Hello everyone!
As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been posting a whole lot over the past few months. This has partially been due to a certain lack of get up and go on my part where writing about World of Warcraft is concerned, while on the other hand I have been ridiculously busy with raiding, pet battling, alting, and of course general real life things.
The intent of this post is to touch base with you guys.
The Blog
I'm slowly trying to update everything here on
World of Saz so that it's current with the 5.4 changes. Several
of the older guides have already been brought up to date, though the
"Need to Know" guide(s) have yet to be touched (correction: now updated!). I hope to have this
squared away within the next few days from when this post is written. I'm also working on reorganizing links/pages in attempts to clean this place up some.
The Game
- Raiding: I am raiding once again. I'm back up to three nights a week with the new team, however I'm only on an 8 hour raid schedule. Even with limited hours, we're doing work. Loving it so far.
- Twitterland Raiding: TLR is still going strong. I've been hosting a Flex run every Saturday, which has been going pretty well. We're also currently working our way through the t14 achievements.
- Soloing: I'm still soloing from time to time, and videos of my antics can be found over on my Youtube page. Current challenges are Proving Grounds (ugh, FPS loss is killing me in this patch), tier 11, and Heroic Lich King 25. The latter two goals are slightly more gear dependent than what they were previously, thanks to some talent tweaks in 5.4. I still have hopes to tackle it all within the month though.
- Stuff: I'm addicted to pet battling/leveling. My collection is getting a bit crazy. Not a super huge fan of the Timeless Isle, but quality time is coming since I need a ton of pets from there yet. Rare farming is my bane.
Youtube
As of late, I've been uploading a ton of videos over on my Youtube page. Unfortunately I've been heavy on the boss kill and solo videos, but super light on the guides. There's still a ton of Enhancement content going up though, with a side of Resto and Elemental mixed in. Assuming that I ever get around to recording myself again (re: gain the metaphorical balls), I'd very much like to get more guide material up. We'll see, though I make no promises.
As always, I'm highly active both in game and on Twitter. I'm also pretty easy to reached through either the comments on this blog or through the email I have listed here in the Contact tab. While I may not be the quickest at getting guides or general shaman content out these days, I'm still always up for answering any and all questions related to shaman. Please don't hesitate to pick my brain! Also, if people pester me enough I may just get around to posting more.
I hope you're all doing well and I hope to get more content out to you soon!
~ Saz
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Saturday, September 10, 2011
You're Coming With Us
Well hello readers, long time no legit update/post!
I know that it's been forever since I've done a proper post. I'm sure a few of you have been wondering why I haven't been doing my shared topics, haven't finished either the 20 Days of challenge or even Through Your Interface, or why Hoarders: Azeroth Edition has more or less dropped off of the face of my blog. I could in theory blame it on the fact that I was pretty sick for the past few weeks, distracted by caring for the family a few weeks before the weeks of being ill, been distracted by a certain someone, playing WoW far too much...blah blah blah. I have excuses coming out the nose.
Essentially I've been taking an unintentional break from blogging/writing because of brain soup. I write internally most of the time, and lately I either come up with nothing or I just sound like a total asshole to myself. Therefor, I haven't written much. So what have I been doing?
1) Semi started raiding on Saz again. It's nothing serious since the guild I'm in is super casual. Casual as in only one raid group a week, normal modes only. Three raid nights a week, one of which is an alt run for taking out BoT/BWD. I won't be sniffing Ragnaros' butt crack anytime soon, but it's nice to try and get back into the swing of things once again.
2) I hit level 25 irl last Friday. I'd say there was cake, but there wasn't. Instead there was a giant cookie! And leftovers. It was an amazing birthday : D
3) There's a new boy in my life. No, you cannot have him.
4) It's getting cold as shit here. My summer has disappeared all too soon. Do you know what weather in the 60s and constant clouds do to me? It makes me miserable and unproductive. Throw that onto my list of poor excuses as to why I haven't been writing lately.
5) Alright, we've finally arrived to the super important part of this update:
Battle of Serenity is back!
Yeah, I may or may not have decided to give into the itch and tossed out the idea to my old officers to restart BoS. Why? Because even though the raiding type guilds we have found ourselves in are rather nice, the communities are already rather set in stone which of course leaves very little room for us to connect with these groups on some level. These guilds contain great people, contain more or less what we're looking for in a raiding environment at this moment in time, but they just don't quite feel like home. So we decided to restart Battle of Serenity as a strictly social guild. We might do some throw back raiding now and again, take out Baradin Hold if we have the people on, and run the occasional heroic, but for now our main focus is to have a place where we can relax, bullshit, and host the events we always had fun with but no one else on Aggramar does (Halloween parties, game nights, etc).
In the event that you find yourself to be rolling an Alliance toon on Aggramar (US) and need a home to hang in, hit us up! Our doors are once again officially open and we'd love to have you aboard!
Check us out at http://battleofserenity.enjin.com/home
I know that it's been forever since I've done a proper post. I'm sure a few of you have been wondering why I haven't been doing my shared topics, haven't finished either the 20 Days of challenge or even Through Your Interface, or why Hoarders: Azeroth Edition has more or less dropped off of the face of my blog. I could in theory blame it on the fact that I was pretty sick for the past few weeks, distracted by caring for the family a few weeks before the weeks of being ill, been distracted by a certain someone, playing WoW far too much...blah blah blah. I have excuses coming out the nose.
Essentially I've been taking an unintentional break from blogging/writing because of brain soup. I write internally most of the time, and lately I either come up with nothing or I just sound like a total asshole to myself. Therefor, I haven't written much. So what have I been doing?
1) Semi started raiding on Saz again. It's nothing serious since the guild I'm in is super casual. Casual as in only one raid group a week, normal modes only. Three raid nights a week, one of which is an alt run for taking out BoT/BWD. I won't be sniffing Ragnaros' butt crack anytime soon, but it's nice to try and get back into the swing of things once again.
2) I hit level 25 irl last Friday. I'd say there was cake, but there wasn't. Instead there was a giant cookie! And leftovers. It was an amazing birthday : D
3) There's a new boy in my life. No, you cannot have him.
4) It's getting cold as shit here. My summer has disappeared all too soon. Do you know what weather in the 60s and constant clouds do to me? It makes me miserable and unproductive. Throw that onto my list of poor excuses as to why I haven't been writing lately.
5) Alright, we've finally arrived to the super important part of this update:
Battle of Serenity is back!
Yeah, I may or may not have decided to give into the itch and tossed out the idea to my old officers to restart BoS. Why? Because even though the raiding type guilds we have found ourselves in are rather nice, the communities are already rather set in stone which of course leaves very little room for us to connect with these groups on some level. These guilds contain great people, contain more or less what we're looking for in a raiding environment at this moment in time, but they just don't quite feel like home. So we decided to restart Battle of Serenity as a strictly social guild. We might do some throw back raiding now and again, take out Baradin Hold if we have the people on, and run the occasional heroic, but for now our main focus is to have a place where we can relax, bullshit, and host the events we always had fun with but no one else on Aggramar does (Halloween parties, game nights, etc).
In the event that you find yourself to be rolling an Alliance toon on Aggramar (US) and need a home to hang in, hit us up! Our doors are once again officially open and we'd love to have you aboard!
Check us out at http://battleofserenity.enjin.com/home
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Is This Thing On?
What is up everyone, happy Tuesday to you all! I know it's been a while since I've done any sort of update, so please allow me to toss a little post your way to let you know that I'm still very much alive and that all is more or less well.
For the past week or two I've been a complete space case as far as updating both World of Saz and Feral By Nature is concerned. Allow me to explain my neglect!
Last week I ended up actually going home for a bit (recall that I've been helping out and staying with my grandparents while my grandmother recovers from some health issues), and naturally that after a year and a half of living at that house, that week was the one that I decided I needed to try and finally start organizing all of my crap. Yeah, it takes me almost two years to settle into a place, what of it? It's no where near finished, by the way.
On top of that craziness I was also expecting company. What kind of company? Well, originally it was supposed to be my WoW crew. That's right, a little Battle of Serenity leftovers meet up at my place out here in the sticks. I was expecting to have four or so people show up on my door step, but alas it was not to be so. Instead I ended up with only one showing up; it was an absolute blast. I'd share pictures but we were far too preoccupied the whole time to get any decent ones. Maybe next time! Anyways, it's a bit weird to be able to /pet someone in real life after having known them for five years but have never known them face to face, but at the same time it's ten shades of awesome. I hope to see him again very soon in person, as well as somehow manage to wiggle my way over to see the rest of my crew in the next year or so.
I'm resisting the urge to gush again. Next topic.
So all in all I am exhausted, both physically and emotionally. I've had quite a bit going on both in real life and in game (Saz is once again in a new guild, trying to kind of get acclimated but as always I'm slow, plus I've been leveling two other characters), so unfortunately I'm somewhat tapped out right this moment and both of my blogs have seen some neglect because of it. I aim to at least get a semi interesting post or two out for WoS later this week though and another chapter done for FBN very soon. Maybe it's high time for another Hoarders post, it's only been a month or so...
Keep your eyes peeled, I haven't abandoned yee yet, mateys!
For the past week or two I've been a complete space case as far as updating both World of Saz and Feral By Nature is concerned. Allow me to explain my neglect!
Last week I ended up actually going home for a bit (recall that I've been helping out and staying with my grandparents while my grandmother recovers from some health issues), and naturally that after a year and a half of living at that house, that week was the one that I decided I needed to try and finally start organizing all of my crap. Yeah, it takes me almost two years to settle into a place, what of it? It's no where near finished, by the way.
On top of that craziness I was also expecting company. What kind of company? Well, originally it was supposed to be my WoW crew. That's right, a little Battle of Serenity leftovers meet up at my place out here in the sticks. I was expecting to have four or so people show up on my door step, but alas it was not to be so. Instead I ended up with only one showing up; it was an absolute blast. I'd share pictures but we were far too preoccupied the whole time to get any decent ones. Maybe next time! Anyways, it's a bit weird to be able to /pet someone in real life after having known them for five years but have never known them face to face, but at the same time it's ten shades of awesome. I hope to see him again very soon in person, as well as somehow manage to wiggle my way over to see the rest of my crew in the next year or so.
I'm resisting the urge to gush again. Next topic.
So all in all I am exhausted, both physically and emotionally. I've had quite a bit going on both in real life and in game (Saz is once again in a new guild, trying to kind of get acclimated but as always I'm slow, plus I've been leveling two other characters), so unfortunately I'm somewhat tapped out right this moment and both of my blogs have seen some neglect because of it. I aim to at least get a semi interesting post or two out for WoS later this week though and another chapter done for FBN very soon. Maybe it's high time for another Hoarders post, it's only been a month or so...
Keep your eyes peeled, I haven't abandoned yee yet, mateys!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Through Your Interface: The Official List
About a month and a half ago I threw out this one little challenge called Through Your Interface. TYI requires the participants to find 15 separate screen shots (or more, if they so choose) that match the topic given. General standards for such a challenge usually call for the participant to only do one topic a day, not necessarily consistently, but the Through Your Interface challenge's parameters are a bit loose. Do what you like but stay in the neighborhood of the structure. Can't be staving creativity, but absolute chaos wouldn't help create a theme at all! Or really be a challenge for that matter.
The participation in this project has turned out has been better than I could have possibly anticipated. Some folks are already finished with this challenge, some have yet to begin, and many (like myself) are still in the midst of working on finishing up with posting. The following is a list of blogs who have, are currently, or will be participating in this fun little project.
Finished
Postcards From Azeroth
The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition
In Progress
Dragonsworn
Revive & Rejuvenate
Jaded Alt
Dwarven Battle Medic
Kamalia et alia
Moonkin Journeys
Isadora
Tome of the Ancient
Amerence Love WoW
Jaedia's Menagerie
Amateur Azerothian
The Grizzlemaw Gazette
The Ready Check
Altoholic
Red Cow Rise
Poky Joes *Pokes*
Spellbound
Unleashed Rage
Syrco Owl
If you happen to be working on the Through Your Interface challenge and do not see your name on this list, please feel free to drop a comment anywhere! Well, just about anywhere. If you put it in your sock drawer I may never find it after all.
