Saturday, April 24, 2010
Friday, July 24, 2009
Late but not put off.
Late but not put off.
A few days ago I posted a few minutes before I had to go into work. I thought I'd come home and be more through in my writing, but I'm always too tired after an eight hour shift. So here is the blog a few days late, but none the less here.
Last thing I had said concerning World of Warcraft was that I was very unhappy. Things in the game have changed. I am no longer a part of Guild Twentynine. My guild master and his wife ended up quitting the game to save their marriage, which is very understandable. However the only reason I stayed in the guild for as long as I had was due to the both of them. Over the last several months the guild master had stopped playing, but his wife continued. I was getting in no raid time due to work. I was pretty much doing nothing in the game but running regular and heroic dungeons to pass the time. Once they left I pretty much had no one to play with. Not to mention things seemed to be getting out of control in the guild since no one knew that the guild master and his wife had quit, nor had a new leader been established. In the mean time I had been getting off work late and actually raiding with a newly formed guild because they raid late at night. I had been raiding with them since they had created the guild and was on a daily basis asked to join. A few days after it was confirmed the guild master and his wife left the guild I ended up quitting over petty drama. Luckily I had been raiding with Defiance II and immediately joined their guild once I left Twentynine. Life in Defiance II is interesting. For a bunch of random people who have different styles of play, the guild is doing really well as far as progression is concerned. That is a major plus for joining them. On the flip side getting loot is just as competitive, and almost impossible to get loot that's considered a downgrade; i.e.: Tier 7 when wearing Tier 8. So I have to wait till everyone has upgrades before I can even bid on an item to finish my sets. But like I said we are moving forward as a guild. The only thing we lack is more players. If we could get twenty-five members online all the time we could do the larger instances. I'm content for now with the game even though there is a million things on my 'to do list' which I never seem to be working on. Yeah, I know how lazy that sounds, but WoW is my second job.
Moving on to the next topic of discussion: 2008 being a crappy year. OMG ! ! ! From the first few days to the very last few days of the year 2008, it was nothing but depressing for me. Let me try to sum it all up without having to go into too much detail.
My baby brother beat the crap out of me so I ended up moving in with "My Giant" and "The Hobbit" for a few months. As kind and generous as an offer that was, it was not a great experience. I slowly over the three months I was there ended up sinking into a deep depression where I ended up snapping and having a mental breakdown. In a very ungracious manner I ended up moving back home with my family where I holed up in the shared bedroom with my brother and ended up sinking further into madness as quietly as possible. As summer approached, I seemed to be getting better as the days got longer. However that didn't last very long. As my birthday approached in August I could feel myself going back under again. Turning twenty-four years old should be one of those life altering ages. For me I might as well have turned 30, 40, or 50. What might have been a joke, even though a real standard for my ex, turning twenty-four meant I was too old to date. I was officially cut off with no hope of ever getting a second chance with him. Although I doubt even if given the opportunity to get back together with him, I don't think I'd take it. I'm not that cute happy boy he once knew. I've somehow become this bitter, sad, out-of-shape queen wishing to return to her former glory. So I was depressed for a while again. October hit and I decided to leave the house for Oak Lawn, which I think I had done maybe twice at the most since I had moved back home. I ended up getting drunk and sleeping with a blind guy. I was so depressed about my body image I couldn't stand to sleep with someone who could see me. So I guess you could say I took advantage of a blind man; though I don't think he'd complain. I was still feeling down when November hit: the start of the holiday season beginning. I'm always depressed from November to March; too many holidays until St. Patrick's Day that require you to be with friends, family, and loved ones. I ended up continuing my tradition of bar hopping on Thanksgiving. I ended up calling a friend that night because I was too drunk to walk home. We ended up drinking away the next two days and watching The Biggest Catch Marathon on TV. It was a nice break from being blue. Christmas hits and of course I hit up the bars again but end up drinking too much and instead of hitting up my friend from Thanksgiving like I said I would, I ended up going home. a few days later a day or two before the new year I head down to Oak Lawn because I needed to get out of the house. I end up asking about the friend I had blown off. In what I thought was supposed to be a distasteful joke, in all reality turned out to be truth. My friend had died on Christmas Eve/Day and hadn't been discovered till a week later when a friend used his key to check in on him. My New Year was a sad one. However I did get a ton of his old books and his computer since mine had died on me in October.
