Short update on WoW, because I was too busy with other things to play the game. I'm tired of logging in and finding my options of running an instance are delegated to using the LFD tool. I'm starting to think this is short for "Looking for Dummies". It's really tiring to zone in with a PUG instance group only to have them blame one wipe on the "OMG noobz tank!!!" or the other "WTH are you going back there healer?" I don't want to give up playing my druid and opt out for the lock, but on the other hand, I don't come home to unwind to this shit. Needless to say, my gear is still lacking and the guild posted on the forums today that they want to start raiding in 2 weeks. Damn, I better buckle down and bite my tongue on the PUGs.
In case you don't care about the NFL or live where it doesn't matter, then you can ignore the rest of this post. Go away and find another blog to read for the rest of the day.
Now for those of you who are interested, then Sunday night my beloved Green Bay Packers won their 4th Superbowl and 13th NFL Championship. Yes, those of us who are loyal fans still count what happened before the induction of the Superbowl 45 years ago. The game was great and both teams played like they wanted to win. I can't blame them because both had to overcome some rough spots throughout the season. The Steelers had to start the first 4 games without their franchise QB and the Packers had 17 players on the Injured Reserve (not to mention losing Woodson - broken collar bone, Driver - Hamstring, and Shields - not sure during the Superbowl itself). In the end it came down to the 3 turnovers by the Steelers being too much to come back from.
I had big plans for the weekend. Big Superbowl party at a friend's house with my famous homemade teriyaki wings, spinach/artichoke mini bread bowls, and a cheese/sausage platter. But when my 7 year old started throwing up his breakfast on Saturday morning, I had a feeling I would be watching the game from home. Sure enough, the next day my wife fell ill with it leaving me to eat the wings all by myself. I know I was crazy to eat all that food by myself knowing full well that I had the stomach bug heading my way. But the hell, the PACKER ARE IN THE SUPERBOWL!!! And if I die from this bug, then at least I will have had a proper send off.
Anway, my body managed to hold off till mid Monday. Though, that's was not how I wanted to spend my day off.
So as I sit here during lunch at work typing this up, I'm hoping I got enough resolve to make it through the last half of the day.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Still Behind the Curve
Man, I thought I would really have some more posts this week, but there's been some crazy stuff going on in real life. So let's start there.
First, we had a really big snow storm here last Thursday and that stranded me at the house with our 7 year old. We got 9 1/2 inches of snow in 12 hours and the small town of St.Peters outside St. Louis wasn't (and still isn't) prepared to remove that much snow that fast. And to add to the complexities of commuting, I had an interview scheduled for that afternoon closer to downtown St. Louis. I got an email that morning asking if I was still available for the interview. Geesh... what to do? Do I show some determination and go? What do I do with the boy? I mean the interview is with 4 people and is scheduled to from 2 - 5? Anyway, long story short, I went to the interview and called the highschool girl across the street to watch the boy. Hell, her school was cancelled and she could use the extra coin. The interview went well and didn't end till after 5:30pm. I was wiped decided to have 2 fingers of Dewars when I got home, thus limiting my PVE abilities for the evening. So I farmed some leather and called it a night.
The next day my brother called and wanted to stay with us over the weekend before heading back home to OKC. That killed the whole weekend for playing WOW, but watching the Packers win their way into the Superbowl with him was worth the tradeoff.
Come Monday, the kid's school was cancelled again due to icey roads. Crap, these kids are going to be making up snow days during their Spring Break. Poor kids. Halfway through that day, my wife called me at work and needed me to come home to relieve her from the stress of watching our son. Actually I think it had more to do with her going over to her friend's house to color her hair (god, I'm glad I don't have to help her do that anymore) and drink some carbonated depressant. I didn't mind that it screwed up my game time because I was still tired from the excessive celebration of the Packers win.
Tuesday started a whole new challenge in that we (my wife and I) had talked in the past about a service dog for our son. See our son is Autistic and he has some challenges like behavorial problems and running from us. Anyway, for some reason she decided she would start this process on this day. Ugh... I wasn't ready. This is a very long process and a HUGE undertaking. The application takes 6 weeks and on top of that, you need to raise $13K. Yeah I didn't mistyped that (I wish I had). But we know 2 other families who have benefitted from their kids having a service dog and I think it may help.
On Wednesday I got a call from another recruiter and we talked about another position for which I would be a good fit. At this point in my career I'm being real selective where and who I work for. I didn't get a Masters just to continue to write code so I'm making a judged attempt at improving my career on a long term basis. Unfortunately, Wednesday nights are tied up with my bowling league and the game is going to have to wait another day. Which brings us fast forward to ...
Thursday! On this day, a friend of mine called me and said he had passed my resume onto his employer and sure enough, I had a phone call that afternoon for an interview. WOW! This week has been packed with alot of stuff. I took the evening away from the game to get a 4 mile run in and to relax.
