expirable. What’s the point of making everything expire nowadays if we no longer get to keep reminders of events? :< I did lose my Maple Umbrella, Toymaker stuff (Flip gave me his :< <3), 2nd year white Maple bandana (lollame), Christmas Tree, Versalmas Cactus, Versalmas hat, Maplemas Lights… okay, yeah. But at least those are tradeable and permanent. D’: (Except for the Umbrella and hat… guhhh :<)

Point is, there’s really no point to getting these items except for a really short boost or for show for a week/3 days unless you plan on PQing again to get the items again.

The Pumpkin Hat is easy to get, so that’s not SO bad… it lasts for three days, though. It also gives 2 Weapon and 2 Magic Attack.

The Gentleman’s Hat (aka Wonka Hat) lasts for 7 days and gives +4 to all stats, according to a friend of mine. Lasts for a week. It looks dang snazzy, though. I want it anyway. >_>

I must say, the Pumpkin hat is hilarious to wear, considering I have a scouter on! XD

I can see through my mouth... wut.

Flip, myself and two other friends and guildies have been PQing for the hat together and it’s going well… if you ignore the fact that the mirror room seems to be glitched. >_>; We had to start over like 5-6 times in a row because we took like 5-8 minutes (the PQ lasts for 10, mind you) just trying to look for the mirror piece. According to IsaacGS in Southperry, the mirror room seems to be glitched in a sense that the mirror room is broken, depending on where you enter. That’s just a theory, though. Either way, it’s annoying. D:

Nexon also apparently made an oopsie in the Guy Fawkes event, so we’re not getting that anymore for now.

What else… oh, those Mini-Dungeon events. I… will most likely not bother with that. As much as I would LOVE to have one of those chairs, I’d rather not spend NX on trying to get one when I can only stay in there for 5 minutes a day or something like that. x___X If I do, I’d be doing it on my Cleric in the Ant Tunnel dungeon. Meh.

What I really want to know right now… anyone know how to get those Singapore/Malaysia flags? I LOVE them… I adore big flags like those. I’d love to get a Spear flag for my new Spearman but… if Nexon made those expirable, I’m gonna scream.

I’ll probably be on Maple again today to try for that hat and then I’m not sure what I’ll do. I’ll probably start training again after I look into those Pre-Pirate quests… speaking of such, they apparently changed the name Infighter to Brawler? Not a bad change, really… Infighter sounded too much like Fighter, though the name did grow on me.

Oh well. Besides a few flaws here and there , this isn’t a bad patch.

About two months ago, I had felt a bit odd. It wasn’t a strange feeling, it was a… happy feeling. I couldn’t even stop smiling at one point. It was while I was laying in bed too, trying to get some sleep. I kept thinking about this person for some reason. He had been with me when I needed help, when I needed someone to talk to. He always knows how to cheer me up and make me laugh. He’s like… one of my best friends. I’ve got a special place in my heart for my BEST friend already and no one can replace that (no offense, lawl) but with this person, I had felt like I saw him as more than just a friend.

I had been recovering from another break-up a while before then, so I was very hesitant whenever I thought of it being a crush. As times went by, I stayed unsure. However, this person remained to be the same wonderful friend I know him as, the same person who makes me feel so happy.

A few days ago… I realized that he had liked me. Not just as a friend but as more than that. I was surprised, to say the least, considering how I had felt something myself but was so hesitant to believing it was true. I took the time to think about it, even having trouble sleeping as I thought…

I realized something the night before. I wasn’t unsure of my feelings… I was scared. I was scared of the idea of relationships ever since my last one. I was afraid of hurting him and I was afraid of being hurt.

But… what’s the point of love if I never give it another chance? I knew I liked him back, I really did. But my cowardice was holding me back. I realized that if I want to ever be in a relationship with someone who loves me for me and knows who I am as a person and knows me so well, I shouldn’t skip by the chance. Here I am with someone I enjoy being with so much, enjoy talking to, laugh with, have meaningful conversations with and even deeply trust right in front of me and I’m worried about how it would end up if we got together.

How on Earth will I ever find out if I never try?

What makes me confident about this is that… I trust him and he trusts me. No way in Hell am I passing this by.

MariaColette/MariettaRC <3 iamflip/SageFlip

This is a course where you get no extra chances to do your homework because it’s all on an online course. You miss a day, you can’t go back to it and that counts towards your grade.

I need to not be so goddamn lazy.

In case you’re wondering, I’m passing my other classes with flying colors so far while being equally lazy; this is the only class I’m having trouble with and it’s apparently important to my major.

If I keep it up, though, I don’t think I’ll get through college this way. I deserve it for procrastinating so damn much, I guess.

I’m exhausted. I’m going to sleep. And yes, I’m going to try to procrastinate less (or not at all) but it’s easier said than done.

… lawl, I copy/pasted this from MT and it even included the emotes. Interesting.

Yeah. =|

That aside for now, I won’t be on Maple much until possibly Thursday at earliest, not counting today where I’ll be logging on for a friend’s birthday. Got Physics to study, people to tutor in English (85% of my class fail at grammar while I never study and get 95-100 in my tests. Grammar. GRAMMAR! D:), math to catch up on, papers to write… blah blah. I’ll get those done first.

Meanwhile, I’ve been really getting into Card Captor Sakura. Watch it if you haven’t. D: It’s full of cutesy epic but it’s not all about cute, of course. I’m more into serious animes myself but I still love it. x)

After all that’s done, I might start on that Archer guide. About time, eh? D:

So how are you all doing? x)

Also, happy Pirate Day to all ye mateys!

EDIT: Yarr, it’s happened already an’ t’was fun! I even got me a Dark Patriot as a present (it be me favorite hat!) an’ I decided ta use a 30% Helm DEX on it. T’WORKED, ME HEARTIES! :D 7 DEX Patriot~

… I’ll stop with the pirate talk now. D:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Sujinpuff/lolimapirate.jpg (How do I post images in blogs? ._. HTML? BBS? D:)

… I’ll get to that after I get some collegework done. *falls over* x_x

Okay, I basically drew a good friend of mine and his wife on their Bishops. I like the way Nick (the guy) turned out, but Kimmi (take a guess) just looks… blah. :< If anyone can provide any C&C as to how to improve it, that’d be great. :3

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Sujinpuff/nickandkimmi.jpg