tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116127812011-07-30T17:27:23.013-07:00Just needed a spot for the random thoughts that clutter my brain.Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-70469722522100431522010-07-20T16:18:00.002-07:002010-07-20T16:20:52.742-07:00

Is it a bad sign that all I want to do right now is cry? I have some simple things I need to get done and they all feel like too much. I just want to crawl back in bed and sleep. Even playing WoW doesn't sound that exciting. I'm taking the pain meds as prescribed and I still hurt. I don't know what else to do.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-66712665175339284182010-07-20T04:28:00.002-07:002010-07-20T05:17:23.383-07:00

Nighttime leg cramps woke me up. I think it's because I need to drink more water; it usually is. So now I don't want to go back to bed. I'd much rather play around on the computer. There is the beta for WoW to play and so much more.And then there is the depression and fear. I don't want to go back to bed and risk more cramps again. I'm depressed because of my back; it seems to be getting

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-33331834421042368072010-07-14T19:03:00.003-07:002010-07-14T20:41:24.555-07:00

I really don't want to be a guild officer. I never did want this. I promised myself I would never let myself get into a position of leadership of any form. I am sick of raiding, drama, and all the e-peen stroking. I just want to play a little game every now and then when it's convenient for fun.But who would take my place? Would the guild fail? Should I even care? I keep debating these questions

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-86946372547833100012010-07-10T10:47:00.004-07:002010-07-10T11:08:35.719-07:00

Wow, time flies! It's been over six months since I last posted. A lot has happened in that time, the most significant being the deterioration of my back.I am currently on leave from my office for my back. I just fell into the pit of despair. My hopes have been pinned on getting the surgery to fix the extruded disc that is pushing on the S1 nerve root. I have been waiting 2 weeks so far with one

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-40594606731626836532009-12-08T22:54:00.002-07:002009-12-08T23:04:19.158-07:00

Newspapers are all well and good. They are great sources of information. More people should read them. Seriously, we all should.What aggravates me is my husband and newspapers. I am pleased that he reads them. That's not the problem. The problem is what happens after he reads them. They never leave the house unless ~I~ take them out. That includes the wrappers too. He leaves them beside wherever

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-11030473103257777972009-10-27T23:53:00.002-07:002009-10-28T00:02:36.802-07:00

It finally happened. He blew up at me and got physically violent. I suppose it was just a matter of time given his history of violence.*sigh*I don't now what more I can do.At this point I am ready to give up. No more telling him to clean his room, do his chores or do any school work. It is now up to him and his father if his father chooses to do anything about it. I have done all I can and gotten

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-73797167103432414792009-09-21T11:37:00.002-07:002009-09-21T11:47:04.500-07:00

Maybe I should be afraid, but I'm not. Well, not more than normal. Like I said in my last post, there is always something lurking around the corner. It's hard to believe it's already been a month since the Alliance guild set out to destroy us. Considering we're still here and doing as well as ever, it seems their efforts haven't been very effective.... but that's not to say they aren't still

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-25792080698835392292009-08-27T00:08:00.002-07:002009-08-27T00:13:32.965-07:00

"There's always an alien battle cruiser, or a Corellian death ray, or an intergalactic plague intended to wipe out life on this miserable little planet. The only way these people can get on with their happy lives is that they do not know about it!" ~ Agent K, Men in BlackAnd that is the essence of leading a guild to me. The reason the guild thinks that there is no drama is because the officers

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-51574206852169302402009-04-13T11:59:00.003-07:002009-04-13T12:06:28.077-07:00

Yeah, I am sporadic. For today I'm adding to the space I take up on the internet by blogging during breaks. Now I'm back to bitching about my job.The sad fact is that my boss must read the same management books as Dilbert's and the people that make policies are clearly taking lessons from Catbert. Today it's time sheets. They want us to have either a job number for all the work we do and we are

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-57760789013621597842009-04-13T08:48:00.003-07:002009-04-13T09:12:15.202-07:00

For once I'm writing when things are actually going well.My house is slowly getting cleaner than it used to be. It does have its ups and downs still, but the downs are much shorter and not as deep. While I would not say that my house is clean by any measure, it is a lot better than it was. Just walking in the door is no longer depressing because the piles of clutter are gone from the entryway

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-60959038483163533682009-03-13T07:02:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:03:12.961-07:00

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-87175741875339537132009-02-16T12:05:00.004-07:002009-02-16T12:13:34.421-07:00

http://www.wjactv.com/news/18676842/detail.htmlThey might think I'm over protective when it comes to My Space, Facebook, Gaia, Warcraft, and other social sites or on-line games, but I have reason to be. This guy met the girl when she was only 10 via World of Warcraft. Four years later when she was 14 and he was in his mid 20's when he made arrangements to meet her and have sex with her. That is

