The flight deck was bustling with activity. I had extra contractors on hand to help with the additional workload. Leo, my chief mechanic and Senior Hangar Manager was scurrying to and fro, bellowing orders as he went, trying to get things in order for me.
“An’ there’s still more a comin’ in.” Leo said. “I ne’er seen the likes of this, laddie. Ye done yerself some fine work eer.”
I still really only understood about half of what Leo said to me on a daily basis, but when put into context with his body language and wild hand gesturing, it was enough.
The capsuleers of New Eden had indeed made this a Christmas worth remembering, and already my message center was constantly lit up like a Christmas tree with thanks and appreciation from across the galaxy.
I checked another contribution off the list, accepted the contract, and moved on. Soon I would have to hop into my Republic Fleet Firetail, the Renegade, and begin my hasty journey around the universe, covering all four Empires to collect the donated ships and items; I felt like the fat man himself.
Leo dropped a red hat on my desk, with a white puffy pom pom on top, and white fur trim around the base. “What the hell is this?” I asked him.
“Tis the season.” he replied, a wide grin spanning his face.
Ordinarily I would’ve had some glib and sarcastic response, but my view regarding Christmas had changed a lot in the last few days, so I figured, what the hell.
I donned the toque, and headed for my intergalactic sleigh. So help me, if anyone took a picture…
ADVENT DAY 22
Before we get started with today’s contest, I just want to thank those of you who contracted your donations to me already. Here is our remaining prize list, including yesterday’s prize package, which I don’t actually have in my hangar yet, so please, if you committed to donating, do so as soon as you can.
- $100 Racial Theme Pack from the EVE Online Store
- Mystery Fit Retribution
- 2 Dramiel
- 1 Stabber (part of Dec 21st prize)
- 1 Rupture
- T2 Shield Purgers Arbitrator
- 1 Republic Fleet Stabber
- 1 Scythe
- 1 Rifter
- 1 Year Free Hosting at LoneTrek hosting
- 20,000 units winner choice federation navy hybrid charges
- 20,000 units winner choice republic projectile ammo (part of Dec 21st prize)
- 1 Ishkur Assault ship
- 1 Nemesis Stealth Bomber
- 500 million ISK (100 million part of Dec 21st prize)
- Full set of +4 implants
- Cameo Appearance in a fiction piece by Hallan Turrek
- Cameo Appearance in a fiction piece by Roc Wieler
- 1 Cynabal
- 2 PLEX care of CCP
That’s one helluva list, and we’re going to make some pilots very happy over these final few days. Thanks again!
PRIZE: ???
TASK: The 12 days of Christmas is a very popular seasonal song. Today’s task is to rewrite that song, making it Eve related. Post your submissions in the comments below, or email me at adventcelebratoin@gmail.com. Usually I post the emails I get into the relevant blog. Yesterday I did not simply due to lack of time. I apologize.
BREAKING NEWS
With all the hustle and bustle in the loading dock, a synthpaper reporter managed to sneak himself in with a work crew and snagged this picture of Colonel Wieler before he was caught and summarily thrown out.
* thanks to Orthaanc Isengard for creating this image
Congratulations to Nathan Carver, who has won himself the following:
- 1 PLEX, care of CCP
- 1 Dramiel
- 100 million ISK
- 1 Nemesis Stealth Bomber
ROC'S RAMBLINGS 
12 Days of Matari Christmas
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve Tonnes of Tremor
Eleven Phalanx Rockets
Ten Rocket Launchers
Nine Exotic Dancers
Eight Tech 2 Auto’s
Seven Shield Boosters
Six Slavers Dying
Five Micro Warp Drives
Four Invul IIs
Three Faction ABs
Two Stasis Webs
And a Republic Firetail
Merry Christmas Colonel
Fly safe, or failing that just kick some pirate ass!
Here you go, Roc
Thats going to be hard to beat…
cmonnn, Creative juices…flow.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Roc Wieler sent to me
Twelve blackbirds jamming,
Eleven zealots sniping,
Ten quafes a-drinking,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight cans a-flipping,
Seven frigs with rigging,
Six ships a-ganking,
Five GTC’s,
Four vagabonds,
Three mag stabs,
Two t2 guns,
And a passive shield domi.
