Geek Family.
I use that subject line because yes ... after we got dinner (the Christmas Turkey got slated for tomorrow, part of Mom's Christmas was not needing to cook which ended up being sandwiches and derping around Denny's talking for three hours and giving the waiter a massive tip), we ... retreated home to derp on WoW and continue the few-years-running family tradition of doing stupid stuff in game.
No seriously, in past years we've gone running into enemy capitals, over-levelled ran Strat repeatedly trying to get the Piccolos, done a grand tour of Azeroth with a mixed-faction group, and similar stupid stuff. (The mixed faction group wasn't technically a party, but when you're all sitting in the same room, about the only thing that's really a problem is instances - and people get such FUNNY looks when they see a human, an undead, and a gnome running around the landscape very clearly as a group. :D )
This year, we didn't do anything too spectacular, but I managed to end up with WoW swag enough to count as extra Christmas presents.
First thing was that we had our traditional "all in same room chattering and getting on Skype with family and on game"... during which I ended up recruiting Dad's mage because Skarr was sitting out on his rock on the Molten Front. I was kind of an idiot and didn't get any screenshots of the tame, or of Volstok while he was dashing in to help; since Eriko's BM and I've been LAZY about getting her a secondary spec, Silencing Shot was not an option, which meant Potion of Speed + Mage Counterspell to keep him from firebombing me to death before I could tame him. Isn't he a pretty kitty?
After that Masheli and I retreated to my room to watch anime and spend the evening...night...whatever being further derps and splitting a strawberry beer. While we were marathoning Slayers, I was flying around working on Eriko's archaeology since ... no concentration required. Now, before I go further, I should note that Shels has been camping for the Time-Lost Proto-Drake for a couple months now.
In between the Haunted War Drum and the Vrykul Drinking Horn, while flapping between sites, NPCScan went off for the TLPD, which prompted Shels diving off the couch next to me for her computer - and about ten minutes after Jash got his new mount (which I hunter's marked and stalked to call out where it was), I tripped over...
Well, that thing I've been camping for off and on for over a year now. And -NOT DEAD- this time.
I HAS A PUPPY.
AND NO REGRETS.
(The Spirit Beast, in honor of what we were watching, is now named Zelas.)
Two Archaeology rares to blow for being a dork during raid downtime, one challenge-tame rare cat, and ;ASKJDF;A SKOOOOLLL.
Apparently after two years of Eriko just ... -not- having a spirit beast, the WoW gods decided the last month would be "HERE." (I say this because a few weeks ago this happened.)
Oh, and for those of you not WoW-inclined, have a cute parrot picture.
No seriously, in past years we've gone running into enemy capitals, over-levelled ran Strat repeatedly trying to get the Piccolos, done a grand tour of Azeroth with a mixed-faction group, and similar stupid stuff. (The mixed faction group wasn't technically a party, but when you're all sitting in the same room, about the only thing that's really a problem is instances - and people get such FUNNY looks when they see a human, an undead, and a gnome running around the landscape very clearly as a group. :D )
This year, we didn't do anything too spectacular, but I managed to end up with WoW swag enough to count as extra Christmas presents.
First thing was that we had our traditional "all in same room chattering and getting on Skype with family and on game"... during which I ended up recruiting Dad's mage because Skarr was sitting out on his rock on the Molten Front. I was kind of an idiot and didn't get any screenshots of the tame, or of Volstok while he was dashing in to help; since Eriko's BM and I've been LAZY about getting her a secondary spec, Silencing Shot was not an option, which meant Potion of Speed + Mage Counterspell to keep him from firebombing me to death before I could tame him. Isn't he a pretty kitty?
After that Masheli and I retreated to my room to watch anime and spend the evening...night...whatever being further derps and splitting a strawberry beer. While we were marathoning Slayers, I was flying around working on Eriko's archaeology since ... no concentration required. Now, before I go further, I should note that Shels has been camping for the Time-Lost Proto-Drake for a couple months now.
In between the Haunted War Drum and the Vrykul Drinking Horn, while flapping between sites, NPCScan went off for the TLPD, which prompted Shels diving off the couch next to me for her computer - and about ten minutes after Jash got his new mount (which I hunter's marked and stalked to call out where it was), I tripped over...
Well, that thing I've been camping for off and on for over a year now. And -NOT DEAD- this time.
I HAS A PUPPY.
AND NO REGRETS.
(The Spirit Beast, in honor of what we were watching, is now named Zelas.)
Two Archaeology rares to blow for being a dork during raid downtime, one challenge-tame rare cat, and ;ASKJDF;A SKOOOOLLL.
Apparently after two years of Eriko just ... -not- having a spirit beast, the WoW gods decided the last month would be "HERE." (I say this because a few weeks ago this happened.)
Oh, and for those of you not WoW-inclined, have a cute parrot picture.
