Happy New Year!
It has been about 20 mins since the clock ticked over to the new year. I know I haven't written in this thing for about a week now (since Christmas) but I've been busy playing various WoW characters and finishing up at work.
They gave me temporary management on Friday - shortage of managers at the moment. I quite liked the responsibility. If I'm to stay at Dick Smith's a while longer (credit card, saving up for my laptop for taking overseas) I may just train a bit more and see what I can do towards gaining a management position. Besides, it's convenient to be able to just stick with my current job because at least I know that I can afford to live and to play WoW almost every day. Just gotta make writing a blog more of a daily activity.
Well, it must just about be time for bed. We had five attempts at Majordomo tonight (last night!) so I was on a bit later than intended. My family came around at 23.30 and saw the new year in with me and they've just left so now it's time for me to wind things down and pray for the best for this year.
26 next month. Interesting.
-Timotheos
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Shopping is teh suxorz
Thank God for mothers. I hate shopping. I'm just glad that my mum likes it so much - otherwise there wouldn't have been much in the way of Christmas presents from me to others... So yeah, mum knows exactly what to get; it's not that I rely on her to buy my presents, but since she did I'm very accepting of, and grateful for, that fact.
Enough about purchasing presents - where are things at right now? It's Christmas Eve; which basically means that tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the Saviour of the World. Such a momentous occasion can't be taken lightly. It seems that far too much in this secular world, people take Christmas as a stressful time - a commercial time, even if they do spend the day with family and friends.
Today was almost like any Saturday, though. As usual, we had our Molten Core run. However, since I had this family get-together tonight, I had to cut my time in there short. It wasn't exactly the best run, either. I mean, wiping on Garr twice? He's only the fourth boss. And that after wiping on Lucifron the first time! And he's the first, and possibly weakest, boss! What's interesting is not that today's raid was the only one for the weekend but that the majority (90%?) of people in the raid were actually guildies. Which just goes to show that we do have enough level 60's - a few more and we won't need any pickups at all!
Don't get me started on WoW. Not that it's avoidable. Since I play every day it'll come into almost anything that I write. In fact, World of Warcraft makes its way into a lot of what I do or say - scary, huh. Take for example the towels that Nick and I got tonight. He got a green one and I got a blue one. To the n00b that may not have much significance. But anyone who's anyone knows that a blue [rare] is better than a green [uncommon]. Such a simple thing but I'll bet he still wants a purple towel (epic). Me, I'd rather have an orange one XD (legendary).
Well, we went to Matt and Lish's to have a family supper and open Christmas presents - since Christmas day will be spent over on the Coast with extended family. We all opened our presents from each other. The thrill goes away when you grow up. I guess I'm either too tired to really care much about this aspect of things or I've just spent too long on my computer for real life to have much of anything for me. Whatever it is, it really doesn't feel much like a festive time. I know it took me ages to get the songs out of my head last night after having had them play all day at work since the start of the month, but there's so much more to Christmas - and I just don't feel it anymore.
Now that Christmas Eve is pretty much over and we all have new stuff - maybe I'll take the time to put up some sort of summary list or something tomorrow - I feel like just going to bed so we can get through tomorrow. No, I'm not anxious to see Christmas over for some oddball reason - I just know that it's snuck up on us so quickly it'll be over before I can blink. No use trying to hang onto it or to cherish it in any way, save to give God the glory for sending His Son to us in such a unique, and so very human, way.
At least I got some fishing time in. I need to get my skill up to its max (300, as with every profession and skill) but it's so slow going, since you only get one point every so often. It's quite a hard skill to judge (blah blah blah...).
*Zerk*
Must... force my mind away from things pertaining to Azeroth.
I'm playing the drums at church tomorrow. Last Sunday morning I played as well, having swapped with Steve, who played that evening. Now that's something I enjoy outside of my room. Not much appeals to me that isn't WoW related but drumming is another part of me. It's something I'm happy spending my time doing. Tomorrow morning will be great ^L^
Christmas Eve: /end
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favours."
-Timotheos
Enough about purchasing presents - where are things at right now? It's Christmas Eve; which basically means that tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the Saviour of the World. Such a momentous occasion can't be taken lightly. It seems that far too much in this secular world, people take Christmas as a stressful time - a commercial time, even if they do spend the day with family and friends.