Many thanks to those of you who have participated or at least have shown interest in this project. It has been an absolute pleasure to see the game through eyes that are not my own and it has definitely brought some very amazing blogs to my attention. Whether or not you choose to take on this challenge personally, I highly recommend checking out the blogs listed above. You never know when you'll find a new blog that you just fall in love with!
Stay creative, my friends.
The participation in this project has turned out has been better than I could have possibly anticipated. Some folks are already finished with this challenge, some have yet to begin, and many (like myself) are still in the midst of working on finishing up with posting. The following is a list of blogs who have, are currently, or will be participating in this fun little project.
Finished
Postcards From Azeroth
The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition
In Progress
Dragonsworn
Revive & Rejuvenate
Jaded Alt
Dwarven Battle Medic
Kamalia et alia
Moonkin Journeys
Isadora
Tome of the Ancient
Amerence Love WoW
Jaedia's Menagerie
Amateur Azerothian
The Grizzlemaw Gazette
The Ready Check
Altoholic
Red Cow Rise
Poky Joes *Pokes*
Spellbound
Unleashed Rage
Syrco Owl
If you happen to be working on the Through Your Interface challenge and do not see your name on this list, please feel free to drop a comment anywhere! Well, just about anywhere. If you put it in your sock drawer I may never find it after all.
Many thanks to those of you who have participated or at least have shown interest in this project. It has been an absolute pleasure to see the game through eyes that are not my own and it has definitely brought some very amazing blogs to my attention. Whether or not you choose to take on this challenge personally, I highly recommend checking out the blogs listed above. You never know when you'll find a new blog that you just fall in love with!
Stay creative, my friends.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday Updates
It's that day. That one day of the week that marks the ending of the work week for some and the beginning of the work weekend for others. That's right, it's Friday. Here be the updates of the week for this blog and of course for myself (because I know you're super interested!).
WoS Updates
Nothing really mind blowing to report. This blog is in need of a few updates (all of the tabs could use some TLC), a new poll needs to be put up, and I should probably clean up a few other minor things. None of this has been taken care of yet, but hopefully should be done in the next week or two. Assuming I find time and whatnot.
In-Game Updates
- I'm now up to four level 85s.
- My DK is in the works. Leveling her as blood, which is by the way more fun than should be allowed. Still a bit surprised that she's getting leveled at all, but hey, there ya go.
- I've managed to tame two new rares, much to the thanks of some friends. Aotona (renamed Saylind) and King Krush (renamed Drama) are now my new pals. Now all that's left for that one is to level the her to 85 for the Cataclysm and possibly eventually the Firelands rares as well.
RL Updates
Grandma is doing excellent. She's 300x better than she was a few days ago. Turns out one of her medications was mixing badly with her pain killers which was causing her to go a bit woofy, so they switched her pain meds and now she's back to her old feisty self. She's now back in town at a nursing home for physical therapy and is expected to return home in the next 18 days or so. It's pretty crazy how a painful but non-life threatening issue with a pancreas and a mix up of meds can result in thoughts for the worst.
Grandpa is pretty awesome to hang around. Thankfully he's not too picky of an eater and seems to be able to stomach my so-called cooking alright. Other family members (my aunt and uncles) have been in and out all week to help out and take my grandfather on the journey to Green Bay. Turns out a few of my family members were working 12 hour shifts, which is a completely valid excuse for not being around as much. Others are still a bit MIA though, which is irksome.
Other than a few minor issues here and there, things are much better. I'm eager to get home again, but I'm trying to at least enjoy my stay here. Otherwise, nothing much else to report. Life is life, and it keeps on keepin' on.
Have an excellent weekend all!
WoS Updates
Nothing really mind blowing to report. This blog is in need of a few updates (all of the tabs could use some TLC), a new poll needs to be put up, and I should probably clean up a few other minor things. None of this has been taken care of yet, but hopefully should be done in the next week or two. Assuming I find time and whatnot.
In-Game Updates
- I'm now up to four level 85s.
- My DK is in the works. Leveling her as blood, which is by the way more fun than should be allowed. Still a bit surprised that she's getting leveled at all, but hey, there ya go.
- I've managed to tame two new rares, much to the thanks of some friends. Aotona (renamed Saylind) and King Krush (renamed Drama) are now my new pals. Now all that's left for that one is to level the her to 85 for the Cataclysm and possibly eventually the Firelands rares as well.
RL Updates
Grandma is doing excellent. She's 300x better than she was a few days ago. Turns out one of her medications was mixing badly with her pain killers which was causing her to go a bit woofy, so they switched her pain meds and now she's back to her old feisty self. She's now back in town at a nursing home for physical therapy and is expected to return home in the next 18 days or so. It's pretty crazy how a painful but non-life threatening issue with a pancreas and a mix up of meds can result in thoughts for the worst.
Grandpa is pretty awesome to hang around. Thankfully he's not too picky of an eater and seems to be able to stomach my so-called cooking alright. Other family members (my aunt and uncles) have been in and out all week to help out and take my grandfather on the journey to Green Bay. Turns out a few of my family members were working 12 hour shifts, which is a completely valid excuse for not being around as much. Others are still a bit MIA though, which is irksome.
Other than a few minor issues here and there, things are much better. I'm eager to get home again, but I'm trying to at least enjoy my stay here. Otherwise, nothing much else to report. Life is life, and it keeps on keepin' on.
Have an excellent weekend all!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Super Mini Update Post
...since I've been too lazy/preoccupied to do a proper full-blown Friday one. I'll blame it on family this week.
Just a few things to cover really. First, I have a new writing project. If you don't follow me on Twitter, or you're like me and follow so many people that tweets just kind of blow right by you, you probably haven't heard of it. It's a fanfic project based on my druid and is called Feral By Nature. I have no set schedule for when I'll be releasing new "chapters" or whatever you want to call the posts, but I aim to have a new one every week or at the very least every other week. No promises though.
Next up is the fact that I now have a Tumblr account. Why I have a Tumblr account is really beyond me. I was originally going to attempt to host the FBN project on there, but quickly realized that it isn't really the proper platform that I wanted to use for such a project. Now that account will just be filled with random useless crap. The kind of random useless crap I try with great might to keep off of Twitter, Facebook, and this blog. You'll probably see me at my most insane on Tumblr if you haven't had the, uh, pleasure of being in a chat channel with me.
There's four days left to vote on the poll on my site. No, there isn't any incentives to click buttons but I do get a kick out of the answers. I may also base a future post on this latest poll.
I had ads up on WoS in hopes to eventually give me a little play money for WoW. Google AdSense kind of decided to say "Hey thanks for several months free advertising! We're going to shut down your account now and not pay you. Have a nice day!"...those of course weren't their exact words, but I think you get the picture. So yeah, if you were wondering where those went (I'm sure you were and I know you were worried), that's what went down. Me babbling about this is more of a reminder to myself to look into other avenues in order to ensure that I have a steady WoW account again.
Last but possibly the most awesome, I must gush over how awesome the Through Your Interface project has turned out. I've tried to comment on as many of the posts as possible, but I know I've missed quite a few. Regardless if I have commented on your images or not, I have to say that I love them all. It's always refreshing to see the game through another person's eyes. This project has brought quite a few new blogs to my attention, along with introducing me to a lot of new personalities that I hope to continue to have the privilege of following in the future. I'll be putting out a master list post for the Through Your Interface participants very soon, so if you haven't done so yet please leave a comment on the original post!
This mini post has quickly gotten larger than I intended. I'm off to enjoy some of this gorgeous weather that we're having in the UP while we still have it! Have an excellent week folks, and keep an eye out for hopefully some quality content from me in the next several days!
~Sazzy
Just a few things to cover really. First, I have a new writing project. If you don't follow me on Twitter, or you're like me and follow so many people that tweets just kind of blow right by you, you probably haven't heard of it. It's a fanfic project based on my druid and is called Feral By Nature. I have no set schedule for when I'll be releasing new "chapters" or whatever you want to call the posts, but I aim to have a new one every week or at the very least every other week. No promises though.
Next up is the fact that I now have a Tumblr account. Why I have a Tumblr account is really beyond me. I was originally going to attempt to host the FBN project on there, but quickly realized that it isn't really the proper platform that I wanted to use for such a project. Now that account will just be filled with random useless crap. The kind of random useless crap I try with great might to keep off of Twitter, Facebook, and this blog. You'll probably see me at my most insane on Tumblr if you haven't had the, uh, pleasure of being in a chat channel with me.
There's four days left to vote on the poll on my site. No, there isn't any incentives to click buttons but I do get a kick out of the answers. I may also base a future post on this latest poll.
I had ads up on WoS in hopes to eventually give me a little play money for WoW. Google AdSense kind of decided to say "Hey thanks for several months free advertising! We're going to shut down your account now and not pay you. Have a nice day!"...those of course weren't their exact words, but I think you get the picture. So yeah, if you were wondering where those went (I'm sure you were and I know you were worried), that's what went down. Me babbling about this is more of a reminder to myself to look into other avenues in order to ensure that I have a steady WoW account again.
Last but possibly the most awesome, I must gush over how awesome the Through Your Interface project has turned out. I've tried to comment on as many of the posts as possible, but I know I've missed quite a few. Regardless if I have commented on your images or not, I have to say that I love them all. It's always refreshing to see the game through another person's eyes. This project has brought quite a few new blogs to my attention, along with introducing me to a lot of new personalities that I hope to continue to have the privilege of following in the future. I'll be putting out a master list post for the Through Your Interface participants very soon, so if you haven't done so yet please leave a comment on the original post!
This mini post has quickly gotten larger than I intended. I'm off to enjoy some of this gorgeous weather that we're having in the UP while we still have it! Have an excellent week folks, and keep an eye out for hopefully some quality content from me in the next several days!
~Sazzy
Saturday, June 4, 2011
So I hurd you like links...
...so I gave you a link to a blog post full of links, so you can link while you browse links.
Before I get into this update post, for this is what this is even if it is now Saturday morning and not Friday evening, I must state that you should not expect any amazing writing in here. I'm having a sleepless Saz night. Sadly it's not one of those "OMG let's be productive!" nights. No, it's just a regular ol' "Hmmm, lets see how many times I can roll around until I become one with my blankets and turn into a permanent burrito." lack of sleep sort of night. I don't even have brain soup this morning, I just have chunks of brain mold...or something. I hope it's not really mold, I'm allergic to that stuff. *Insert look of "where the hell was I going with this" confusion here.* Right, updates.
WoS
- New poll up on the side. Click buttons and if you feel the need to discuss the content, go nuts in the comments in this post. I'll be writing on that topic soonish though, so feel free to hold your comments until then as well.
- The Photo Gallery has been updated with some Cataclysm screen shots. Alright, a small handful may also be a bit pre-Cataclysm (there are some shots from the events prior to the release), but the majority are from this expansion.
- Very minor information tweaks have taken place in the About Me section. I'm sure not many of you care about that, but it now sports a poorly lit image of me being ridiculous with a dinosaur (his name is DinoRAWR, btw)...you know, sans dreadlocks since I brushed those things out months ago now. I also felt the need to prove that I didn't look like a living comic book for some reason.
- Hoarders: Azeroth Edition will be back soon. I'm not sure where to pick up with it right this minute, seeing as though WoWInsider is currently covering mounts in I believe the Over Achiever column and I feel as if though I continue on with my Mounts Month theme that I would just be creating something that was a bit redundant. So, to push on with the theme I unexpectedly abandoned because I got flustered over coding and noticed that someone else was currently covering, or to hold off and just do up a list of another topic for now? Tough call, Batman.
New project: Through Your Interface - Well, the post can speak for itself. Here's the list of folks that I know of so far that have participated in the challenge and of the folks who say they plan to participate in the near future. Check 'em out and give 'em some love, eh?