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-51533011750828903432009-02-16T10:11:00.003-07:002009-02-16T12:10:00.701-07:00

As expected, the guild split on Saturday night, Febuary 7. It was as hard as I expected it to be. The initial shake-up is over, but the split isn't complete. We are still slowly losing members, although nothing like the first couple days.This is the critical period that will make or break us. We have to quickly get new leadership in place so we can continue raiding and other activities, or the

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-2446892904276972642009-02-02T09:42:00.002-07:002009-02-16T08:03:51.083-07:00

I only seem to write here when things are going poorly. That's probably because there are very few people I can talk to about this stuff. I got word today from another member of the guild that he's on the verge of leaving. He's been one of the ones talking other good long term members out of the guild from leaving. It's very distressing.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-80308459828864102022009-02-01T17:23:00.004-07:002009-02-02T08:32:11.183-07:00

All is not well in paradise. On the surface everything looks fine. We're progressing in end-game raiding. We have a large membership. Everybody is happy, happy, happy!But not really. Under the placid surface, the waters are churning. Everything I predicted last year is coming true with regard to her is coming true. I said back then that she could not be in a guild without being in control of it.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-28616037920978717692009-01-03T13:32:00.005-07:002009-01-03T14:06:20.770-07:00

Last year was a really bad year for housework. The level of mess reached an all-time low. I think the mess in the house helped feed a low-level depression that I've been dealing with. Just walking in the door was depressing.I neglected a variety of other things as well like this blog. I'm not even going to bother with the annual summary post that I've done in years past. There's not enough to

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-90041510590308203382008-10-16T23:53:00.002-07:002008-10-17T00:04:10.014-07:00

I have a confession to make. I am absolutely addicted to games. It's different than what you might think reading my blog though. It's those idiot games that come with Windows that turn me into a mindless zombie. I can pass hours and even entire days playing those stupid things.Years ago I deleted them entirely from my computers both at home and at work. Now with Windows XP, that's not an option.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-36636509109852371202008-10-06T12:06:00.003-07:002008-10-10T22:11:34.866-07:00

Another day, another dollar; damn, I'm depressed.I miss Kah. He was a lot of fun, but he left for another server.L. quit playing and now our raiding has suffered. He had that rare charisma that makes a raid leader special. I also feel like I lost a friend. I support his reasons for leaving, but that doesn't make me feel any less sad. B. is leading the raids now, but it's not the same. She hasn't

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-90167445390464744992008-06-25T17:34:00.002-07:002008-06-25T17:37:24.085-07:00

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."That sums up most of what I do, whether it is respect to parenting, work, being a wife, or playing a healer in WoW.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-28922424181497217812008-05-01T09:31:00.001-07:002008-05-01T09:33:10.685-07:00

DD started her period yesterday.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-39343311014054780372008-04-30T20:03:00.002-07:002008-04-30T20:07:12.342-07:00

I have a newsletter to prepare so I can get it copied tomorrow and mailed. Over 350 copies. Each to be folded in half and each requiring a label and tabs to hold it closed. *sigh* I so do not want to do this. Well, that's not exactly true. In theory I do want to do this newsletter. It's really not hard. So why am I procrastinating?To tell the truth I have no idea. I need to knock off with the

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-90218119540112218572008-02-15T17:45:00.000-07:002008-02-15T17:48:02.569-07:00

What was your job in a past life? (LOTS of results & Anime Pics) The Healer.Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-4563355167508462592008-01-09T09:52:00.000-07:002008-01-09T10:19:44.524-07:00

Apparently smear tactics against Obama in campaign ads aren't enough. There is an email going around that is designed to spread disinformation and outright lies to scare people away from voting for Obama. I was upset that a friend of mine was foolish enough to pass this on as truth without researching it:Who is Barack Hussien Obama? Very interesting and something that should be considered in

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-30698059717647359522008-01-06T13:20:00.000-07:002008-01-09T10:12:22.201-07:00

You Are Betty GrableThe ultimate girl next doorYou're the perfect girl for most guysPretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet real.What Famous Pinup Are You?

