Updates!

Once again two weeks have somehow flown by despite my being bored out of my gourde due to lack of internet time. Thankfully I've managed to keep myself semi-busy with a small list of WoW-related projects. Here's a quick run down of what I've been up to!

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First up we have articles. The first of several that I've been working on is posted below this particular post. How to Become a Raider is actually a three part article and I wrote it with a friend of mine in mind. Parts two and three of this particular guide will probably be up either tomorrow or the day after.

I have five total articles/guides in the works right now, though only three are "completed" at this point in time. I hope to have these all reformatted (I highly recommend to NOT use Notepad if you ever plan on transferring something to a different medium...it's not a happy time) with links active in the next few days.

Now, keep in mind that I have been working on these articles sans an internet connection or access to WoW post 4.0.1. If there are any mistakes or information I've missed, please say something! I'd like these buggers to be as useful and accurate as possible, and sadly I'm well aware of the fact that I'll miff something up along the lines due to my currently patchy online access.


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Next on our list of fun things that Saz has been working on is my video! Prior to leaving this last time I managed to transfer all of my old screen shots from my external hard drive over to my laptop (hey, if WoW can't fit, may as well stuff this shell with pictures right?!) and uh, let's just say that I have a few. 17,438 at the last count actually, with only a few duplicates. Honestly there would probably be a few more, but thanks to several viruses and one melted hard drive the number was lowered a bit!

Anyways, I wanted to do something with those screen shots, so I kind of did a memorial video. Despite a few minor formatting issues, I'm rather fond of it. You can go check out Reflection over on my Youtube page.

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The Jenesee Project - I've been doing some minor work on the Jenesee story line, but for now this project is basically halted thanks to 4.0.1. I'll explain why in a bit. Regardless of this project's temporary delay, I've been doing some much needed character development and will be doing some research during my stay.

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Milly Bays - No idea where this project currently stands. Possibly more on this later.

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The OA Project - Still on the edge of the recycle bin due to computer issues. This five part project may never see completion, especially since the original idea behind it needs to be completed before December 7th...I don't see this happening unless some sort of miracle happens. Sad day batman...sad day indeed.

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Mmm, that's it project-wise I think. So, this whole issue with me having to postpone or even think about tossing some projects out...simply put, my laptop and computer luck sucks. No lies. OA is postponed thanks to a blown CPU that isn't replaceable, Jenesee is postponed due to the fact that my laptop only has a 40g hard drive and thanks to 4.0.1 WoW no longer fits no matter how much I strip out of my machine (hence why I had been using Notebook to write my articles in instead of Microsoft Word, which would make things 10x easier. I had completely stripped out Microsoft Office in hopes to make a bit more room, but in the end it simply wasn't enough). It's rather frustrating to be held back by silly things like CPUs and hard drive space, but I'm resourceful, even if I am a bit tapped out at the moment. Much like how low fps has actually helped me in a weird way become a better player in WoW, I'm sure these set backs will somehow shape me into some more clever beast in the future : P

So yes, for now my in game experience is limited and there's unfortunately no time frame as to when I'll make my return to Azeroth. As I said earlier, if you have anything to add or correct to any of my guides, please say something. Thanks to my wonky circumstances I'm certain to miss a few large key points no matter how many times I reread these things or how much digging I do.

I <3 feedback.

I suppose that's all for the moment. More to come after I've slept a bit!

Old School Screenshots

Last night was another one of those nights where I got to sit around and bullshit about the good old days with some of my oldest and dearest WoW friends. This got me to thinking about my old screen shots (I pretty much have a whole library documenting my WoW experience, minus a few months due to computer issues), and I managed to get the ol' external hard drive up and running. I was expecting to find just old Wrath raid photos, but instead I ended up finding baby Saz photos too!! I figured I'd share some of them here, not only because I think it's cool, but I'm sure that it'll be six months again before I steal the power cord from the internet router to make the external hard drive work again, and I'm sure this laptop will probably die on me in that time : P

Anyways, on to the photos!

 Quest line for my water totem, I think.

Yeah, I used to rock that mask ; )

 Drinking by the moonlight in the Wetlands.

 I lived in Ghost Wolf form.

Zangarmarsh! One of my more favorite zones.

After defeating Illidan in Black Temple. Rockin' the miss matched T7 set, and my new lvl 70 dagger.

In Stratholme farming for the mount. Full T7.5 sexiness.

This last shot really makes me miss my Mac. To run freely in Dalaran again! And to have addons too! 



So yeah, finding these really made me happy.They brought back some memories, but good and bad (more of the former and less of the latter, thankfully). These screenshots really make me think back on the last two expansions...what I've experienced, the people I've met, how much things have changed (or in some cases, haven't). I think it's definitely a good thing to reflect back on things now and again, just so you can take note of past mistakes so that you don't end up making them again.These photos kind of do that for me.

While I didn't get to experience a whole lot of Burning Crusade raiding/BG wise, that expansion still holds a ton of memories for me. Wrath of the Lich King has likewise held a ton of memories for me, through raiding, guilds, and even making some pretty damn good friends through just a little bit of mild PvP. I'm really interested in seeing what Cataclysm will bring.

I'm really looking forward to the fresh start on many different levels.

Fall is here...

and while things are cooling off in many parts of the world (mine included), 'tis the season when things are most likely to pick up. Whether it be the the storms in the oceans in the world, or in the minds of all the students that are back in school, everything seems to be kicking into motion to help prevent premature winter hibernation. With out my typical internet hookup (by this I mean my IV), my usual constant contact to what is the digital world, I've been left feeling a bit out of sync. WoW-wise, while all my friends are in school, cooling their heels (or working like little ants, carrying far too great of a load) while waiting for the much anticipated Cataclysm expansion, I find myself longing to raid with the full force that I've missed out on in the past few months.

I'm hoping that soon I can return to the world of flashy spells and sexy pixels. In the mean time though, I've been teaching myself a few tricks that will hopefully come into use once a fore mentioned digital residency is reestablished. I've taken a great interest in the world of WoW Machinima, as well as a few other much more minor projects, and hope to be able to dive into that world very soon. Being offline gives a girl more than enough time to dream up all kinds of fun projects, and once the pieces fall into place on the tech end (hopefully soon) I plan on putting those little dream projects into motion.

Until the pieces fall into place though, I shall enjoy what little time I have to heroic/rep/mount/pet farm : P

Much love, Sazzy