From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Hawai’i Calls!

September 16, 2008

First, why "Hawai’i" and not "Hawaii"? Simple: The Hawaiians (no apostrophe), native and officially, prefer the former. "When in Rome…" For me, it’s a matter of respect.
Alrighty then…now that’s out of the way, what’s the point? The point is, in about 20 hours, Mrs. Kestrel and I will start driving mostly west and some south [...]

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It’s Official (Allow me to jump on the bandwagon)

September 15, 2008

Just because it’s Monday and I haven’t written over the weekend, let’s start off with a bit of news (which probably isn’t news, but as I said in the title, I’m jumping on the announcement bandwagon):
 

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Friday Funny: The Blogger’s Infomercial

September 12, 2008

A few weeks ago I was yakking with a friend on MSN (well, Live Messenger or whatever it’s called these days) and she mentioned she’d been sucked in by an infomercial. That got us going on infomercials for all sorts of things. For instance, I was tweaking my (not so) new (anymore) theme for this [...]

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Alltop: All the top stories, and a new 5-Star Resource

September 11, 2008

I’ve been studying Alltop for a few weeks now, especially their World of Warcraft section. Looking at the blogs listed there, I notice that many are also on my blogroll, and in my feed reader. I like the idea behind Alltop, and while you or I might quibble with the inclusion (or not) of a [...]

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Inadra’s Tale: A Must-Read (Must Hear!)

September 11, 2008

I don’t roleplay (although I think I could; I have in the dim, dark past). However, I certainly appreciate good roleplay when I witness it. I also don’t read a lot of fan fiction (although I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Vonya’s stories). 
Both of these came together when Bellwether of 4Haelz linked to a WoW Roleplay [...]

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Kestrel Is A “Main” Again…Finally

September 8, 2008

On Saturday, almost on impulse, I finally followed through on something I’ve been considering for quite awhile. But first, a little history.
When I first started playing World of Warcraft, my beta character was named Kestrel (as were my Asheron’s Call 2, Horizons, and EverQuest 2 characters), and so was my first post-release character, a Night [...]

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New Features Added to the Aerie

September 8, 2008

I find Lester Chan’s WordPress plugins to be invaluable in helping me manage Kestrel’s Aerie.  One of my favorites is featured via the WP Plugins page here, which lists (and links) all the plugins I use. (Yes, I’m a plugin junkie in WoW as well!)
I just added a couple more of Lester’s plugins for polls [...]

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DwarfPriest Lights a Candle in the Darkness: Accessibility for Disabled Gamers

September 4, 2008

Earlier this week, I opined WoW blogging is moving into the realm of "mainstream." To be perfectly honest, I’m not certain there is a "mainstream" in blogging. Yet. But if there is, I think the common thread of what has become an increasingly significant element of the "social Internet" and social media, is a concern [...]

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Meme: Where Were You When You Heard About…?

September 2, 2008

The Game Dame tagged me to take part in a current meme making the rounds in Britain. Natalie Americanized it; I think I need to remind her how old I am: Some of her icons aren’t mine. However, I’ll take a stab, regardless, and at the end, I’ll add one that affected me [...]

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WoW Blogs: Not Just a Niche Anymore

September 2, 2008

As I was writing the preceding article, one of the reasons I gave for my guild’s recent doldrums was "expansionitis." It’s a term I’ve seen a few times in recent weeks1 but I wasn’t certain where I’d seen it.
I had a couple of options: Open Google Reader and search on the term, or simply Google [...]

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