Remember the Figureprints Everyone was Excited About?

WoW Insider has some photos posted that shows the quality of them, or lack thereof. What a bummer.

Perhaps this other product featured at WoW Insider would be worth the moola.... ummm... ahem. And yes, I was wondering how women would use it and how it seems to defy the laws of gravity. I think Cartman's idea would work a bit better... "mom" with the Cartman accent that is (more like mam). And I'm going to post the movie here in case links get broken in the future. I can keep an eye on it better.


I did notice something else in that movie that is probably closer to reality... the stack of pop cans on the desk. Reminds me of Darkn cousin's basement bedroom (I still object to that little English rule with the location of the "'s"). It was the first time we saw WoW in play. We weren't totally impressed... still in denial as diehard EQ fans. Alright, Marty McFly (TSO), you were right, WoW IS better than EQ and EQ2!

Hmmm Hot Pot

I've been seeing a lot of hot pots lately with that darn daily cooking quest. I have pretty much doing it every day for at least a month. I have 3 of the 5 recipes which seems to be better than most that I have asked so far. It is also fairly profitable since you can cook the meat that isn't used for the quests and sell it in the AH. So I'll keep trying! Not today though.

I'm pretty bummed after my work reunion today. It seems the only time I see my former co-workers these days is at a funeral. It seems like he just retired yesterday and now he's gone. He was too young and had an ironic death I guess you would say. He was a respiratory therapist and died from emphysema. I will never understand how respiratory therapists can smoke. But he was stubborn, he knew he was going because he had all the equipment at home and knew how to read it. He wouldn't allow anyone to call for help thought they eventually did but it was too late. It's pretty typical of him though. Never wanted a fuss over him. Always watching over us girls though we never even really knew it. He rescued me a time or two when I had a flat... always doing it himself instead of getting one of the drivers to do it. Always commenting on changes on my car, like when my Honda emblem disappeared (got stolen) and the plastic frame busted around my plate. I thought it kind of odd that he called me darlin' sometimes but I now know why he called me that and made so many comments about my car. He was quite the car fanatic. He owned quite a few in his lifetime which they showed pictures of. When he retired, he had just bought a Harley edition Ford truck and that was his latest pride and joy. As for why he called me darlin', apparently he said that to a lot of people he cared about... even had a message on his answering machine that said "hello darlin'." It's part of a song.... Can't think of the name, that may even be the name, but it's starts out "hello darlin', it's been a long time..." He was always pretty quiet and I had to really listen to understand what he was saying because his voice was so raspy. He also was hard of hearing which I learned he had dealt with at a young age. When the draft came during the Vietnam War, he and a buddy decided they would go sign up with the Air Force so they could serve together. His buddy was accepted, but he flunked the test due to his hearing but was later drafted into the Army. At first I was sad when I heard the news that he died... the rumor was that he died from pneumonia. But when I learned how he died and that he was he was controlling the inevitable the way he wanted I felt a bit better. Seeing how many family and friends that showed up... more friends than he probably even knew. They showed photos that revealed he was really a very happy content person. Everyone who was there when I first started working for this company attended his funeral, most of whom have moved on... we were like family. I realized how sad it was that I learned more about him at his funeral than I did in the years I worked with him but glad that I knew him a bit more about him than others and glad I took the time to say a few words to the man who greeted me each day when I came to clock in for work while he was on break smoking. He would open the door for me going in and open it for me going out. I think that's also why he noticed my car so much... I had to clock in at the main building so it sat there running a few minutes while I ran in and out and he stood guard and then I drove off to the building I worked in. I had a few temps that would ask me to deal with him on some driver issues (he supervised them for a while). He sometimes had a bit of a short temper but he only had gone off on me twice and both times he apologized. Someone heard him apologize once and was in disbelief. He wasn't yelling really, just frustrated at the situation and I think other events lead up to it. I'm glad I went and didn't let the stress of work keep me from going. It was a good dose of reality and a wake up call with good timing since my vacation is next week. I needed a kick in the butt. It was a very bittersweet day.

So Depressing...

Normally I try to credit the photos and clip arts I use in my blog but I found this one all over. I don't know who really deserves the credit. If they aren't upset about the for profit websites using it, hopefully they won't get upset about me using it on my blog, where I pretty much just ramble on to myself anyway :P

I have been doing battlegrounds for gear for a while now and I've noticed it is depressing. Why? Because there's so much darn negativity in there. People saying "it's over" when the hordies only have 1 flag! Just one! Or, "wtf is everyone doing?" Well, if everyone isn't with Mr WTF, my guess is he/she's the one who needs a clue, especially if he/she is typing.

People contradict one another too. "Don't fight in the middle." Well one of the most successful battleground I had been in, the flag carrier saw the opposing flag carrier and pursued him right in the middle of Warsong Gulch while I healed. He dropped off every one of them and ran to plant the flag. They were flagless and all the way at their base and had no chance to catch us. Quickest WSG ever!

I've noticed that when people say more positive things or joke around with one another, we seem to do better.

How do we fight back? Well, I told Mr WTF that it appeared that he was typing instead of helping. He didn't have a comeback, I was sure he would. And to those who say "it's over," I like Grnpeace's response, "do you roll over for your boyfreind that easily too?" Or something like that. I've probably ruined it. I'm sure he'll correct me later. I thought he said girlfriend but what guy wouldn't say "yeah?" As for all the negativity in general... I'm still trying to come up with things but in the meantime, I had good luck this morning in AV. They seemed to be mature and cooperative players. Not really any speaking what so ever in chat. I joined the queue immediately after exiting and ended up with the same really good players. We had our assigned duties down pat. I had my next piece in 1/4 of the time I would of if I had stayed up later than I did Saturday night. The hordies were all up camping their bosses to make it take longer for us to get honor. They frequently lose AV on Muradin and I think they are kinda peeved about it. Thank goodness they need sleep too. Oh, and I didn't have Grnpeace yelling next to me, freaking out my dogs either. He has been PO'd so many times during a fight that my dogs get afraid when they hear my priest spell jumping (it jumps when we are dying and therefore when he yells the most). Well, pretty much just Angel. Smokey pretends to be afraid so he doesn't feel left out.

For further reading, check out this story at WoW Pro about fighting in Arathi Basin. The author also lists out healing order in that instance which is helpful for those who may not even have given it much thought. I would think it would also apply for the order of attack for tanks.

For those addicted

Photo Credit: wow.qj.net/

A lot of us joke that we are Alt-A-holics but there seems to be enough people addicted to WoW that there is an actual support group online called WoW Detox.

I've seen the You Tube Videos and I have even heard that people have actually died because they couldn't stop playing WoW long enough to meet their bodies requirements to stay alive. That I can't even imagine.

There is even an online World of Warcraft Addiction Test. Apparently it was so popular, they created a second for Burning Crusade.

I feel bad for those whose lives are impacted negatively because of WoW. I can definately see how it's possible. But I am fortunate to have a boyfriend who plays WoW more than me and friends online, most of them also play WoW. If only I had family that played WoW... well it would almost kind of be my RL huh? Giving gifts would be easier... gold toward an epic mount... the possibilities are endless. I also have chronic pain so when there's nothing else I can do.... it's something to take my mind of it for a while.

That's my meaningless thought for today......

For further reading on the subject:
Break a World of Warcraft Addiction

World of Warcraft Addiction Stories

The WoW Pizza: World of Warcraft Addiction Extreme

Parents Suing World of Warcraft for Addiction

World of Warcraft Addiction: Fact or Fiction

If you have actually viewed these links, maybe it's time to go outside and smell the roses.