Hammered

So you know those weeks when you totally plan to do one thing and then it never happens at all. This is one of those weeks.

I def planned to do a video guide or at least a intro vid to see if all my stuff for videos was working and hopefully do a post on my new UI, but life punched me in the face. (thats not really a saying but im using it anyway)

I have a 2k word english paper, 6 chapter of reading, a quiz, a midterm, and an assignment due for Friday. Im just letting you know not to expect anything till after that, but i do plan to do it. And now back to work.

hello

It seems that even though i have not posted in 2 months that people are still coming to the site so i will give a quick update of myself.

First off, im still here. I have been really busy with school and other life things and that is why i have dropped off the face of the planet until now. I have decided to start doing those strat videos that i promised a long time ago and so i will try to get one up within a week, i just have to find the time and drive to do it.

Next, Berserk is now 11/12 on normal with nef left to kill although we may start trying H halfus just for kicks but we shall see.

my tanking movement guide on the forums (the one i posted here) is now a sticky on the tanking forums and i am pretty proud of that.

I have leveled my PvP character (my hunter) up to 85 and have put together a decent PvP set (around 1800 resil) that i am still working on improving.

I just redid my UI on my druid and i want to do a post on that but i will need some screenshots for that first.

Now, a question for you. Do you prefer a minimalist UI or do you like to have everything that you will ever possibly need on your screen at the same time? Me? i prefer a minimalist UI.

I am Sorry

I am really sorry. I have been extremely busy as of late and i have not had time to do much. I have been prepping for raids (which may or may not be an allowable excuse) and then the obvious surgery stuff (I can talk now, I have a lisp, but i can talk).

I still have a mostly put together guide that i am going to post here and possibly on the druid forums (im not sure yet) that covers tank movements but i have to finish it and polish it up.

I'm Still Here

Ok the blog is not dead i have just been having a pretty hectic time lately with everything that is going on.

Just wanted to let you know that I have actually decided on a topic to write about for the blog that i will be doing in text, and then when I can talk again (which is taking much longer than i thought it would) i will make a video and narrate it with all the useful information, but im not going to to tell you what it is going to be...oooh surprises.

And if you are wondering...I am doing really good.

Don't You Worry

So i havent posted in....5 days so i just wanted to put something in the feed readers so that you know the blog aint dead.

Chances are that for the next...say two weeks...i will probably only make 1 or 2 posts because i have exams this week and at the beginning of next week that i have to study for and write and i also have a surgery to get ready for that is on the 15 and i have appointments for that and then after the 15 i have to spend 1-2 days in hospital and possibly a couple more just lying in bed (boy look at that run-on sentence).

But, i will make it up to you. Cata is coming out so I will either drop a nice and meaty post or (even better?) a video.

So don't you worry.

Oh and have fun to all of those people who can actually go to the midnight release tonight and play the game tomorrow, or for those of you in EU servers have fun in like an hour and a half. Let me know how it goes as i will still be checking the comments on the blog and responding up until i go in for the surgery. Also if you are leveling and you have any questions you want answered or videos you want made when i get back from my temp. break then just let me know-contact info in the sidebar----->

My Surgery

I have been wanting to post this for a while now, but i was like "no, they dont want to read about that." But then i realized that it is pretty interesting and that this is my blog and i can do w/e i want with it and so i am going to write a little about it. Maybe i will add pictures.

I just want to start off by saying that i'm sorry i havent done anything with the blog in a few days, but i am really busy with school right now.

So i am getting a major reconstructive jaw surgery on Dec 15th in order to fix a major over-bite and to close the gap in my teeth. As it stands, i can not eat tomato slices unless they are in large sandwiches, pizza without the toppings all sliding off, or pretty much anything that is remotely flat. I am getting both upper and lower jaw surgery, or maxillary and mandibular osteotomies. Basically they are going to lengthen my bottom jaw and shorten, and move my top jaw. Now because i am bored i am going to do some MS paint pictures (or i would have if it didnt make me look like a rat, lets try something else).

So this is essentially what it will look like after it is done i believe. keep in mind that i am no surgeon and that this is all information i have gleaned from appointments i have been to.

Top Jaw:
The surgery for the top jaw entails cutting a small wedge out in order to make the jaw shorter. After they will move the detached top jaw put it against the remainder of the top jaw, and then slide it forward slightly and then pin it in place.

Bottom Jaw:
For the bottom jaw surgery they will have to make a cut to each side of the mandible. There will be a cut in the same place on each jaw. The cut will be vertical and will start near the back of the mandible. They will cut outwards till they are about halfway through my jaw, then they will switch directions and cut down the length of my jaw and finally they will switch directions and continue to cut out wards. once they complete that cut the jaw will be in 3 pieces and they will slide the lower portion forward and then pin it in place with a metal plate. This is the more interesting part in my opinion.

