The Patch

So. The week after Blizzcon. The new patch is out. This is essentially the "Wrath of the Lich King" game, save for the actual Wrath of a Lich King. Or the Wrath of any Lich type character. Basically, it's everything save for Northrend, being able to get to 80, Death Knights, and 15 points of Inscription.

Everyone else seems to be having a happy go lucky time getting in.

Not me.

Currently, I'm sitting at the public library, using their INTARWEB to download the remaining 2% percent of the patch, that I thought I already had. I guess not huh?

Last night, I tried the patch on my Desktop.

No good.

Now, I'm trying on my trusty laptop, and although there is SOME semblance of progress... who the heck knows.

Anyway, when I tried last night, I got this horrific error saying I had to install WOW from the start. Yeah right. I don't know how long it takes exactly to do a full install with all the current patches, but it wouldn't be short. So I was recommended to find out if I can get it updated on my laptop. If that worked, I would simply... copy the game right on top of my folder on my desktop. See? Easy cakes.

So now I'm chilling here, waiting for my monthly San Diego Access Usergroup meeting to happen, staring at 34% of the last 2% to finish downloading, so I can see if I came up with anything decent.

If this works, I'll be pleased.

*UPDATE* It did not work. I'll have to go home and try it later. DAMMIT.

So yeah, Blizzcon was a blast and a half. Long story short, it was a 3 day bacchanalia of game nerdiness. You got to play, "Pick Your Line", and then got to talk with any and everyone who had any and everything to say about WOW. It was unique.

I've had all the swag in the back of the car for a few days, cause I'm waiting to show it to my brother, who is so busy.

"HOW BUSY IS HE?"

He's soooo busy getting crushed under this market, that he doesn't have an hour in the evening to let me swing over and show him all my crap.

Update: He has an hour this Thursday (Oct 16th) evening. So that's nice of him.

I've got Frostmourne hanging at my desk, and the Paladin Bubble sitting amongst the charity water. But as we come down to Halloween, something tells me I'm suppose to ramp up my office.

Oh, in other news. During Blizzcon, we (Lisa and I) attended the panel for the Web Hit Series 'The Guild". LINK HERE

The show is basically a web sitcom that peeks into the twisted world of MMORPG'ing (Multi-Massive Online Role Playing Game) They're 5 minutes a pop, and they make me chuckle.

What I gleaned from attending this is many-fold. I learned that I really really really miss directing and shooting film. I learned that if ever there was a time to participate in independent movie making, this is the golden age. With internet speeds abound, Youtube, inexpensive Camera's and Editing Equipment, the fact that I haven't done it yet when I remember being at the forefront in my High School years, makes me flabbergasted.

My brother said I should take up sailing.

Bro, THIS is really what I should be sailing.

So, I've decided to THINK seriously about trying to put together a close knit group of people in San Diego to make up some type of 'Video Club'. We'll do skits and crap, and then edit them, and post them on a website, and have a stupid amount of fun.

Who cares about being popular.

Who cares about sponsorship.

I want to throw together fake movie trailers, commercials, skits, and what not, regardless of whether or not anyone else cares about it.

I'm gonna start small. I'm going to use my dinky digital cam, and get some editing software, and use my computer, and make a couple edited shorts.

If that works, I'll make a small website.

I'll start posting online.

From there, I'll start throwing together a group.

It doesn't have to start big, but dammit, it has to start somewhere.

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Mood: Feisty
Food: Chocolate Pah
Exercise: Stairs?
Condition: Intrigued.

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