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-13441843935070281012008-01-03T11:14:00.000-07:002008-01-03T11:16:30.401-07:00

One of my on-line friends just got WoW for Christmas. I'm thrilled! I'm hoping she joins Emerald Dream and we can level together.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-13727421433259128752008-01-03T09:32:00.000-07:002008-01-03T10:18:16.530-07:00

For January I skipped my year in review post since that is what I do every year.1/3 - We met Mike Koehn in Hot Springs yesterday while we were in the sauna at Evan's Plunge, and we had an interesting conversation with him.2/5 - I'm a bit irritated with work.3/1 - You might call it that.4 - *crickets* I didn't make any posts in April.5/17 - Wow! I didn't realize it had been so long since I

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-71066919621632153582007-12-05T10:56:00.000-07:002007-12-05T11:10:37.137-07:00

I can't find anything. The chaotic mess that is the house that I live in is driving me nuts. If I set anything down, it's gone; sucked up by the chaos. There are papers that I need and I need them now, and I can't find them. I know they're here somewhere, but where? Where to even begin to look? My heart begins to pound and my breathing gets shallow and ragged - another panic attack.Then there is

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-42823138090149533432007-12-04T07:03:00.000-07:002007-12-04T07:08:03.711-07:00

I miss Leon, LP, AFG, Rain, Zach and my other internet friends. I worry that I made Leon mad when I said that I might change my schedule with WoW. I worry that he quit the game and isn't on MSN because he's mad at me for that. I worry that I said or did something to offend him. I do worry a lot heh heh. I really miss him. There is nobody else in my circle of friends, real life or on-line that is

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-34525707639633346212007-12-03T11:37:00.000-07:002007-12-03T11:57:25.409-07:00

I noticed that I didn't post what happened with Cox Cable. It finally got fixed last summer, but the final fix surprised me. They had me try numerous things and they ended up replacing everything, and I do mean everything from the box where it lands in my house to the box in the street. The problems were still happening although they were somewhat better. Then something happened and all the

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-63632668696962467672007-12-03T11:23:00.000-07:002007-12-03T11:27:36.814-07:00

Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind. There are those that would debate that point. They might argue that I never had one to begin with. But that is another story.I want my life back.I want a regular schedule. I want to hang out with friends. I want to be able to focus on work and feel like I'm accomplishing something. I want a clean house.If any of my internet friends stop by, I miss you all

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-823402286048169872007-10-14T16:00:00.000-07:002007-10-14T16:07:58.591-07:00

Things have been very busy since I last posted.The guild I am the guildmaster of has finished its restructuring. That resulted in a number of people quitting; not a surprise but it still made me sad. It took a lot of time and effort to finish that. Now we are working on recruiting more members.I have been working on a project that is very large and sensitive. It is an extensive upgrade in an

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-9308790000232088632007-08-24T17:07:00.000-07:002007-08-24T17:11:12.058-07:00

I really did lol when I read this one.=========================England: Ok everyone, this is a simple fight, basically we are going to form one big circle around Germany and slowly dps it down. Can uh someone please help me summon the US.US: Uh yeah guys, I'm in the bank sorting my bags out, dont summon yet.Poland dies.England: POLAND WTF WHY START THE FIGHT!Poland: Dude I didn't he just

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-32436150746407565562007-08-18T23:37:00.003-07:002007-08-18T23:37:36.025-07:00

I've been looking over these posts lately. I sure do whine a lot here.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-20490741497968823852007-08-16T16:49:00.000-07:002007-08-16T16:53:01.255-07:00

I want to quit. I want to quit sooooooo bad. But now I'm the guild master. The guild morale sucks and it doesn't help that my morale sucks even worse than theirs does. The RP is weak to say the least, our PvE progression is nonexistant, and there is almost on cameraderie. I feel like I'm wasting my time and just beating my head against the wall.So why do I stay? I have no clue. Pointless loyalty?

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-8816662852598759172007-07-13T14:33:00.000-07:002007-07-13T14:34:43.776-07:00

Things did get better. Really they did. I had some fun playing WoW. We got the storeroom cleaned out and I got the work stuff I don't use in labeled crates stored neatly out there. The house is a little cleaner. Work has been more stable. And then came this week. It all started last Saturday when I stubbed my little toe. It didn't just hurt, it turned purple; deep, dark, lovely purple.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-51692176749434422322007-07-12T11:30:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:43:50.079-07:00

I'm having a hard time focusing on work today. I keep wanting to check the guild web site every few minutes. I also want to log in and see if certain people are on-line so I can talk to them. Instead of giving in, I'm choosing to blog for just a minute. Then back to work.I'm annoyed with the cable company. I switched from Quest to Cox because of the lousy service. Our phones would go out for days

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-27494291218750639252007-07-11T10:41:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:20:58.144-07:00