Dragonsworn
Revive & Rejuvenate
Jaded Alt
Dwarven Battle Medic
Spellbound
Kamalia et alia
Moonkin Journeys
Red Cow Rise
Isadora
Tome of the Ancient
Amerence Love WoW
Edit to add:
Postcards From Azeroth
Jaedia's Menagerie
Amateur Azerothian
The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition
Unleashed Rage
The Grizzlemaw Gazette
The Ready Check
Bubbles of Mischief
If I miss anyone in this list, please poke me with a big stick. I'll be making a better stand alone post sometime in the next week or two featuring all the folks to let us look at WoW through their eyes.
Saz in Game
Well, after two rather blissful (albeit on occasion, stressful) months in Azeroth I am once again out of the game for a bit. In my short time back I managed to get three of my 80s up to 85, both my shaman and druid could probably be considered almost raid worthy, and I've bumped up a few of the alts up a couple of levels. All in all not too bad on the personal progress scale. Unfortunately there currently isn't a whole lot in the game for me seeing as though raids are not really PuG friendly, my shaman is residing in a dead guild and I have no will to move her, my druid is in a very active guild that I'm really not up to standards to raid with (yet), and over all I'm just having a hard to engaging myself in the "end game content" that is currently offered. I know quite a few of my crew members are also feeling the summer doldrums a bit, so a few weeks time away from our beloved pixelated selves is probably a good thing in the long run. At least I think and hope so.
Saz IRL
Things aren't too bad all in all. Health is improving, summer is more or less here, and there very well may be some pretty fun events going down in the fall. I really don't have any complaints other than I wish I was still in the habit of writing a bit more. That one complaint is a work in progress though. I can and WILL start writing again, one way or another.
I think that's enough useless babble for now. I hope you all have an excellent rest of the weekend!
Before I get into this update post, for this is what this is even if it is now Saturday morning and not Friday evening, I must state that you should not expect any amazing writing in here. I'm having a sleepless Saz night. Sadly it's not one of those "OMG let's be productive!" nights. No, it's just a regular ol' "Hmmm, lets see how many times I can roll around until I become one with my blankets and turn into a permanent burrito." lack of sleep sort of night. I don't even have brain soup this morning, I just have chunks of brain mold...or something. I hope it's not really mold, I'm allergic to that stuff. *Insert look of "where the hell was I going with this" confusion here.* Right, updates.
WoS
- New poll up on the side. Click buttons and if you feel the need to discuss the content, go nuts in the comments in this post. I'll be writing on that topic soonish though, so feel free to hold your comments until then as well.
- The Photo Gallery has been updated with some Cataclysm screen shots. Alright, a small handful may also be a bit pre-Cataclysm (there are some shots from the events prior to the release), but the majority are from this expansion.
- Very minor information tweaks have taken place in the About Me section. I'm sure not many of you care about that, but it now sports a poorly lit image of me being ridiculous with a dinosaur (his name is DinoRAWR, btw)...you know, sans dreadlocks since I brushed those things out months ago now. I also felt the need to prove that I didn't look like a living comic book for some reason.
- Hoarders: Azeroth Edition will be back soon. I'm not sure where to pick up with it right this minute, seeing as though WoWInsider is currently covering mounts in I believe the Over Achiever column and I feel as if though I continue on with my Mounts Month theme that I would just be creating something that was a bit redundant. So, to push on with the theme I unexpectedly abandoned because I got flustered over coding and noticed that someone else was currently covering, or to hold off and just do up a list of another topic for now? Tough call, Batman.
New project: Through Your Interface - Well, the post can speak for itself. Here's the list of folks that I know of so far that have participated in the challenge and of the folks who say they plan to participate in the near future. Check 'em out and give 'em some love, eh?
Dragonsworn
Revive & Rejuvenate
Jaded Alt
Dwarven Battle Medic
Spellbound
Kamalia et alia
Moonkin Journeys
Red Cow Rise
Isadora
Tome of the Ancient
Amerence Love WoW
Edit to add:
Postcards From Azeroth
Jaedia's Menagerie
Amateur Azerothian
The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition
Unleashed Rage
The Grizzlemaw Gazette
The Ready Check
Bubbles of Mischief
If I miss anyone in this list, please poke me with a big stick. I'll be making a better stand alone post sometime in the next week or two featuring all the folks to let us look at WoW through their eyes.
Saz in Game
Well, after two rather blissful (albeit on occasion, stressful) months in Azeroth I am once again out of the game for a bit. In my short time back I managed to get three of my 80s up to 85, both my shaman and druid could probably be considered almost raid worthy, and I've bumped up a few of the alts up a couple of levels. All in all not too bad on the personal progress scale. Unfortunately there currently isn't a whole lot in the game for me seeing as though raids are not really PuG friendly, my shaman is residing in a dead guild and I have no will to move her, my druid is in a very active guild that I'm really not up to standards to raid with (yet), and over all I'm just having a hard to engaging myself in the "end game content" that is currently offered. I know quite a few of my crew members are also feeling the summer doldrums a bit, so a few weeks time away from our beloved pixelated selves is probably a good thing in the long run. At least I think and hope so.
Saz IRL
Things aren't too bad all in all. Health is improving, summer is more or less here, and there very well may be some pretty fun events going down in the fall. I really don't have any complaints other than I wish I was still in the habit of writing a bit more. That one complaint is a work in progress though. I can and WILL start writing again, one way or another.
I think that's enough useless babble for now. I hope you all have an excellent rest of the weekend!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Of Time and Bunnies
It's Saturday. I'm wanting to do a Friday update but it's Saturday already. All week I've had this warped feeling of "What day is it...I don't even...what?" and the weekend has completely crept up on me. Weird. Let's just assume that Doctor Who swung on by and made us all a nice little portal back to Friday, shall we? Okay!
Site Updates and Junk
- The poll on the right hand side of my blog has seven days left on it. Please get your votes in now! Why? Because I'm nosy and I like seeing the results!
- My User Interface page has been updated. My UI is now mildly shinier than the turd that it was. Still not quite as pretty as I want, but much better than what it was!
- New photos to the Photo Gallery should be coming soon! Like in the next week or two.
- If you're looking for easy access to the 4.1 PTR Patch Notes for both Shamans and Druids, check out my Guides tab. If I happened to miss anything (I'm sure I did somewhere) please alert me. I'll do my best to keep patch notes updated and all that jazz, but sometimes I get into that farming mode and end up oblivious to some of the changes.
- I need some reader participation for a future Hoarders: Azeroth Edition post(s). I'd like to compile a list of "neat trinkets that do neat things" and I'm in need of some help from you all. I already have one friend in on this and she's sent me her list of all the neat trinkets she has stored away, plus I have a nice little pile of my own, but I'd very much like to make as complete of a list of possible. Credit and blog link love shall be given if you participate! If you'd like to help out in this, either list your trinkets in a comment on this post, or pop me an email at serenitysaz@yahoo(dot)com. If you email me and would like to be credited/given link love, please let me know who you are and what your blog is! Much appreciated ^_^
Site Updates and Junk
- The poll on the right hand side of my blog has seven days left on it. Please get your votes in now! Why? Because I'm nosy and I like seeing the results!
- My User Interface page has been updated. My UI is now mildly shinier than the turd that it was. Still not quite as pretty as I want, but much better than what it was!
- New photos to the Photo Gallery should be coming soon! Like in the next week or two.
- If you're looking for easy access to the 4.1 PTR Patch Notes for both Shamans and Druids, check out my Guides tab. If I happened to miss anything (I'm sure I did somewhere) please alert me. I'll do my best to keep patch notes updated and all that jazz, but sometimes I get into that farming mode and end up oblivious to some of the changes.
- I need some reader participation for a future Hoarders: Azeroth Edition post(s). I'd like to compile a list of "neat trinkets that do neat things" and I'm in need of some help from you all. I already have one friend in on this and she's sent me her list of all the neat trinkets she has stored away, plus I have a nice little pile of my own, but I'd very much like to make as complete of a list of possible. Credit and blog link love shall be given if you participate! If you'd like to help out in this, either list your trinkets in a comment on this post, or pop me an email at serenitysaz@yahoo(dot)com. If you email me and would like to be credited/given link love, please let me know who you are and what your blog is! Much appreciated ^_^
Friday, April 8, 2011
Friday Updates - I Have the Coolest Friends
What's up ladies and gents, I hope your Friday is treating you well. Here's just a little update on things and stuff pertaining to myself and this little blog that you happen to be reading.
Thanks to a few incredibly generous folk I am now back to officially playing World of Warcraft. I've been pretty busy this week with getting Saz recapped and that giant quest, along with trying to get reacquainted with all of the new changes that have gone down since the last time I've been in Azeroth, essentially caused me to forget to put up today's Darkmoon Faire Friday quote. That's my story anyways and I'm sticking to it. My apologies to those of you who enjoy that segment, I'm sometimes horribly scatter-brained and I'll do my best not to repeat this situation. DMF Friday should be up next week as per usual.
As I said, I'm back and leveling my way through Cataclysm. I must say that I am absolutely loving it. The quests are engaging, the vehicle quests are for the most part fun, and the cut scenes actually help me pay attention to the story line. From what little I've seen so far I am absolutely smitten with this expansion. Also, Uldum? Epic. This evening as I was leveling through that zone my father actually turned on Indiana Jones and within five minutes the scene that played out on our television happened in game. I geeked slightly.
I don't really have any WoS specific updates this week for you all. I also sadly don't have a nice list of blogs, podcasts, or forums to pimp out to you all this week. Again, I'll blame the pre-occupation with getting back into WoW for my slackerisms. I do however have a link to this week's Storm, Earth, and Fire podcast. Episode 2 comes with 100% less white noise and is rather enjoyable. I suspect that their episodes will only get better in time. Also, I'm fairly certain that they have conscripted me into some sort slave labor or something . Not quite sure yet, and quite frankly I'm a touch concerned. Or scared. Mostly just scared.
I may have a few projects coming up in the near future, so if I accidentally disappear and give your feed readers (and your eyes) a break for a few days, don't worry! I will return at some point with tales of near epicness, or something along those lines. Chances are I'll still continue to crit all of your faces off with useless walls of text : P
So yes, nearly useless update is nearly useless. Go listen to the SEF podcast.
Saz over and out. (For now)
Thanks to a few incredibly generous folk I am now back to officially playing World of Warcraft. I've been pretty busy this week with getting Saz recapped and that giant quest, along with trying to get reacquainted with all of the new changes that have gone down since the last time I've been in Azeroth, essentially caused me to forget to put up today's Darkmoon Faire Friday quote. That's my story anyways and I'm sticking to it. My apologies to those of you who enjoy that segment, I'm sometimes horribly scatter-brained and I'll do my best not to repeat this situation. DMF Friday should be up next week as per usual.
As I said, I'm back and leveling my way through Cataclysm. I must say that I am absolutely loving it. The quests are engaging, the vehicle quests are for the most part fun, and the cut scenes actually help me pay attention to the story line. From what little I've seen so far I am absolutely smitten with this expansion. Also, Uldum? Epic. This evening as I was leveling through that zone my father actually turned on Indiana Jones and within five minutes the scene that played out on our television happened in game. I geeked slightly.
I don't really have any WoS specific updates this week for you all. I also sadly don't have a nice list of blogs, podcasts, or forums to pimp out to you all this week. Again, I'll blame the pre-occupation with getting back into WoW for my slackerisms. I do however have a link to this week's Storm, Earth, and Fire podcast. Episode 2 comes with 100% less white noise and is rather enjoyable. I suspect that their episodes will only get better in time. Also, I'm fairly certain that they have conscripted me into some sort slave labor or something . Not quite sure yet, and quite frankly I'm a touch concerned. Or scared. Mostly just scared.
