Sideshow & Syrana

Where has the year flown by? Almost hard to believe it is that time of year again… for the Feast of Winter Veil! This is the longest in game holiday and it starts on December 15th.

So if you are looking for some guild event ideas in order to kick back and relax, socialize, or otherwise take a break from whatever your current grind may be, take a gander at the list below.  I’m purposely leaving them vague in order to let your imaginations and creativity expand upon them.  Sometimes all we need is a little idea nudge.  Without further adieu:

Super Winter Veil Elf to the rescue!

Feast of Winter Veil

-Go egg hunting

-Bake off! (You’ll want some gingerbread cookies for Greatfather Winter after all)

-Work as a group on the various achievements for the holiday

-Have a guildie dress up as Santa and everyone else as elves for partying and photos

-Do a guild secret santa exchange

-Create Azerothian versions of popular Christmas carols and go a-wassailing throughout Azeroth

-Get together to open up the gifts Greatfather Winter brings and play with your new toys

-Get together and play with your old toys: robots and race cars are always a good time!

-Snowball fights!

-Transform into gnomes (well, if you aren’t one usually) and storm enemy cities/towns

Gift Ideas (continue reading…)

Turkey Cupcake from rkbcupcakes @ Flickr

This year marks a new in game holiday, Pilgrim’s Bounty, which lasts for a week.  There are outfits, achievements, a pet, and of course food!

So if you are looking for some guild event ideas in order to kick back and relax, socialize, or otherwise take a break from whatever your current grind may be, take a gander at the list below.  I’m purposely leaving them vague in order to let your imaginations and creativity expand upon them.  Sometimes all we need is a little idea nudge.  Without further adieu:

Pilgrim’s Bounty

-Gather your guildies to the feasting tables to share in a meal together.  Bonus if everyone is dressed like a pilgrim. (This will also help complete several achievements for the holiday)

-Turkefy your guild’s rogues

-Guild member appreciation:

-Showing thanks for your guildmates

-Guild meeting to have speeches of thanks

-Sharing strengths you see in your guildies

-Cook out! Gather together with various cooking materials to help each other level cooking, sharing in food, and achievements.

-Recipe contest for WoW themed goodies (which could then be submitted to Nourish!)

*Almost* the perfect candy.

As some of you may (or may not) know, at one time I was our guild’s social event extraordinaire.  Well, that’s not to say I’m completely out of that job… just… I’m not as active in WoW as I once was now that Aion has caught my eye.  But! I still know how to throw a par-tay.

So if you are looking for some guild event ideas in order to kick back and relax, socialize, or otherwise take a break from whatever your current grind may be, take a gander at the list below.  I’m purposely leaving them vague in order to let your imaginations and creativity expand upon them.  Sometimes all we need is a little idea nudge.  Without further adieu: (continue reading…)

The other night, one of our guildmates logged on.  After a round of “Oi’s” (our way of sayin’ hello), that guidie says it’s not them, that they hacked the account.  Since a few guildies have been hacked in the past, one of the officers quickly demoted them in order to restrict guild bank access – just in case.

As it turned out, they weren’t really hacked but I came up with a new guild event idea when the officer that acted quickly on the demotion wanted to know if it was ok to restore their rank.

Where's my scalpel?

The moral of this story? Don’t joke about your account getting hacked, or you might lose a couple bags as well as your bank access.

WTA, you are wondering? Want To Adopt, of course!  Seriously, the orphan NPCs are adorable.  Yes, even the little Orc boy.  He’s so ugly he’s cute, like an orangutan.  The cutest of them all has got to be the little Draenei girl though.  She’s is absolutely delightful.  I mean, I’m Horde and I’d still be willing to adopt that cutie patootie.  But, Blizzard, I ask you this… where are the orphans of the other races? I bet you little Tauren children are adorable.

Children’s Week – I Get a Pet, But Can’t Keep the Orphan

I’ve enjoyed Children’s Week in the past.  It was fun taking them around to see landmark sights and influential NPCs.  I’m kind of disappointed in the change to the Blood Elf girl’s quest.  I realize M’uru is no longer in Silvermoon, but the impact of her visit to the Caverns of Time just isn’t the same without the encounter with M’uru.  I’m glad I was able to experience it that way two years ago. (continue reading…)

Last Friday, I hosted another social guild event.  This event was set up (quickly and belatedly) to celebrate the creation of our guild’s chapter of OI on Eitrigg, which was created on 2/10/06.  You would think this would have been combined with the previous week’s Valentine’s Party, but no.  No.  I needed to set up a social event to advertise to all guild members and press upon the importance of our guild leader’s attendance for a higher purpose.

To present a special gift.

Brainstorm

During the planning our the Valentine event, Neph brought up the idea of presenting our guild leader, Les, with a special gift.  A way to show our appreciation of him.  Her and I were tossing around some ideas such as getting a crafted epic for him.  A few days later, Daank suggested a sweet new ride: the hog.