It amazes me what a difference there is between the temperature in the center of our house and the corners. It can be as much as 8°F. The corner where the computer is located is either a lot hotter or a lot colder than the rest of the house.A lot hotter isn't necessarily a problem to me since I generally don't like it as cold as other people, but the computer doesn't like it. It has a bad habit

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-67570517446692509412007-07-11T08:52:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:21:34.133-07:00

Last year around this time the condenser fan motor died. It was miserable because the humidity during the monsoon is too high for the evap cooler to work effectively. And so we were HOT. Not sexy hot; miserable, smelly, sweaty, hot.It took longer and more work and more parts to get that fixed because of stupidity on the part of a friend that is in the A/C business and my husband. Finally after

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-7447814285938341872007-06-29T13:29:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:24:17.978-07:00

I survived the crisis and moved on to the next. As of today all is going well. I have enough work to keep me busy, but not so much to make me crazy.The guild in WoW is going ok. There is a little bit of instability because the guildmaster and his wife had a baby this past week. Overall, it is going well.I've had some relief from dealing with my son as he's been out of town all week. Too bad I

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-22844628058850622152007-06-22T06:49:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:22:33.907-07:00

I'm slowly getting settled in. It has been a hard week to get my mind on to working. I am so far behind on what I should have been doing this week. Today is a little better since I have my personal computer and my work computer all set up the way I want them for the most part. The scary thing is that I have 2 jobs to complete today that I should have been working on all week. I hope I don't

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-65599377284551041942007-06-21T19:18:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:23:17.496-07:00

So we went on vacation, had lotsa fun, played a little on the internet when I was at the hotel and came home. All well and good so far, right? Just a few bug bites and ready to be back home in my own bed - no real problems.I played a lot of WoW on Thursday to make up for what I had missed during the previous week. Fun! But the stuipid mosquito bite on my ankle wouldn't stop itching. Annoying but

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-48733712599657055502007-06-20T09:39:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:24:45.670-07:00

Ok, so losing my cubicle at work was a bit of a slap in the face, but it forced the office to say 'yes' to me when I told them I needed to work from home *happy dance* My house is in shambles at the moment, but already this is so much better. In most cases there is no need for me to go into the office at all. I can get the files off the network through the VPN. I can blog and keep up on my

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-80362323774202016512007-06-08T23:04:00.001-07:002007-07-12T11:25:26.273-07:00

We left home on this past Wednesday and arrived in Nebraska today. The trip was uneventful - a good thing, I suppose.We let the kids bring the small TV so they could play video games and watch dvd's during the trip. Letting them do that bothered me, but I'm still hoping that the TV will get broken. I warned them that it could easily get broken and that I would not be held responsible for it, and

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-83509552056130165012007-05-17T05:54:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:25:52.697-07:00

Wow! I didn't realize it had been so long since I actually posted. I keep thinking about different things I want to post and then not posting anything. Work, kids, chaparoning my daughter's field trip, reading, making plans for childcare for the summer, church activities, taxes, Mother's Day, my husband's birthday, and then, of course, playing WoW have all kept me very busy. I didn't even list

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-49849802626927555842007-03-22T10:08:00.000-07:002007-03-22T10:11:48.161-07:00

The blank page. It does blank my mind. Now what was I going to say?Oh, yeah, about what has been going on recently.1. My brother and his family came to visit. I really enjoyed visiting with him and his family. I wish we lived a bit closer so we could see them more often. We spent some time talking about our life growing up. He’s in the process of revisiting all that because of a program at his

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-12711892150675039772007-03-06T08:10:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:26:52.423-07:00

1. Still working on stepping back from WoW. Right now I feel the compulsive urge to check my auctions. Why? Just because I do. Yeah, I could get on there and handle the things that didn't sell and look for bargains to try to make a few more coins, but in the bigger scheme of things, it's more important for me to use the time either cleaning my house or earning real money at my job. And if I did

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-66455296986758545382007-03-01T17:18:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:27:20.432-07:00

You might call it that. I still am playing WoW, although I'm intentionally taking steps to keep it from adding to the stress in my life. I have enough stress from other sources; I don't need my recreation to add to it. The first thing I'm doing is to make sure I'm getting enough sleep. That doesn't mean I won't stay up late to finish an instance or for an event, but that won't be happening as

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-27366005452869278902007-02-20T22:46:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:28:28.678-07:00

1. I finally made the decision to move my priest over to my druid's guild. That should ease some of the stress of always feeling like I need to be in two places at once. Also I enjoy the RP in my druid's guild.2. Getting ready for a Walk to Emmaus retreat. It's almost like clockwork: Just a few days before going on one of these retreats and almost every aspect of my life is either in crisis or

