First let’s start with the reasons for this blog,
after all I don’t read anyone else’s and it seems rather conceited
to believe that anyone would have the remotest interest in mine.
As Administrator of the Guild Forum, and a parent, it’s important
to me that a small element of mystery is removed from the face behind
the GM and the voice on Ventrilo - you know, alleviate any concerns
you or your parents might have that I’m some balding, middle-aged
weirdo sharking on the internet. Of course I've nothing against
middle-aged bald people, that would be prejudice, but I do stop
slightly short of being a weirdo.
I’m told the trick to making the perfect blog is not to make it read
like a lonely hearts advert, so let’s start with I’m 43 years old
(a mere teenager in Dwarven years), married (to Minky for 24 years), have a 23 year
old daughter (Niphe), a 20 year old son (Norivar) and ride a
Kawasaki ZZR600 (Epic Mount).
I test software for a living and enjoy my job enough to compete with
playing WoW; ensuring I eat, sleep and pay my bills (well ok I don’t
sleep that much). I’m labelled in England as an ‘army brat’ because
my father was in the army and I don’t actually come from anywhere
in particular. As my job requires me to live away from the family
on various software projects I'm currently in my 27th home in London.
This may seem a particularly boring fact but it's fundamental
to the Guild’s philosophy; friendship and acceptance. I wanted
to be in a Guild where any race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,
favourite colour etc was accepted; where every new player in the Guild
was viewed as a potential friend for life. That's how I live in real
life as there is little time to establish friendships when you move
every few months.
Although I only read my horoscope when I am seriously bored and in need
of amusement (very rarely), I admit to being the typical Cancerian.
Of course combine this emotional and watery sign with being a female and
I’m sure you’ll understand why I tend to cry every time someone leaves
the Guild – yeah I know, edging toward weirdo status. Most people of
my generation delight in reminding me that World of Warcraft is a
fantasy world and I dedicate too little of my time to the real world,
but in truth I actually dedicate little time to either.
Our Guild merges the two worlds by having real friends in a fantasy world;
for me there’s no such thing as Reality