WoW… it’s over.

World of Warcraft that is… not the blog.  I’ve been trying to figure out what to even post in terms of WoW but couldn’t muster any tangible ideas.

I guess it started as soon as I decided to come back to WoW.  I wanted control of the guild I birthed and regardless of the ego behind the statement, the guild I created.  The guy I called my friend didn’t want to relinquish that control back to me though.

At the time I was pretty pissed off.  What right did he have to keep something that was rightfully mine?  But let’s face it, it wasn’t like I was gone for a few weeks or on a temporary vacation.  I left with every intention of never returning and 6 months later, I had no right to ask for it back.  I should have been happy with the position I was offered, upper-tier officer leading the raids (the part I enjoyed the most).

Problem is I’m a bit… what’s the word for someone who is unable to follow and has to have it their way?  Smartest man alive?  Amazing?  I’m sure it’s one of those.  So instead of doing what I should have done I left guild and took with me a small chunk of the oldies with me, forming my own guild.  The plan was to start a 10man and run it as best we could.

We did pretty good for awhile but there are some serious issues with WoW now when it comes to small guilds / raid groups that ARE interested in guild achievements, levels, all that jazz.

Anyway, the problems began to become bigger and I got more bored with the game.  People were looking in different directions and I decided that if I was going to quit I couldn’t just abandon these people, especially the more casual ones who had followed me over.

When I left Relentless I vowed to myself not to poach from their ranks, anyone who wanted to follow did so because they talked to me and I stuck to that plan.  Didn’t burn any bridges and that paid off because that’s where I turned to to merge my new guild into.

We merged back into Relentless a week or so ago and then my only plan was to help everyone get their phoenix (guild achievement) before I quit… that didn’t happen though.  You take a 10 man group and subtract 30% from it and it won’t get a whole lot of things done on progression.

Ugh this is starting to get long… so fast forward and I canceled my account.  Stupid battle.net account also has my Starcraft 2 so I can’t sell it which is the suck.  Even if I could get just like $20 I’d be happy but oh well.  To those that are still playing awesome, I’m glad you can enjoy the game and hope you continue to.

The blogging will continue though!

IRL: Blogging for Profit

I’ve been blogging for some time now, since Wrath of the Lich King was released (do you know your addicted to WoW when you use it to measure time)?  I never expected my blog to get big, if anything I expected a ton of hate cuz I’m a bit opinionated.

In the words of a friend of mine

You just generally aren’t a very nice person are you.

But I am!

You might be wondering what this has to do with the title by now… me too!  As I said, I’ve been blogging for awhile and never really considered making any money off of it.  Most of the time it’s a stress reliever and allows me to vent a little bit.  Recently I was approached about posting something called infographics on the blog.

There’s a bit of monetary compensation from posting the infographics which is cool and they said they’d be gaming related (although just about anything could be put up here with the way I write).

I went back and reread the emails between us and it sounds more like a banner ad (I’m not sure why they would call it an infographic). I guess it’s okay to have ads right as long as they aren’t for things like gold buying or animal prostitution.

Anyone else with a blog or website that has ads on it?  Am I even allowed to earn money from a free blog hosted by WordPress?  So many questions… so I’ll just ask  y’all in case you know to save myself some time.

Thx!

IRL: When Employees Get Angry

I’ve always had a sign in the bathroom about cleaning up after yourself but it’s been mostly ignored over the years.  I came in this morning though to find the following thing posted in the bathroom…..

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IRL: (Adult Store) Shopping Etiquette

I’ve been working in retail for 7 years now and I’ve noticed that people can be… well rude.  People might not even notice they are being rude sometimes and I’m sure that I’ve done one or two of these things before.  But we all need to take a step back and realize that these are people standing behind the counter.

That in mind I wanted to share some things that drive me insane.

1.  When paying, HAND me the money.  Don’t drop it on the counter like I’m a plague victim or heaven forbid toss it at me like they are homeless begging for change.

2.  Cell phones… wow o wow do things get sketchy here.

-  The polite thing to do is ask the person to hold for a few moments while you check out.  You wouldn’t appreciate it if the cashier is talking on the phone while trying to check you out so don’t do the same to them.

-  If you want to talk to me while on your cell phone then ask that person to hold.  Don’t talk to them and try to ask me a question because I don’t know who you are talking to.  Have a blue tooth headset?  I will rip it off your head, possibly along with your ear, and hop up and down on it.

-  If you insist on talking on the phone while I’m trying to check you out, then don’t shoosh me when I ask you if that’s everything or when I ask you if 12 inches is too much for whatever hole you are putting it in.  Don’t want them to know you are shopping for a traffic cone or enough lube to fill a pool?  Don’t talk on the phone while checking out.

3.  This might be more personal but when a group of customers includes me in the conversation it really helps my day out.  I enjoy talking with customers, bantering and helping you find things.  Don’t misunderstand this though.  I’m not going to be your best friend so don’t try to hang out with me because no one else will talk to you (exception: you’re hot, yes… I’m shallow).

4.  Employee’s of the store rarely control the prices on items.  Don’t yell and be hateful to us because you think something is too high.  Telling me you can buy it cheaper at Wal-mart doesn’t make it cheaper in my store.  If you don’t like the price, keep it to yourself and shop elsewhere.

5.  Don’t assume because I work in an adult store that I want to…

- Have sex with you.
- Have sex with you for money.
- Know someone who wants to have sex with you (even for money).
- Know a massage parlor that gives happy endings.

All that aside… you are the customer and the reason I have a job.  I want to help you as best I can assuming you can be an adult.  Treat me with respect and I will give you respect.  I have a lot of knowledge to share and can help you get to where you are going.

When Boy Meets Ice

Simple story really.

Boy steps on icy steps that resemble a ramp with speed bumps.

Boys right foot slips out from under him causing him to fall to his left and roll down stairs.

Boys fall is broken by head + railing.

Boy lays in the snow screaming like a lunatic (doesn’t recall blacking out).

Boy calls friend who points out that he should put ice on new swelling head wound.

Friends note boy could have just stayed laying face down in snow to prevent swelling.

Thank you friends.