Sideshow & Syrana

We interrupt normally scheduled posting…

*confetti*

Can’t help it, I’m excited to have reached this milestone.  I have some posts lined up that pertain to a year of existence (hilarious search terms, favorite posts, love to the readers and referrers, etc.) and I hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane with us – whether or not you’ve been reading since we started up there’s sure to be something that you’ll enjoy!

Later today will be a post with contest information, so be sure to check that out!

All my other “normal” weekly posting may or may not occur over the next two weeks, with the holidays and all… just a heads up….

Happy 1st Blogiversary!

That’s right! Today marks exactly 1 year since I posted my first post here. Can you believe it?

I can hardly believe it, to be honest.

When we started this blog, I mostly wanted a place to share my fan fiction… fan fiction that I had started writing over a year ago.  I thought if I got in the habit of posting it, it’d help “force” me to continue working on it.  Seriously, it’s been difficult to have my head so filled with all of Aerissa’s adventures and not let them out.

I’d be lying if I said I posted them purely for myself. In part that is true, but I thought someone else might enjoy reading it too.  Since it’s not a story I can ever go and get published (yes, Blizz, I know very well it is your copyright) there really isn’t much for options if I want to share what I’ve created within Blizz’s world.

So to blogging I would go.

Sideshow and I discussed it and decided from the get-go to have the blog be open for various games, music, etc. even if we probably would focus more heavily on World of Warcraft.

Of course, I pitched myself as a warlock (which I am), but as much as I dreamed of providing useful information… the inevitable occurred.

We focused on entertainment.  Fun.  Humor.

The occasional controversial commentary would leave my brain through my fingers and get published.

But we were us.  We’re a bit quirky and joke around a lot in real life, so why be all serious in text?

The best part? We’ve met and gotten to know some AWESOME people. (continue reading…)

[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!

The Twitterati discovered a mystery:

Mortigan is missing!

The blog is no longer found.

The twitter account no longer exists.

Hopefully his Forsaken body didn’t fall apart.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this warlock (did hunters take him out? is the Alliance holding him hostage?) please alert the Twitterati.  We are always concerned when a member of the community disappears into thin air.

Today’s TLC Thursday is brought to you by some random starred items in my Google Reader… again.

This first link is a non-WoW blog, but I found this post amusing about the overkill of trendy idioms over at DelSquacho.  Scratch that, this isn’t a blog link, it’s a blonk.

In this day and age, often do you actually talk on the phone anymore.  Have you ever thought of what a phone conversation might be like if you had to call a guildmate only armed with their game name?  Fulguralis shares a humorous tale of having to do such a thing.

I’d like to welcome Mortigan the Lock to Syrana’s Warlockery Cohort.  If you haven’t checked his blog out yet, I’d suggest starting with 3 of my favorite posts thus far: How to Raid Anything, A Letter of Resignation to the Sons of Hodir (which reminded me of Syrana’s break up letter to Archavon), and How to Negotiate With the Other Faction.

The lovely Tami (some may remember her as the Egotistical Priest) has a couple good posts regarding how comments are like a handshake and how to encourage comments on your blog.

Also, this week I received an email from a reader letting me know they started their own blog.  This was very cool.  I love hearing from readers! (Don’t be shy!) So I want to give a warm welcome to Nanuki to the blogosphere.  And be sure to check out these adorable drawings!

It’s weird.  On the one hand, BlizzCon feels like it was just the other day, but on the other hand, it feels like it was ages ago.

Then, it really hit me that it was over a month ago.

Remember all that great BlizzCon recappin’ I promised?  Yeah…time got away from me and there was just so much BlizzCon related info bombarding us all.

So, here’s a mini-recap – the short and sweet version.  (Or, at least, the shorter version than what it would have been had I been on my game after returning home! It’s still, uh, a bit wordy…)

What to expect after the cut:

• Day 1 summary of things seen and done
• Day 2 summary of things seen and done
• Overall experience summary
• Thoughts on Cataclysm changes
• How I’d do it different next time

What I already posted:

BlizzCon 2009: Step 3 – Profit

BlizzCon 2009 – The Final Day

BlizzCon 2009 – Wrap Up & Review Part 1: The Real Schedule

BlizzCon 2009 – Wrap Up & Review Part 2: The Loot

(continue reading…)

It’s time to get more warlocky around here, don’tcha think? With all the excitement surrounding the announcement of Cataclysm, many people have decided to roll a new character to experience Old Azeroth one last time.  Perhaps you’ve heard the call of the dark side and are thinking of rolling a warlock.  If so, let’s start with the basics.

I don’t know about you, but when I created my first warlock, I didn’t think a whole lot about the racial traits.  Most of us roll a warlock to get in touch with our inner demon, right?  I know I was more interested in melting faces than magical resistances, reduced stun effects, or profession bonuses.  Or, if we want to determine evilness based on looks, I’d say the Forsaken win hands down.  But, does that mean they are the best choice?

Let’s take a look at what the available races have to offer before we try to answer that question. (continue reading…)

I admit, I’m a visual person.  Detail, colors, images, etc. are things I pay a lot of attention to.  Now, I’m not saying that stunning graphics make or break a game, but if it’s not visually appealing to me…. it’s going to be a hard sell.  For those interested in checking out these virtual vacation photos, please do so after the cut.   Oh and to check out my two spirit pets.  (Of course I’m playing a Spiritmaster, it’s the closest thing to a Warlock!)

If you want more information on gameplay details, impressions, and the like… please be sure to check out Massive Nerd and SpoonCraft (to go straight to his videos, go here).

What can I say, I like to screenshot loading screens.

(continue reading…)

What is it with me and posting multiple parts lately? Well, with BlizzCon, there’s no way I could write just one post to cover it all.  Ok, so that’s a lie.  There are 2 ways:

1- Use thousands and thousands of words that would take days to read

or

2 – Use one word: Epic.

Since both ways are such extremes, we’ll go for bite-sized pieces.

Ideal vs. Real

Remember how prior to BlizzCon I shared with you my ideal itinerary?  Yeah, so, it was practically impossible to attend all the panels I wanted to.  But you knew that would happen, didn’t you!

Here’s how it really went down: (continue reading…)

I hope everyone in my warlockery cohort saw the post on WoW.com yesterday [Edit: I know the article was written and posted on 8/10.  I read it late and posted late figuring most of you would see this on Tuesday]… they are looking for a new Blood Pact columinst.

I can think of a few warlock bloggers that would be great for the job.  Me? Eh, not so much.  I mean, I’d love to do it… but honestly, how much actual warlock stuff have I posted? Not a whole lot.  I generally aim to entertain.  Plus, I might be too casual (although I can look stuff up ) to bring enough substance to that column.

Good luck to those that apply and…. I have to think about it some more.