I Am A Resolute Failure

by Professor Beej on February 8, 2010

Homer Epic Fail My New Year’s Resolutions have now gone kaput.  And it’s barely into the second month of the year.  Well, not all of them, but the one I considered the easiest:

Keep my blog’s 3 posts a week schedule. I care about this blog.  I care about my readers.  And my wife said that my writing has improved 10x since I started blogging seriously in May.  All of that combines to make sure that I at least maintain my regular posting.  Successfully attaining this resolution means very likely that nothing will change around here (except maybe the quality of the posts will go up).

I failed.  I have not been able to keep up with the 3 per week schedule I set myself back when I started in May.

But there’s a good reason!  I am teaching literature for the first time, and one of my classes is an intensive, 8-week night course.  I’m having to read and prep all of my lessons as we go because I have no premade notes to fall back on.

That course in particular takes a ton of time and energy on top my other classes and work-related responsibilities, so I think everything will be better come the beginning of March when it ends.  Until then, I ask you to please bear with me as I sporadically update and work through an incredibly hectic time.

In a month or two, all will be regular again.  I make no resolutions or promises because we all now see how that goes, but you all know I’m good for it.  I haven’t lost the passion or love for my blog or you guys and gals; I simply haven’t had the time to write anything more than a quick snippet about WoW in my free time (and only that because it’s easy to jumble something together as I take a break in reading and prepping).

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you as I occasionally pop up for air.

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Beej’s Trick to Making Easy, Fast Gold in World of Warcraft

by Professor Beej on February 2, 2010

World of Warcraft Gold I am not a “get rich quick” kind of guy.  Never have been.  But I stumbled upon a single aspect of World of Warcraft that I’ve been utilizing to keep my characters gemmed, enchanted, and epically flying for almost two years now.

I disenchant Avenging Blades sold in Halaa (the PvP city in Nagrand) and sell the Greater Planar Essences for mucho dinero.

There are two things you need to be able to do this:

  1. A character with Enchanting of at least 275
  2. To play on the dominant faction of your server.

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“Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class?” – Guest Post at World of Matticus

February 1, 2010
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Matt Low has once again been nice enough to let me guest post at World of Matticus.
In a previous guest post at WoM, I asked the question “Why Play a Healer?”  Now, I follow that up by asking the question, “Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class?”
There are lots of reasons for us to heal [...]

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In Defense of God Mode

January 28, 2010
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I’ve been playing World of Warcraft lately mainly because I have not had the mental capacity (due to reading for and prepping literature courses) to do a lot more than level my Paladin, who has recently hit Outland. The whole experience of looking at the game from a new perspective has helped bolster my [...]

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Ebook Sample Chapters: Best Idea Ever

January 20, 2010
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Growing up, I loved game demos and shareware.  There was something sublime about the variety of choice one had with free partial games.  If I wanted to play DOOM, I could.  A level of Jumping Flash? Why not?  I could even play multiplayer Twisted Metal and wash it down with some Warhawk or the entry [...]

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Do You Care About Your MMO’s Lore?

January 18, 2010
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No matter what MMO you play, there’s a backstory.  If you’re in Fallen Earth, there’s a reason it’s post apocalyptic and a story that the game tells you—generally through quests—to let you know how it got that way.  EverQuest has its own mythology, as does Ultima Online—though, God knows what they’ve done with it [...]

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