We knew our very own Goz could craft one (Gozaar Davidson ftw!) and we began planning.  We made announcements to guild members while Les was not on to let people know of this plan and to ask for donations.  We were unable to reach our initial goal of having it ready by the Valentine beach party, but that was fine.  Although, it was ready to leave the shop soon afterwards.  I had to think of a good way to get everyone together again without making Les suspicious and without having to do all sorts of secret communication.

This is when I remembered that our guild chapter was created in February.  A quick /ginfo confirmed that we were a bit belated, but it would suffice.  It would be a wonderful opportunity to get together, have some fun, and present a special gift to a special leader.

Cha-ching

Amusing thing though, if you check out the sidebar for Syrana’s recent achievements… see it? See the one for the hog?  After Goz created it, he mailed it to me.  I left it in my mailbox until the day of the event because I was ridiculously paranoid of equipping it to myself.  So, about an hour before the event is to begin, I go to take it out of the mailbox in order to wrap it up nice and pretty.

Yeah, as soon as it went into my bag, I got the achievement.  Thank goodness, Les was not on yet.  Although, a few members were not aware of my devious sneaky ways and were genuinely thanking me.  I suppose the achievement technically says “obtain” and not equip, but jeepers!  So, I falsely hold that achievement.

Pictures after the cut!

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Hello everyone!  Sorry I have not posted in a few days.  I was busy with work and preparing for our guild’s Valentine’s party on Friday evening.  It was a blast!  I know my guildies are anticipating a recap of the event, and I hope you enjoy it too!  Not only do I have some fun pictures to share (yay, I finally got GIMP), but I must share these crazy Valentine’s Madlibs!

So, the OIsters got together on Friday evening and partied it up on Azurebreeze Coast in Eversong Woods.  It didn’t take long for the dancing and drinking to begin!  A few of us partook in some picnic goodies and cake.  Meanwhile, Goz (the pimpest Orc there ever was) was showin’ off his Mechano-Hog and givin’ the ladies (and Sideshow) rides around the beach.  By the time Dande got the fireworks show started, a few of our guildies managed to lose their dresses.  Syrana was tempted to snag someone’s lovely black dress off the sandy beach, but she received one as a gift from Ori.  What a sweetheart!

Drang then suggested that all 34 of us should try to get organized for a group picture.  Everyone got nice ‘n cozy with each other and smiled wide.  Then, Neph and Syrana asked everyone to line up and come forward to receive their Valentine cards from us.  Syrana was too busy to write them up herself so she tossed a gold at some kid named Valentino and asked him to pen a few for her.  Take a look at some of these timeless Valentine’s Cards.  (Oh, you know you want one!)

Click to read these gems!

After the card exchange, Syrana figured everyone was good and toasted… as the party had been going strong for over an hour, making it the perfect time to ask them to come up with a list of nouns, verbs, adjectives, colors, and body parts for a Valentine Letter Madlib!

Dear Jane, my most fruity Valentine,

You are in my beautiful thoughts every moment of the day.  My arm skips a beat every time I think of your funky hair flowing down your thigh.  Mere words cannot express the sloppy feelings that I have for you my darling pie.

Valentine, you are the most sexy lady in the world, all my friends are jealous.  When you run into the room everyone explodes at you.  My friend Mark said you look like a delicate dog.  My other friend Bob said you reminded him of a cherry because of your smelly complection.

Baby you have it all.  Your smell is like a Harley waving in the breeze.  Your lips are tender as a paperclip, every time we kiss I feel chocolates in my booty.  Your 69 inch waist is the envy of every lady in Paris.  My sweet snow if you ever left me I would feel like jumping in to a Crown Royal.  Since you promised me your love and completely broke off your relationship with Nick I feel I can do what I am about to do.

My sweet horse my net worth is 13 dollars so I feel I am established enough.  I couldn’t wait until we were together in person so just imagine me bending my tongue.

Jane, will you marry me?  Enclosed is a velvet covered golf ball with a condom as a token of my love.  I hope you say yes!

Text message me with your reply.  I am making reservations to fly out to the gutter for our honeymoon.  Go ahead and get that wedding dress at the police station you have been eyeing a long time.  I have already asked your dad he said “Peace.”  I took that as a ‘yes’.

Just in case this is worrying you, I told Luvalot to ‘Eat your heart out, I’m taken.’

Next thing you know it we’ll have 3 kids trailing behind us.  You ought to see the 25 story house I have built for us and it’s your favorite color red.

Valentine, I have to go tickle, I will see you soon.

Love your kielbasa sausage,

Larry

Syrana hopes everyone had a great time either being there or hearing about the craziness afterward.  Hmmm, what can she plan next?