I may have a few projects coming up in the near future, so if I accidentally disappear and give your feed readers (and your eyes) a break for a few days, don't worry! I will return at some point with tales of near epicness, or something along those lines. Chances are I'll still continue to crit all of your faces off with useless walls of text : P
So yes, nearly useless update is nearly useless. Go listen to the SEF podcast.
Saz over and out. (For now)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
I'm back! Kind of...
What's going on everyone, I hope you all are having a great weekend! I know that I said that I was going to talk about any site updates I have on Fridays or something of that sort buuuut given all the fun stuff that was going on with it being April Fool's and all, that update got pushed to whenever it is that this will be going up. Along with the WoS updates I'm also going to pimp out a few different sites I think you all should check out and catch you all up on what's going down on my side of things, both irl and in game...yes, I said IN GAME!!
Blog Updates
- There is a new poll up on the right side of the page, please click as many buttons as your little hearts desire. I thoroughly enjoyed the results from the last poll. Many thanks to those of you who participated! Here's the final tally:
- My "Recent Achievements" feature is no longer a giant white blob! I'll get into why that is in a bit. Apologies about the temporary eye sore.
- As I said last week, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or anything else of that nature that relate to World of Saz or even just something random to ask, please don't hesitate! My email is under the About/Contact tab and I keep a close eye on my Twitter account for those of you who would prefer to contact me through that medium (the button is up top).
Things You Should Check Out
- Storm, Earth, and Fire (@StormEarthFire2) is a new podcast dedicated to the ways of the Shaman. It's run by Malozing (@Malozing) and Druzza (@Totemictimes). They're both still rather new to the world of podcasting, so please bear with them while they find their feet. Definitely look forward to some great things from this podcast!
- Learn to Raid is one of my favorite haunts. Not only is this site home to the Circle of Healing podcast, which is run by Dawn Moore (you may recognize that name from WoW Insider) and Kinaesthesia (from Vodka), but it also contains some excellent strategy videos plus and contains some very fun and still growing forums. Give 'am a look-see and if anyone asks, Saz sent you.
- Gaming Zone Forums are rather new, but I must say these guys have spunk. The goal of this forum is to provide a place for gamers of all types to come together to hang out. The fellas over there are super friendly, so feel free to swing by, make an account, and say hi. I have a good feeling about those forums, so go help make them epic!
Saz Updates
First things first, I must state that I have some of the best damn friends a girl could ask for. They're also my WoW friends, so all you folks out there who think real friendships via the internet are impossible, I'd really like to beg to differ. With that stated, I'll now proceed to go down my list of awesome (please bear with me...I'm not attempting to brag at all, I'm just incredibly excited about these updates and at the same time incredibly grateful).
- My Priesty friend who I've mentioned a few times here on WoS has done one of the most sweet things I think that anyone has ever done for me: she has sent me her old Macbook. This means that as soon as I get my mits on a new power cord, I'll be able to play WoW semi-smoothly...or at least well enough that I won't quite suffer from as much motion sickness that I currently do with my current poor quality machine. So. Freakin'. Excited! Also some love must be sent to Mrs. Priesty's husband, since he relinquished his hold on said computer, enabling her to send it to me. : P
- Along with that "new" Macbook came a prepaid WoW card, enabling me to play WoW for the next two months. While I may not have Cataclysm as of yet, I have managed to wiggle my way back to Azeroth. Seriously, my Priest friend is completely and utterly made of awesome.
- Due to the fact that I am now back to playing WoW, my Armory page will now show up. I've gotten a few messages from folks wondering why my Armory page wasn't showing, and here's why: after about three months or so Blizzard considers your account idle. Idle accounts are "hidden" and will no longer show the character's profile despite their name still showing up in the general search list. I'm sure it somehow saves server space for them in the long run or some such, quite frankly I'm not 100% sure why characters "disappear" when they're idle, but that's just my guess. Saz is back though, so please fret no longer! Hopefully soon she will be a sexy level 85 like the rest of you ; )
- Earlier this week (or was it last week already?) WoW Insider had a contest on both their site and on Twitter. The contest they held on their site was that of a random drawing for a D.I.S.C.O. loot card, and on Twitter they had entries explain why they thing they should win a Goblin Weather Machine. I entered both on a whim, and apparently they rather liked my answer on Twitter, and I won the Goblin Weather Machine! Thanks to the previously mentioned prepaid WoW card I was able to hop on and redeem this code last night. I kind of really geeked. I mean, not only is it a random item to use (I absolutely love random things that I can use whenever!) but it's also my first ever loot card. Soooo excited! So many thanks to WoW Insider for making me one very happy Shaman!
Blog Updates
- There is a new poll up on the right side of the page, please click as many buttons as your little hearts desire. I thoroughly enjoyed the results from the last poll. Many thanks to those of you who participated! Here's the final tally:
- My "Recent Achievements" feature is no longer a giant white blob! I'll get into why that is in a bit. Apologies about the temporary eye sore.
- As I said last week, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or anything else of that nature that relate to World of Saz or even just something random to ask, please don't hesitate! My email is under the About/Contact tab and I keep a close eye on my Twitter account for those of you who would prefer to contact me through that medium (the button is up top).
Things You Should Check Out
- Storm, Earth, and Fire (@StormEarthFire2) is a new podcast dedicated to the ways of the Shaman. It's run by Malozing (@Malozing) and Druzza (@Totemictimes). They're both still rather new to the world of podcasting, so please bear with them while they find their feet. Definitely look forward to some great things from this podcast!
- Learn to Raid is one of my favorite haunts. Not only is this site home to the Circle of Healing podcast, which is run by Dawn Moore (you may recognize that name from WoW Insider) and Kinaesthesia (from Vodka), but it also contains some excellent strategy videos plus and contains some very fun and still growing forums. Give 'am a look-see and if anyone asks, Saz sent you.
- Gaming Zone Forums are rather new, but I must say these guys have spunk. The goal of this forum is to provide a place for gamers of all types to come together to hang out. The fellas over there are super friendly, so feel free to swing by, make an account, and say hi. I have a good feeling about those forums, so go help make them epic!
Saz Updates
First things first, I must state that I have some of the best damn friends a girl could ask for. They're also my WoW friends, so all you folks out there who think real friendships via the internet are impossible, I'd really like to beg to differ. With that stated, I'll now proceed to go down my list of awesome (please bear with me...I'm not attempting to brag at all, I'm just incredibly excited about these updates and at the same time incredibly grateful).
- My Priesty friend who I've mentioned a few times here on WoS has done one of the most sweet things I think that anyone has ever done for me: she has sent me her old Macbook. This means that as soon as I get my mits on a new power cord, I'll be able to play WoW semi-smoothly...or at least well enough that I won't quite suffer from as much motion sickness that I currently do with my current poor quality machine. So. Freakin'. Excited! Also some love must be sent to Mrs. Priesty's husband, since he relinquished his hold on said computer, enabling her to send it to me. : P
- Along with that "new" Macbook came a prepaid WoW card, enabling me to play WoW for the next two months. While I may not have Cataclysm as of yet, I have managed to wiggle my way back to Azeroth. Seriously, my Priest friend is completely and utterly made of awesome.
- Due to the fact that I am now back to playing WoW, my Armory page will now show up. I've gotten a few messages from folks wondering why my Armory page wasn't showing, and here's why: after about three months or so Blizzard considers your account idle. Idle accounts are "hidden" and will no longer show the character's profile despite their name still showing up in the general search list. I'm sure it somehow saves server space for them in the long run or some such, quite frankly I'm not 100% sure why characters "disappear" when they're idle, but that's just my guess. Saz is back though, so please fret no longer! Hopefully soon she will be a sexy level 85 like the rest of you ; )
- Earlier this week (or was it last week already?) WoW Insider had a contest on both their site and on Twitter. The contest they held on their site was that of a random drawing for a D.I.S.C.O. loot card, and on Twitter they had entries explain why they thing they should win a Goblin Weather Machine. I entered both on a whim, and apparently they rather liked my answer on Twitter, and I won the Goblin Weather Machine! Thanks to the previously mentioned prepaid WoW card I was able to hop on and redeem this code last night. I kind of really geeked. I mean, not only is it a random item to use (I absolutely love random things that I can use whenever!) but it's also my first ever loot card. Soooo excited! So many thanks to WoW Insider for making me one very happy Shaman!
- Another note of major thanks may need to be added here, but first I must scold two little Shamans quite thoroughly. More on this later.
- I feel like I'm missing something. If I remember it later you all may have to suffer through a double or maybe even a triple post for Sunday. My apologies for the excessive amount of me. I hope you survive the encounter.
If any of you all try to get a hold of me in game and I don't respond right away, I apologize in advance. Currently I'm sporting some terrible FPS (at least until the Mac is up and running) and sometimes it takes quite a bit for things to load. Also, in the rare event that I have a DND up it's because I have let my little brother muck about on one of my characters. He's rather fascinated by the game you see, and his new favorite pastime is to take my Shaman and jump her off of cliffs (I have yet to expose him to my Druid and the wonders of bird form). He also rather likes taking adorable screen shots for me, which I will end this post with. I hope that you all have a wonderful week! <3
Friday, March 25, 2011
Fun Fun Fun...
Happy Friday all!
...what? Why are you all glaring at me?
Oh, it's about the title of this post, isn't it.
I'm sorry, the plague is in my head too.
Please stop glaring, I said I was sorry!
*Worried/scared face* ...Anyways mmm, right. Updates.
This week I'd like my Friday post to have two purposes: 1) To inform you of what minor tweaks I may have made to the site and 2) To shift what little bit of a spotlight I have onto some other blogs that I think are pretty neat. So let's get down to it.
Updates
- I have had my first incident of scraping. I almost feel like an official blogger now because of it! So if you have happened to stumble across this post, or any post by me for that matter, and you're not actually on World of Saz, please swing on by the site. It's much nicer over here, I assure you. Not to mention I rather enjoy the company : )
- If you haven't done so already, please swing by and cast your vote on my random poll! You have about a week left to participate in this particular poll until it closes and I will have to put up a new one. It's not mandatory that you cast a vote, but it's a silly little feature on my page that I really get a kick out of.
- If you've looked at my links listed under "Saz's Links" within the past day or two, you may have noticed that I have added a new link! It leads to my Twisted Nether Wiki page. If you're a new blogger I'd definitely suggest checking out the Twisted Nether Wiki list both to find other blogs and to perhaps get yourself listed. It's a pretty neat feature that those folks over at Twisted Nether give our community, I think. Please, make use of it!
- If you have any critiques, questions, concerns, general comments about this blog (you know, the ones that may not fit with the theme of one of my typical posts), or anything whatsoever that you'd like to badger me about, by all means please either drop a comment on one of my Friday posts or even drop me an email if you'd like (Hint: email address is located in my About Me/Contact shpeel if you couldn't find it). I'm more than happy to answer any and all questions, no matter how silly they may seem! I know I've said it a few times before, but I shall say it again: I don't bite! At least not hard...
Blogs to Dig
The Rusty Blade - This blog popped up on my radar earlier this week. Mhorgrim puts out some fairly impressive walls of text I must say, and has some fairly decent topics that he likes to ramble on about. Give him a look-see.
Bible of Dreams - Not only does Anexxia provide some very nice Shadow Priest information, but she also writes generally about how things simply are in WoW. I love the lists presented in this blog, and the general positive vibe of Bible of Dreams. Certainly worth your time regardless if you play an SPriest or not.
Life in Group 5 - This blog isn't just about Shaman healing. It isn't cornered down into being strictly a blog for healers. While yes Life in Group 5 does cover these subjects and covers them extremely well, Vixsyn can also often be found writing about gaming in general. This woman's writing puts mine to shame 10x over. She is amazing. So if you're a Resto Shaman just starting out, a well seasoned veteran, or simply looking for some seriously excellent writing about WoW, Life in Group 5 is definitely for you.
Feral Aggression - FA is for those of you cool cats out there (aka Feral Druids) who are looking for both PvE and PvP information. Vallen's blog is right up there with The Fluid Druid on my list of go-to feral sites. Check it out!
