Thankful for Folks

I know I’m late to the party on this one.  It’s my superhero power!

I wanted to take a few moments and be thankful. I seem to remember it going around the interwebs during Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for my online WoW friends.

This isn’t an exhaustive list, just some of the people I’m thinking of this morning.

I’m thankful for McTacky, Xyn, Aza, Navimie and Askevar.

These are all people that have taken time to interact with me in the game, making me feel welcomed and valued.

I’m blessed to interact with McTacky, Xyn and Aza via vent most mornings. For some reason, they are the late night Ausies of the guild! Xyn was kind enough to take me on his Warbringer kills. McTacky is always willing to help out in any way he can, and is the guy to go to for random conversation!  Aza saved my tushy with his warlock, when I needed some help with a group quest.  He’s always willing to lend a hand.

You know, that kind of describes the whole late night crew of the Frostwolves: Always Willing to Help.

Of course, Navimie is our tyrannical wonderful guild leader. She’s been awesome.

All three of these guildies have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome in the Frostwolves.  My play time is diametrically opposed to almost everyone elses, but they are more than willing to hang out (and not make fun of my TX accent!).

I also mentioned Askevar. She’s another of Navimie’s Lost Blogger Initiative™ reclamations.

You know that one don’t you?  It is when WoW Bloggers end up rolling alts in the Frostwolves. If they aren’t careful, they may end up abandoning their mains, and drinking the oceanic/horde cool-aide.

*cough* Not that I would know anything about that. *cough*

Anywho, Askevar is another of my WoW friends that is always willing to chit-chat. Not only that, but she let me in on an old content raid!

I only wiped the raid once. 😉

She even said that my Alliance toon could join her current guild as a social member! 😀

I just wanted to say “Thank You” for allowing me into your virtual lives. It’s been a lot of fun, and I look forward to what WoD brings!

Z

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Why Navimie Gets Nice Things…

I’m not sure if you heard or not, but Navi has been gifted with a Darkmoon Rabbit Battle Pet.

Big Nashing Teeth!

Go ahead, read her post.

Actually, go ahead and Google “Darkmoon Rabbit” and see what you get.  If you read enough of it, you’ll come away with an idea on how hard it is to get one, and the level of admiration/affection her friend has for her.

A while back, Matty and I came up with an idea to gift Navi with a collage of Notes of Appreciation.  In the midst of trying to contact all of the 60+ Blogs on her Blogroll, I was asked a question.

“Z, what’s with all the Navi-love?”

My response was:

“I’m not really sure. I guess she is the common thread between me and Matty.”

In her blog post, someone makes a statement on how “nice” a “friend” she has.

In which she responds, “I only HAVE nice friends :)”

While I don’t doubt the veracity of that statement, I think there may be more of a reason.

Why does Navimie “seem” to get so many meaningful gifts?

Here is my answer:

Navi makes you feel like a Rock Star.

My first piece of evidence is the Navispams.

There is only one reason that all of these people have been Navispammed.  Namely, that they are “worth” it.  Navimie has decided that these folks are worth getting to know. Worth researching, tracking down, stalking, blogged about, and shown for all the world to see at their very best.

Navimie gets nice things because she has gone out of her way, made it a mission, to show others as “being” special, worthy and wanted.

My second piece of evidence is her constant encouragement.

Not only does she read every boring USAF Update I write, but she constantly pours encouragement into it.

I’m not the only one she does this to.

My third piece of evidence is how she shows appreciation.

You see, thankfulness is systemic with her.  It is part and parcel with who she is as a WoW Player/Community Blogger.

Her blog is full of “Navispams, Thank Yous, and Gratz(!) Posts.”

And then, she even goes the extra mile with something like this:

You can also read where she did something similar for Erinys of Harpy’s Nest Blog.

This is why Navimie gets nice things:

It is an outpouring of appreciation for the gift(s) she’s already given us.

Now, who should we lavish some love upon next?  I’m taking nominations!  

Email me: zwinglisblog@gmail.com

Z

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The Word is Out!

The word is out concerning our little NaviNote ploy.

This is what happened:

Matty and I were chatting via battletags, and the conversation turned towards Navimie.

To be honest, I’m not exactly sure why; but I have an idea.  You see, she is the one that introduced us.  I never would have met Matt if not for Navi.  It was also Navi’s 3rd year anniversary for her blog. I was also complaining that I missed out on the Christmas events that had happened.

