As you might have spotted from my smug “ostensibly WoW-related but really just bragging ‘cos I’m drinking beer in Munich” post, I was away last week. Rrecently, we’ve had some problems getting our raids off the ground — people unavailable because of work, people on holiday, people with social engagements which don’t involve internet dragons… Continue reading Nice group, shame about the pally
Whine, whinge, moan
Legitimised thanks to Klepsacovic. Why is it whiny post day when I’m in the middle of writing a “you’re all whining unnecessarily, everything’s lovely and shiny and the dungeon finder introduces me to wonderful people” post? Way to completely kill my flow. Why am I unable to maintain a coherent narrative in said post when… Continue reading Whine, whinge, moan
I’m becoming a dwarf
…or so it would seem. I haven’t drank a magic potion to shrink me to 4’2″ I haven’t grown a beard I can plait1 I haven’t adopted a terrible fake irish/scottish/generic celtish accent2 I haven’t taken to living underground I haven’t forged (geddit?!) a passionate relationship with a mining pick. I *am* drinking a beer… Continue reading I’m becoming a dwarf
Thanks, Murloc Mom
We weren’t able to take the Murloc Mom’s advice on Tuesday as (seemingly) *all* of the European servers were largely unavailable. I’m still not exactly sure why — apparently TeliaSonera had some general connectivity problems in northern Europe, but we experienced the most drawn-out disconnect process I think I’ve ever encountered, resulting in 7 multi-hour… Continue reading Thanks, Murloc Mom
Nostalgia? Recidivism? You decide.
Sorry, can’t resist this. It’s officially a year since my first post here on Mysterious Buttons1 so I’m pretending that’s a good excuse for incoherent ramblings. A post from the end of May 2010 was a slightly cryptic acknowledgement that I’d moved servers, joined a new guild and taken part in my first raid. About… Continue reading Nostalgia? Recidivism? You decide.