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Maintenance Woes: Real Life

 

Now I am the last person anyone should listen to when it comes to having a real life.  Outside of work and spending time with my son I don’t have one, but that doesn’t mean I don’t go outside and get a breath of fresh air sometimes on realm maintenance days.  Let’s be honest for a second  the internet is full of trolls and people spamming the forums with topics like “Get the realms up”  or “hurry up Blizz”  and let’s face it, as I mentioned last week most if not all of us have spent the inevitable moments before maintenance is suppose to end refreshing the realm status list in hopes of seeing a realm go green.  So with all this in mind here is a list of 5 things to do outside while Blizzard is working on the realms.  (Outside being anywhere but in your room in front of the Computer.)

  1. Take a Walk:  Getting the blood pumping is very important for our bodies
  2. Stock Up:  Whether it be groceries or to the game store to buy a game to make it through next weeks maintenance  the economy outside of the AH needs your money as well.
  3. Read a book in the park:  Books?  Don’t remember those?  Go here.
  4. Take your significant other out to lunch:  If you don’t have one  maybe you should spend less time in WoW and get one, they can be fun.
  5. Take some morning English classes:  I don’t have perfect grammar and have never claimed to but some people who try to communicate outside of using “l33t speak”(i excuse this because it’s intentional) do not have the slightest idea on how to communicate properly.

If you have something you enjoy or a weekly tradition during realm maintenance leave or comment or shoot me an email at Juggz(at)grownassman(dot)net and maybe you’ll be on the next list.

Maintence and Me

A Lucky individual gets to work on Tuesdays. Unlucky individuals get to sit in front of their computer and constantly refresh the Realm Status page, waiting to see the the lovely color of green saying that their Realm is up and running. Being that I am one of those unlucky individuals I am going to start a weekly post to go up every Tuesday that has a regular or extended maintenance with a suggestion or two regarding things you can do to survive the hours of waiting and refreshing.

For the first weekly Maintenance Woes post I am suggesting everyone check out one of my favorite websites. The List Universe, ran by Jamie Frater, with daily lists that range from Top 15 Stephen King books to a List of Incredible Recordings.




I honestly spend a lot more time at the site then just during maintenance days as it is one of my favorite websites and always a blast to read the comments which unlike other places has nice smart discussions without the usual flaming and immaturity you see so often on the interwebz.

If you have something you enjoy or a weekly tradition during realm maintenance leave or comment or shoot me an email at Juggz(at)grownassman(dot)net and maybe you’ll be on the next list.