So you can see why i may be out of it for a while. I will be spending at least one night in the hospital, probably two nights before i can go home. My mouth will be tied shut with extremely strong elastics for 6-8 weeks and I will be on an entirely liquid diet for that time (Maybe ill make a list of Jeys fav. liquid meals for you all). The recovery time is about 3 months before i am allowed to do anything physical and then who knows how long after that.

I am extremely excited for it but i am just starting to realize how big of a undertaking this surgery is. I am curious to see how it changes my appearance (hopefully for the better). So there you have it. If you have any questions i will be happy to answer them to the best of my knowledge and i will be doing more WoW related posts and hopefully a low level feral leveling guide when i have more time, which will probably have to wait till after my surgery. So there you go, now when i make a vague reference to my surgery you will know what i am talking about.

When I'm Right...

So just less than 2 weeks ago I posted THIS about how Gamon was becoming level 85 and I forsaw people forming up to kill him.

Well i was logged in for about 2 min before i saw someone yelling in org that Gamon was alive and about 30 sec later i saw him being kited around org and being nuked down. He doesnt appear to get DR's on slows so he was just being kited around while people attacked him. Every once and a while someone would pull off the kiter and Gamon would turn around and one or two shot them and then turn back to the kiter and keep going. I saw him die about 3 times in the half hour i was running all over org. This was not any major prophesy that i made but i think it shows you that you cant break a 6 year habit of killing a level 12 neutral npc by simply making him a level 85 elite with 2mil health.

Oh, and i have only been inside Org and ZF but so far i am very impressed. Can't wait to see the 80-85 zones, especially deepholm.

20k Gold

No, I don't have 20k gold. I don't have the time to play the auction house. But...

Our core raiders just finished up running a guy through ICC to get his 10 man drake. He paid us 20k to get it and it took 2 weeks to get everything but Orb Whisperer. We finished up and got Orb Whisperer yesterday and pulled in the full amount from him. I think I made a little over 2k gold from the whole thing and overall i would say it was worth it. It did not really feel like we were carrying him, just that he was tagging along to get the achievements.

It wasn't too bad but i dont really want to do any of the achievements anymore. Except maybe the Lich king one for one of our recruits who says he will give us 20k for that one ahieve. We are planning on just extending the lockout and working on H Lich King until Cata.

I remember when people were paying good one to just kill the Lich King on regular and now you have to get people the whole drake, what is the world coming to?

That Awkward Moment

Stay with here.

You both look up and find your way blocked so move to avoid. Finding yourself in peril once again you stop to regain your hold on the situation. Both members are unable to move, for fear has taken over. Afraid to make the first move, you hold position until your courage has returned. You move, but undoubtedly the other has chosen this opportunity to move also. Again you are overloaded by the situation and again must regain your courage. You move again, and once more the other moves along with you. Frozen again. You move quickly this time, before the other has regained composure, and move past. Thus ends "The Awkward Moment."

If you haven't caught on yet i am talking about walking in a hallway. You know that moment when you are walking down the hallway and you are about to run into someone and you both move the same direction to avoid the other person. BAM!!!!! Awkward moment. I really hate that feeling. Both people know that they need to move but neither one wants to be the first to go, but without fail you both choose the same moment to move and you both stop again. This can happen 2, 3 maybe even 4 times if you are really unlucky.

This may seem really random to you but i walk a crowded hallway everyday.

I have recently (say, 2 weeks) started just going for it. Here is what i decided:

1) People often feel that this is rude to simply cut someone off. I disagree. In the event of an Awkward Moment you have both already essentially cut the other person off. When you stop, it is because you think that you will hit the other person if you continue. the other person, thinking the same thing also stops. If you continue walking instead of stopping,that other person will still have the same reaction and you will pass by unhindered.

2) Always go right. If we are going to stop the Awkward Moment from controlling our lives we must set rules of engagement. When you walk down the hallway, stairs, street you typically walk on the right hand side. This is to say you should always be on the right side of people, and so if you are going to make the move to simply carry on through with your movement then go right. If this is flipped in your country then you should probably go left.

3)Be decisive. This has to be a conscious decision and one that you don't hesitate on. If you hesitate that other person may think faster than you expect and keep going that direction causing an actual collision or a close proximity Awkward Moment and that is even worse

OK serious time over. I have been doing this for about 2 weeks and i have yet to have an Awkward Moment and it has been pretty awesome. So what do you say? Join me in this initiative to stamp out the Awkward Moment.

Oh and i have pictures from a reader for the priest section of my CC guide that i will be throwing in, probably tomorrow, along with a section about silences so go check it out and leave some feedback.