My baby brother beat the crap out of me so I ended up moving in with "My Giant" and "The Hobbit" for a few months. As kind and generous as an offer that was, it was not a great experience. I slowly over the three months I was there ended up sinking into a deep depression where I ended up snapping and having a mental breakdown. In a very ungracious manner I ended up moving back home with my family where I holed up in the shared bedroom with my brother and ended up sinking further into madness as quietly as possible. As summer approached, I seemed to be getting better as the days got longer. However that didn't last very long. As my birthday approached in August I could feel myself going back under again. Turning twenty-four years old should be one of those life altering ages. For me I might as well have turned 30, 40, or 50. What might have been a joke, even though a real standard for my ex, turning twenty-four meant I was too old to date. I was officially cut off with no hope of ever getting a second chance with him. Although I doubt even if given the opportunity to get back together with him, I don't think I'd take it. I'm not that cute happy boy he once knew. I've somehow become this bitter, sad, out-of-shape queen wishing to return to her former glory. So I was depressed for a while again. October hit and I decided to leave the house for Oak Lawn, which I think I had done maybe twice at the most since I had moved back home. I ended up getting drunk and sleeping with a blind guy. I was so depressed about my body image I couldn't stand to sleep with someone who could see me. So I guess you could say I took advantage of a blind man; though I don't think he'd complain. I was still feeling down when November hit: the start of the holiday season beginning. I'm always depressed from November to March; too many holidays until St. Patrick's Day that require you to be with friends, family, and loved ones. I ended up continuing my tradition of bar hopping on Thanksgiving. I ended up calling a friend that night because I was too drunk to walk home. We ended up drinking away the next two days and watching The Biggest Catch Marathon on TV. It was a nice break from being blue. Christmas hits and of course I hit up the bars again but end up drinking too much and instead of hitting up my friend from Thanksgiving like I said I would, I ended up going home. a few days later a day or two before the new year I head down to Oak Lawn because I needed to get out of the house. I end up asking about the friend I had blown off. In what I thought was supposed to be a distasteful joke, in all reality turned out to be truth. My friend had died on Christmas Eve/Day and hadn't been discovered till a week later when a friend used his key to check in on him. My New Year was a sad one. However I did get a ton of his old books and his computer since mine had died on me in October.
Now to back track just a tad bit to bring you up to speed for the 2009 new year. If 2008 was about depression, then 2009 seemed to have turned out to be about The Twilight Saga and how it changed something inside of me. At Christmas my mother finally found a copy of Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer that I had been trying to get my hands on since September/October. I had refused to see the movie Twilight until I had at least read the first book. (I was right to wait.) I also was trying not to read the saga till I had bought all four books. Skip ahead to the first full week in January 2009. I ended up having jury duty that first Tuesday. From what I've always heard: it's boring, takes all day, and no one likes it. So, I took along Twilight to read. Needless to say jury duty left me time to read even though I was out of there by 11a.m. (how lucky?!) and back home to finish the book. It took me one day to read the Twilight and the second day to read New Moon. I spent the third day looking for the following two: Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I think I went to go see Twilight in the theaters right after I read the first two and before starting the last two. It took me three days to read the last two books back to back. OMG ! ! ! I fell in love with the series. Which if i hadn't spent the last few years being depressed I would have payed closer attention to the books coming out and would have bought them as they came out like I did with the Harry Potter series. Following completion of reading the saga I turned around and read it again back to back the following week. Afterward, I read the parts of the saga that I liked the best for the remainder of January. New Moon is my favorite book out of the four; well five if you count the unfinished Midnight Sun that was leaked, which comes in a very close second. I finally understood something that had been on the peripheral of my mind but not able to fully be a concrete thought. I have spent the last several years pining away over someone that I really didn't understand why I felt so strongly for. A brief paragraph towards the end of the book that finally made the light go on and put all the pieces together that I had been struggling with for so long.
