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By Teacake – Law’s MUCH younger sister!

Hi y’all.  I wanted to introduce myself.  I’m Teacake, Law’s baby sister and Petite’s daughter.  I’d like to say that I started playing WoW because I was sick of TV; but really, I started playing out of sheer self-preservation.  You see, Gothairgel (lvl 80 lock) is my dear husband.

Our marriage survived Diablo and regular Warcraft, but I wasn’t sure we would make it if he disappeared into WoW.  So when he had been playing for a few days (and I had been pouting on the couch), he invited me to play.  I jumped at the chance.  I knew Law had been playing for several years, but honestly, when he tried to explain the game to me, it sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher from those old cartoons – “Wah-wah, wah-wah.”  I just didn’t get it.  And then—I played.

I’d like to say I was a natural, that I’d finally found something involving eye-hand coordination that was as easy to me as breathing.  But here’s the deal, I’ve been a lifelong asthmatic and breathing isn’t really super-easy for me. Sso I pretty much sucked at WoW.  I spent the first few days running into trees, walls, fences  – and cows.  The most humiliating experience was at the Goldshire Inn.  I could not get in the damn door.  I was always stuck in the corner of that switchback entrance!

At that time all I knew was that Law was a guru of some sorts.  I didn’t know the difference between Alliance and Horde.  I didn’t know a profession from a class.  I didn’t know how absolutely huge the World of Warcraft really was.  I honestly thought the world dropped off at the edge of Westfall.

So in those moments when I was running in place in the entryway of the Goldshire Inn, I was terrified that Law would come around the corner and just KNOW it was me.  (You see, he didn’t know I was playing for the first week or so.)  And I worried that he would be like, “T, what are you doing?  This is my work!  You can’t even walk your toon into the Inn!  You’re an embarrassment to the world of WoW!”

However, what really happened was that when I told him my foibles, he always just laughed.  And that’s how this “Casual Corner” really began.  I have no problem telling you what a noob I still am even after about 6 months in the game.  And if it brightens your day or gives you reason to fondly reminisce, then all the better.

So here’s how it’s going.  As you may have gathered from the above, my first toon was a human mage.  When I look at her now, she seems like a little fluffy bunny compared to my current toon.  I gave her a Jennifer Aniston hairdo (circa 1994) and these ridiculously wide, staring eyes.  Gag.

Now, I mainly play a belf hunter.  But I have – get this – 4 alts.  And my main is only level 42.  You see, I’m a therapist in the real world, so I’ve diagnosed myself with multiple personality disorder in the digital world.

Seriously, I love nothing better than making a new toon.  Law and Gothairgel sagely told me that I’d never get to 80 if I didn’t get focused.  And I know they’re right, but I like variety.  So, I’ll play the tard to 80, but I really want to level my shaman, mage, pally, and druid, too!  I know.  But I figure if I have to be stable in the real world, I can afford a bit of mental illness in the pretend one!

To wrap this up, let me share with you what I love about WoW:

  • I was hooked about 3 days in when I talked to another player for the first time.  We were in the Kobold Mines “taking candles” and some guy helped us kill those little dudes.  I thought that was so cool.  So I guess, the interaction piece is one of the best things about this game.  I like meeting and talking to other people.
  • Also, I love having an enchanted weapon.  I just feel stronger when my sword or axe is glowing!  I usually stand around in awe of level 80’s with all their glowing gear.  I saw a priest last night with a halo – oh, I really need one of those.  Of course the stats are wrong for a tard, but I love the crowny thingies in general.
  • And because my hair stays very much the same in real life, I absolutely adore getting my hair cut.  It’s a ritual I go through every time I’m in Undercity.
  • I love guild chat.  I rarely participate because I don’t have anything exciting to add, but I like following the conversation.
  • But really, for me, it’s been something fun to do with my family.  I wanted to be able to say, “The family that plays WoW together, stays together.”  But really it’s like this, “The family that plays WoW together, has new ways to humiliate each other over Skype.”  That’s reason enough to recruit from the family tree!