Look What You’ve Done… I Mean Thanks!
Posted by in JA NewsWhen I started, I didn’t think this little project would last six months. I’m enthusiastic about new projects, but I have a great tendency to lag off as my interest gets pulled and new projects.
But… I passed six months a couple of weeks ago and didn’t even notice!
The Numbers Thus Far
Posts: 161 Pages: 5 Categories: 24 Tags: 289 Comments: 476 Total Views: 14,095
I started the blog on September 3, 2009, and I’m still excited about my project as the day I started. Why have I stayed so interested? What is about this project that is keeping me locked to the computer? Honestly, the community. I know there’s been some hub-bub this week, but honestly, I’ve run across many great players, writers, enthusiasts and thinkers.
I joined Blog Azeroth. I stopped just reading, and starting commenting, and discovered I wouldn’t lose my head even over the silliest or least relevant of topics. I finally worked up the nerve to make a Twitter account, which I thought I would never, ever do. I mean, honestly, who cares if I’m waking or sleeping? Unless it’s Greatfather Winter, I just don’t see it.
Even more, I got up the nerve to volunteer for a guest post! When Blog Azeroth asked for mods, I stuck my neck out there–I was still intimidated by the idea of moderating a forum that I used as a resource, but hey, I’ve done guild forums… couldn’t be that bad, right? Now I found myself on the other side: welcoming new bloggers to the community and handing out advice like I know what I’m talking about *chortle* They do realize I’m still new right??
You’ve cast a spell on me, and I’d like to return the favor 
In the style of Tamarind’s Pox Party and Sideshow & Syrana’s Holiday Gift, I am offering myself as your personal muse. It’s really quite a selfish gift–you may get a measly topic, but I get a whole post to read!
This is meant to be a low-stress and fun exchange of funnies and fun to celebrate my still pumping blog. While 6 months may seem like a lark to some, to me its an important milestone, and the fact that it passed so effortlessly had me adding up the months a few times to make sure I hadn’t gotten confused ^^
If you’d like to participate, simply make a comment, and I will think of some dutifully wonderful or pain-staking topic for you to discuss in any length, depth or seriousness that you prefer.
Thank you for making me feel like a success. Here’s wishing for another great six months!
Let the blogging begin. Spell Cast: Muse ^^
Post-edit: If you’d like a topic to celebrate my blogaversy (it’s a real word, ask Jaedia), please post a comment by March 31st. The Muse grows weary, and requires a chance to rejuvenate. If you miss the deadline, don’t worry! The Muse will be back I’m sure.
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Count me in, and congrats!
/cast Muse
When I first visited your website I was absolutely blown away by your theme–the artwork, sidebars and even the fancy script. I know you were also kind enough to donate a beautiful button to A Healadin's Tear for a blogging contest.
I'd like to know more about the artist! Is it a hobby, a passion, something you learned just to set up your blog? (haha)
Ooh nice! I like to think I didn't start blogging until December, but realistically I started last August. I've definitely grown!
/volunteers. Do your worst
/cast Muse
Recently I shared my very own Trashy Love Story and I keep hearing all these references to a mysterious Dan figure. He even did your whiny day post for you!
While I won't request your own TSL (unless you'd really like to go there), I'd like to know how the lovely duo spends their time in or out of game.
I'm game
/cast Muse
I peruse a lot of new blogs as I welcome new bloggers to BA. Yours was one of those that really stood out–professionally laid out, and quick, tight posts right from the start.
What'd I'd like to know is, why'd you start? When I read a post, I feel like you've been doing this forever, but I know darn well that I only welcomed you to my reader in the last couple of weeks! Curious minds want to know.
Here you go, sorry it took so long to write!
http://manaobscura.gazimoff.com/?p=326
Thanks! Never too late
ME ME!! ME! ME Windsoar ME!
/cast Muse
As a long-term tankadin, I'm always baffled by paladins who look at the protection tree as the anathema of their class.
Is it a love you, don't want to be you experience, have you tried it and hated it, or are you just not a tank at heart?
<3 http://wp.me/pLgWC-36
I'm always looking for interesting new topics.
And congrats on 6 months!
