A Homesick Bear...like a Tree Without a Forest...

Hey folks, sorry about the lack of posting recently. Things have been pretty hectic in "real life" and I haven't had the time. Sad. It really is. I simply hate it when real life gets in the way of fun! =)

I also haven't had the free time in game to end up with any exciting stories to tell. I had been out guild shopping because I thought it would be fun to join a "casual raid guild."

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I've been a very sad druid for just over a week. See, I joined this guild. They promised the moon and the stars and oh my the success they promise! So, I leave my "family" to join this group of casual raiders. Phrases like "council loot" started being tossed around, and it was at that point that my concerns started to grow. Council loot in a casual raid guild? Really? In fact, I wasn't even sure anyone used council loot anymore because of the subjectivity of the system. For that system to work, you REALLY have to focus on making sure it's unbiased and fair. There just aren't a whole lot of folks out there that can be purely unbiased on loot distribution. It all went downhill from there.

But it wasn't the guild I had a problem with. I'm sure they will be a successful guild and I wish them all the luck in the world. I'm just a very friendly, "interactive" person. I like to chat with my guild mates and get to know them. I like to drag guild tanks into heroics and heal for them, so I get an idea how they take damage, how much damage do they take, etc. I like to drag guild healers into heroics that I tank to see how they do, so I know if I need to use a holy sh*t button once in awhile on harder pulls or raid bosses. I just like to hang out with my guild mates. This guild was very quiet, and rarely did they run anything together. The only time anyone would talk in G-chat would be to congratulate someone on an achievement really. Or maybe the occasional gear advice...but for the most part, it was dreary silence. By the end of the first few days with them, I was feeling SO lonely and miserable. I just wanted to go home. So I did.

I mean, my husband was in the guild I had left to join the "raid guild", and I just missed hanging out with them and chatting and having fun. I guess I'm just not really into the raid guild thing like I thought I would be. Too much pressure, not enough good times. Bounty brings me back...and soaked up my tears =)

Guild joke. There's a Shadow/Holy priest in my guild who I just absolutely adore. The guy is an absolute gem! He's so sweet and helpful and FUNNY!

The bounty thing- it's hard to explain. Suffice to say it's a bit of an inside joke between the priest and my druid right now. The explanation would need to be an entry of it's own. If he's reading this *hug@him*

He was another really big reason I came back. I really missed the conversations we had. I think one night I had whispered him to complain about an immature player in our group that was just being ignorant in an attempt to be funny. I compared him to the folks in trade chat that feel compelled to use the word "anal" along with a spell, talent or ability and then gave him an example:

anal [Rip]

And boy did THAT open the Wrath-Gates to hell! He and I went back and forth for the better part of an hour with Anal this and anal that. It was admittedly one of my most immature moments in game, but sometimes you just HAVE to get the stupidity out of your system. I distinctly remember failing at healing the heroic group I was in because I was laughing so hard at what he was whispering to me. Of course, I blamed it on lag...I wasn't about to let on that I was giggling too hard to throw a heal or two on the tank.

I hope the Anal Bloodstone has been remedied. haha!

Anyway, it's moments like that that made me go back home to my guild. Nothing against the guild's I've left, but I just love my friends and I'm miserable without them. So to my AoW family, you better know you're adored! Yes, even the gnome =)

I've had some really great times in AoW...and met some truly amazing people. Glad to be back home.

Getting back to the original purpose of this posting...now that I'm done meandering...I just wanted to apologize to anyone who actually checks for updates regularly. Now that I'm back in a place where I can relax, I'm sure I'll be able to get more postings soon. I mean, I have new gear to brag about, too. Much to my husband's dismay. I'll update soon. Promise =)