Orcish Army Knife - Love lore? Maybe you'd like some slick tips on how to raid as a Death Knight. Like the idea of great writing served to you by a dashing Orc? Rades has you covered. And while you're having your mind blown by his wonderfully crafted posts, be sure to take some time to check out his NaNoWriMo project Letters from Northrend. You shan't be sorry.
This is just a very small handful of the many wonderful blogs I enjoy. If you're curious about who else I read, please visit the "Resources/Blog Roll" tab at the top of my blog's page. There is some seriously excellent work in there, I assure you.
Hopefully by next week I will have a nice little list of programs/podcasts to pimp out to you all, so keep an eye out for that.
I think that is it for this update. If I've missed something I'll either blab on about it on Twitter or include it in next week's update. Or both. Probably both. Unless I forget.
Have a great weekend everybody!
...what? Why are you all glaring at me?
Oh, it's about the title of this post, isn't it.
I'm sorry, the plague is in my head too.
Please stop glaring, I said I was sorry!
*Worried/scared face* ...Anyways mmm, right. Updates.
This week I'd like my Friday post to have two purposes: 1) To inform you of what minor tweaks I may have made to the site and 2) To shift what little bit of a spotlight I have onto some other blogs that I think are pretty neat. So let's get down to it.
Updates
- I have had my first incident of scraping. I almost feel like an official blogger now because of it! So if you have happened to stumble across this post, or any post by me for that matter, and you're not actually on World of Saz, please swing on by the site. It's much nicer over here, I assure you. Not to mention I rather enjoy the company : )
- If you haven't done so already, please swing by and cast your vote on my random poll! You have about a week left to participate in this particular poll until it closes and I will have to put up a new one. It's not mandatory that you cast a vote, but it's a silly little feature on my page that I really get a kick out of.
- If you've looked at my links listed under "Saz's Links" within the past day or two, you may have noticed that I have added a new link! It leads to my Twisted Nether Wiki page. If you're a new blogger I'd definitely suggest checking out the Twisted Nether Wiki list both to find other blogs and to perhaps get yourself listed. It's a pretty neat feature that those folks over at Twisted Nether give our community, I think. Please, make use of it!
- If you have any critiques, questions, concerns, general comments about this blog (you know, the ones that may not fit with the theme of one of my typical posts), or anything whatsoever that you'd like to badger me about, by all means please either drop a comment on one of my Friday posts or even drop me an email if you'd like (Hint: email address is located in my About Me/Contact shpeel if you couldn't find it). I'm more than happy to answer any and all questions, no matter how silly they may seem! I know I've said it a few times before, but I shall say it again: I don't bite! At least not hard...
Blogs to Dig
The Rusty Blade - This blog popped up on my radar earlier this week. Mhorgrim puts out some fairly impressive walls of text I must say, and has some fairly decent topics that he likes to ramble on about. Give him a look-see.
Bible of Dreams - Not only does Anexxia provide some very nice Shadow Priest information, but she also writes generally about how things simply are in WoW. I love the lists presented in this blog, and the general positive vibe of Bible of Dreams. Certainly worth your time regardless if you play an SPriest or not.
Life in Group 5 - This blog isn't just about Shaman healing. It isn't cornered down into being strictly a blog for healers. While yes Life in Group 5 does cover these subjects and covers them extremely well, Vixsyn can also often be found writing about gaming in general. This woman's writing puts mine to shame 10x over. She is amazing. So if you're a Resto Shaman just starting out, a well seasoned veteran, or simply looking for some seriously excellent writing about WoW, Life in Group 5 is definitely for you.
Feral Aggression - FA is for those of you cool cats out there (aka Feral Druids) who are looking for both PvE and PvP information. Vallen's blog is right up there with The Fluid Druid on my list of go-to feral sites. Check it out!
Orcish Army Knife - Love lore? Maybe you'd like some slick tips on how to raid as a Death Knight. Like the idea of great writing served to you by a dashing Orc? Rades has you covered. And while you're having your mind blown by his wonderfully crafted posts, be sure to take some time to check out his NaNoWriMo project Letters from Northrend. You shan't be sorry.
This is just a very small handful of the many wonderful blogs I enjoy. If you're curious about who else I read, please visit the "Resources/Blog Roll" tab at the top of my blog's page. There is some seriously excellent work in there, I assure you.
Hopefully by next week I will have a nice little list of programs/podcasts to pimp out to you all, so keep an eye out for that.
I think that is it for this update. If I've missed something I'll either blab on about it on Twitter or include it in next week's update. Or both. Probably both. Unless I forget.
Have a great weekend everybody!
Friday, March 11, 2011
WoS Updates + Misc News
Happy Friday all, I hope this post finds you well in the world.
First I'd like to cover some relatively minor things pertaining to WoS.
Polls: There's a new poll up on the right hand side of the page, please click buttons to your little heart's content. I'm a horribly curious/sometimes nosy person, and I love the numbers that come from polls. The last poll showed me that I had a rather large (read: my reader base is still pretty small, so the ratios are probably skewed quite a bit) portion of Horde readers. So, hello to my Horde brothers, sisters, and everything in between! Zug zug and all that ^_^
Link Love: I've retitled "The Guide Book" as Resources/Blog Roll. Please check out the many great sites and blogs I have listed there, they are all well worth your time.
Guides: All of my guides are now listed under "Guides." My "Raid Leading for Dummies" and "How to Become a Raider" guides still need revamping, but the totem guide has been brought up to date. The rest should more or less still be okay. If I have improper information on any of those guides, please feel free to let me know.
Ads: There has been a single ad strip up on my page for a bit now, but I haven't really pointed it out any. Please feel free to check out any of the (proper) links that it provides. Any revenue generated through the ads on this blog will be put forward into getting myself back into WoW and thus hopefully in return that shall produce a better blogging product for you all. If there are any ads of sketchy content that pop up, please let me know. I have yet to see any gold selling ads or any ads of bad content as of yet, but I will happily blacklist anything of poor value.
Articles: I finally reinstalled WoW Model Viewer the other night, and hope to start putting out The Rack again. While I have a few ideas of my own, any clothing combination ideas are certainly welcome! I love input/feedback/participation. Please, don't be shy.
Secondly I'd like to address a few RL things more or less pertaining to me and this blog.
Computer Issues: I've been having a ton of errors and crashes lately within my browser, and while this may or may not be Firefox related, it greatly concerns me and affects the performance of my dinosaur laptop. After a day or so's worth of work, my machine basically bogs down/lags to the point where I have to force a restart. I fear that this machine may only have a few months to live. In the case that it's sooner than expected, I may accidentally disappear for a bit. Don't fret too hard though, if that happens I have some short term backups that should allow me to let you all know wtf happened this time.
WoW: I still am unfortunately not able to get back into game due to the previously mentioned dino laptop + RL finances. I have a determined goal set for myself to return to the game prior to Children's week though. It will happen! *Game Face* Regardless of this fact, I'm keeping up to date on things as much as possible and by no means will I be slowing down my blogging. What can I say, I'm an obsessive die-hard and it's kind of disgusting : P Of course due to me being out of the game as long as I have been now, I may miss a few of the newly implemented factors in some of my posts/guides. Please don't be shy about correcting me about these mistakes, I honestly would appreciate it.
Lastly and most importantly, I'd like to touch on RL world events that doesn't pertain to my little corner of the WoW world.
Japan: Unless you live under some strange rock that some how includes my blog but excludes world news and the world of Twitter, you've probably heard about the huge earthquake that hit Japan, and are now hearing about the various Tsunamis that are not only affecting Asia and the surrounding areas, but the American/Canadian coastlines as well. Please, if you're the praying type, keep the families and folks affected by this natural disaster in your prayers, and if you're not the praying type, positive thoughts never go amiss.
By the sounds of it, the Red Cross is taking donations to help out the Japanese and those affected by this rather large natural disaster. If you're able and feel so inclined to donate, please follow that link. It should direct you in the right direction.
If you're within the quake zone or in the areas under the Tsunami warnings, please stay safe.
That is all I have for this update. Until the next post, keep your feet dry.
First I'd like to cover some relatively minor things pertaining to WoS.
Polls: There's a new poll up on the right hand side of the page, please click buttons to your little heart's content. I'm a horribly curious/sometimes nosy person, and I love the numbers that come from polls. The last poll showed me that I had a rather large (read: my reader base is still pretty small, so the ratios are probably skewed quite a bit) portion of Horde readers. So, hello to my Horde brothers, sisters, and everything in between! Zug zug and all that ^_^
Link Love: I've retitled "The Guide Book" as Resources/Blog Roll. Please check out the many great sites and blogs I have listed there, they are all well worth your time.
Guides: All of my guides are now listed under "Guides." My "Raid Leading for Dummies" and "How to Become a Raider" guides still need revamping, but the totem guide has been brought up to date. The rest should more or less still be okay. If I have improper information on any of those guides, please feel free to let me know.
Ads: There has been a single ad strip up on my page for a bit now, but I haven't really pointed it out any. Please feel free to check out any of the (proper) links that it provides. Any revenue generated through the ads on this blog will be put forward into getting myself back into WoW and thus hopefully in return that shall produce a better blogging product for you all. If there are any ads of sketchy content that pop up, please let me know. I have yet to see any gold selling ads or any ads of bad content as of yet, but I will happily blacklist anything of poor value.
Articles: I finally reinstalled WoW Model Viewer the other night, and hope to start putting out The Rack again. While I have a few ideas of my own, any clothing combination ideas are certainly welcome! I love input/feedback/participation. Please, don't be shy.
Secondly I'd like to address a few RL things more or less pertaining to me and this blog.
Computer Issues: I've been having a ton of errors and crashes lately within my browser, and while this may or may not be Firefox related, it greatly concerns me and affects the performance of my dinosaur laptop. After a day or so's worth of work, my machine basically bogs down/lags to the point where I have to force a restart. I fear that this machine may only have a few months to live. In the case that it's sooner than expected, I may accidentally disappear for a bit. Don't fret too hard though, if that happens I have some short term backups that should allow me to let you all know wtf happened this time.
WoW: I still am unfortunately not able to get back into game due to the previously mentioned dino laptop + RL finances. I have a determined goal set for myself to return to the game prior to Children's week though. It will happen! *Game Face* Regardless of this fact, I'm keeping up to date on things as much as possible and by no means will I be slowing down my blogging. What can I say, I'm an obsessive die-hard and it's kind of disgusting : P Of course due to me being out of the game as long as I have been now, I may miss a few of the newly implemented factors in some of my posts/guides. Please don't be shy about correcting me about these mistakes, I honestly would appreciate it.
Lastly and most importantly, I'd like to touch on RL world events that doesn't pertain to my little corner of the WoW world.
Japan: Unless you live under some strange rock that some how includes my blog but excludes world news and the world of Twitter, you've probably heard about the huge earthquake that hit Japan, and are now hearing about the various Tsunamis that are not only affecting Asia and the surrounding areas, but the American/Canadian coastlines as well. Please, if you're the praying type, keep the families and folks affected by this natural disaster in your prayers, and if you're not the praying type, positive thoughts never go amiss.
By the sounds of it, the Red Cross is taking donations to help out the Japanese and those affected by this rather large natural disaster. If you're able and feel so inclined to donate, please follow that link. It should direct you in the right direction.
If you're within the quake zone or in the areas under the Tsunami warnings, please stay safe.
That is all I have for this update. Until the next post, keep your feet dry.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Rabble Babble
I'm in a hardcore writing dry spell right now, but for some reason I feel like babbling for a few minutes. Indulge me, eh?
First things first, I'm kind of sort of postponing any more installments of The Rack simply because my computer was attacked by a virus, and now I have to once again muscle WoW Model Viewer into working. I pretty much struggle every time I go to update or reinstall WMV for some reason, and since I'm not in game (nor will I be anytime soon sadly) I have no other way to put together gear sets or outfits in general. I'm a bit bummed about this since I have a pretty decent line-up of articles planned, but right now it's just more of a pain in the butt kind of thing rather than fun. I'll get back to it eventually, I just gotta fix a few other things first.