Conversation turned towards, “what if.”  What if we could do something nice for someone…what would it be?  Who might that someone be?

Almost immediately, we both knew: Navimie!

Matty brought up the idea of everyone writing notes.  I thought about having them scanned in as a picture or pdf, and putting them into a montage or collage.

I’m Not Artistic!

I’m ashamed to say that I was telling people to send me a GIF.

I think it was Fannon who said, “The 1990s called, and wanted their image file back.”

FYI – JPG(s) are the new hotness! Or maybe it was the Bit…or PNG…or… /meltdown!

I went through Navi’s blogroll…

>.<

/facedesk

Remind me to never do that again!  There are well over 60 blogs listed there.  Oh, and not everyone has a way to contact them listed on their blog.  I can only wince at the amount of investigative work Navimie has to do to get a Navispam done.  I spent 5 hours that first night just trying to find email addresses, twitter feeds, or some kind of hint on how to contact them.

For those that have contact forms on their blogs…  I could kiss you!

I do have one regret. If I was to do it over, I would put the “due date” for the notes farther out.  I knew that some of the emails would probably go into spam folders.  I knew that there would probably be someone coming in at the end, wanting to be a part…but it would be to late.

If anything, I would have divided up the blog list between 2-3 people. Give the contact team at least a week to make contact with potential participants.

From my heart: For those of those unable to take part, I’m truly sorry.  No one was missed intentionally.

So, I finally got in as many notes as I was going to get in.  I made the collage (yes, there is an app for that!), and could barely wait for Monday to hit!  (Seriously, I had the easy job at the end. Some of those notes are just awesome! It really was a group effort.)

I got online first thing that morning, knowing that 8:00am for me is like 1:00am for her.

I was able to catch her!

Of course, if you read (or have read) her post…you know the rest.

😀

Navi, I’m going to do something I very rarely do.  I’m going to speak for myself AND someone else.  I firmly believe that Matty and I agree that you are a very special someone.  You are worth it.  Not because of what you do, but because of who you are.  You do those things we appreciate so much BECAUSE of who you are.

Don’t change.

Blessings,

Z

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Starstuck /SpazzOut!

ZOMGOSH!!!! I just /w Cymre of Bubbles of Mischief!

I knew that she was on Navi’s server, so on an off chance I /who(ed) her.

AND SHE WAS ON!!!

Ok, I’m /fanboing all over the place.

Now, back to my secret mission!

Z

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15 Minutes of Fame Recommendations

This is my recommendations leter to Lisa Poisso of WoW Insider. It is in regards to the request of recommendations for their 15 Minutes of Fame spot.

Tell me what you think of my recommendations!

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Dear Lisa,

I tweeted you some recommendations for the 15 Minutes of Fame request from WoWInsider.

“@LisaPoisso I would like to nominate @NavimieDruid, @ancient8, @AlternativeChat, and @Orvillius/@Nymphmage for the 15 minute Famethingy. :)”

Let me expound upon why I love these people.

First, Navimie of the blog Frostwolf-Druid Edition (@NavimieDruid). I believe that her “NaviSpams” were one of the greatest things that happened during the end of the last expansion.  She made the WoW Community real to me.  She brought the bloggers to life for me.  Her quitesential niavite, always being the “star struck” one when meeting new people is endearing.  She really is the star here. She shines the light of her blog upon other bloggers, bringing them visibility and honor!  She brings them attention, page hits, and has substantially increased my WoW eReader time.

In a way, her act has actually expanded the Awareness of the WoW Community.
Tome of the Ancients (@ancient8) is a constant source of encouragement to other bloggers.  She is the one behind the curtain bringing people together. For instance, I found out about Navimie throught TotA. She truly is the hidden connector and natural encourager, imo.

The God Mother (@AlternativeChat) has become on of my “go-to” blogs to read about WoW.  I rank her up there with Big Red Kitty, Ratshag, Big Bear Butt, and Aspect of the Hare.  First, her writing is always way above grade! She is exceptional.  Secondly, she is always writing
preemptively about something that people are interested in.  She is also very kind and genuinely interactive on twitter.

