Wow what an addiction!!!!

Okay so I have 3 quests pending and I need to go to the auction house because Heather said she would beat me up if I sold my green and blue items to the vendor. I also need to stop by the bank and go see the trainer. My pet is coming along nicely, he is at the faithful level so that means as long as I feed him he won't turn on me and attack me. My other pet is stabled and as soon as I get the bear to the best friend level than I can take out my ghost cat and train him up and gain his loyalty. Before I leave the town though I need to go and smelt some more bars, go to the hunter trainer, the cooking trainer, the mining trainer, the first aid trainer. Man this is so high maintenance. How in the world do I manage my own life and still be able to take care of this.
What is this you ask? Would you believe me if I told you it is a game. It is an online game that I play with Heather and her husband. I used to make fun of computer geeks that spent all their free time messing around on the computer, now it looks as though I have joined the ranks. I find myself counting the minutes and watching the clock until I know Heather will have her kids in bed and will be able to log on to play. This new world is amazing, I don't have to pay bills, I don't have to chase after toddlers, I don't have to listen to anyone's complaints. I get to go around and kick the bad people's butts. I can be anyone, anything I want to be. I can create an entirely new personality and play it out any way I see fit. We travel around these exotic cities, meet new, weird and wonderful creatures. Some are nice, some we have to kill but there are always benefits because then you get to take whatever is on the body and then if you have the skill you can skin it for the hide too. Then when you go back to town you get to sell it all for money that you then use to buy yourself better armor, better weapons, etc.
I used to laugh when I would see someones signature on a forum and they called themselves a WOW widow. Now I am sure my husband can identify and sometimes I feel really guilty about it. Sometimes!
I have decided its okay to escape reality for short periods occasionally, it is really healthy actually. So I am off to the Land of the Ancients, I have a quest to rescue some ancient scroll. Wish me luck and I hope you find your vice that helps you escape too!!!

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One Time With Aimee said…
Hey Nikki!!

How are you? Sorry for the message on your comment screen but I don't have your email - thanks for the comment on my blog. I've wondered how you've been.

I haven't played WOW, but I can tell you that if I ever did...I'd be hooked.....maybe I'll run out and get it. Once the stores open, that is... :)
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