For some reason I've had no real...urge, I suppose...to write. I feel dry and uninspired for the most part. I'm trying to get the juices flowing again, but it's hard. It's just all gunked up inside my noggin. I really need to start keeping a pad of plain paper near me for drawing purposes again (while a notebook is nice, especially for writing purposes, the lines just kill sketches). Also, I'm debating if I want to reformat my computer again so I can reinstall all of the old music programs that I had from college. After a 3+ year spell away from music, it really is high time that I start dabbling in that again. Maybe if I can start exercising other elements of creativity I'll feel less drained about writing.
Does any of that even make sense? It doesn't really matter to me right now, I'm just writing to write. Editing and mind flow be damned.
Projects. Projects, projects, projects. I really wish I had a little more to work with (both in ambition and technology) to make them all come to life. So many ideas of mine die before I can even bring them to light; I'm not a fan of that scenario.
Hmm, as a ginger female, I should learn how to rap, right? Makes sense, doesn't it, that probably the whitest person next to an albino needs to learn how to rap. I guess I have some reasoning behind it though. Not only would it be an interesting experience from a musical standpoint, perhaps I'll get less tongue-tied when I'm talking normally. It would be a win-win situation, or something. I also need to get my voice back into some sort of singing shape. Has it ever really been in any kind of proper performance shape? No, but I think at one time there was potential, I was just lazy. Story of my bloody life, being lazy.
I'd really like to eventually do some WoW parodies. I'd rather do WoW machinima, but until the time comes that I can actually do that, parodies may have to tide me over. I have some ideas, I just need to sit down and write them out. I've never been talented as a poet/lyricist, and it's high time that I work on that.
Pffff, I hope I can get back into WoW soon so I can jabber on about WoW-related things instead of rambling about random crap like this. I'm sure the five people I have in my reader base would prefer WoW babblings over "Gee, what should Saz do with all her excess time" posts. Right? Right.
First things first, I'm kind of sort of postponing any more installments of The Rack simply because my computer was attacked by a virus, and now I have to once again muscle WoW Model Viewer into working. I pretty much struggle every time I go to update or reinstall WMV for some reason, and since I'm not in game (nor will I be anytime soon sadly) I have no other way to put together gear sets or outfits in general. I'm a bit bummed about this since I have a pretty decent line-up of articles planned, but right now it's just more of a pain in the butt kind of thing rather than fun. I'll get back to it eventually, I just gotta fix a few other things first.
For some reason I've had no real...urge, I suppose...to write. I feel dry and uninspired for the most part. I'm trying to get the juices flowing again, but it's hard. It's just all gunked up inside my noggin. I really need to start keeping a pad of plain paper near me for drawing purposes again (while a notebook is nice, especially for writing purposes, the lines just kill sketches). Also, I'm debating if I want to reformat my computer again so I can reinstall all of the old music programs that I had from college. After a 3+ year spell away from music, it really is high time that I start dabbling in that again. Maybe if I can start exercising other elements of creativity I'll feel less drained about writing.
Does any of that even make sense? It doesn't really matter to me right now, I'm just writing to write. Editing and mind flow be damned.
Projects. Projects, projects, projects. I really wish I had a little more to work with (both in ambition and technology) to make them all come to life. So many ideas of mine die before I can even bring them to light; I'm not a fan of that scenario.
Hmm, as a ginger female, I should learn how to rap, right? Makes sense, doesn't it, that probably the whitest person next to an albino needs to learn how to rap. I guess I have some reasoning behind it though. Not only would it be an interesting experience from a musical standpoint, perhaps I'll get less tongue-tied when I'm talking normally. It would be a win-win situation, or something. I also need to get my voice back into some sort of singing shape. Has it ever really been in any kind of proper performance shape? No, but I think at one time there was potential, I was just lazy. Story of my bloody life, being lazy.
I'd really like to eventually do some WoW parodies. I'd rather do WoW machinima, but until the time comes that I can actually do that, parodies may have to tide me over. I have some ideas, I just need to sit down and write them out. I've never been talented as a poet/lyricist, and it's high time that I work on that.
Pffff, I hope I can get back into WoW soon so I can jabber on about WoW-related things instead of rambling about random crap like this. I'm sure the five people I have in my reader base would prefer WoW babblings over "Gee, what should Saz do with all her excess time" posts. Right? Right.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Don't Phunk With Me
I am in a funk. A funky, funkalicious funk. You know, one of those oddly unmotivated but motivated funks where you want to get things done, but everything's jammed up like a reverse writer's block. I'm also coming down with a cold, so the loopiness isn't helping any.
I've been mondo busy since I've managed to get back online just a few short days ago with attempting to get caught up on all of my blog reading/facebook junk/video watching and trying to make all of the material that I've been working on for the past two months blog worthy. So far I've been fairly successful, but unfortunately HTML and I have once again began to butt heads. HTML: 9002, Saz: 3
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Since I'm babbling, I may as well point out some of the changes here at WoS.
- First off, for those of you who mainly read me from an RSS Feeder, you should stop on by the actual WoS page and give a gander at the new layout. Yes, another one. I think I may actually keep this one for a good bit though.
- Secondly, I have added a new tab up at the top of the main page called the Guide Book. The text may show up incredibly light for you RSSers out there, and that issue is where the HTML boss critted my butt. Anyways, the Guide Book is basically a large list of raiding resources including most of the amazing class oriented blogs I've come across, a few different forums, and various other sites out there that I found to have useful information in them. As you can see though, I still have many gaps. If you have a blog/run a forum/put out class oriented pod casts or know of ones that are particularly solid in the information sphere of PvE (or even PvP, I wouldn't turn down those links either), please by all means drop me a comment, I'd definitely appreciate the help on filling the list out. I know that I'll be using that list often to double check facts, and hopefully it can be of some use to my readers as well.
- Next up we have this week's edition of The Rack. Part 1 of 5 was put out earlier today, and the next few parts will be released more or less over the next week. I've been getting a lot of hits on tier lately, so I've decided to do a rather large master image list of Tier 11. Not really the most entertaining edition that could be released, but no worries, there should be some better articles coming up in the next few weeks.
- I'm excited to be able to do Hoarders again. Really, I am. I'm very excited to be working on this month's (yes, month's) super edition. I'm just praying to the HTML gods to not mess with me and the text colors that I use. Copy/pasting from WordPad is horrid. 'Nuff said.
- A new useless poll is up on the right hand of WoS. For those who like to push buttons, go nuts!
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In other news, I'm pining for WoW something fierce. I still have yet to purchase the expansion, and I don't have the cash to get my account back up quite yet. The frustrations, the withdrawals! Ahhh, curse you vile luck!! At least I can ramble on about WoW-related things, watch WoW related Youtube goodness, and read killer WoW blogs now. Huge step in the right direction...I think. I mean, it's just been far too quiet in my world without WoW parodies.
If I could wag my shaman tail, I would.
I suppose I could stop rambling now and go work on this week's Hoarders.
*Puts on her lucha libre mask*
Alright HTML boss, I'm coming after you.
Edit: Huzzah! The achievement of the night is...*drum roll*...Wowhead links now pop up information whenever you hover over them! Easiest thing in the world, and I failed at it hard when I attempted this by myself. Thank goodness for the Blog Azeroth forums.
I've been mondo busy since I've managed to get back online just a few short days ago with attempting to get caught up on all of my blog reading/facebook junk/video watching and trying to make all of the material that I've been working on for the past two months blog worthy. So far I've been fairly successful, but unfortunately HTML and I have once again began to butt heads. HTML: 9002, Saz: 3
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Since I'm babbling, I may as well point out some of the changes here at WoS.
- First off, for those of you who mainly read me from an RSS Feeder, you should stop on by the actual WoS page and give a gander at the new layout. Yes, another one. I think I may actually keep this one for a good bit though.
- Secondly, I have added a new tab up at the top of the main page called the Guide Book. The text may show up incredibly light for you RSSers out there, and that issue is where the HTML boss critted my butt. Anyways, the Guide Book is basically a large list of raiding resources including most of the amazing class oriented blogs I've come across, a few different forums, and various other sites out there that I found to have useful information in them. As you can see though, I still have many gaps. If you have a blog/run a forum/put out class oriented pod casts or know of ones that are particularly solid in the information sphere of PvE (or even PvP, I wouldn't turn down those links either), please by all means drop me a comment, I'd definitely appreciate the help on filling the list out. I know that I'll be using that list often to double check facts, and hopefully it can be of some use to my readers as well.
- Next up we have this week's edition of The Rack. Part 1 of 5 was put out earlier today, and the next few parts will be released more or less over the next week. I've been getting a lot of hits on tier lately, so I've decided to do a rather large master image list of Tier 11. Not really the most entertaining edition that could be released, but no worries, there should be some better articles coming up in the next few weeks.
- I'm excited to be able to do Hoarders again. Really, I am. I'm very excited to be working on this month's (yes, month's) super edition. I'm just praying to the HTML gods to not mess with me and the text colors that I use. Copy/pasting from WordPad is horrid. 'Nuff said.
- A new useless poll is up on the right hand of WoS. For those who like to push buttons, go nuts!
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In other news, I'm pining for WoW something fierce. I still have yet to purchase the expansion, and I don't have the cash to get my account back up quite yet. The frustrations, the withdrawals! Ahhh, curse you vile luck!! At least I can ramble on about WoW-related things, watch WoW related Youtube goodness, and read killer WoW blogs now. Huge step in the right direction...I think. I mean, it's just been far too quiet in my world without WoW parodies.
If I could wag my shaman tail, I would.
I suppose I could stop rambling now and go work on this week's Hoarders.
*Puts on her lucha libre mask*
Alright HTML boss, I'm coming after you.
Edit: Huzzah! The achievement of the night is...*drum roll*...Wowhead links now pop up information whenever you hover over them! Easiest thing in the world, and I failed at it hard when I attempted this by myself. Thank goodness for the Blog Azeroth forums.
Monday, November 29, 2010
I Cannot Brain Today, I Have the Dumb
Ahhh brain fry, how you plague me so! All day it seems that I have been severely affected by the dumb, which has incapacitated my ability to brain. Lost? Good, me too.
In other news, I'm still here! No groans from the peanut gallery now. Weather's been holding me in, and I'm kind of thankful for it. That's not to say that the weather's been terrible, or that I'm here to stay for good (I wish it where true! The staying part that is...), but I'm here for possibly a few more days. Having a broken windshield wiper motor is kinda pro /sarcasm. Who knows for sure how long I'll remain here though. Needless to say, the weather has been working in my favor. Let's hope it stays that way.
Game wise, not a lot has been going on. I've attempted to do the quest line to obtain the new Flamefly, but of course a part of the line bugged on me (har har, I made a pun), I've been taming beasts like crazy on the Hunter, farming Anzu like it's my job, and pretty much just messing around. I also finally redid Saz's gem set up despite the fact that Cataclysm is just weeks away and there's not a snowman's chance in hell I'll get to raid before it launches. I have my reasons behind it though, so I'm not 100% mad. It's kinda nice to see 8k steady on the dummy again, even if Searing Totem is being a wanker.
Further exploration has taken place in the Ruins of Gilneas. Anything Worgen-related architecturally is just simply too fantastic. I'm completely in love with all of the Worgen settlements I've come across. I'm really hoping that there's some big plans for them once Cataclysm goes live, because if it was truly meant for just baby Worgen and/or PvP, it would be a huge waste. Also, the underwater image above? There's a Shadow Priest hiding in it. See if you can spot her, all Where's Waldo style.
Apparently I didn't wait long enough to bring my Rogue back out into public. Today she got feathered...needless to say I was strutting around being highly amused for the duration of the transformation. Ahhh holidays.
Completely random image for the day: The bear taunting the cat instead of the mob.
I absolutely love Google and its image search function.
