Gitr Knows WoW

I have an existential topic today on how we became a guild. When it comes right down to it, Buttered Monkeys is like a pre-planned [tag]PuG[/tag]. We are merely players who all read (and write) [tag]Gitr’s WoW Blog[/tag]. There were no class, race, or experience requirements to join.

I was pondering this topic after having such successful and exciting group experiences with my guildmates. So far, we’ve done [tag]SFK[/tag] a couple of times, [tag]The Deadmines[/tag] (with 2 level 16s), and run 2 people through [tag]Ragefire Chasm[/tag] and 3 people to the stables in SFK.

Mindkiller, Snowstormer and Bloodr took down Dar’Khan way under-level, and learned a lot about our classes in the process. We are constantly improving our techniques and our teamwork. I fully expect that when we hit the upper 50s, we will be taking on places like LBRS and BRD down like a hot knife through butter.

But we are a PuG! You know my history of PuGs, and they suck, big time. This is my favorite PuG of all-time. I can’t wait for Excaliber and Tomas to get back to the game, and then will very likely always have 5 people on in the evening after 8 or 9pm EDT.

I’ll detail some of my experiences with my favorite PuG for you:

1. We took down SFK with no healer in the party. One death (a slip-up) and no wipes.
2. We took down Dar’Khan with a 21 and 2 17s.
3. Ravenkiller, Nynave, and Paladr aggroed 6 mobs in SFK and lived to tell about it.

With a couple of more levels under their belt, I think we should try SFK with Paladr, Nynave, Ravenkiller, and Shurshot as a 4-man. I’m working on my blacksmithing now that I have some funding and will get a shield spike soon. At level 30 or so, I’ll be next to unstoppable when aggroing multiple mobs and having awesome healing support from Nynave. He is a really good priest. Ravenkiller watches his Threatmeter quite nicely to make sure I have enough threat and unleashes with perfect timing to take something down so I can gather threat on the next target.

Today my wife dinged again, so we’re off to the beach for the day. I’m going to be away from the computer all day, so sorry for no replies. Feel free to reply back and forth between yourself or leave me something for tonight.

Today is a big day for the family. My wife has a group interview with one of the big banks this morning and I have orientation at USF. It’s going to be a very long day with both of us being so busy and me getting home late.

Her interview is at one of the branches, apparently with other applicants in the area for various positions, so it’s not like she is directly competing in the interview. She’s pretty nervous, being her first corporate interview, but heck, she took a college course on this stuff. She’ll do awesome.

I have to be at USF a tad before lunch to get a parking spot and head over to the Subway at the English building before heading over to the Sun Dome for sign-in for Orientation at 1:30. Around 4:00 we are allowed to make a mad rush for the college advisors to get registered.

Two problems:

1. My section is already full, and therefore closed.
2. We won’t have enough money by the due date for me to attend Summer B

I’m sure I can get into my section with advisor approval, but I have no idea how we’re going to pull off problem #2. Time to trust, I suppose. If the money’s not there, I’ll just hold off until Fall, I guess. It got me pretty bummed now, but there isn’t anything I can do about it, so it is just time to take a chill pill.

I have tomorrow off for vacation to be with the wife on her birthday. We’re going to the beach and the weather looks like it’s going to be great. I have a gift card left over for some butt-busting work at the office so I can take her out to dinner.