Sideshow & Syrana

I started a new alt blog for those who may be interested.  Ok, ok, so I started Yet Another Alt in WoW, too.  But this post is to tell you about the new blog.

Remember how I said I wasn’t going to turn this into a mommy-to-be blog? Well, that’s why I ended up talking Sideshow into setting up this one for me!  (It’s even got an honest-to-goodness REAL “about” page! *gasp*)

Couldn’t help it…the urge…. it overtook me.  No, we won’t be closin’ up shop here.  Yes, I know my posting has been a bit erratic and it will likely remain that way for …. who knows how long.  But sometimes… isn’t it nice to not have a major bombardment of unread posts in your feed reader?  That’s what I thought!  Yes, you are welcome. 

Anywho, check out the other one if you want.  I don’t forsee gaming crossing onto the baby blog very much.  It’ll be more likely that some “how having spawn affects gaming” will continue to crop up here.

But I’m an emotionally charged woman who needs more baby outlets right now.

I need to go drain some souls to gather my sanity…

This comic from Penny Arcade is a great bit of gaming humor surrounding babyproofing.  As Sideshow and I assess our home for babyproofing needs, we are relieved that we don’t have any Frostmournes laying about.  However, there are inflatable Frostmournes at my parents’ house…

Hmmm, the link is not working for this awesome “Quote of the Day” post from Syp at Bio Break…. but it’s still in my reader….

“See the cute little piggy?  The cute little piggy?  I’m gonna take his SOUL!”

~ My wife [Syp's wife, that is] playing a warlock in WoW, while narrating to our son in her lap

Seriously, that will SO be me.

You know this to be true.

Here’s a random collection of some posts I starred in my reader over the past month or so.  Ya know, in case you hadn’t seen ‘em.

Ravious of Kill Ten Rats poses the question of what makes one unsubscribe from a blog.  Even I tossed up an answer in the comments.

Tobold reminds new and veteran bloggers alike that reader quality is more important than quantity.

Klepsacovic of Troll Racials are Overpowered shares why blogging needs to be more accessible to casuals in his usual, brilliant, tongue-in-cheek way.

If you haven’t seen these sketches by Tami, you have to… and all the other sketches she posts up.  They are adorable and she has incredible talent.

Gnomer of Armaggedon’s Coming is running a contest for saving souls… either by polymorphing a warlock or creating a rehab program.  Although I don’t quite understand why Illidan is the poster boy for soul rehab, it’s Gnomer’s show and his rules.  I will definitely be submitting a rehab program.  I only have a few more days to finish it up!

Fulguralis of Killing ‘em Slowly shares his displeasure over Illidan being the warlock rehab poster boy.  Oh, and the reasons he’ll never enter treatment for his soul addiction.

Saresa of Destructive Reach shares reasons why it’s for the best that our toons cannot reproduce.

Player Vs. Developer takes a look at privacy implications of using RealID.

This week I offer you some gaming, writing, and movie link love.  Enjoy!

Do you want to be a writer? Then check out this job posting for the position of being an unpublished writer.  (A fantastic guest post from Tami!)

Also, if you haven’t been to Tami’s site… just… go.  I starred several of her posts, but really I  need to star her whole blog.  So instead of linking every wonderful post – I am just going to urge you to head on over there!

Mutant Reviews From Hell have a list of the 10 romantic comedies worth watching.  Personally, I usually don’t watch many of those, but this is a good list.  And it has one of my favorite movies on there!

Check out Polygamerous Episode 12: Russell and the Mothman! Not only was it a fun show, there’s this awesome interview I did with CCP Games…

Darcy and Russell had the opportunity to talk with CCP Manifest (PR Associate) and CCP Jasonitas (Content Team) from CCP Games, the developer of EVE Online.  They provided us with some great information regarding the unique sandbox game world of New Eden as well as some of the challenges of running the universe on a single shard.  CCP Manifest and CCP Jasonitas discussed their current roles and how they got started with CCP Games.  CCP Jasonitas shared which mission he wrote is his favorite, and what their favorite aspect of the game is.  We also took a look at the relationship between the developers and the player community, especially in regards to the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), which gives elected players a chance to meet face-to-face with developers to discuss issues, concerns, and suggestions.  We lightly touched upon the highly anticipated Incarna expansion and the console MMOFPS DUST 514 which are currently in development.  Of course, we confirmed they have been Polygamerized as well.  Oh! And we even asked CCP Jasonitas about the Mothman.

Also! Make sure to listen in to Slash 2 Podcast this Friday at 7pm CST, where Sideshow and I join them for an evening.