/cast Muse
You raid a ton! I'm giving you a couple and you take your pick or throw 'em together:
1) How do you schedule your WoW time–between raid team 1 and 2, do you have to coordinate different days? Are you responsible for flasking, gemming, repairing and enchanting? Help a poor toon figure this out ^^
2) What's your fave raid boss this expansion?
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Congrats on 6 months! Thanks for writing such an awesome blog
Pls Muse me too
/cast Muse
Hello my twiggy friend, I notice that you have many an alt, and make some beautiful wallpapers as you travel.
What are your favorite places to visit?
Happy Six Months Blogiversary and many, many more!
Kings plz. Er…sorry, ran too many groups with my pally…I mean muse plz!
/cast Muse
Hey Kim ::waves:: It seems your raiding guild has hit the wall and you don't want to show up in K-mart with Prada (horrible darling).
However, if you had your IDEAL group to run 5-mans with for the dailies, would you do it? What's constitutes that ideal? Is it enough to make even a short dungeon run worth doing over-geared?
Happy 6 months!
I'd totally take a topic if you can spare one for me.
/cast Muse
The first time I stopped over on your blog, the first thing I noticed were the COLORS. Purple and orange seem to get top billing, but blue is thrown in there quite a bit as well.
What's the deal with the rainbow? Oh, and why I wrote that I thought, give me 10 reasons Affliction Warlocks rock… I expect a kaleidoscope of colors ^^
Grats on the 6 months! Hopefully you'll continue blogging for a long time.
Feel free to cast your muse spell on me
/cast Muse
I'm so popular with the warlocks today! Well, let's see…
If your warlock and paladin met in a bar, how would the conversation go?
Hey,
I'd love a blog post if you'd like to leave me an idea!
Thanks
Soph/Elsen
/cast Muse
You've been covering the globe making an effort to catalogue all the nooks and crannies of Azeroth before the Cataclysm…but,
What area are you most looking forward to seeing transformed?
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I would love a muse
/cast Muse
You're a busy gal, tell us how you keep the balance between your real-life and in-game life
Windsoar from Jaded Alt has her 6 months blogging anniversary (Big grats on that!) and has therefore offered the blogging community a muse, an inspiration for other blogs on stuff the other blogs were about. I found out through this from one of my most favorite blogs (The Lazy Sniper from Jaedia) and decided to ask for a muse for my blog. This is what I got!
Thanks for being my muse Windsoar
I hope you enjoy my blogpost!
Thanks!
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Congratulations – six months IS an important milestone! To many more months! /clinky
Am I too late for some muse action?
Definitely not! I didn't put an end-date, because I wanted people to do it when they had the time or inclination, although if we're hitting another 6 months I may be frowning
/cast Muse
I know you're an alt. I keep telling myself, "No doofus, she's an official alt now, forget that Holy stuff, she's not a main kinda girl… you should understand that!" And I try, I really do…
But, if you had to choose a favorite race (playable or non-playable, currently available or just in your wildest imaginings) which would you choose?
I would do this but, I don't have a blog… yet
EDIT: now I do! let me fill in some info etc…
Give me a link when you're all set up, and I'll see you get a topic
Pretty much set up now
http://seasonalraider.wordpress.com/
Congrats!
/cast Muse
What are the seasons of raiding? The expansion cycles, the guild cycles, or the personal cycles of an individual?
Just to say, I've finally stopped procrastinating and written the post, a combination of Wow, college visits and studying kept me pretty busy until recently so I finished it today
I am terrible with links so hope it works… http://seasonalraider.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/wh…
Thanks much
I'll get it added!
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/raises a glass
"Here's to a great first six months. May you drink from the goblet of inspiration each day for many more. Here here!"
I'm shocked at how much you know about all these people. I'm a little nervous.
MUSE ME!
/cast Muse
So, I know you play several toons, and they're in the around the 40-60 range (if nothing's changed
) How did you NOT get hit with the leveling bug? How do you choose which toon to play, and what makes you trade them in for the next alt? Do you and the missus have a specific duo? What do you enjoy doing in-game together?
Ok, that was mean–answer the ones you want and ignore the rest! I got a little carried away ^^
I have finally obeyed the muse. Here ya go! http://thewowstorm.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/obeyi…
Hope you are a-muse-ed!
congratulations Winsoar – I think it's testament to you that in a mere 6 months you're already such a vital part of the community!