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-67454535138655490642007-02-20T16:49:00.000-07:002007-02-20T22:46:17.799-07:00

If you read Ecclesiastes, there is no point. It is all vanity; chasing after the wind. Nothing satisfies for long. No matter how good it feels, the law of diminishing returns kicks in. Does job your job give you the satisfaction of knowing that you are contributing to the greater good of society? Enjoy it while you can. Whatever you create or improve on, somebody else can come along and destroy

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-2279290082644577732007-02-19T01:12:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:29:02.918-07:00

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out.Your heart is open to where ever love takes you!Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned outYour flirting style: lots of listening and talkingWhat turns you off: fighting and conflictWhy you're hot: you're fearless about falling in loveWhat Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-78820054547493314462007-02-18T14:53:00.000-07:002007-02-18T19:29:52.442-07:00

Finally I am at peace about The Guild and The Amoeba. I know what I want and I will be playing accordingly. My friends are my priority when it comes to who I spend time with in the game. Running into Jikara drove that home. A long time ago, I spent some time questing with him. One of his friends made a comment about being surprised that he had invited me to group with him. It seems that he has a

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-85567285527181248442007-02-18T12:58:00.000-07:002007-02-18T14:21:41.426-07:00

It's odd that even with as much time as WoW takes up, it's actually an improvement from where I was a year ago. I'm actually getting more sleep. It doesn’t distract me from the other areas of my life near as much. The internet forums became a way for me to pull back into myself. The internet has been a protective shell. It occupied me. It was like putting my brain in neutral in a way that TV is

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-35480025883762548472007-02-14T19:00:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:29:59.141-07:00

I need this time away from The Guild and HMC. There is an in-game Valentines event that provides a convenient excuse. My druid has effectively taken vows of chastity so anything romantic is a problem for her. She’s hiding in the inn until it passes. It feels good to play my priest again. I have friends on both characters. Most of these people know both my characters. I could play with them on

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-62341089455961876502007-02-10T00:28:00.000-07:002007-02-10T00:40:07.846-07:00

Ok, so I made nice and everything is back to 'normal'. I still am not happy. I so want to quit. I don't like being an officer to begin with, and it's a bit depressing. I see this guild going nowhere fast. At this point it's a hell of a lot of work for almost no return. I want to just go play my priest and forget about it. In my priest's guild, I have friends. The RP sucks, but I have friends.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-81577474249577513252007-02-09T19:53:00.000-07:002007-02-10T00:39:41.269-07:00

You ask if I’m angry. Sort of. I was angry, but it is rooted in profound disappointment. You used me. You used the guild. Maybe not so much at first, but you did. If it doesn’t involve leveling your toon, then you’re really not interested. I have come to understand that other players are glorified NPC’s that exist to amuse you. If we don’t, we are disposable. I have come to understand that you

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-14936710609171808562007-02-05T11:24:00.000-07:002007-02-05T12:17:26.007-07:00

I'm a bit irritated with work. I've been there for almost 19 years and I've always had my own cube. That's not exactly prestigeous or sexy, but it gives me a place to keep my manuals and lay out my stuff. Now, they are taking all of us with the same job title and putting us in a 'bullpen' area where we will have to share workspaces. The motivation is that the office is getting overcrowded. That

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-31227759281270780972007-01-24T18:58:00.000-07:002007-01-24T19:01:37.193-07:00

*sigh*I just upgraded my blogger account and discovered that there were a bunch of comments in some sort of moderation cue that I didn't know existed, and Blogger didn't send me an email to say that I had new comments. So today I got to read a years worth of comments. It was nice to read them all, I just wish I would have seen them when they were written. :'(

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It bothers me no end when Christians complain about what they can't do in public schools and places as the result of our laws on the separation of church and state. In this country the government is not allowed to promote ANY religion. That is a very good thing. Sure it restricts the activities that some Christians in government funded venues, but it also protects Christians as well. Just as Jews

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-57317220687958805122007-01-24T08:36:00.000-07:002007-01-24T08:45:20.311-07:00

Richard Dawkins and his followers are hypocrites. They criticize devotees of various religions for doing exactly the same thing that they do. He points out the many ills that were caused by devout religious people such as murder, torture, and destruction of indigenous cultures. But how is the Brights movement any different than the other religious extremist movements that they are so critical of?

