Sideshow & Syrana

… yeah, I failed at a catchy title there.  Actually, what you see above is better than what I originally wrote which was “Announcements and Reminders.”  *snore*

You could say my brain is a little frazzled.  Truthfully, this year’s holiday season has not been too bad.  I’m trying to pick out silver linings and such.  For example, work is a bit slow because I have fewer clients than normal due to dreaded funding issues.  BUT that means less people in crisis, which means I’m not pulling my hair out.

See how that works?

Anyway, I wanted to post up a bit of a rambly update and direct your attention to a few things.  As I said before, posting will be a bit sketchy until after the new year.  It’s part of my reward for the blogiversary and, well, it’s the holidays.  You know how it is!

Plus, you all have more fun things to do than read my craziness right now.  I know you’ll appreciate fewer unread posts in the feedreader right about now.  Heck, I know I’m behind on reading mine again.  (Big surprise, I know.)

Oh, guess what Sideshow got me for Christmas? My very own Amberlash! <3  Now I’m wrestling with the dreaded “to open or not to open” decision.

Alright on with the point(s)! (continue reading…)

On the 12th day of Christmas World of Warcraft gave to me…
Twelve daily quests
Eleven new blogs to read
Ten soul shards
Nine flying mounts
Eight achievements
Seven battlegrounds
Six epic gems….

Breakout! (rap)
It’s Capwn.  Hijackin’ this jingle.
Although I ain’t jolly like Kris Kringle.
I’m here to bring a message to allll y’all
It’s Winter Veil season!
And I’m here for a reason!
Besides pwning ‘n owning with. my. skill.
I need to spread cheer… and goodwill.
Cause there’s a reason.
Yeah, it’s Winter Veil season.
You, me – we all wanta be geeeared out.
But that’s not what it’s all about.
The new LFG ain’t all about a larger pool a suckas, ya see.
Need roll, greed roll, there’s even a DE roll!
When I win the roll and woot
I don’t want no ninja stealin’ my loot.
My message, it’s got a reason.
Don’t be ninja’ing Winter Veil season.
Let me pass it back to Syrana ana right about now, right now.
Cuz you know she’s got a satchel full-uh soulshards and the gnomeboys do too…

Fiiiive dun~geon runs
Four random puggers
Three mini-pets
Two frost emblems
and a really nasty repair bill!

(Psst, if anyone wants to, uh, perform this and send me an audio clip… you’ll get… something.  I don’t know what yet, but if you are willing to bring this alive, you’ve got to be rewarded in some fashion!)

[This is a true holiday gift! Gnomeaggedon of Armaggedon's Coming has been voluntarily enslaved long enough to tap out a message to all of you.  Enjoy!]

This must be the place. I don’t think I failed in tweaking that port into a cross-realm port.

It made it easier following the highly perfumed scent trail that Syranaggedon left behind and the smell of smoking leather here tells me this must be the place.

I wonder if the leather was Sideshow’s or whether Syrana likes to shed the cloth at night and borrow her Succubus’ toys.

I know I came here to find out, but in hindsight that may have been an error in normally unfallable Gnome Judgement. Right now I wish Squidly was here to remove curses… and of course diseases.

I believe the Mistress of Souls has been spreading her feedreader filling disease around lately, catching the likes of Samodean off guard with her fiendish topics.

Ahhh this is the right place. The Debris of a blog celebration is strewn around the place. Maybe if I hadn’t been Gnomenapped by Jong for Megan’s amusement I could have made this party… Something about Locks and their desire to pervert Gnomes…

Uhhhh Ohhh, someones coming…

Make like an Imp…
Think like an Imp…
Throw fireballs like an Imp…

Ssssshhhhh don’t tell Syrana it’s me, I want to get tucked in under the covers when she heads to bed…

I hope she doesn’t dismiss her minions at night…. Ohh I’ll just go invisible and peer from behind her boot collection…

Just before I “play Imp”, I’d just like to wish Syrana and Sideshow, Syrana’s wonderful parents (and Sideshow’s too) and all you deviant readers a very happy and safe holiday season…

I hope you can retrieve your soulshards from Syrana before the new year!

Gnomer and Out!

So, you’re sitting in your living room next to your decorated Christmas tree with a glass of egg nog and wondering, “I’d really like to listen to some Christmas music, but it needs some crunch to it.” Don’t fear, I have you covered. Not to sound like a Time Life commercial, but I’ve compiled a nice collection of some decent Christmas music for you hard rock and metal heads.

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Hallow’s End has come and gone, leaving me with only the helm standing between Syrana and Syrana the Hallowed.  Stupid RNG eluded me again.  Granted, I didn’t go after it as much as I could have…

As Hallow’s End ended, Day of the Dead began.  I was looking forward to this in game event.  I have fond memories of learning about it as well as celebrating it in Spanish class back in high school.

Mmm, sugar skulls.

When I heard it was being introduced into WoW, I was very curious how it would be.  I heard about an awesome little pet, which certainly made me giddy with glee.

Unfortunately, the reality of this short holiday was that it did not meet the high expectations I had built up for it.  Is that Blizzard’s fault? Probably not.  Is that my own fault? Probably… (#iblamesyrana)  Honestly, I didn’t think I had “high” expectations, but it felt like it fell short.  Lackluster.  Short.  Disappointing. (continue reading…)

*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…)

Today marks the beginning of the next in game holiday, Children’s Week.  I’m interested to see how it has been revamped.  I know there are achievements associated with the holiday that weren’t around in the past, so this shall be interesting.  Although… free pets! Woo!

Can I keep her, please?

Today also marks the beginning of the Child’s Play charity auction over at The Hunting Lodge.  Go here for the list of auction items as well as the information on how to get started.  I have my eye on a few items already and hope it won’t break my bank.  Time to grind more dailies I guess.  Err, wait, I am paid a salary rate.  Well, that won’t work… anywho, go check it out!