Muse me … gently … baby…
/cast *KABOOM*
Shit… this stupid Muse wand. That shop-owner told me it only had 10 charges ::shakes the wand::
/cast Muse
Ah-ha! Your muse requests a pondering of classes to come. With your recent dwarf-dom experiences, do you think you could create a goblin? I know with my D&D prejudices, every-time I think goblin, I also think ::kill it!!! they'll eat the children!:: On the same vein, what about worgens? They were awesome skinning material for *SO LONG* for Hordies. Do you think they're really help "monster up" the staid perfectionists of the Alliance?
Happy 6 months!!!! <3
Can I get in on the Muse loving action? =)
Yes indeed-y!
/cast Muse
So many heals to choose from! Would you be willing to do an apples to oranges to pineapples to coconuts comparison of spells?
That's so exciting!!!!!
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Congrats on your 6 month anniversary!
I would love for you to /cast Muse on me. As long as I don't turn into a frog…I can't stomach eating flies.
I'll try to be careful!
/cast Muse
I know this will be a toughie, because how can you choose just one?
That being said: what's your favorite pet taming story? What's your favorite pet you've caught so far? And how big would your stable have to be to accommodate all the pets you'd like to have?
Grats on the 6 months. That's a huge milestone! I hope you keep it up. But what, oh muse, would you have this pint-sized Rogue write for you?
- Sam
Thanks Sam!
/cast Muse
You've been slicing and dicing your way across Azeroth for many a year. While I know that you've changed your spec with changing buffs, nerfs, and weapon changes: What is your favorite spec (old or current)? If you got to pick directly from the weapon rack, what would be your weapon of choice?
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A late comer to the game, but I'd like to participate, Windsoar! Do your worst!
/cast Muse
Those wonderful warlocks are quite vocal about their advantages over mages which can be summed up as "Warlocks RULE Mages DROOL!"
As the newest mage (that I'm aware of) in the blog-o-sphere, I'd like you to weigh in, and tell us of the wonders of the mage.
Congrats on 6 months!
Thank you
Windsoar, I don't feel I can ask you for a /muse since we haven't met! I don't know how I missed reference to your blog in my travels, but congratulations on your 6 month blogaversy, here's to another 6 months, it sounds like it'll be a great time.
What a kind thing to do to celebrate your own blogaversy, very much in the spirit of the community. I love it!
Thank you very much
Despite our first meeting, you're welcome to ask for /muse if the mood strikes ya before next Wednesday, and if not, I hope to see you around more often!
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Me me me!
I'd like an update!
/cast Muse
You state you'd like a Healer, Tank and DPS fairly geared and ready for current content. How's that going?
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Hey Wind,
Congrats on 6 months. I'll take you up on your offer it's still around,
adam, (thenoisyrogue).
Hey Noisy,
/cast Muse
Give those new rogues (new to leveling or end-game) 10 tips for not sucking. Seriously. Anything. I don't know what it is lately, but the rogues have been bad–they used to be the smart one!
First of all, congrats on 6 months! I've been skimming through some of your backlog recently, and it's always a good read.
I wasn't planning on calling for the muse, but it seems mine has gone silent this week. So a quick filler may do me some good.
Yay! I got a fuzzy butt
/cast Muse
So you're charging ahead of your raid team at half height (but quadruple poundage). What are the top 10 things that make you awesome (fuzzy cuddles can be included)?
Done!
http://primalprecision.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-aw…
That was fun.
Sounds like fun!
Are you wanting to be involved, because if so, I have a /muse for you ^^ If not, ignore this Muse… I'll foist it on someone else!
/cast Muse
We know you're an angry raid leader at heart: list your top pet peeves when walking into a raid.
Oh! I'll take this! Belatedly! Way to stay on the ball, Alas….
And, the post is up: http://kissmyalas.com/?p=360
You might find it amusing that I would like some Muse-ic to m-use. Bad joke is bad. I know im new to the community but I would appreciate some musing none-the-less.