Euripedes of Critical QQ reminds us that gaming is a hobby and ponders why it isn’t always viewed that way by outsiders and even some insiders.

Miss Medicina shows us her geeky nerd side.  Or is it nerdy geek side?

I love a good song parody, and there’s one about the new dungeon finder tool set over at Kill Ten Rats.

Speaking of Kill Ten Rats … Ravious has been working with Massively on how bloggers can build relationships with community managers.  I found it pretty informative – check out Part 1 and Part 2.

And gazing upon your huge… walls of text.

It’s not quite spring yet, but some of us bloggers are getting twitterpated and signing up to secretly admire another blogger.

This will be interesting… oh yes, it shall be.

P.S. I like chocolate.

P.P.S. And souls.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Rivs of High Latency Life has created a handy-dandy test to find out if you are dealing with a girl or a G.I.R.L. (guy in real life).  Check out the test, then I’ll tell you my score. (continue reading…)

…an answer, more than likely.

I’ve heard that bloggers are narcissistic.  At least, that’s what I heard at a work training (seriously, what the hell?)  a couple months ago.

I suppose there’s a certain level of truth to this.  I mean, I do like to babble on and have people read/listen to me babble and comment on my babble.

So, I finally thought I’d set up this formspring question thing-a-ma-jig.  Consider it like your own private interview with moi.. ‘cept everyone can see the question and answer.  Hey, at least you can anonymously ask something.

Now, I’d love to say “Oh I’ll absolutely answer anything” but there is no way I can promise and guarantee such a thing.  But, it’d have to be a really awful question for me to ignore it.

If you are so inclined…. ask away!

First part of this is… full of superawesomeSyrana-y goodness.

• Syrana received some in character mail over at Diabolical Minds.  She has now shared her thoughts on Sylvanas and Thrall.  She will be expressing her (not mine – HER… ok a little bit of mine) opinions of the faction leaders over a series of posts.
• Polygamerous celebrated its 10th episode this week! This show was a lot of fun – you don’t want to miss it.
• Syrana takes another step up the ladder towards becoming a professional last minute guest.  Check out TNB’s 75th episode: Need More Guest as I join Fimlys and Nibuca to talk about the latest WoW news.  I had a blast, again.  Anytime you need me, you know where to find me.

The second part is… making up for the lack of TLC Thursday posts and bringing you up-to-date on posts I starred in my reader as excellente.  (Of course, this does not mean I am caught up on my reading… this is merely an array of posts I’ve wanted to include in TLC Thursday for… um.. since the last one was posted! And… you’ve probably seen these already, but I still love to give my, um, love.)

• Player Versus Developer has an interesting and thought provoking post about the differences of difficulty and how they scale than in say, Mario, versus the difficulty of Wrath of the Lich King.
• The 7th Annual Women in Games Conference is coming up in March.  I wish it was near where I live.
• The ever amazing Pike illustrates a great Weezer song – WoW style.
• Talented Tami (I know she likes alliteration ) shares the secrets of writing in a guest post over at Too Many Annas.
• Miss Medicina wrote us a prescription on how to make it through the least favorite random dungeon.
• Arioch uses a great analogy for the various levels of ‘core when it comes to playin’ WoW.

Psst – there were actually more, but I had to make a cut off.  Bad Syrana shouldn’t compile links more than a month old in a links -OMG GO READ- post.  (I still <3 you though.)

Just a reminder that tonight we’ll be recording our 10th episode of Polygamerous live!  We have a special guest joining us – Nicole Spagnuolo from Ladies of Leet.

Join us in the chatroom and the live recording on Mondays at 8pm PST.  If you can’t join us live, that’s ok! Go to the Polygamerous site to listen to the show or download us off iTunes or Zune.

Even if you have subscribed to the show on iTunes,  you’ll want to keep an eye on the blog for special announcements, game reviews, and other fun stuff!

There was a large response for free blog topics in December.  I have to applaud the bravery of those willing to participate and write a blog post based upon something that sprang from my brain.  In case you haven’t had the opportunity to go and check out these posts, I wanted to compile a special links post for your reading pleasure.  (And I hope to goodness I didn’t miss adding anyone to the list that participated!)

Samodean of Massive Nerd

Tami of Tami Moore

Brajana of Mend Pet

Cait of A Delicate Poof

Jaedia of The Lazy Sniper

Deyndor of Swift Retribution

Nim of Ankh=Life

Tartdarling of PW: Bubble

Kaethir of A Bear In The Trees

Windsoar of Jaded Alt

Valgav of Casual Addict

Jong of Forbearance