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We met Mike Koehn in Hot Springs yesterday while we were in the sauna at Evan's Plunge, and we had an interesting conversation with him. It was interesting talking to somebody with first hand knowledge of things we had read about in the newspaper. He filled in a few details I hadn't heard before about the way Janklow tried to frame him, and about the rape charges against Janklow. He mentioned

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1167724572723722092007-01-01T23:29:00.000-07:002007-01-02T01:00:23.546-07:00

It's time for the annual 'Year in Review' post. Last year was the year I discovered World of Warcraft. Melala talked me into playing it after I had sworn off all computer games for years. I can't say that I truly regret it, although I probably do play more than I should. It has replaced my obsession with Yu-Gi-Oh! in a big way. My family would like it if I played a little less, but I actually

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1167207331897603092006-12-27T01:14:00.000-07:002006-12-27T01:15:31.913-07:00

We flew out on Christmas day. As it turns out, that is a good day to fly. The airport wasn’t particularly busy. Everything went as planned, although it was a bit rushed. Between events in WoW, work, trying to tie up loose ends at home, learning my monologues for church advent candle lighting skits, activities with the kids, and getting ready for Christmas, I have been extremely busy since

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1166315427336711872006-12-16T17:30:00.000-07:002006-12-16T17:30:27.410-07:00

This is a very funny music video of the hardware store song, Its all "filmed" in WoW and made by Slegg and Maere on Stormrage Eu server. I really did laugh out loud when I watched it.

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I was going through some old emails my mom sent me and found this. It could easily be one of my kids.-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-Oh, no!" he gasped as he surveyed the disaster before him. Never in his 40 years of life had he seen such devastation. How anyone could have survived, he did not know. He could only hope that somewhere amid the overwhelming destruction he would find his 16-year-old son.

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The holiday busy-ness started this past weekend for me with the potluck Thanksgiving dinner at church. Then there is the Thanksgiving cooking and baking. I'm going to try to get what I can done ahead of time, but there will still be plenty to do on Thursday. When I'm not busy with preparations, I'll probably be spending time with the family.The weekend after Thanksgiving is when we do Christmas

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The problem with taking a break from blogging is the backlog of things I want to write about with the limitations on available time to write. Then I get tongue-tied and can’t seem to write anything. If this ends up garbled, that’s why.1. World of Warcraft GuildsMy priest character did end up joining the guild that was absorbing the old guild. I have mixed feelings about that. What is weird is

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1158287674768156252006-09-14T19:31:00.000-07:002006-09-14T19:34:34.783-07:00

In the World of Warcraft MMORPG there are guilds so that groups of like-minded people can get together. Other MMORPG’s have clans or other names for the groups of people that band together, but really they’re all the same thing. In theory it makes it easier to find a friend to quest with and makes it easier to form groups for the more difficult dungeons and tasks that require a group. A guild is

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You Were Actually Born Under:You are solid, methodical, and you do things right the first time.Even when no one else does, you always believe in yourself.You tend to see the world in black and white, right or wrong.A good memory and eye for details means you tend to thrive at near impossible tasks.You are most compatible with a Snake or Rooster.You Should Have Been Born Under:You are totally

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1156470674762246512006-08-24T18:42:00.000-07:002006-08-29T22:25:39.986-07:00

WoW released another patch this week. What a pain! It took hours to download, and I got the usual message about my firewall slowing down the download. I can tell you right now that my firewall is NOT the problem. I have checked and double checked to make sure that I have all the correct ports open. I also know from experience that with the exact same settings, the download works just fine without

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1155603159120178242006-08-14T17:04:00.000-07:002006-08-29T23:18:04.170-07:00

I read this article a couple weeks ago and I was very glad to see that this problem is getting at least a little attention. What made me think about it was a thing on the radio where they were trying to blame school violence on violence in the media. Sure that is a concern, but the bigger concern that I see is bullying. I was a victim and so was my brother. The good news is that although I became

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1154911151309461422006-08-06T17:21:00.000-07:002006-08-06T17:39:11.336-07:00

Another week has zoomed by, and what do I have to show for it? Not near as much as I would like. I went to work, but I wasn't near as productive as I would have liked. I didn't do any of my daily devotions like I intended to. I did spend time with my children so at least I got something right. Even in World of Warcraft I didn't accomplish as much as I would have liked to. I did make some progress

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1154318685537618062006-07-30T21:00:00.000-07:002006-07-30T21:04:45.550-07:00

This was the first WNBA game I've ever been to. The Mercury played the Houston Comets and lost in the last few seconds. DD has aspirations as a basketball player and she really enjoyed it. I'm glad Laura pestered me enough to get me over the hump to finally go to a game. I've been meaning to go for years and happened to mentioned it to her. She made sure I knew the entire schedule and gave me