-Anslym
Bad jokes are revered and shared happily with spouses on this side of the screen ^^
/cast Muse
Elemental totem rocking is your game, yet, how could it be better? What changes would make elemental rock the party (and scale our dps correctly in high-end content darnit!)?
Hi ya Windsoar and grats on the blogaversary I'd like to participate in your Musings please
/cast Muse
What made you love shamans? Did you just KNOW or has the experience made you fall in love with your riptides and tidal waves?
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Congratulations Windsoar. Enjoy your posts, im a fanboy thats for sure.
Hope im not to late, but i could do with some A-muse-ment…!!
Keep up the Awesome work….
Archaius.
Pew Pew indeed!
/cast Muse
You may be a mage summoning portals and strudel from thin air, but do think all that translocation is healthy? I mean, shouldn't that strudel be toxic or something? Explain why I should eat your strudel or step through your portal and expect to be reasonably sized on the other side.
Post completed my Muse, I hope you find your inspiration was not wasted, fair well!!
(http://pewpewed.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/the-muse-beckons/)
Congrats on your blogaversary! I've just recently stumbled across your blog and am really enjoying it.
/cast Muse
Thank you
/cast Muse
If you had to choose a single class to remain faithful to for the next 3-6 months, what would you choose? For the purpose of this question, this is a newly rolled character, not one that you are currently attached too ^^ In that scenario, how would you level (quests or dungeons) would you stop to smell the roses, or high-tail it to 80?
This intrigues me. I'll accept the challenge of having a muse NOT in my head (there are enough voices in there
)
Hai Kai!
/cast Muse
What is your favorite mini-pet collected so far? Same for you hunter pet companion! Was there any struggle in receiving your pet? Give us the stories ^^
/kiss
Your local muse.
Thanks for the inspiration! I'll get the post up asap! Feel free to just comment on my blog with your musings should you begin to wonder something while reading.
/kiss
~Kai~
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In before the margaritas, count me in!
/cast Muse
I know, I know, you kill LOTS of people; however, there is always that one epic fight of underdog vs. overpowered character or the battleground that is beyond repair that magically turns around at the last moment and smashes the opposing side.
Give us your most exciting PvP moment, Orc to human/draenei/gnome/night elf/dwarf in single handed combat OR a great BG moment that still makes you want to go ::pump fist:: AWESOME!
Oh, hey! Are you still handing out inspiration? I could use a quick jolt to get the day going! =D
*inserts coin*
Wait just a minute, shouldn't I be the one inserting the coin since you're the pinball?? That's not your muse btw!
/cast Muse
When you dodder off to the inn for a pint of ale and to polish your shield what is your favorite tale to regale your listeners (we think they're listeners, they might just be uninterested patrons caught in your gravitational pull, but oh well!) with?
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Muse at this muse! ^_^
http://sprinknotes.wordpress.com/
Screenies!
/cast Muse
Your RSS Friday is one of my favorite features on your blog. Do you randomly just take a ton of screenshots, or do you think *awesome* hit the magic button, and the magic flies from there?
It will be posted on Monday, for your perusing. Had to get Final Fantasy XIII to stop gnawing on my leg long enough to type something that wasn't related to it. ^_^ Thanks again for the topic! /huggles
I can understand that! Thanks so much, and I'll keep an eye out ^^
If it's not too late I'd certainly like to take a go at it
Ha, I got an admitted DM!
/cast Muse
If you were starting your own campaign in WoW, what would be your primary storyline? Would you focus on leveling your heroes, or the storytelling from point A to B?
P.S. If you don't have that much time on your hands, feel free to track me down and throttle me and I promise to pick you another topic <3
Plenty of time for that. I've avoided writing about DMing because once I start I don't shut up
Oh, and thank you!
Last musings will be posted April 1st! I see I've got a couple of new ones to do <3
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If you've got a free moment I'd love to take part in this too!
The Muse is on a margarita holiday
Sorry I can't help ya this time around, but I'll be musing again in the future! And, even if it's not official, you're welcome to rip someone else's topic for inspiration–we've got a couple that never got answered.
Haha I can't argue with margaritas.
I'll be sure to jump in fast next time.
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I'm up for it, my blog is brand new and an Idea for topic would be welcomed.
thanks
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