One last thing...the new Saltspray Gull pet? One of the most random, idiotic, badass pets ever. If I decide not to be the idiot who only raids with spirit beasts or if I happen to decide against using my wolf Gingervitus, this just may be the pet I will use. The boyfriend named him. Kinda win if you ask me.
Less random crap coming soon, I promise!
In other news, I'm still here! No groans from the peanut gallery now. Weather's been holding me in, and I'm kind of thankful for it. That's not to say that the weather's been terrible, or that I'm here to stay for good (I wish it where true! The staying part that is...), but I'm here for possibly a few more days. Having a broken windshield wiper motor is kinda pro /sarcasm. Who knows for sure how long I'll remain here though. Needless to say, the weather has been working in my favor. Let's hope it stays that way.
Game wise, not a lot has been going on. I've attempted to do the quest line to obtain the new Flamefly, but of course a part of the line bugged on me (har har, I made a pun), I've been taming beasts like crazy on the Hunter, farming Anzu like it's my job, and pretty much just messing around. I also finally redid Saz's gem set up despite the fact that Cataclysm is just weeks away and there's not a snowman's chance in hell I'll get to raid before it launches. I have my reasons behind it though, so I'm not 100% mad. It's kinda nice to see 8k steady on the dummy again, even if Searing Totem is being a wanker.
Further exploration has taken place in the Ruins of Gilneas. Anything Worgen-related architecturally is just simply too fantastic. I'm completely in love with all of the Worgen settlements I've come across. I'm really hoping that there's some big plans for them once Cataclysm goes live, because if it was truly meant for just baby Worgen and/or PvP, it would be a huge waste. Also, the underwater image above? There's a Shadow Priest hiding in it. See if you can spot her, all Where's Waldo style.
Apparently I didn't wait long enough to bring my Rogue back out into public. Today she got feathered...needless to say I was strutting around being highly amused for the duration of the transformation. Ahhh holidays.
Completely random image for the day: The bear taunting the cat instead of the mob.
I absolutely love Google and its image search function.
One last thing...the new Saltspray Gull pet? One of the most random, idiotic, badass pets ever. If I decide not to be the idiot who only raids with spirit beasts or if I happen to decide against using my wolf Gingervitus, this just may be the pet I will use. The boyfriend named him. Kinda win if you ask me.
Less random crap coming soon, I promise!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Minor Update on Things and Stuff
Just as the title states, this is yet another update post : P
For those of you who may have been interested in this week's installment of "The Rack," I'm terribly sorry that I didn't get around to it. I've been semi busy and incredibly unorganized. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll be able to get to that.
Yes, you read that right: weeks.
Later on tonight, weather permitting, I should be heading home once again. This means no more internet for a bit. I'm not a fan, but sadly that's how things are. Therefor it may be a few weeks before you see another post from me.
I know I know, I can hear all your hearts breaking. Don't you fret though, I always return!
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WoW-wise I've been keeping busy. New fishing/cooking dailies, more exploring, new pets are being tamed daily...you know, the usual pre-Cataclysm activities.
If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend going out to Gilneas to explore. Sure it's a ghost town, but it has some beautiful structure to it and amazing little details galore (creepers in the windows, news papers blowing down the streets, etc). I've also decided that Greymane Manor is mine. Seriously, I want to live there.
I wish more than anything that I could present these images to you in a higher quality. The details of this place must be pretty spectacular in a higher resolution. All the more reason for you all to go spend a bit of time exploring this place for yourselves : P
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Hunter pets...yes, I've been more than a bit obsessed lately, but can you really blame me? I'm a hoarder after all, and there's just soooo many new pets to claim as my own. The latest added to the collection? Why, a monkey of course!
This is Zulu. He came with me to explore Gilneas. He's kinda cool, though I may just like the fox a bit more. Neither of the new guys can beat my spirit beasts though!
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If you haven't already, go check out some of my new tabs that are located up on the top of my blog. All of them are now live, and I have a pile of screen shots all put into nifty slide shows over in the Photo Gallery. You can certainly expect more to be added later on in that department : )
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Well, that's it from me for a bit. Hopefully luck will shine upon me and I'll return sooner than expected. Until then though, keep collecting and have fun!
/waves
For those of you who may have been interested in this week's installment of "The Rack," I'm terribly sorry that I didn't get around to it. I've been semi busy and incredibly unorganized. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll be able to get to that.
Yes, you read that right: weeks.
Later on tonight, weather permitting, I should be heading home once again. This means no more internet for a bit. I'm not a fan, but sadly that's how things are. Therefor it may be a few weeks before you see another post from me.
I know I know, I can hear all your hearts breaking. Don't you fret though, I always return!
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WoW-wise I've been keeping busy. New fishing/cooking dailies, more exploring, new pets are being tamed daily...you know, the usual pre-Cataclysm activities.
If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend going out to Gilneas to explore. Sure it's a ghost town, but it has some beautiful structure to it and amazing little details galore (creepers in the windows, news papers blowing down the streets, etc). I've also decided that Greymane Manor is mine. Seriously, I want to live there.
Greymane Manor entry hall.
Streets of Gilneas
Creepers in the windows.
Accidents happen. Gravity works.
The Cathedral
I wish more than anything that I could present these images to you in a higher quality. The details of this place must be pretty spectacular in a higher resolution. All the more reason for you all to go spend a bit of time exploring this place for yourselves : P
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Hunter pets...yes, I've been more than a bit obsessed lately, but can you really blame me? I'm a hoarder after all, and there's just soooo many new pets to claim as my own. The latest added to the collection? Why, a monkey of course!
This is Zulu. He came with me to explore Gilneas. He's kinda cool, though I may just like the fox a bit more. Neither of the new guys can beat my spirit beasts though!
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If you haven't already, go check out some of my new tabs that are located up on the top of my blog. All of them are now live, and I have a pile of screen shots all put into nifty slide shows over in the Photo Gallery. You can certainly expect more to be added later on in that department : )
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Well, that's it from me for a bit. Hopefully luck will shine upon me and I'll return sooner than expected. Until then though, keep collecting and have fun!
/waves
Sunday, November 21, 2010
More Adventuring
Hooo boy, the past few days in Azeroth have been a bit busy. This post may end up a bit more lengthy than my usual posts, and will most certainly be image heavy.
Once again my Priesty friend had an idea for an adventure, and we set out to go exploring. She had heard about a hidden farm out the Eastern Coastline of Hillsbrad Foothills. So, off we went!
It was a quiet little farm run by two male ginger Dwarves. They had a little house, a pen for their rams, a plethora of cats, and a ton of rodents. The outhouse smelled of roses. The Dwarves had an amazing dock, which sadly was devoid of any boats or chairs.
Wanting to see more hidden places around Azeroth, we set out to find Quel'Thalas. And find it we did!
Once again my Priesty friend had an idea for an adventure, and we set out to go exploring. She had heard about a hidden farm out the Eastern Coastline of Hillsbrad Foothills. So, off we went!
It was a quiet little farm run by two male ginger Dwarves. They had a little house, a pen for their rams, a plethora of cats, and a ton of rodents. The outhouse smelled of roses. The Dwarves had an amazing dock, which sadly was devoid of any boats or chairs.
Wanting to see more hidden places around Azeroth, we set out to find Quel'Thalas. And find it we did!
Soon she left me to go see Harry Potter, but of course my adventuring didn't stop there. I went off to ZG, then proceeded to attempt to farm for Nuramoc some more. Soon I grew weary of Netherstorm though, and decided to move on to Northrend. Since then I've been attempting to camp Arcturis, and when I bore of waiting for him, Gondria. Sadly, neither have yet to spawn, but I did acquire one new pet!
His name is Mikey, named after my WoW buddy who had passed away a few months ago. I must say, I've never much fancied Wind Serpants until now, but I think this guy is really freaking cool. I got him on one of my rounds through Zul'Drak while looking for Gondria. Speaking of Zul'Drak, I've been making an awful lot of Horde Hunter buddies out there. One even logged over to a level 1 Alliance toon to say hi to me! They've been very sweet so far, wishing me luck and /waving. It's things like this that makes me happy to be on a PvE server : D
In other news, I've been slowly working on both my Death Knight and my Rogue. Not much to report on them, other than I got to do the quest where you have to save the baby Murlocs over in Borean Tundra on the DK! It's pretty much my most favorite quest ever. Baby Murlocs are the cuteness. If only they stayed that way....
My Rogue had a run in with the Elemental Invasion of Stormwind the other day. Thankfully stealth allowed her to simply look on without getting nuked.
Yesterday saw the finishing of the red portion of the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest line (WHOOO HOOO!!!). I have some of the most awesome of WoW friends, and they helped me get through the torture chamber that is Blackwing Lair. While in BWL there was a spot of trouble with two of the three Elementium Ingots that dropped: only one ended up in my bags. Thankfully a GM was able to restore them to me this morning, and off I went to the Swirling Maelstorm to take on Maws!
So the most epic quest line of all quest lines is now complete. Even though I didn't get to bang the gong, get a uber nifty mount, or a fancy dancy title, I still had quite a bit of fun.
Since I have been driving myself a bit mad with farming Spirit Beasts on the Hunter, I decided to do a bit of lag PvP on Saz. I honestly should have ran a heroic or two before hand just to get used to my new HealBot bindings. I had some rather unnecessary deaths simply due to me not knowing my dispel combination or using the wrong heal in the wrong situation. Over all I did okish despite not really being able to go after objectives due to excessive lag. I managed to score some killing blows though and after the first rocky BG I was able to stay in the top 5 with healing done.
A word of advice: If you lag, don't attempt to do AV. Most of my deaths were caused by lag. I simply couldn't heal in time/run away. It's also incredibly headache inducing, and I'm not just talking about the 12 year olds bickering about why we're losing because everyone's bad...it actually makes me motion sick if I lag too hard for too long. I should only have to suffer through a few more lag BGs though before I have my tabard that I'm needing. Hopefully I can be done with that either later on today or Monday.
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I think that's all I have to report for now on the adventuring front. Blog-wise, the "Projects" tab is now live and I should be updating that regularly, both the "About Me" and "Contact" tabs are completely live, and the "Photo Gallery" is slowly being brought up to fully being live. I should be getting these finished completely in the next few days.
Stay tuned for more adventures, articles, and updates!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Happy Thursday!
It's that time of the week again. I'm sure you're all waiting on pins and needles for the latest installment of Hoarders, aren't you? I knew it! Well, I'll be putting that up shortly, but first! I feel the urge to babble about what I've been doing. Go ahead and roll your eyes if you'd like, I'd just like to keep a record of the order of events that have been going on as of late.
It's what, day 3 now of me looking for Nuramoc? Still no sign of him. Matter of fact, I'm watching for him right now. Mad multi-tasking skill, eh?
The past two days have consisted of rep grinds for me on both my Shaman and Druid. Tonight mainly consisted of me spending an unhealthy amount of gold on the Thorium Brotherhood rep. I'm roughly half way through revered, so hopefully just another run or two through MC and I'll have enough cores to pop me through exalted. On the topic of MC, I got no Sulfron Ingot love yet again, nor did I get any Blood of the Mountain love. I did however score two relatively cheap ingots on the AH a bit ago (800gish...not bad imo), but now that I'm back down to 20k gold, I put a halt to my purchases for the evening. Hopefully I can get the last of what I need for the legendary mace verrrry soon here. I'm getting close!
Last night (that is to say, 24 hours ago) I managed to get Kelebek her Bloodsail Admiral title, which was pretty exciting. Now just to get that on Saz as well! First things first though, I must finish the Scepter quest line...which I actually have good news about. That book bit that didn't drop off of Onyxia? It was restored to me by a very sweet GM. I also bugged him about a few other minor things...a UI bug for one that I'm having on Saz, which he emailed me a fix for, and for two I pestered him about my Spirit Wolves AI. Lately they've taken a liking to going after mobs that are no where near me. Like, opposite of a large room no where near me. Apparently they didn't have any flags about it, so hopefully they'll dig into it and fix them soon. Doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's usually right before they despawn and I end up being a dead Shaman on defloor (insert a Jose Jalapeno accent onto that last bit). So uh...yeah, the blue part of my scepter chain is almost done! I just need 6 more Elementium Ingots (oh boy...that's gonna hurt the wallet), and to finish the red quest. One more little step after these two are completed, and then I believe I'm done! I'm actually really nervous about making it by next Tuesday...by nervous I mean hella worried. Like, bad.
