Like rehab…but without the pretty certificate

So once again, I am attempting to write a post, this time it is driven by two major factors. One, I am very bored at work and two, I am trying to get a rhythm going.

My addiction to MMRPG's continues. I, however, have not been log into the game, save for an hour on Wed. night, and I am starting to feel the effects. How many more times do I have to reload the guild forum to see that NO ONE is using it! / sigh. Another bone of contention, I am not sure what I want to do with my toons. Can’t really raid due to my work schedule and don’t feel the overwhelming desire to play. Should I, gasp, put them in storage?

On an Aculeus Upon Ordeum front, things are starting to heat up as our guild is becoming larger and we are having a harder time keeping a semblance of control.

Canadianfem is a god sent and promptly sent me an email yesterday which listed the guild’s dirt for the week. Just got another fantastic email from our Social Director. Raid drama FTW! I really need to get on tonight.

Because I am just that consistent...

So have I been writing...not really. Thank the divine forces of this universe for allowing Albert and Valerie to start a writing group. It is sorely need.

On another note, I am in the middle of writing a prompt for the day when, as usual, I became sidetracked by a nifty website that creates custom signatures for your WoW toons. Yes, ladies and Gents, you too can display your virtual avatar's stats, name and rank to all of the WoW obsessed.

Click here to go the site. Here they are! My lovely, girly toons!

Great News Article on NYT

This is a quick note. But I came across this wonderful article on the NYT, via on wowvault.com. It is wonderful. To read you will need to register at the site, but it is free.

Happy reading!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/06/sports/06game.html?

Here is Beldandy!

Well here she is! More screen shots of the game will be uploaded as soon as I am able to figure out how to edit them on our server.

Beldandy on the move...

Well I have hit 32 and made my first semi run through Gnome.
Not Nice!

I now know why no one ever wants to do it. It is royally hard and long. Besides that, I finally have my own account. However, Bel is going to have to stay on own old account. =(

WoW in the Comics

Fox Trot features WoW…

Thank God for the internet. My cousin forwarded me the above strip.

Upon further investigation. It seem Fox Trot has been running for almost two weeks with a WoW story line. It is hilarious! I would highly recommend! Go to http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/2005/08/01/ and you can see previous posts in the series. How true it is!

On other WoW news…still 31, haven’t done gnome and a little bitter about it.

House status-Still a mess.

On a good note, I was able to sleep for 12 hours last night…this after I stayed up until 6:30 am that morning playing.

So how was your weekend???

Did I clean the house----NO.

Did I fix my office----NO

Did I start writing the great American novel---NO

So what did I do this weekend…Well…I played WOW!!!

I was finally able to get on with Bel for more than an hour in a couple of weeks. Luis has been holding our main account hostage for days now, and I was finally able to pay the ransom. Well, really real world called and forced his butt in the chair to finish his homework. I was able to level to 31 last night which is really nice. Now if only I could do Gnome…that would really make my log a lot lighter.

Oh the sad state of my world…to be concerned with the status of a fictional, virtual woman logged into a digital world. It is a pathetic.

Yet, even as pathetic as I see it to be, I can now say I understand the attraction to games like WoW.

I once thought comments about Everquest to be an exaggeration. One time I heard it said you only gave the game to someone you never wanted to see again. This meaning of course, as soon as the person started to play they would never leave. The fixation of an alternate world and our ability of create alternate, powerful egos within them is intoxicating. There is an element of addiction within this game. It is the same attraction which can be attributed to to any fan of a specific TV show, movie, book, etc. Think about it…if you in ‘real’ life are tall, skinny, slob with a face full of acne and buck teeth…in WoW you can be a handsome nightelf with bugling muscles. If the ‘real’ world you are a fat, middle aged, single male with no respect from anyone, but in WoW you have one of the highest ranking Paladin’s with an epic mount, then it wouldn't matter.

Why? Beacause in WoW you are respected.

In WoW, you exist.

I think that is the root of the matter. The feeling of existence and life. Evidence you are real, moving and changing part of the bigger picture.

Even if that picture is made up of pixels.