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Posted on January 5, 2009 - Filed Under Silly
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=4493774227&sid=1&pageNo=1
Anyone that’s raided Hyjal (and Black Temple, scroll down to post 13) will get a laugh. And yes, I shamelessly stole this from a link in one of Matt’s posts, but he’ll live.
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Yep, it’s definitely Monday
Posted on January 5, 2009 - Filed Under Other stuff, Paladin, Shaman
Wet, grey, cold, and windy. Glad I don’t have to go outside today! Anyway - what’s happened over the last week?
- Annorah needs ore. LOTS of ore. So much ore, I don’t want to think about it. Eventually she’ll have goggles again. <whimper>
- Aely has been herbing to keep herself, Annorah, and husband tank supplied with potions, elixirs, and flasks - and I’m starting to feed extra and unnecessary stuff to Annylais to turn into ink. Someday I’ll be able to sell herbs again.
- This week marks the official beginning of Totally Raids 25 man stuff. I’m excited.
- I’ve officially cleared all 10 man content now, having been in a group that took out Malygos earlier last week. I’ll not be hurrying back to that fight for awhile though, I don’t particularly like it.
- I’m also spending the week co-hosting/planning lunch for about 125 people on Saturday at a reenactment event. There are entirely too many apples in my kitchen.
- Rirri is taking shape - finally - after a really awesome conversation with Alishe and Tarquin in vent last night. It’s amazing how much character development is easier when you have creative people to bounce ideas off of.
- Aely FINALLY convinced the Kalu’ak that she’s responsible enough to take care of a baby penguin. She’s currently spending her free time teaching it to fish. Right now it’s at about fishing skill 200, after playing in the Stormwind Canals all evening (while I was in said Ventrilo conversation)
- I’ve really been enjoying my new toy - especially since it lets me move around during the day, since I work from home, and being tied to the computer all the time got old fast. Hopefully once the weather gets nice again, I can blog from the porch swing!
WoW Insider Welcome
Posted on January 3, 2009 - Filed Under Other stuff
Just a quick hello to everyone stopping by from WoW Insider - I hope you like what you see! (And if any of you are inspired to make SnowShaman, I’d love to see them!)
Meta Post: Blogging Resolutions
Posted on January 3, 2009 - Filed Under Other stuff
Too Many Annas has become a very large (and enjoyable) project for me over the last 11 or so months - and since it’s that time of year, I figured it might be good to get some of the meta business of blogging out in the open - at least when it comes to making goals. I didn’t start blogging until the end of January of last year, so I didn’t have any resolutions - but I did have some goals I hoped to meet by the end of 2008.
Unfortunately I botched most of them. Or at least, I botched some, and circumstances totally beyond my control botched others.
Goal Analysis for 2008
- 500 Feedburner Subscribers (currently at about 450 - close, but no cigar)
- 1 post every weekday, and one post per weekend (again close, but thanks to Hurricane Ike, family funerals, personal medical emergencies, and other associated shitfan stuff, I didn’t quite make it.)
- Participate in NaBloPoMo - utter failure, again thanks to stuff outside my control. Perhaps I’ll do this in January?
- Sustain both PVE/raiding and roleplay content weekly (Success!)
My goals for 2009
- 1000 Feedburner Subscribers
- Average 5 unique comments per post
- 1 post every weekday and one post per weekend
- Participate in NaBloPoMo for at least one month, if not November
- Have at least one teaching/guide post per week - of any type.
- Have at least one creative writing post every two weeks.
- Continue to hilight PVE/Raiding and Roleplay content, both in my own posts and through links to other blogs.
I reserve all rights to update this post for the next week or so, as I solidify these goals. I’m trying to avoid “write more of X” because that’s not a definable goal. I know it is very likely that some time this year I’ll be moving out of my current residency and into one that’s both more permanent and less likely to get obliterated in a hurricane - but hopefully I’ll be able to plan in advance for that!
Overall, though, I’m pretty happy with how things have gone around here - I really enjoy blogging, and it’s nice to see little measures of my own success at doing it. So here’s to 2009, and whatever excitement it may bring.
No Friday Five This Week
Posted on January 2, 2009 - Filed Under Other stuff
I’m taking this Friday off because Greatfather Winter ships UPS, and my new laptop is here! So I have to figure it out, uninstall all the preloaded crap, and manage to get my wireless to let me connect. Woo! Much <3 to you all!
Snowshaman?
Posted on January 1, 2009 - Filed Under Other stuff
One submission so far, from Niyahti and her husband, who are currently in a place that has a LOT more snow than where I live. (Ok. anyplace with any snow has lots more than where I live, but that’s beside the point!) See the cute little totems! I hope one of them is a frost resistance totem.
I hope you all have a fantastic New Year, and that 2009 treats you well. Good luck, have fun, and - as always - may the Loot-Fu be with you!
Belated Weekly Mutterings
Posted on December 30, 2008 - Filed Under Other stuff, Paladin, Shaman
Sorry these are on Tuesday instead of Monday. My days are all screwed up because of the vacations!
- Annorah is level 80! Woohoo! She’s got about 1400 SP, and is still wearing mostly Tier 6 gear (with a few other pieces). Hopefully will snag some normal 80 instances and gear up.
- Aely is <thisclose> to being revered with the Kirin Tor and getting her head enchant. I’ll be snagging someone to help me do the rest of the Sons of Hodir questline with Annorah so she can get started on all this reputation junk.
- I missed you, Riptide and Earthshield. SPLOOSH! <throws rocks>
- I love that the Earthliving buff icon is a little flower. I don’t think I’ve ever had the buff on *me* before tonight when I was playing around with my healing spells.
- Greatfather Winter is somewhat delayed this year - thanks to postal shipping delays and schedule shenanigans, neither Aely nor I have gotten our presents yet! (Well, I got some, but the big one is in the mail and will arrive Wednesday, hopefully.)
- However, the Loot-Fu has been quite friendly with the SP plate drops in Naxx, so Aely’s got almost an entirely new kit.
- There is a big, story-ending RP event tonight, and I am very excited about it!
RP Friday Five - Out with the Old, In with the New
Posted on December 26, 2008 - Filed Under Paladin, Roleplay, Shaman
Here are five questions to think about with your character and some meta questions on roleplay - they can be answered here as comments, turned into a blog post of your own, or just something to think about while you grind away leveling over the weekend. This week we’re tackling the upcoming new year and looking back at this past year a little as well.
You’ll find something like this every Friday here at Too Many Annas - and my answers are under the “read more” tag.
- What’s one thing your character did this year that surprised you?
- What’s one thing you know about them now that you didn’t know at the beginning of the year?
- What are your RP goals for the next year? If you’re not a roleplayer, what are your gaming goals?
- What did your character get from Greatfather Winter? Was it what they wanted?
- What is your character’s New Year’s resolution for 2009?
Happy Winter Veil
Posted on December 25, 2008 - Filed Under Other stuff
Happy Winter Veil from all of the Annas!
*and yes, I did find the weirdest Winter Veil decorations I could. I wonder if Ghouls and Geists like Eggnog? Maybe more like “Egg Noggin”? Get it? Egg Noggin? Brains?
… sorry…
Something you might have missed while leveling
Posted on December 24, 2008 - Filed Under Other stuff
This cute little guy can be found inside the Trapper’s cottages in Grizzly Hills.
I found this one in Solstice Village.