That leads me into my next topic: TwiCon 2009 in Dallas, Texas, USA this year from 30 July to 2 August. I have never been to a music concert, or a convention like ComicCon, or any mass public event for a specific reason. This was my opportunity to finally do something like that. It was practically a split second decision. Even though as soon as I read about it I knew I'd be going, I still deliberated over it with my friend for a day. Because that's how long I had before tickets went on sale and would be grabbed up by crazy screaming girls and moms. He used his credit card which I paid him the cash for the ticket. Then I started saving a little out of every paycheck so I could eventually go shopping (which I haven't done in over a year) and get new things for the big event as well as have money to spend there. At work everyone thinks I'm going to a wedding so I can get the days off, but that's just my cover story for work. So far i have everything I need clothing wise minus black slacks and sexy new boots to replace my old beat up ones for the formal event. I know I need some accessories as well, but don't want to spend a fortune just for a few pieces when i could spend more at the convention. I'm so excited, its less than a week away!
Speaking of buying new things for TwiCon 2009, I bought a digital camera. Finally, after a few years of wanting one, I now have one to take pics of all the things that catch my eye. Hopefully I'll have new images to post on here.
I returned to work at Kroger Food Store which was my very first job almost exactly ten years ago. I was reluctant to return, but having a steady paying job in this crappy economy no matter how bad it is, is better than not having one at all. I started out as a bagger for a month-and-a-half before getting slightly trained as a cashier. I started out getting paid minimum wage ($6.25) and as of today nationally minimum wage goes up to $7.25. Not much, but ever little bit helps. It's just as I remember it and sucks just as much. I would love to find another job but I would feel guilty leaving unless I was there for a minimum of five years since I quit ten years ago. It just would look bad in my opinion. So, I'm stuck in a shitty job for a long time. At the rate I'm going I don't think I'm going to get a promotion anytime soon. I put in about 36-40 hours a week, but I'm not getting better. I'm a hard worker but can't get my numbers where the company want them. One of the worst things is that I have no fixed schedule. The store opens at 6am and closes at 1am. As of yesterday, I've worked eight hour shifts ranging from open to close. Seeing how I like to go to sleep around 5am and get up at noon, the morning shift is not for me. I like closing. That way I can get off work, come home, eat, relax, raid an instance on WoW, and finally crash for the night before getting up to lounge around the house for a few hours before getting ready for work and starting it all over again. Sadly it leaves me with no social life what so ever. I'm always working and never know what days I'll have off. Since I get two days off a week I tend to use the first to do chores around the place. The second day usually is a bust. I can never get hold of anyone to hang out with and end up staying at home bored and playing WoW.
On a totally different topic, I think once it starts to cool off, I'm going to start back on my knitting. I miss it. Not to mention I still want to finish that beautiful teal Aran sweater I started last year. That way I can move on to another sweater and small projects. There is more to come on the knitting front but not for a while.
Because of my new job I plan on expanding my wardrobe once I'm done with TwiCon 2009. With the pay increase and logging as many hours as I do, I should be able to create a nice fall/winter wardrobe. I need to map out my shopping plans. Buy some neutral basics that I can always use. Add some pops of color to make it versatile. Throw in more styles for better mix-and-match options. If I'm lucky I might start loosing some weight and then get a membership at the yoga place I went to a few times several years ago. That would help me look better in my new clothes. Sadly I won't have much opportunity to go out in them since I work all the time.
I have a new computer. Well, it's my friend's laptop (the one who passed away at Christmas) that the monitor for it doesn't work. I also got his monitor he had hooked up to it, but it died on me so I went out with my first few paychecks and bought a nice wide screen one for my desk. Eventually I want to build a gaming PC for WoW, as well as get a new laptop to take places. All in good time; like next year. I'd want to get a flat screen TV and DvD player first before upgrading my computer unless it breaks down. Knowing my luck with computers is going to happen right before Halloween. I hope not. Knock on wood.
I need to get off my lazy ass and get in the garage to find the replacement shamrock jewel my mom got me after she noticed the green stone had fallen out of my old one that I wear all the time. I know in the past I was lazy out of sheer laziness, but these days it's because I'm so tired and dread any work I don't get paid for. Ok, I just disgusted myself with what I just said. I guess since I have no one to go shopping with tomorrow I should go look for it buried somewhere at the back under all the dirt and grime.
