I don’t typically park my sites on other servers. MBTY is my only current site with the “.wordpress.com” tail on it, and I mostly did it because I wasn’t sure I would actually continue writing to it. My fancy is fragile, and so there’s no promising it’ll stay active into the sunset. But, having hosted my own sites, there’s a certain level of freedom one grows accustomed to. I’m very quickly feeling the squeeze of giving those freedoms up.
There are benefits to being “on the grid” with WordPress. I’m sure there are plug-ins that offer the same level of social integration, though I’ve never taken the effort to look for it. Big Bear Butt uses CommentLuv, which I’ve recently joined and of which am considering making further use.
The kicker came when I discovered I could use WoWHead (where I link most of my talents and such anyways) to add hover text to my links, which I think is just an amazing tool for readers to get a quick understanding of what you’re talking about when it comes to items and talents, without having to bounce between pages. WP hosted sites cannot use JavaScript in any capacity, which is required to make use of this functionality. It was the last Jenga block in a tipsy tower setup by your drunken uncle who should never be allowed near anything resembling a construction tool after two drinks, even if it’s just half of a plastic box. Reminders that I cannot edit my own themes or write my own plug-ins, which I do to an unhealthy degree, came down on me like a cascade of wooden blocks on the table of my patience. I’m about at my wit’s end with it.
I don’t suspect I have the drive to buy yet another domain name, but since I do own skipcocoa.net, and I write here under the Skip Cocoa alias, it may be fair to compromise and host MBTY at morebarsthanyou.skipcocoa.net. I’ve yet to make a formal decision, but it’s beginning to lean that way. The world waits with bated breath, I know.
Hello, Word of Warcraft masses. This here is one of them thar “I mades me a blog” posts. I’ve made more than a few in my time and the formality of it is somewhat lost on me by now, so I do apologize.
I play on Moonrunner, a PvE server that is approximately 80% Alliance / 20% Blood Elf. My main, and first character ever (a coincidence not at all helped by my altaholic condition) is a Night Elf Druid named Calhi. I came into the game thinking “i be a healz ja” and quickly found leveling your first character as a healer is a practice in pain. At level 20, the game gave me a kitty and that was the end of that. I’ve been Feral ever since, and though I’ve gone back to dabble in trees and Mr. Hoot-Hoot the Oomkin with my second spec, it’s just too hard to give up all those extra bars. You have two bars. I have four. The math is inescapable.
I don’t have fancy strats or leet skills to put on display for you. I tend to spend more time fishing and catching mini-pets. For true insight, I believe I shall point you towards my inspiration and favorite Bossy Pally for that. /pimp Love you, Rykga!
Er, um, sorry, distracted. Blog! What do I have to offer? Be nice to me, and maybe I’ll tank your pug when I’m famous. Until then, I’ll try to be semi-productive.
