Monthly Archives: November 2011

Beta Testing “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (Part 1)

It sounds so exciting and official. I’d never beta tested anything in my life before. And, of course, in my excitement I completely neglected to take any screenshots. So, get ready for a lot of text. Boy, do I mean … Continue reading

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Of Turkey, Beta Testing, and Patch 4.3

Okay, okay. You got me. I can’t lie, even on the Internet. I’ve been beta testing Star Wars: The Old Republic all weekend since Saturday afternoon. Couple that with the mid-season closer for The Walking Dead on Sunday night and … Continue reading

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Echo… Echoooo…. Echooooooo

Yeah, I got nothing. Nothing Warcraft or parenting related, anyway. At least, not yet. There are a million things going on in my head right now. Thanksgiving prep, taking my car in for maintenance, making sure my daughter is taken … Continue reading

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One of Our Own: White Ribbon

Update (11/23/11): Alyzande (aka The Gold Queen) was kind enough to take a moment out of recovery to respond. To hear the story from the amazing woman herself, go to her blog post responding to the White Ribbon bandages or … Continue reading

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This is Your Brain on Video Games

We’ve probably been there at one point or another. You zone into a battleground or dungeon and there’s the one person who just isn’t with the program. They fight in the middle as the enemy flag carrier breezes by and … Continue reading

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Short Story Posted!

Apologies for the double-post, but I forgot to mention that I actually posted my short story entry for this year’s Blizzard Global Writing Contest on Booksie. (Finally!) I’m still getting used to the website and its workings but it’s finally … Continue reading

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Mediam Uiam

If I learned nothing else in my Latin college course– aside from “cogito ergo sum”– it was the idea of mediam uiam. It literally means “the middle road.” This past Sunday’s “Breakfast Topic” on WoW Insider had me thinking of … Continue reading

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Fending off nightmares

This thread is a little old but it still makes me smile. Of all the things I wanted to teach my daughter via Warcraft, it never occurred to me that something as simple (and adorable) as a wind rider cub … Continue reading

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