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NOOOO! I just went there today and everything was gone. It had a Chinese title and everything else was missing. I sincerely hope this isn't the end. Well, it might actually be Japanese, but the point is the same. The blog as I knew and loved it is gone. I know I haven't been there often for the past several months, but I enjoyed her blog. I hope this is just a temporary problem that will be fixed

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1. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and I’ve only been blogging sporadically for a few months now. That seems to be a pattern of mine, and it one of the main reasons I wanted a blog on the internet instead of a journal on paper. When I want to start up again, I can never seem to find the old one so I either have to wait until I can find the old one or start a new one. Inevitably it takes so

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1152843736585220092006-07-13T19:19:00.000-07:002006-07-13T19:22:16.586-07:00

DH saw her off at the airport. Everything went as planned and my parents picked her up. I've talked to her a couple times since then and she's doing great. She was soooo nervous about the flight, but it was fine. It sounds like she is having fun and I'm happy about that.

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Customer training this morning was a joke. Over two weeks ago it showed up on my schedule as being at 8 a.m. this morning. All the other contractors that showed up at 8 a.m. I even cancelled an appointment to go over my son's algebra test results for tutoring placement. So did the OWNER, the person that was supposed to receive all this training show up? NO. No, the owner had the training on his

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The company I work for sent me out of town for a few days last week. The good thing is that they let me bring my husband along. It was very nice to be a couple on our own without the kids for a change. We even able to get together with our former neighbors for dinner and dancing. I had hoped to meet a friend I play World of Warcraft with, but our schedules didn't work out. There will be other

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1152249749599025912006-07-06T22:20:00.000-07:002006-07-06T22:23:13.973-07:00

It showed up an few hours afer I made the last post under the seat in the car. She misplaced it which was irresponsible, but she didn't outright disobey us. The time she had to spend looking for it instead of playing with a friend is punishment enough for this.

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*sigh* I should be in a better mood but I'm not. I just got back from a trip for work. My husband went with me, and we got together with some old friends that had moved to that area. It was fun and it was nice to be together as a couple without the responsibilies of being parents. The kids stayed with friends so we were on our own. *big grin* Then we had to come home. Home to the messy house and

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1150298323030035212006-06-14T08:17:00.000-07:002006-06-14T20:55:21.640-07:00

Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. I guess my marriage is a good one because it hardly seems like it's been that long.

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Tonight was the end-of-year award ceremony at my son's school. He got an award for effort and improvement in his school work. They look at class participation, attitude and performance. Each teacher nominates a student. Three kids out of each grade are selected to get this award; it is a big honor. I was so proud of him. He really has come a long way this year. My goal and hope for him this year

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1148607471550495402006-05-25T18:37:00.000-07:002006-05-25T18:37:51.573-07:00

This past weekend I met Asj in real life. I first met her a year and a half ago on TV Tome in the Yu-Gi-Oh forums. She and I share an obsession with Seto Kaiba, one of the characters on that show. We both joined another forum that our friends from the TV Tome forum started, and stayed there after TV Tome changed over to TV.com.My family and I went up to meet her and her father in Flagstaff. We

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I'm going to meet Asj tomorrow and we're going to go to the Grand Canyon together. This should be fun. ^_^If you happen to wander through here, have you met any of your on-line friends in person?

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I had a great Mother's Day. I asked for uninterupted time to play World of Warcraft, and I got it. My family set me up with finger food for snacks and meals. I ended up playing over eight hours straight. My husband couldn't believe it. I had a lot of fun.

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1147754055974560072006-05-15T20:55:00.000-07:002006-05-15T21:34:16.010-07:00

It's my darling husband's birthday. I was planning on getting out of work on time, or even a little early to do some extra housecleaning. I was planning on making a birthday cake myself. I was planning on having time to get ready to make a nice meal for his birthday. Wouldn't you know it?Of course, today I ended up working late. This was the latest I've ever picked up my son. I was on a job where

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1147497874361743362006-05-12T22:19:00.000-07:002006-05-12T22:25:29.053-07:00

We went with the camping group from church this past weekend. We go camping four times a year with them. The church conference has a camp that they use for summer camps for kids in the mountains near here and they are in the process of getting it ready for the summer. We camped near there and our group painted the exterior of the arts and crafts building on Saturday. We do tent camping and it

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1147141036683535572006-05-08T19:09:00.000-07:002006-05-11T08:42:53.000-07:00