Also on the topic of rep AND the scepter quest line, one more complete run through AQ40, plus turning in all the bits for my AQ gear (which I have all but one idol I believe), plus the rest of the scepter chain, and I should just barely squeak out an exalted rep with the Brood. Kinda pumped.
So! The to do list for this week is kind of a doosy.
- Get a full clear AQ 40 run.
- Get the full AQ 40 gear set.
- Clear BWL and successfully do the red quest (/scared to mess it up)
- Finish the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest line
- Farm MC trash for cores and Blood of the Mountains
- Find Nuramoc and make him mine!
- Maybe get some peeps to run BT so I can finally be exalted with the Ashtongue Deathsworn
- Get Bloodsail Admiral on Saz
- BG farm to the best of my laggy abilities to get the last tabard needed for Twenty-Five Tabards
- Level the DK a little more so I can go mining without dying.
- Remember to eat/sleep/shower/drink/do other general RL things
This, my friends, is a horribly daunting list. I WILL get this done though! I'm determined...crazy...but determined.
Innnnn other news, as neat as this pre-Cataclysm event is, it needs to be done. The earth shaking, the invasion, the constant slaughter of my poor little alts as they try to check the mailbox for the newest shipment of gold sales...it needs to be over with already. Today I moved all three of my bankers to the Exodar simply because every time I logged over to them, I saw the following:
Never failed. Amazingly only my Mage managed to not die to the elementals, though she came close last night. Her hearth was set to Shattrath, so moving her was no big deal (I've since learn how to teleport on her, thanks to the trainer in Shatt). The Paladin and Warrior were a different story though. The Pally only died once while on her way to the docks of Stormwind...the Warrior? He got his poop pushed in twice. Irritating to say the least. All I wanted to do was mail things from my guild bank to Saz...
What was kinda neat at first has just become a royal hassle, especially now that everyone's lost interest and the invasions seem to last three times as long now simply because no one cares. Go go Deathwing, destroy some shiz so we can go back to semi normalcy, kthnx.
My wish of the week - besides wishing that my list of things gets accomplished that is - is wishing I had something that could fraps Deathwing destroying the royal crap out of Azeroth. If anyone's doing something of that nature and posting it on youtube, hook me up with a link! I'm sure it'll still be cool in the low settings/low fps version, but I long to see Deathwing in all his destructive glory! So yeah, hook a girl up ; )
Okay okay, enough Saz babble. I'll go get to putting this week's Hoarders up.
It's what, day 3 now of me looking for Nuramoc? Still no sign of him. Matter of fact, I'm watching for him right now. Mad multi-tasking skill, eh?
The past two days have consisted of rep grinds for me on both my Shaman and Druid. Tonight mainly consisted of me spending an unhealthy amount of gold on the Thorium Brotherhood rep. I'm roughly half way through revered, so hopefully just another run or two through MC and I'll have enough cores to pop me through exalted. On the topic of MC, I got no Sulfron Ingot love yet again, nor did I get any Blood of the Mountain love. I did however score two relatively cheap ingots on the AH a bit ago (800gish...not bad imo), but now that I'm back down to 20k gold, I put a halt to my purchases for the evening. Hopefully I can get the last of what I need for the legendary mace verrrry soon here. I'm getting close!
Last night (that is to say, 24 hours ago) I managed to get Kelebek her Bloodsail Admiral title, which was pretty exciting. Now just to get that on Saz as well! First things first though, I must finish the Scepter quest line...which I actually have good news about. That book bit that didn't drop off of Onyxia? It was restored to me by a very sweet GM. I also bugged him about a few other minor things...a UI bug for one that I'm having on Saz, which he emailed me a fix for, and for two I pestered him about my Spirit Wolves AI. Lately they've taken a liking to going after mobs that are no where near me. Like, opposite of a large room no where near me. Apparently they didn't have any flags about it, so hopefully they'll dig into it and fix them soon. Doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's usually right before they despawn and I end up being a dead Shaman on defloor (insert a Jose Jalapeno accent onto that last bit). So uh...yeah, the blue part of my scepter chain is almost done! I just need 6 more Elementium Ingots (oh boy...that's gonna hurt the wallet), and to finish the red quest. One more little step after these two are completed, and then I believe I'm done! I'm actually really nervous about making it by next Tuesday...by nervous I mean hella worried. Like, bad.
Also on the topic of rep AND the scepter quest line, one more complete run through AQ40, plus turning in all the bits for my AQ gear (which I have all but one idol I believe), plus the rest of the scepter chain, and I should just barely squeak out an exalted rep with the Brood. Kinda pumped.
So! The to do list for this week is kind of a doosy.
- Get a full clear AQ 40 run.
- Get the full AQ 40 gear set.
- Clear BWL and successfully do the red quest (/scared to mess it up)
- Finish the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest line
- Farm MC trash for cores and Blood of the Mountains
- Find Nuramoc and make him mine!
- Maybe get some peeps to run BT so I can finally be exalted with the Ashtongue Deathsworn
- Get Bloodsail Admiral on Saz
- BG farm to the best of my laggy abilities to get the last tabard needed for Twenty-Five Tabards
- Level the DK a little more so I can go mining without dying.
- Remember to eat/sleep/shower/drink/do other general RL things
This, my friends, is a horribly daunting list. I WILL get this done though! I'm determined...crazy...but determined.
Innnnn other news, as neat as this pre-Cataclysm event is, it needs to be done. The earth shaking, the invasion, the constant slaughter of my poor little alts as they try to check the mailbox for the newest shipment of gold sales...it needs to be over with already. Today I moved all three of my bankers to the Exodar simply because every time I logged over to them, I saw the following:
Never failed. Amazingly only my Mage managed to not die to the elementals, though she came close last night. Her hearth was set to Shattrath, so moving her was no big deal (I've since learn how to teleport on her, thanks to the trainer in Shatt). The Paladin and Warrior were a different story though. The Pally only died once while on her way to the docks of Stormwind...the Warrior? He got his poop pushed in twice. Irritating to say the least. All I wanted to do was mail things from my guild bank to Saz...
What was kinda neat at first has just become a royal hassle, especially now that everyone's lost interest and the invasions seem to last three times as long now simply because no one cares. Go go Deathwing, destroy some shiz so we can go back to semi normalcy, kthnx.
My wish of the week - besides wishing that my list of things gets accomplished that is - is wishing I had something that could fraps Deathwing destroying the royal crap out of Azeroth. If anyone's doing something of that nature and posting it on youtube, hook me up with a link! I'm sure it'll still be cool in the low settings/low fps version, but I long to see Deathwing in all his destructive glory! So yeah, hook a girl up ; )
Okay okay, enough Saz babble. I'll go get to putting this week's Hoarders up.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Sky is Falling!
Alrighty, so I've been meaning to start up another segment in my writing, a column I suppose you could call it? Unfortunately I haven't quite gotten around to it yet, seeing as though I'm actually able to play WoW again! One of my buddies suggested that I should simply put WoW on an external hard drive, since I didn't have enough room on my laptop's basic hard drive. He then dug up this external hard drive over on Newegg.com and I proceeded to order it. I must say, I'm in love....and it was only $30. 120g hard drive for $30? Can't go wrong.
So I've been busy lag-playing like crazy. I've been attempting to get caught up on all of the event quests on both Saz and Kelebek, farming Anzu on both of these toons, farming ZG as much as I can on Saz (both mounts still fail to drop for me), attempting to get the rest of my pages for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands and I've been camping rares on my hunter.
Today I finally migrated my Shaman from Battle of Serenity over to Easy Company. Honestly, it was crazy to be able to speak to people in guild chat again. I'm pretty darn excited for the change. It's going to be an adjustment not having to deal with the management of a guild, but it should be good for me. Much less stressful, to say the least.
I managed to get my paws on the chapter out of MC for the Scepter quest line, and after EC ran AQ40 tonight, we ran Onyxia's layer. Sadly, there was three of us on the quest line, and not a one of us got our chapter from her. Hopefully I can get both the Ony and BWL chapters tomorrow, and hopefully I won't have to buy a ton of elementium to finish this bugger...
As far as mounts are concerned, RNG is still being a hater.
Trying to complete the Elemental Invasion events is bring problematic. The spawns in Northrend are a bit difficult to track down, but at least we now get credit for closing the rifts in either IF or SW....assuming your video card doesn't die from spell over load that is (which mine kind of does). It was pretty fun getting to do the old bosses once those were opened, to say the least.
A piece of advice for all you Hunters planning to fly around to try and tame rare pets: get epic flying! I've been putting around on my little 100% bird on my Hunter, and it's pretty maddening after being spoiled by my Shaman's and Druid's 310%. I'm now attempting to hit the 30k gold mark so I can buy her at least 280% flying to help out in my mission to catch all kinds of rare animals. So far though I've managed to tame four of the twenty-something pets on my list. Nothing too fancy yet, but I'm working on fixing that ; )
Currently I have my Hunter parked out in Netherstorm, waiting for the opportunity to tame Nuramoc. Hopefully I'll get him soon so I can move on to Northrend critters!
So that's what I've been up to. Hopefully I'll have the time/ambition to write up a new article for you all either later on tonight or sometime tomorrow. I think some of you may really dig what I have in mind. In the event that I get to preoccupied to start up my new column, you all will at least still get this week's edition of Hoarders. Are you pumped? I'm sure you are : P
So I've been busy lag-playing like crazy. I've been attempting to get caught up on all of the event quests on both Saz and Kelebek, farming Anzu on both of these toons, farming ZG as much as I can on Saz (both mounts still fail to drop for me), attempting to get the rest of my pages for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands and I've been camping rares on my hunter.
Today I finally migrated my Shaman from Battle of Serenity over to Easy Company. Honestly, it was crazy to be able to speak to people in guild chat again. I'm pretty darn excited for the change. It's going to be an adjustment not having to deal with the management of a guild, but it should be good for me. Much less stressful, to say the least.
I managed to get my paws on the chapter out of MC for the Scepter quest line, and after EC ran AQ40 tonight, we ran Onyxia's layer. Sadly, there was three of us on the quest line, and not a one of us got our chapter from her. Hopefully I can get both the Ony and BWL chapters tomorrow, and hopefully I won't have to buy a ton of elementium to finish this bugger...
As far as mounts are concerned, RNG is still being a hater.
Trying to complete the Elemental Invasion events is bring problematic. The spawns in Northrend are a bit difficult to track down, but at least we now get credit for closing the rifts in either IF or SW....assuming your video card doesn't die from spell over load that is (which mine kind of does). It was pretty fun getting to do the old bosses once those were opened, to say the least.
A piece of advice for all you Hunters planning to fly around to try and tame rare pets: get epic flying! I've been putting around on my little 100% bird on my Hunter, and it's pretty maddening after being spoiled by my Shaman's and Druid's 310%. I'm now attempting to hit the 30k gold mark so I can buy her at least 280% flying to help out in my mission to catch all kinds of rare animals. So far though I've managed to tame four of the twenty-something pets on my list. Nothing too fancy yet, but I'm working on fixing that ; )
Loka
Serenity
Greg
Widdershins
Currently I have my Hunter parked out in Netherstorm, waiting for the opportunity to tame Nuramoc. Hopefully I'll get him soon so I can move on to Northrend critters!
So that's what I've been up to. Hopefully I'll have the time/ambition to write up a new article for you all either later on tonight or sometime tomorrow. I think some of you may really dig what I have in mind. In the event that I get to preoccupied to start up my new column, you all will at least still get this week's edition of Hoarders. Are you pumped? I'm sure you are : P
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