Hopefully, tonight I'll be able to logon to the game and just mess around. I'm not sure I'm ready to deal with PuG headaches after all that's happened this week, but if I do, I'll make sure to blog about it.
So there you have it. A week of WOW and gearing delayed by real life. And guess what... it's suppose to snow again next Monday. :)
First, we had a really big snow storm here last Thursday and that stranded me at the house with our 7 year old. We got 9 1/2 inches of snow in 12 hours and the small town of St.Peters outside St. Louis wasn't (and still isn't) prepared to remove that much snow that fast. And to add to the complexities of commuting, I had an interview scheduled for that afternoon closer to downtown St. Louis. I got an email that morning asking if I was still available for the interview. Geesh... what to do? Do I show some determination and go? What do I do with the boy? I mean the interview is with 4 people and is scheduled to from 2 - 5? Anyway, long story short, I went to the interview and called the highschool girl across the street to watch the boy. Hell, her school was cancelled and she could use the extra coin. The interview went well and didn't end till after 5:30pm. I was wiped decided to have 2 fingers of Dewars when I got home, thus limiting my PVE abilities for the evening. So I farmed some leather and called it a night.
The next day my brother called and wanted to stay with us over the weekend before heading back home to OKC. That killed the whole weekend for playing WOW, but watching the Packers win their way into the Superbowl with him was worth the tradeoff.
Come Monday, the kid's school was cancelled again due to icey roads. Crap, these kids are going to be making up snow days during their Spring Break. Poor kids. Halfway through that day, my wife called me at work and needed me to come home to relieve her from the stress of watching our son. Actually I think it had more to do with her going over to her friend's house to color her hair (god, I'm glad I don't have to help her do that anymore) and drink some carbonated depressant. I didn't mind that it screwed up my game time because I was still tired from the excessive celebration of the Packers win.
Tuesday started a whole new challenge in that we (my wife and I) had talked in the past about a service dog for our son. See our son is Autistic and he has some challenges like behavorial problems and running from us. Anyway, for some reason she decided she would start this process on this day. Ugh... I wasn't ready. This is a very long process and a HUGE undertaking. The application takes 6 weeks and on top of that, you need to raise $13K. Yeah I didn't mistyped that (I wish I had). But we know 2 other families who have benefitted from their kids having a service dog and I think it may help.
On Wednesday I got a call from another recruiter and we talked about another position for which I would be a good fit. At this point in my career I'm being real selective where and who I work for. I didn't get a Masters just to continue to write code so I'm making a judged attempt at improving my career on a long term basis. Unfortunately, Wednesday nights are tied up with my bowling league and the game is going to have to wait another day. Which brings us fast forward to ...
Thursday! On this day, a friend of mine called me and said he had passed my resume onto his employer and sure enough, I had a phone call that afternoon for an interview. WOW! This week has been packed with alot of stuff. I took the evening away from the game to get a 4 mile run in and to relax.
Hopefully, tonight I'll be able to logon to the game and just mess around. I'm not sure I'm ready to deal with PuG headaches after all that's happened this week, but if I do, I'll make sure to blog about it.
So there you have it. A week of WOW and gearing delayed by real life. And guess what... it's suppose to snow again next Monday. :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Up North
Starting tomorrow I'm packing up the family truckster and heading to Green Bay, WI. I know Green Bay doesn't sound all that exciting, but after dropping a couple of thousand clams on the kid's chompers, me and the missus had to scale back our trip to someplace a little more affordable.
This trip will offer us the chance to unwind and relax. We'll get to do some fun things with the kiddo in the city on Saturday and then enjoy a good part of the Autumn scenery of Wisconsin as we head out to my cousin's cabin near the Nicolet National Forest. Chances of us catching the Packers/Lions game on Oct 3rd are slim to none, but that's ok. I'm confident the Packers will do just fine whether I'm in the stadium or not.
I don't have much to report on the game and the new server as I have been busier than a one legged man in a bear butt kicking contest with this trip. But don't you worry, this little rest will give me the reset I need to clean off my WOW plate and prepare for the expansion.
This trip will offer us the chance to unwind and relax. We'll get to do some fun things with the kiddo in the city on Saturday and then enjoy a good part of the Autumn scenery of Wisconsin as we head out to my cousin's cabin near the Nicolet National Forest. Chances of us catching the Packers/Lions game on Oct 3rd are slim to none, but that's ok. I'm confident the Packers will do just fine whether I'm in the stadium or not.
I don't have much to report on the game and the new server as I have been busier than a one legged man in a bear butt kicking contest with this trip. But don't you worry, this little rest will give me the reset I need to clean off my WOW plate and prepare for the expansion.
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