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With Halloween approaching, I think it is important for everyone to stay safe. Here are some Halloween safety tips that I think everyone should take seriously!

Please use these helpful hints this and every year.

1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it is really dead.

2. Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.

3. Do not search the basement, especially if the power has gone out.

4. If your children speak to you in Latin or any other language which they should not know, shoot them immediately. It will save you a lot of grief in the long run. However, it will probably take several rounds to kill them, so be prepared. This also applies to kids who speak with somebody else's voice.

5. When you have the benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off and go alone.

6. As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.

7. Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This would apply to any other house of the dead as well.

8. If you're searching for something which caused a loud noise and find out that it's just the cat, GET THE HELL OUT!

9. If appliances start operating by themselves, do not check for short circuits; just GET OUT.

10. Do not take ANYTHING from the dead.

11. If you find a town which looks deserted, there's probably a good reason for it. Don't stop and look around.

12. Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you're doing.

13. Dress appropriately. When investigating a noise downstairs in an old house, women should not wear a flimsy negligee. And carry a flashlight, not a candle.

14. If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.

15. If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at least twice, more if you are female. Also note that, despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.

16. Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street , Transylvania, Nilbog (you're in trouble if you recognize this one), anywhere in Texas where chainsaws are sold, the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine .

17. If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that it is strange you ran out of gas because you thought you had most of a tank, shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway, and most likely be eaten.

18. Beware of strangers bearing tools. For example: chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers, butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any devices made from deceased companions.

19. If you find that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with the in- laws. This also applies to houses that had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices.

20. Do not mention the names of demons around open flames, as these can flare suddenly. Be especially careful of fireplaces in this regard.

21. Do not go looking for witches in the Maryland countryside.

22. If your grandfather has just returned from a trip and gives you an old Mayan artifact he found, throw it away as far as possible.

23 If you have heard a noise in the house and called out but nobody answers, especially if someone is supposed to be there, don't proceed to take a bath/shower.

24. And another zombie survival tip; if there is someone in the group who sees their significant other/dog/child/parent among the living dead and wants to "Help Them" make sure you either tie them up or get rid of them since they will eventually let in the zombies.

Oh! and a trailer of the Nightmare on Elm Street just came out! Granted, I will have a newborn when it comes out, so I will have to wait to see it. Still, I am always excited about new horror movies coming out. Especially the movies that I saw as a child and was terrified of. (*note to self, when the baby gets to be 8 years old, make sure he or she does not watch Nightmare on Elm Street*)

Yeah, I am a Twilight nerd, what??

So, several weeks ago the newest New Moon trailer came out, and it looked good. The newest trailer reveals a lot more of the Volturi and also shows a bit of the cliff diving scene. I am so glad the studio was able to put more money into this movie, it looks like it really paid off. The special effects so far look amazing!! I am also really excited to see more of the Wolf Pack. The wolves definitely look awesome. Below is the trailer!


I am also seeing Zombieland next Friday. Since I am a huge fan of zombie books and movies, I am definitely looking forward to this one. I know I have mentioned this movie before, but I had to mention it again. If you are into zombie movies and don't mind some laughs in your zombie movies as well, this one looks pretty darn good.

I am also going to find the time to see the movie "The Invention of Lying", which also comes out Oct.2. It looks hilarious, and I am also a fan of Ricky Gervais.

Slight Raiding break, my DK, movies and more

My schedule became a little hectic, as a result I had to take a break from raiding. Specifically, I decided that studying for comps was more important than raiding. So, I told my fellow raiders that I would be taking a break. Since that point, I have been leveling my DK professions. I am almost to 450 on JC..unfortunately enchanting is at a stopping point. I would have to spend a ton of gold trying to level that. I just wanted to be able to send my DK stuff so I could DE it! sigh...I guess it will take me a little while to max that out. I will start leveling my DK again soon. It is at level 68. At least I will have plenty of rested XP...
So, while I was playing my DK a little, going to school, going to movies and so on, I have been missing out on raiding for the past 3 or 4 weeks. Also, about 2 weeks ago I discovered that I am going to become a parent. Needless to say, I am not going to be taking my comps as planned..and I should get my wow playing in now that I actually have the time. (before babby comes) I tried to get into a raid the other day, but it was full. I slapped my guild leader as a result the next time I saw him. Oh well, I will get in one of these days.
In other news, I have been going to see the end of summer movies. District 9 was fantastic. I also loved Inglorious Basterds. Let me just say that I am a huge Tarantino fan. Naturally I was really into that movie. I am also really looking forward to Zombieland next month. Being a huge zombie movie/book person I am super excited about that one. An older post has the trailer if you are interested in viewing it.
Television is going to be pretty awesome starting at the end of this month. This link has a list of the fall lineup. Let me just say that my DVR is going to be working overtime recording: House,

It's Always Sunny,

The Office, Parks and Recreation, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dexter

and Californication. So, if my lack of raiding continues, I will have plenty to watch.

Patch Updates, Pics and Rumors!!

So..it has been several weeks since my last post. I have been a little distracted with school and whatnot and only playing during raid times. I have also been reading quite a bit ..and I started a DK! I will talk about my DK later, after I mention some of the awesome changes implemented in patch 3.2.

Patch 3.2 went live a a few weeks ago after much anticipation. People were super excited about the new raid content. KOABD tried the 25 man, wiped once and then it was pretty much tank and spank. While I enjoy new content, I kind of felt that these new bosses were a bit of a joke. Pretty much everyone who tried the new content on patch night got it down after a few attempts (or less). I was kind of hoping for something more challenging, but oh well...We did get the achievement Not One, But Two Jormungars, which was pretty fun.

