Lisa and Will’s first go at a Burning Crusade instance was not the best of experiences
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WoW
We had our first full guild WoW party instance tonight. Basically it was running Scott through Sunken Temple. We so cute!!
2006 Review
Oh man, 2006 seems to have happened all at once, so this will be short.
I guess the most dominant events of 2006 have been, unfortunately, sickness and death. The most prevelant, of course, was Nancy’s brain cancer and death in March. Looking back, I am surprised to see that the time between when she went in the hospital and when she died was little less than a month. It’s strange, because that time felt like forever.
Immediately after her death I went to visit Will in Savannah, and wrestled between having a fun time with my friend (who took me on my first ever trip to Disney World!) and my overwheling grief. Among all this was my own weird health problems, in full swing. It was a tryingly timed trip, and I still feel like I made a bad impression on Savannah in general because of it, and still feel bad because of it.
Shortly after said trip, my Nana died of lung cancer. Following that, Bonmom died (Mary Beth’s grandmother). Eric and Mary Beth’s cat, Check, also died last year. No one is allowed to die this year, okay guys?
Moving on, the spring and summer progressed in a slightly upward direction. My parents decided to sell their house, and so massive cleaning and repair began. I got to visit D Flo in Chicago and have many fun times. I got to visit Will in California and see such exciting things as Cartoon Network and the La Brea tar pits. Brendan and Maria adopted Brenna, the first canine member of the Tuesday Night Ballers. Camping, glorious camping occured! And of course, through the power of peer pressure, I came to begin playing World of Warcraft.
Moving into the fall, I got the cue that 2006 was a year for initiating change, so I applied to grad school, and we’ll just hold our breath about that, I s’pose. More changes with the winter, as I am now beginning to successfully address my weird health problems. A new cat wandered into our lives, and Eric and Mary Beth took him in. I think it all culminated in my parents successfully selling their house, and our combined Christmas dinner to toast Nancy and say goodbye to our home.
New Year’s came and went without much fuss. Fun times were had playing video games and spending time with loved ones. I think I’m ready to get started on 2007, I feel good about it.
WoW Personalities
Nerd Post! Nerd Post! You have been warned!
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’ve picked up World of Warcraft. It’s Will’s fault, peer pressure and all, though Kyle and Ian were playing first as hunters. Anyway, I immediately chose a warrior, and Will plays a healer, and some might think that odd. Since when does quiet, caring Lisa charge into battle and hit things a lot? And Will, a healer? He’s the fighty battle-one, right? Analysis!
Will: speaking of, I figured out our playtypes a little better. to bring WoW into a personality analogy. and it’s actually not that weird.
me: really?
Will: the character classes have stereotypes. but the stereotypes only fit their roles in solo environments I read a big article on Instance Theory this morning. and how most of it is based around the “Holy Trinity” Tank – Healer – DPS is the optimal team of 3 (which, conveniently, a Warrior, Priest, and Hunter fill quite well)
me: (indeed)
Will: the Warrior is actually the one that cares after the group. it’s more protective than it is “ugh, smash!” like, it starts out as mindless weapon swinging. but turns into protective organization, watching out for danger, and keeping everybody safe.
Will:the Priest, on the other hand, is the super star who actually doesn’t do that much work. he’s also the first person to get blamed for a wipe, regardless of who was at fault.
“Where was my HEAL?!”
but in big groups, they’re not expected to do any damage at all. they hang back, look cool, and keep everybody alive, motivating the group or whatever (maybe adding snarky comments) but they don’t really directly protect anybody much, they’re mostly cleanup for tank and whatever gets past the tank.
Will: and then the Main DPS (usually a mage, warlock, rogue or hunter) just actually kills the dudes.
Will: You like protecting people directly. I do too, but indirectly, and I like being showy about it and Kyle and ian just like killin’ dudes.
So there you have it. I am a protective, caring type, concerned for the well-being of others. Will is indirect and showy, helping out on the side but getting attention in the process. Kyle and Ian? They just like to kill dudes.