WTB 50 slot bags, and a portable guild bank.

Finally the day has come. Well, almost. I'm moving tomorrow, and am in the middle of the giant project of packing all of my worldly possessions into cardboard boxes. And I have a lot of stuff. Not only have I studied law for several years, but I've also taken a few literature classes, and to top it off I simply love books in general - paperbacks, hardbacks, heavy books, light books - and while it is (of course) possible to pack all these books into boxes, I'm starting to wonder whether the trailer will be enough!

Well, jokes aside, I won't be filling a trailer with books, but nevertheless, I've lived in this area for about 9 years, and that's plenty of time to get your hands on a lot of things you're not willing to part with. Luckily, I don't have a whole lot of furniture.

Oh, crap. I can't sit here any longer. I need to take a shower and get my ass downtown - there's still a couple of things I need to get in order before the move. Also, I'm a bit behind on my packing schedule. >.< Sadly, this means no WoW for me for a couple of days, but on the bright side: The broadband problem solved itself - my new (albeit temporary) quarters now have a regular broadband connection - yay!

Books can lead to frustration. Ask me how!

Last night, and on and off since this morning, I've been camping books in Dalaran. My hunter is missing two books, my druid needs three, and since these girls are on two different accounts, they can camp the book they're both missing together. To make sure my PC doesn't commit suicide I've deactivated all addons on both characters, and have connected my laptop to the router, so I can browse teh internetz to pass the time. Because camping books is boring. Feel free to write that down.

On the other hand, I feel the reward is worth it, and even if the RNG factor is there, it's only a matter of time before you get it. Since I actually got the "Love Fool"-meta achievement done, and hence got all of the candies from the candy bags, I guess a lot of people (who didn't get said achievement) feel that I don't have the right to express my opinion on the Be Mine!-part, but I don't really think they read this blog :D So, here it goes:

If you ask me, it's just as it should be. What people really want out of completing these achievements is ultimately a 310% Violet Proto-drake, and yeah, I'd like that one too. The thing is, as far as I know, there are only three other ways to get a 310% mount (please, correct me if I'm wrong):

1. Arena. Be a part of a really, really great arena team, and get a super fast drake when the season is over.
2. PVE. Complete all of the WotLK heroic raid achievements, and get a super fast Black Proto-Drake.
3. Be incredibly lucky when rolling for an incredibly rare drop from a raid boss not too many people bother to kill these days, and get Ashes of Al'ar.

Piece of cake, eh? Honestly, when the 310% mount takes either a huge amount of skill, or a huge amount of luck on a loot roll to get your hands on, why do so many people seem to take for granted that they "deserve" this status symbol after having simply participated in seasonal events during one year? Reading discussions and arguments regarding this subject, it seems people want a gold medal for just showing up.

Now, some people say that you can't compare RNG with skill-based accomplishments, and while that is true, it isn't what I'm after. These are completely different races, and I believe the only thing they have, or should have in common, is the rarity of the "winners". Not a lot of people will get the Purple Proto within the first year, and I don't think a lot of people are going to get the PVE- or arena equivalents either. Unless you have the time+skill to be great at PVE/arena, it is, in some ways, a big lottery - get over it!

OK, rant-mode off. This book camping thing is leaving me a tiny bit frustrated and bored, which leads to walls of text.

RL-stuff, turtles and wings.

Today started out on a very efficient note: I got up at about 8.45 AM, and had to clean up the apartment by 11 AM, since I had arranged for a woman from my landlord's office to come here to perform an "inspection" of said apartment. Since I'm moving next week, I want to sign over my "half" of the lease to my flatmate, and to do that, the place has to undergo an "inspection". So, I managed to get in order a lot of the stuff we've managed to neglect during the past few months, and even take a shower, with about 5 minutes to spare!

The "inspector" arrived at 11 AM precisely, and she had brought with her a gadget (palm pilot, for easier "inspection" :D), and a colleague, who btw wore really nice heel boots (I want to call her Penny. Or Brain.). The whole thing took about 40 minutes, and there are two things which will have to be corrected, should my flatmate decide to move out aswell:
The wallpaper on one wall in the "den" didn't pass due to a minor flaw, and they didn't like the bright green colour we have applied on two walls in the living room.

So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed Mr. Flatmate will go "I'll take care of it, just as long as you get your ass out of here next Tuesday!", but we'll see what happens. Since even the smallest thing can get us on each other's throats these days, I doubt that painting walls in panic during the upcoming weekend would be a good idea.

Yeah, yeah, boring personal post.

WoW-side of life atm: Grinding cash for Bunnyhop's Artisan Riding skill, which feels really slow. And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that I bought this baby for 800g on the AH. My mage can now turtle stuff. Mainly critters in Dalaran, since I mostly take her out to do the cooking daily, but still. Anyway, about 1200g to go, I think. If I hadn't bought that tome I could've been done today, but then again, turtle!!!

Aftermath.

Valentine's Day has been over for almost 2 hours here in Sweden, and I celebrated it by going out to buy some sushi, cursing the cold weather on my way home, and finishing it all off by eating said fish dish in front of the TV, combined with a so-not-sushi-kosher Coke. Fish and soda - what more can one ask for? ;) But honestly, I've had a great day.

Friday night was a big one for Ms. Bunnyhop:

Her first title! And my first seasonal event-title! However, now that I've gotten it done on one char, I'm quite tired. I've been half-heartedly trying to get the achievements done on my moonkin, but I just don't have the energy... If the event had lasted for a few more days, then I might have been able to whip up a bit more spirit, but the way I feel at the moment she can wait until next year (provided I still play then, of course - a lot can happen in a year). Oh well, I might feel different in the morning, and try to rush the few parts she has left. (I do sound like a bundle of joy, don't I?)

Right, off to bed. Sleep is usually a good cure for grumpiness.

Unbreak My Heaaaaaaaart!!!

I've been very much into the current holiday event during past two days, and am right now hanging around in Stormwind to try and complete Be Mine!, so I can finally, finally get a season related title on one of my characters (missed out on the Elder-thingie, due to lack of time and general laziness)! It will, surprise, surprise, be Bunnyhop who gets it first, but I'll get around to the druid :)

Anyway, a friend found a pic that nicely illustrates this event:

(Picture from http://www.wasabineko.com/)

Edit: Seems it doesn't fit perfectly into this blog - it's horizontally challenged, it seems. Please click to get full image :D