I have not played World of Warcraft in a while but some of the points mentioned in this videos are ones I experienced, which dropped the fun factor tremendously: people hating on you if you play differently.

I did not realize Abandonation went from Horde to Alliance but I can imagine the hate response that caused, especially since his tag like was Drrooooooo….For the Horde! It seems he is playing a Druid on Alliance now.

Truth (for me anyway): playing the game as long as I did I longed for something different.

Remember, it was my friends that caused me to get in the game in the first place (Rog) because I was happily playing another game he was in and left Star Wars Galaxies. WoW for me was VERY friend dependent. I sometimes long to get back in the game now that I’ve learned my lesson about being friend dependent.

I’ve said many times that my local “friends” are not connected to me on social networks. I realize now how deep being friend dependent goes for me. I will not do that on social networks either because if they go (and run off to something else) then what? Instead my friends have their space and I have mine.

I see it sort of like a couple having separate bank accounts or separate friends. When a couple spends all of their free time together that’s not healthy. Even in my distance relationships I made sure that instead of seeing each other every week we spent time away from each other so that we appreciated the time we did spend together.

So yeah, I might hop back into WoW eventually and do things my way. Whatever that is.

Did you sing it with feeling? What? You don’t know the song? It’s from the song Given Up by Linkin Park. I wish more people asked themselves that question.

When I want to be inspired Linkin Park does it for me. I met them and they are so laid back and fun to hang around. The passion for their music shows in their eyes and in their actions. For example, during a concert Chester broke his wrist…but he kept on singing:

I was not a Linkin Park fan before I met them. After meeting them, I was definitely a fan. Their passion for music and doing what they love inspired me. When I have decisions I need to make, need inspiration to create (or do something I don’t want to do), I listen to Linkin Park. Many of their songs have a similar theme to me: knowing what needs to be done and getting the inner strength to do it. They overcome and make great music.

It inspires me and gives me the courage to do the things I know must be done.

When I first saw this video I cracked up laughing. The Kobe fan is a professional actor but the video (whether intended or not) points out one major trend I noticed lately.

Guys giving out mixed signals. Serious mixed signals.