No, I’m not starting this myself. And no, I don’t have a problem with people that do it. I understand that people need to do what they can to support their families or get some extra spending money. Go ahead, do what you need to!
What I do have a rant about is something fairly simple. It’s the people who feel like they’re assaulting you with paid posts when you don’t expect it. I’d like to say I could just read past the links and ignore it, but it’s gotten overwhelming. I go to a blog to read about the person and their life, or the subject that their blog is about, whether it’s a game or a TV series or whatever. I can skip a post that’s obviously built around a paid link. But if I’m reading about something fairly important in their life, I don’t want to read it and see the person throw in some (to be frank) bullshit about something that has no relevance, just to put a link in it. It makes me feel like I’m being used, or that the person doesn’t take their life seriously enough to devote something that’s supposed to be personal to whatever they’re dealing with.
It just really turns me off from reading some of these blogs. 
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My headphones are toast. Fourth pair in probably 6 months. One side stops working, then the other, and then they’re toast. This one’s got one headphone working. Matt and I have decided that I’ll just be buying a cheap pair before the gym tomorrow. I need them for the gym and for raiding and for well, everything else I do. I don’t mistreat them, but they just wear out. Ugh!
Speaking of raiding, though, since we’ve started our new guild we’ve made some crazy progression. The idea behind our guild now is a hardcore guild on a casual schedule. It seems farfetched, but it works! In just over three weeks of farming, we’ve downed Maulgar and Gruul, Magtheridon, and Void Reaver, which were all really easy for us, but meh. They count. Then we ventured into SSC, where we’ve got Hydross (drop my darned boots already, will ya?), Lurker, Tidewalker and Karathress. On our first night of attempts, we got Leotheras down to about 5%, which was a bad night. Tonight, since the Hyjal/BT attunements are gone, we ventured into Hyjal. We killed Rage and attempted Anetheron. So in about a month, we’re 2/2 Gruul, 1/1 Mags, 1/4 TK, 4/6 SSC and 1/4 MH. Not too bad, if you ask me!
I’ve been having nightmares on and off for a few months now. They get so strange and so scary that I actually wish I had someone who could just tell me why I’m having it already. Like last night’s, for instance. I dreamed that I was having brain surgery, of all things, and that there was a problem with it. The last thing that happened before I woke up was blood pouring out of my ears and everyone yelling “Oh my God” - not exactly a good mental image to have in your head the rest of the day!
I’ve made myself a new diet blog today to give myself a place to put in my workouts and any health information that I’ve found! I’m very excited about it, and it means I won’t be flooding this blog with my workout information. So if you’re interested in reading about my diet adventures, feel free to venture on over there! Any suggestions, as always, are welcome!
The weather lately is driving me insane. I want it to be sunny and warm already. One day, it’ll be cold and there will be snow. The next day, it’ll be sunny and warm. Last night? We had a rainstorm. Yes, rain. Earlier in the week, they were expecting a snowstorm - almost a blizzard. Nope, it rained.
Once the weather gets warmer I might start walking places or try to figure out the bus system and head downtown. I really want to go downtown by myself and walk around taking photos, but I’m afraid to for some reason. I’d like to convince Matt to take the bus with me one time so I can see exactly what I need to do, where to go from, where to go to, how to get back… He’s not a fan of any of it though. He doesn’t want to walk around downtown, he hates the bus, he hates going out for no reason. So I think I’ll have to stay here. It’s nothing against him, he just doesn’t like to do it.
I think that’s another thing I need to work on. I need to be more confident and self-assured. I can’t keep depending on someone to hold my hand when I do everything, but really, right now, I have no choice. I hate being here in this “new” place and not knowing anyone or being able to do anything myself. I feel like I’m 8 years old or something.
You know how some people have a list of things to do around the house? You know, sweep, vacuum, dust, garbage, dishes, etc. Well, I have a list of things to fix about myself.
- Weight. I need to lose a lot of weight and keep it off.
- Self-confidence. I need to be able to say “I can do this” and actually believe it. About anything.
- Friends. I need to make local friends and stop being a recluse. I’m not as miserable about it as I was, but I still get lonely from time to time.
- Immigration. I need to finish this. That’s obvious, though. It’s in progress, though.
I mostly just need to start living more for myself and not waiting. What am I waiting for?