I have gotten out of the habit of blogging so it makes it hard when I try. I have a lot to say, and of course I write many blogs in my head each day. Then I come home, sit down at the computer and forget what I was going to say.I'm comtemplating getting a "My Space". Several of my friends have them. I hate the thought of another thing to keep up with, but it does sound fun. For now I'm just

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1145406014979034642006-04-18T17:19:00.000-07:002006-04-18T17:20:14.980-07:00

We finally got our taxes done on Saturday. We did something different and did them ourselves. We didn’t really plan on doing that, but we forgot to make an appointment with the person who usually does our taxes. We meant to, but we put it off too long. We bought Turbo Tax and it seemed to work ok. Since it wasn’t too gruesome, we might do this again next year.My son’s birthday is this weekend. He

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1145405979227217242006-04-18T17:18:00.000-07:002006-04-18T17:19:39.350-07:00

I really missed DV when he was offline for several days. I met him sometime around the second week or so that I was playing World of Warcraft. He helped me a lot. I was soooo new to the game. He taught me a lot about the etiquette of the game and helped me complete many quests. I don't know how long he's been playing, but it's a lot longer than me.There is one thing he does that puzzles me a bit.

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Another day, another dollar. Here I am on another job trying to start it up, and as usual, they aren't ready for me. They just want two ERV units started and the boiler. Nothing else is ready to operate yet they want me out here to program the thing. That's neat, but it's a waste of my time. It means more trips out here and a lot of just sitting and waiting. So I am sitting here writing my blog.

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What is so hard about checking power before condemning the controls? About 70% of the time people call me about power problems. They think they are control problems because the controllers aren’t working. Funny thing: The controllers don’t work without power. Imagine that. So, yeah, the controller isn’t working. It can’t work. So tell me what is so incredibly difficult about checking to see

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The team my daughter is on advanced to the state competition which was held this past weekend. They bombed. They tried to improve the propulsion their float and it backfired. The person inside the float was supposed to use two sticks with rubber ends to move it. DD was inside the float and she gave a heroic effort, but she couldn't even make it around once in the time allowed. This is a case

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I'm so proud of my son. Here are his grades for the third quarter:Lit/Comp: AArt: AMusic: BAlgebra: CScience: CHistory: DLatin: DThose are his first two A's since 6th grade. He's finally starting to understand what it means to study. For him that is a huge accomplishment. I can't even begin to describe what an accomplishment this is for him. He should be doing better in the other classes. The

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I can’t believe this hurts as much as it does. It’s not my child that died. I didn’t even know the girl. I’ll call her Mary; not her real name for obvious reasons. She was my co-worker’s daughter. I’ll call him John. He accidentally ran over her while backing out of his driveway. She was six years old and he was driving one of those big SUV’s. It made the news, and when I heard it, I thought it

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Funny thing. Once again I have so much to say, yet here I am ready to write it all down and my mind has gone blank. Oh, well. Guess I’ll just ramble for a bit. 1. I’ve been playing World of Warcraft a lot. Seriously a lot. To the point of being significantly short of sleep a lot. I’ve had to pull back a bit before I start falling asleep on the job, or worse, while driving. 2. This week

Recovering Packratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11612781.post-1143041016039629902006-03-22T08:22:00.000-07:002006-03-22T08:23:36.076-07:00

I've been playing too much World of Warcraft, and now this week my parents are in town.

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I opened my big mouth and stuck my foot in it. Not just my foot, but my ankle and half my leg too. I was on a site and chatting with the customer. Another tech from our company, their building maintenance supervisor and the facilities director were there. The four of us were goofing around making small talk. I was teasing the boss about being one of those people that knows the system and

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My life has been really busy since Thanksgiving. First, of course, was Thanksgiving and all the preparations and associated activity that goes with it. Thanksgiving was immediately followed by Christmas and its associated activities. I thought things would slow down after New Years. How wrong I was. I forgot about the dinner theater at church. That involved rehearsals every Sunday afternoon

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Many long years ago, sometime around 1990, I played the first two games of the Quest for Glory series. When I first started playing, we didn't even have a color monitor. We had to use a color emulator that simulated shading by created patterns of black and white (actually green and black). Eventually we got an EGA monitor. Woo-hoo! Such a step up.Anyway, I was such an addict. When I finally

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Last night I was up all night playing World of Warcraft and I reached level 10. W00t! Go me! Since I'm a druid, now I will be able to switch to an animal form. Once I figure out how, that is.I didn't exactly do it all myself. I was playing with baka_ranger part of the time. She helped me with some quests. A bit later after she left I teamed up with somebody I met in the game last night. His

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