Wow, I just realized how long I have rambled on. I covered all the topics I previously talked about. So one last thing that's new that I can think of. Thursday I had a friend cut my hair. He did a great job. The only complaint I have is that it's not the haircut I want mainly due to the fact that my hair isn't long enough for the look I want to go for. I think I'll go back to him from now on. Sadly it won't be very often since I want my hair to grow out longer. Maybe I'll start having him dye my hair, but that won't be for a while. I want to make sure that Kroger is a steady job. I've been there three months so far, but one never knows.
The above is a photo I took of the view from my bedroom window. What do you think? It's kind of nice to look at during the day time while at the computer. The best view is during spring and summer when everything is lush and green. Autumn varies depending on the leaves when they change color. But since it's so hot in Dallas the leaves tend to die quickly and turn brown. Winter is a bit drab with nothing but gray sky showing through the bare branches. Don't get me wrong all the seasons have their charming affect on the view, but winter is not my favorite. I'm trying to take more pictures, but I have no one to go hang out with who has a car. It's way too hot to be hiking all over Dallas via the bus and train system just to take photos. Next week will yield a ton of photographs I'm sure. Stay tuned to find out.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A very quick update !
1. I am still playing World of Warcraft.
2. 2008 in general was a very depressing year for me.
3. I am going to TwiCon 2008 in Dallas, Texas at the end of July beginning of August.
4. I finally have bought a digital camera. So hopefully I will post pictures of/from my life more often.
5. I have returned to the first job I ever had.
6. I have neglected my knitting but plan to return to it eventually.
7. Because of my new job I hope to expand my wardrobe.
8. I also have my own computer.
9. I need to clean and find things.
I plan on elaborating more on the above topics once I get home from work. As well as adding a new picture that I took today. (I have three versions of it and am not sure which one I like the best.) I need to go get ready for work, I'll post later. Cheers mates!
2. 2008 in general was a very depressing year for me.
3. I am going to TwiCon 2008 in Dallas, Texas at the end of July beginning of August.
4. I finally have bought a digital camera. So hopefully I will post pictures of/from my life more often.
5. I have returned to the first job I ever had.
6. I have neglected my knitting but plan to return to it eventually.
7. Because of my new job I hope to expand my wardrobe.
8. I also have my own computer.
9. I need to clean and find things.
I plan on elaborating more on the above topics once I get home from work. As well as adding a new picture that I took today. (I have three versions of it and am not sure which one I like the best.) I need to go get ready for work, I'll post later. Cheers mates!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wrath of the Litch King 13 November 2008
Wrath of the Litch King 13 November 2008
Oh, my goodness! Early this morning I found two websites that had leaked the information prematurely on their sites. It took four and a half hours for Blizzard to officially confirm it. I knew the new expansion was going to be released around the winter holidays. I'm going crazy not being able to get my hands on it sooner. On the flip side, that gives me approximately two months to level my Protection Paladin who I want to take up the new proffesion Inscription. Meaning her Herbalism needs to be maxed out as well as have stacks upon stacks of saved up herbs stored to be used in the new profession. I'll need to add First Aid to the list of tasks to skill up. The most dreaded task of all will be saving enough gold for The Burning Crusade Ridding Skills. UGH! & Ouch! I will be completely broke before another expansion hits. I'm going to pre-order the game sometime today at Game Stop.
Pre-Expansion Goals:
1. lvl Prot Pally to 70
2. learn and lvl Herbalism till maxed out
3. learn and lvl First Aid till maxed out
4. save as much Gold for Riding Skills
Wish me luck, I need to get my level 31 Protection Paladin to level 70 as quickly as possible and haven't a moment to spare. Cheers mates.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Looking for the Perfect Tank
Looking for the Perfect Tank:
http://sheepbreaker.blogspot.com/2008/08/tanks-make-lousy-boyfriends.html
http://sheepbreaker.blogspot.com/2008/08/tanks-make-lousy-boyfriends.html
Friday, August 15, 2008
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