I also have to say that I am loving the new engineering stuff. I am pretty sure that I have not had to go to a capital city in ages since I can use the steam powered auctioneer in Dalaran. That makes it awesome for getting ready for a raid. I have yet to farm the Jeeves schematic. I guess I am not too excited about it because I have the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth. Although having access to my bank during a raid would be pretty sweet. I also have yet to make my Wormhole Generator, but I have my mats for it. Other people I know have made that item and were able to portal from Shatt to Northend. That is pretty exciting!

I have gotten all of my epic gems for my pve gear, but have yet to do it for my pvp gear. I do not really feel that is too important at this time. I will get around to it, but I am not too worried about it at the moment.

Oh, and I was going to post this parachuting into WG raid pic (of course before patch 3.2, before we had to go to the battlemaster). We parachuted in,got our kills to build the largest siege engines and portaled out or died in the fortress...then we won in about 5 minutes. It was insane and fun! I think I had something like x20 tenacity!! Now we cannot do that anymore, but it is fun to remember the good times. I do have to say that I did a WG the evening of the patch..and while everything else under the sun was lagging like hell, WG was awesome. I got a ton of HKs, I was able to move around, all in all a ton of fun.

As I mentioned before, I started an alt...finally. I absolutely hate questing on an alt. The changes made in patch 3.2 made it a little more bearable, if not completely easy. First off, the boa items not only include shoulder pieces, but also chest pieces. These pieces stack experience, so that is totally awesome. They increased regular flight speed to 150%, up from ridiculously slow. Not to mention they also made it possible to fly at level 60 in the Outlands...NOT TO MENTION the Cold Weather Flying BOA book that allows an alt to fly at level 68 in Northend. 3.2 made it nearly impossible for someone to resist making an alt! Here is my DK, her name is Crimmie, I am level 68 and I have no idea what I am doing. Go me!

I also have to note that my 25 man Ulduar raid is getting to where we are just farming content, we clear pretty much in one night with the exception of a few bosses that no one needs. We also got a few achievments that include Orbit-uary, Stokin' the Furnace Must Deconstruct Faster, Drive Me Crazy , The Faceroller , Knock on Wood and the most important and challenging Needy (lol). I think we are going to try hard mode deconstructor next week and a few others. We really should considering that we are pretty much farming the content. Oh, and I forgot that we need one more fragment until we have all we need. (the drop rate has not been so great on those).

So, I would also like to discuss the rumors. I think Blizzard may make their big announcements regarding these rumors at Blizz Con next week. So far there is the rumor about a Cataclysm taking place and forever changing Azeroth. The rumor that Thrall will no longer be the leader of the horde and the new leader will be Garosh Hellscream (who then murders Cairne Bloodhoof AMG). The rumor about the new classes, Goblin for the horde and Worgen for the Alli. Not to mention the new race/class combinations. People seem pretty excited about these new class combinations. I, for one, will probably not level an alt b/c of this. I do know some people that definitely will level a new alt (if not replace their mains) if these changes take effect. Leveling a Worgen alt sounds appealing, especially if we only have to level our mains to 85 instead of 90. This 5 levels gives Blizz more time before level 100, so more opportunities for expansions. It would be crazy seeing a Tauren Pally! I would feel a little jipped if I played a horde pally, they basically have one option as far as the race they can play.

I am hoping for some exciting announcements and changes. We shall see which of these rumors proves to be false and which prove to be completely true! I guess we will find out soon enough!

Woah!

It was announced that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the World of Warcraft movie. While I love Sam Raimi, (an older post talks about how awesome his movie "Drag Me to Hell" was and also includes the trailer) I always pictured someone like Peter Jackson directing the movie. I suppose because he has worked with orcs before? Lol. Charles Roven, the producer of several movies including Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, will be producing this film. Considering the talent and the past successes of these guys, I have high hopes for this super geeky movie. I will definitely wait in line to see this one (and by wait in line I mean I will be going on a Sunday afternoon and go to the machine to buy my ticket instead of the actual person).

In other news, World War Z (a movie I am super excited about), is no longer on hold. The screenplay is being re-written and hopefully the project will move forward. I have high hopes for this movie and will basically watch any movie with zombies in it. I just hope that the movie does the book justice.

More Mounts

I started the Netherwing quests about 5 months ago and was like effff this! Then I decided to pick up where I left off. Of course I thought it would be a good idea to start the Skyguard quests as well, since I am super cool and/or bored. lol. Screen shots are below. Oh, and I also got new shoulders off of Iron Council, they are pretty cool looking with the skulls on the sides.

Moon

After much anticipation (and worry that the movie would not even open in Dallas), I finally got to see "Moon".

First, I must say that the imagery is fantastic and so cool! With a budget that was not huge, the scenes that take place out of the space station are done very well. The images of earth and space are also very beautiful. Of course I had a hard time enjoying the cinematography because I was a little creeped out and suspicious the whole time!
Moving onto the movie itself, Sam Rockwell did an amazing job as the astronaut Sam Bell. Sam Bell has been working alone on the Moon close to three years mining Helium 3 which has been the answer to the Earth’s energy crisis. His contract ends at the three year mark and he is anticipating returning home to his wife and young daughter. Living alone at the station, Sam Bell’s only companionship is the computer “Gerty”, played by Kevin Spacey. I have to say that I really enjoyed Gerty and I thought that Kevin Spacey did a great job. So, moving on to the creepy part….Sam Bell has been having hallucinations. The viewer is left wondering if poor Sam Bell is having hallucinations because he has been alone for 3 years or if there is another darker reason. Several revelations are discovered within the first half of the movie, so do not expect a Sixth Sense type of moment (You know, where everything is revealed at once and nothing is what it appears to be). I recommend this movie to all those science fiction junkies out there or anyone who likes a suspenseful movie. I will definitely get this one on DVD!