I’m putting the couple @Orvillius/@Nymphmage together for a nomination.  They are the current leaders of the guild, “Eff the Ineffible.”  The guild started as a place where fellow bloggers could get together and raid/play wow.  Even when they weren’t the leaders, they were leading behind the scense.  You see, I was getting burned out on WoW after Wrath; and was just coasting through Cata.  I needed a place to be without expectations (my old guild wanted me to raid, but I just couldn’t do it).  Eff the Ineffible, and especially Nymphy and Orv took me and gave me the space within the guild to just exist. Even Though I Wasn’t a Raider, Orv would craft me high level gear as if I was going to show up that night!  In short, they treated me as one of the family.  I wasn’t the only misfit they gave a place to… there were at least three of us who just couldn’t find any other place to fit; that found that place alongside Orv and Nymphy.

I didn’t tweet about him, but I want to add JD Kenada of Amateur Azerothian to my list of recommendations. Where Navimie brings people together, he gives everyone something to do!  I know other folks are part of them…but when I think of Laid Back Raids and 2012 Mog Olympics; JD is the person I think of. Where Navi makes us aware of each other, JD brings us together for a soda and fries. You know, something fun to get us together and enjoy each other’s company.

Where Navi shines the light upon the WoW Community; JD gives flesh to it’s existance.

Well, thank for your time.  I hope that you have a great day.  Slay many internet dragons, and may Epix fall like glorious rain!

<realname redacted>
aka – Zwingli of Zwingli’s Blog 😉

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<edited b/c i typo 2 much!>

You know, now that I’ve re-read it… I wish I could go back and edit it again and add stuff to Ms. Poisso. More things about the God Mother and TotA in particular.  I could have fleshed those out more in the email.  Oh My Gosh! I also see where I mispelled some words!  Call Me Durpy!

Z

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Where Being Dead is Boring

We last left our fearless, beautifully fully blond headed, Belf Hunter in a predicament.

He’s dead.

He’s dead… and bored.

You might say, BORED STIFF! /BWAHAHAHA!!!

I kill me!

Oh wait…. O.O

Where was I?

Oh yes, dead.

Yes. That is me… Trying to sleep.

Did you know there really is no sleeping in the afterlife?

In this case, I’m not sure if there is an afterlife.  I’m sure there should be something “after” this!

Isn’t this supposed to be transitional?!

So I ask the Spirit Healer, “What is going on? Why am I stuck here? Is this all there is?”

She responds, “I’m actually doing you a favor. Apparently you strode upon the hem of the Angel of Death’s robe. She is waiting for your return, so that her staff can gnaw upon your face!”

/gulp!

“You shall bide your time here little one, until her wrath is fully sedated upon the demise of her RBG enemies. Then, and only then shall I help you return to the life you once knew,” she says in ghostly a voice.

“Do we have an understanding little one?” she said.

“Yes mam.“ I replied.

“I’m glad we had this talk,” was her final response.

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note: Navimie is one of the nicest persons ever! She is nothing like Navizor is being made out to be. I was talking to her earlier in the day, and mentioned that I needed to get Belf-Z back to life. She laughed and gave me tacit approval. 😉

Z

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Angel of Death

I had a nice life. I can’t complain.

Growing up in Silvermoon was plush, to say the least.   My parents owned a small shop, and did quite well to be honest.  But, I wanted more.

It turned out that I had a talent to bond with animals.  I was destined to be a great hunter, or so I thought!

I even heard of this place, full of bull headed men and women. It was the land of the Tauren.  They were renowned for their knowledge of the land.  They were the greatest of hunters, with the closest ties to their animal companions.

I had to go there.

I had to learn their ways!

So, I set off for the Land of Hunters. I traveled many days, finally making it to the capital of their land, known as Thunder Bluff.

I flew in on windrider, with my heart in my throat.

I thought I had cheated death by making it through the harrowing ride from Orgrimmar.

I was wrong…

I pick myself up off the floor, only to look into the eyes of death itself.

The next thing I knew…

I awoke in another world…

I saw this giant angelic figure.

I asked her what had happened to me.

She shivered… then spoke in an otherworldly voice.

“You have met the Angel of Death known as Navizor!”

Navizor! (aka: scary Navimie)

/RAWR!!!!

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As was mentioned by Navimie, I had the honor of meeting her the other night.

Yes, she is just as awesome as she seems to be!

Z

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