Howdy folks,
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Yesterday Blizzard released their 3rd expansion to their award winning game, World of Warcraft. The expansion is titled Cataclysm and it truly is a cataclysmic event which has taken hold of the gaming world. Basically, the entire world as we have known it for the past 6 years has been forever changed. Old borders have been redrawn and old enemies have been reborn. Where there was once lush greenery there is now destruction and barren landscape; barren landscape has brought on new life.
Initially I wasn't going to pick up Cataclysm being so close to Christmas and all, but a friend who I have been gaming with for the past 5ish years wanted to buy it for me as an early Christmas present. I'm most gracious that he did and I've been exploring all the new zones and experiencing the new races available in this expansion. Tonight we decided to take a trip into one of the new instance to check it out. For those who don't know what an "instance" is, it is basically a dungeon that you can go into that only contains you and your party. Other groups can run the same instance at the same time, but they experience their own instance with their party. Think of it as a mirror image of the same place for every group that wishes to enter it.
So far the new zones have been underwater. I must admit I was a bit worried about underwater combat. I used to play Dark Age of Camelot and their 3rd expansion was an underwater expansion which was done fairly nicely. Blizzard has taken it a step above and has provided us a beautiful underwater realm to explore; I'm quite impressed. I have only scratched the surface of this new area, but so far I'm really enjoying it.
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Work has been fairly slow this week, of which I'm very thankful. Work from home has given me the flexibility and time I need to assist my wife with her recovery. I've been making the meals, changing most of the diapers and ensuring the other kiddies are taken care of and keeping out of my wife's hair. For the most part things are going well, but I can already feel the strain of taking all these things on in addition to my regular day-to-day job. Thankfully work has been very accommodating and understanding.
Well folks, it is getting late and I have a few things I need to do tonight before going to bed. Saturday is the annual Christmas tree cutting event, my youngest daughter's 2nd birthday party and poker night with my sisters and their significant others. It's going to be a very long day, but should be fun and good times. See you all tomorrow.
Cheers,
Al
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
v40.7: December 2
Howdy folks,
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I appreciate the company I work for.
I can hear the gasps already. I've spent so much time bashing my job(s) that it feels strange to actually praise it. There have been so many times over the past year that I've wanted to quit and find something else but every time I even being to entertain the thought, I'm brought back to compare what I have today versus what I'll have tomorrow. My bosses are very understanding and very flexible. They are truly good managers. I have a lot of perks at my job that I just wouldn't get at another company:
There are so many things I've taken for granted and I highly doubt I could find another company in the city that would offer me these same benefits for the same money. In fact, I would be very surprised if I could find a better job anywhere in the Maritimes.
-slurp-
Not much is new on the gaming front right now. I'm debating on whether I want to create a new character in WoW to help pass the time but I just can't seem to bring myself to do it. If you're an active WoW player and have logged in recently, you'll know that "The Shattering" has taken place and the entire world as we knew it has been changed forever. For those who don't play WoW, there was a cataclysmic event which took place in the game and the entire landscape that has existed since WoW was released in 2004 was severely altered. Most of the capital cities have been changed and almost all of the landscape has been altered and changed. New lines have been drawn and places that were once occupied by the Horde are now controlled by the Alliance and vice versa. Blizzard has done an amazing job with this expansion and I'm really looking forward to experiencing what they have in store for us next week. Of course I won't be able to experience the expansion when it comes out, but you can bet I'll be there the weekend after and loving every minute of it.
-slurp-
Well folks, that about all I have time for today. Tomorrow is Friday and I plan on writing a bit about Eve Online since that is probably what I'll be playing most of the night tomorrow. If you're interested in learning more about Eve, tune in tomorrow for an overview of the game. Until then.
Cheers,
Al
-slurp-
I appreciate the company I work for.
I can hear the gasps already. I've spent so much time bashing my job(s) that it feels strange to actually praise it. There have been so many times over the past year that I've wanted to quit and find something else but every time I even being to entertain the thought, I'm brought back to compare what I have today versus what I'll have tomorrow. My bosses are very understanding and very flexible. They are truly good managers. I have a lot of perks at my job that I just wouldn't get at another company:
- Being able to take comp time whenever I need to
- Ability to work from home in the event I need to and don't want to take a vacation/sick day
- Being flexible with my schedule so I can drop off and pick up the kids from school so my wife can rest
- etc.
There are so many things I've taken for granted and I highly doubt I could find another company in the city that would offer me these same benefits for the same money. In fact, I would be very surprised if I could find a better job anywhere in the Maritimes.
-slurp-
Not much is new on the gaming front right now. I'm debating on whether I want to create a new character in WoW to help pass the time but I just can't seem to bring myself to do it. If you're an active WoW player and have logged in recently, you'll know that "The Shattering" has taken place and the entire world as we knew it has been changed forever. For those who don't play WoW, there was a cataclysmic event which took place in the game and the entire landscape that has existed since WoW was released in 2004 was severely altered. Most of the capital cities have been changed and almost all of the landscape has been altered and changed. New lines have been drawn and places that were once occupied by the Horde are now controlled by the Alliance and vice versa. Blizzard has done an amazing job with this expansion and I'm really looking forward to experiencing what they have in store for us next week. Of course I won't be able to experience the expansion when it comes out, but you can bet I'll be there the weekend after and loving every minute of it.
-slurp-
Well folks, that about all I have time for today. Tomorrow is Friday and I plan on writing a bit about Eve Online since that is probably what I'll be playing most of the night tomorrow. If you're interested in learning more about Eve, tune in tomorrow for an overview of the game. Until then.
Cheers,
Al
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