Andais

Party time!

Well, almost. I have 2 exams done, and one more to go before I am free for a very short summer break. Well, short depending on how you look at it. I have just about 3 weeks off to do whatever I want until the next semester, which is going to be a ballbuster, starts.

This means a few things

Firstly, I now will no longer have to feel guilty about reading manga when I am supposed to be studying. I know that the site that I had previously mentioned has been shut down, so here are a few others that should have their content up for a while, and have as much content as OneManga did. Manga Fox , Manga Reader , Manga Volume

This is a big thing too, since I have been reading a lot of manga lately. Read: Mammott! Lollopop!, Loveless, The world only God Knows, Awkward Silence, and a whole bunch of others that I can’t remember the titles of. I’m willing to take suggestions as well!

The summer break also means that I get to go back to playing some Warcraft. I caved this afternoon and logged in on a free trial, and, seriously, I think I now know how it feels when a junkie takes his first hit. it was intense.

Short lived, however. I have done every single starting zone of every single race of both factions that I get so mind-numbingly bored, I have to stop. This is what I am so excited that I managed to get my new priest over the hump of shitty quests (you know, to about level 40) and on to some different stuff. I’m not looking forward to Outlands, but I do want my priest to be 80.

That said, I’m not entirely sure how often I want to play my current 80′s. I’ve been hearing about a lot of negative shit that has been going on when trying to raid, or even just do some heroics. If this is true for my server, it just won’t be happening. I’m getting too old to deal with drama, or bullshit from a lot of the noobs, and the “elite” players. I might be a dying breed, but I’m in it for the game, not the bullshit.

Time off also means that I get to work on, and hopefully finish, the manga draft that I’m working on. Originally the idea that I had was going to be used for a short novel, but the more I fleshed out the plot, the more I feel that something visual is needed to do it justice. It is a damn shame that I can’t draw. Or, not well. Well, some certain things I can draw good, but people are totally out.

So, my summer vacation is almost here, while most people’s is about to end.

Summer tunes are always necessary, and this album (of which this is the title track) is totally rockin my socks.

And all through the school

Everyone sorta wants to choke a bitch. Honestly, it’s true. Tempers are running high, and patience is out the window.

See, me? I’m just naturally like that. This whole exam thing isn’t a huge deal for me, since I can’t really study for a English, literary analysis essay, especially on a story I’ve nevr read. So, really, why worry?

Alright, so I’m a little worried. Or, perhaps, apprehensive is the better word, since I’m not worried, per say…

Right, this is my school library. It’s the nicest looking part of the school, let me assure you.

So, I think I am in love. I mean, besides Almost Husband. This girl is my dream girl, if I ever wanted one.

She’s perfect, isn’t she? Well, regardless, you should go check out her blog over at Hyperbole and a half. She makes some pretty awesome pictures about bears, sharks and velocirapters. I mean, really, who DOESN’T love those things? I love them, thats for damn sure. Please don’t blame me if you end up laughing so hard you pee.

Another thing that I am a huge fan of is Alex. Who the fuck is that, and why the hell should I care,  you ask? great question! just watch, and you will be amazed….or at least, entertained.

oh, I should mention that the chances of me quittng Warcraft forever are pretty fucking high. I think I am the only class that totally got fucked in the new Cataclysm redesign. Seriously, it makes me so mad, I want to spit. It’s like blizzard no longer loves resto druids. Dicks. You can read it all over here, if you haven’t already. Seriously, I don’t even want to talk about it.

Love

Andais

Anything!

I caved and I got myself a new Warcraft game card. I managed to last a few days before actually adding it to my account, but, not that long. I have been playing on my priest, who’s still a lowbie, but I’m actually really enjoying levelling. I can’t imagine starting at level 1 again, but I enjoy being in a zone and knowing that I am the ONLY person there (yea, I checked-it was almost unsettling). That isn’t to say that I have been neglecting my other toons. I spent a few good hours doing Outlands heroics, and raids. I know it isn’t terribly impressive anymore, but a group of us, 6 in total, took Mag down in under 5 minutes. It still FEELS epic.

I have tried out the new random BG finder and, frankly, I don’t know how I feel about it yet. I can see why a lot of people would like it-less time waiting in queue, different groups and players-but something about it just leaves me unsettled. Likely because I don’t enjoy a few of my BG’s, and I keep getting throw into them. I also seem to get grouped with the elite jerks who don’t understand that as a healer I tend to, you know, heal. As in, no, I can’t tank Van.

I didn’t realize that trees look like bears. My bad.

I’ve been writing reviews for cafes, and coffee houses over at Beyond Robson. It’s a group of people that realize that life does actually exist beyond our most famous stree in Vancouver. Be sure to spread some love. My reviews have direct links in my ‘Scribbles” page. Again, send some love.

Also, has anyone else read the new Guild comic? If you haven’t, you should. Its good.

Love

Andais

Or, maybe it isn’t. Nonetheless, it could be, in that there will be a mass amount of changes happening over the next few weeks. I THINK I am getting a layout change, and there will be a new feature or two that I shall be implementing.

I’m not entirely sure how long this change will last, or what all it will entail, but I have some ideas and, now that I have dropped a course, I have some time to actually spend on this site.

In other news, I will NOT be going to Emerald City comiccon. Sad, I know, but it just doesn’t work out for scheduling this year. Also, in all reality, there was only 1 or 2 panels that I wanted to go to, the rest seemed sort of meh.

I’m looking into the scheduling for this year’s PAX however, as well as the Vancouver Sci-Fi and Fantasy con, in October.

I also bought a fancy new beautiful laptop. Uber sexy. And light. it also means that I will have some stellar graphics for Warcraft, when I get my account reactivated. I want to do that this weekend, but I still need to load wow on the new comp. The only downside of my new baby is that it has no optical drive, so I will have to use my 1 free downloadable copy. Hopefully, it won’t take too long.

So, expect some fun changes. I’m excited about them!

Love

Andais