“Allow myself to introduce … myself.” – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
OOC:
As a follower of the blog pack via Capsuleer on my iPhone, I was glad to see CrazyKinux’s (CK’s) post about revamping the list. There seemed to be a lot of inactive blogs in the list. The ones that were active, I enjoyed reading. I never thought of the list as containing elitist or for that matter the results of some popularity contest. I felt it was a great list that contained a good cross section of different types of blogs in the Eve community. When CK put the call out for suggestions, I gladly responded with the ones that had in some way helped me in my Eve journey. Again, never really thinking of it in terms of a popularity contest.
Then it kind of hit the fan for CK. However, it was really great to see the community so passionate about the list. That really summed up just how much the list touched all of us in some way. The constructive criticism, for the most part, that came from the discussions which lead to CK rethinking how the list should be generated is another testament that simple communication can go a long way to positive outcomes. I was happy to see he had decided to expand as well as pick the list again, like he did with the original. I like having the 50 blogs which is about 10% of the Eve blogs out there and it looks like a good cross section of all types of play are included.
So how was I selected? I have no idea. I’m thankful for the opportunity and can only hope that others can learn from my shared experiences like I have gained from so many of the blogs on the old list. Thanks CK for seeing something in mine and giving me a chance, I appreciate it. If it had been a popularity contest, I would not be on the list. Of that I have no doubt.
So for the introduction. My character’s name is Katia Sae and she’s an explorer of planets. When the Dominion expansion came out, my character set out to explore each and every planet in New Eden. The blog is intended to share some of the new sights as well as journal her experiences. If you’ll notice the Astrophotography link on the right side of the page (here’s a link if you need one), you can visit her photo album of all the planets visited so far. Also, in the upper right hand side, you’ll see her progress.
So why only 2,500+ systems when there are over 5,000? I had to start somewhere and those systems contain all the known high, low and null security systems that can be reached via normal jump gates. Maybe after I complete this phase I’ll think about wormhole space and such. However, at the rate I’m exploring now, this journey will take about 4 years to complete.
Feel free to comment, tell me how crazy I am, whatever. I’d enjoy hearing from folks.
Katia Sae