Anybody else notice that newspaper headlines says “Vampirism Epidemic” ???
Must be talking about ships of course.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve tacklers tackling,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten flights of fighters,
Nine lasers burning,
Eight guns reloading,
Seven drones a-swarming,
Six fleets a-warping,
Five Golden Fleets,
Four E-war ‘birds,
Three Gallente hens,
Two rookie ships,
And a wardec in a pear tree!
oh dammit, did I seriously forget to replace pipers?
Shoot.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a battleship from the fed navyyy,
on the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 2 plex from CCP,
on the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 3 rigs of CCC,
on the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 large hybrids,
on the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, fiiive billion isk,
on the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 6 t2 blasters
on the seventh day of christmas my true love gave to me, 7 heavy assault ships
on the eigrh day of christmas my true love gave to me, 8 black ops ships
on the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 9 t3 cruisers
on the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 10 dreadnaughts for low sec
on the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 11 carriers with drones
and on the last day of christmas my true love gave to me (you guessed it) 12 titans of pwnage
(I think it started strong and died out :p oh well)
merry Christmas all!
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
12 dreadnoughts dropping
11 pirates podding
10 lasers lancing
9 markets soaring
8 miners drinking
7 scammers scamming
6 gangs a’ roaming
5 gold magnates!
4 incoming bombs
3 frigate roams
2 war-torn delves
And a BPO in zero-point-three
Thanks!
HH
okay, I give up. I will not even try to beat this =)
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true CCP sent to me
Twelve Artilleries a Pounding,
Eleven (thousand) Jita Scammers,
Ten Amaarian highlords,
Nine exotic dancers,
Eight mission runners,
Seven carebears whining,
Six high sec gankers,
Five Hulks in low sec,
Four distress calls in militia,
Three Gallente hens,
Two Freedom Fighters,
And a camera drone in deep space!
Fail songwriting ftw
internet crashed and didn’t save my entry T.T redoing from memory…
On the twelth hour of roaming, our fleet scout called to us,
twelve reppers repping
eleven PoSes firing
ten tacklers tackling
nine dreads a’ siegeing
eight cruisers popping
seven hulks a’mining
six cloakers decloaking
fiiiiive dissssco rokkkkhs!
four gatecamps laughing
three carriers hotdropping
two cynos lighting
and a gate flare in a nullsec!
On the 12th day of Christmas
my alliance gave to me
12 million isk
11 ships a warping
10 drones a flyin
9 pirates ganking
8 guns a blazing
7 noobs a whining
6 VPO’s
5 fleet issue ships!
4 week subscription
3 crappy ships
2 pod kills
1 and a new titan just for me!
I’m never going to introduce you back to a game and tell you about contest again…….
whoops meant 6 Bpo’s
On the 12th day of WH mining, CCP gave to me
Twelve thousand m3 of Plagioclase
Eleven thousand m3 of Omber
Ten thousand m3 of Kernite
Nine thousand m3 of Jaspet
Eight thousand m3 of Hemorphite
Seven thousand m3 of Hedbergite
Six thousand m3 of Gneiss
Five thousand m3 of Dark Ochre
Four thousand m3 of Crokite
Three thousand m3 of Spodumain
Two thousand m3 of Bistot
And one lousy m3 of Arkanor
Yeah, I’m lame, but I’m also wasted beyond belief!
on my 12th day of christmas new eden gave to me, 12 awsome corpmates
on my 11th day of christmas new eden gave to me, 11 days of training
on my 10th day of christmas new eden gave to me, 10 exotic dancers
on my 9th day of christmas new eden gave to me, nine sleepless nights
on my 8th day of christmas new eden gave to me, eight gate campers
on my 7th day of christmas new eden gave to me, seven lost ships
on my 6th day of christmas new eden gave to me, six miners mining
on my 5th day of christmas new eden gave to me, five jita scams
on my 4th day of christmas new eden gave to me, four tech 2 inventions
on my 3rd day of christmas new eden gave to me, three grav sites
on my 2nd day of christmas new eden gave to me, two clone activations
on my 1st day of christmas new eden gave to me, a reason for my wife to bitch at me
Linus McLeod
P.S. Merry Christmas Colonel Wieler!