Today was almost like any Saturday, though. As usual, we had our Molten Core run. However, since I had this family get-together tonight, I had to cut my time in there short. It wasn't exactly the best run, either. I mean, wiping on Garr twice? He's only the fourth boss. And that after wiping on Lucifron the first time! And he's the first, and possibly weakest, boss! What's interesting is not that today's raid was the only one for the weekend but that the majority (90%?) of people in the raid were actually guildies. Which just goes to show that we do have enough level 60's - a few more and we won't need any pickups at all!
Don't get me started on WoW. Not that it's avoidable. Since I play every day it'll come into almost anything that I write. In fact, World of Warcraft makes its way into a lot of what I do or say - scary, huh. Take for example the towels that Nick and I got tonight. He got a green one and I got a blue one. To the n00b that may not have much significance. But anyone who's anyone knows that a blue [rare] is better than a green [uncommon]. Such a simple thing but I'll bet he still wants a purple towel (epic). Me, I'd rather have an orange one XD (legendary).
Well, we went to Matt and Lish's to have a family supper and open Christmas presents - since Christmas day will be spent over on the Coast with extended family. We all opened our presents from each other. The thrill goes away when you grow up. I guess I'm either too tired to really care much about this aspect of things or I've just spent too long on my computer for real life to have much of anything for me. Whatever it is, it really doesn't feel much like a festive time. I know it took me ages to get the songs out of my head last night after having had them play all day at work since the start of the month, but there's so much more to Christmas - and I just don't feel it anymore.
Now that Christmas Eve is pretty much over and we all have new stuff - maybe I'll take the time to put up some sort of summary list or something tomorrow - I feel like just going to bed so we can get through tomorrow. No, I'm not anxious to see Christmas over for some oddball reason - I just know that it's snuck up on us so quickly it'll be over before I can blink. No use trying to hang onto it or to cherish it in any way, save to give God the glory for sending His Son to us in such a unique, and so very human, way.
At least I got some fishing time in. I need to get my skill up to its max (300, as with every profession and skill) but it's so slow going, since you only get one point every so often. It's quite a hard skill to judge (blah blah blah...).
*Zerk*
Must... force my mind away from things pertaining to Azeroth.
I'm playing the drums at church tomorrow. Last Sunday morning I played as well, having swapped with Steve, who played that evening. Now that's something I enjoy outside of my room. Not much appeals to me that isn't WoW related but drumming is another part of me. It's something I'm happy spending my time doing. Tomorrow morning will be great ^L^
Christmas Eve: /end
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favours."
-Timotheos
Friday, December 23, 2005
Genesis
Do a search for "gecko mayhem" on google. Everything you find pertains to me. At least, that was the case last time I checked. As the Internet gets older so do we all, but our presence becomes more and more widespread - if spread a little thinly.
Christmas - what better time to begin a blog. After all, it's only been ten years since I began writing a daily diary. A few years ago I did attempt to convert some of my entries to electronic form but the task became somewhat gargantuan in my mind and so, as with many things that I begin, my electronic diary entries never really got past a few html pages.
I could reflect on this year. I could look back and see how many hundreds of hours were spent playing my Night Elf Hunter on Proudmoore. I could sit back and relax now that my week is finally over and I can cruise through Christmas and out the other side, go to work for four more days from Tuesday, and then really breathe a sigh of relief as I take time off for the first time since starting work at Dick Smith Electronics back in April (save for the two weeks of surgery recovery in September, the first of which was disgustingly tedious...).
However, there will be time for reflection come the new year. With this blog I am launching into something new; something fresh. To keep this up may prove to be a mission. Perhaps over time I will inculcate blog writing as much as my Bible reading and diary entries - as much as brushing my teeth twice a day. Routine drives me. WoW occupies my time XD
Perhaps, also, I will reveal more of myself to cyberspace. After all, everyone has a story to tell; some are just better storytellers than others. But we have all experienced things in our lives that make us who we are and have got us to where we are right now. Ten more years down the track I may have entered 500 blog entries but who can really know how this small act in itself might affect who I am and how other people view me? Let alone affecting any decisions in my life.
Here's a small tidbit: I'm all alone. I've come to a place where I just can't care anymore. Getting married would be great - after all, at 25 I'm not exactly getting any younger! However, I've reached the point where I really am content. I haven't embraced my singleness, it just isn't a focus for me anymore. I tried so often to put aside these thoughts I had of meeting someone and that being the answer to whatever but all it did was made me focus more on being without someone - and I felt like I was missing out.
But meh, life does have a purpose and it is good. I may not have clear direction right now but I know that next year something is going to change. I know that I won't play WoW forever but at this point in my life it is such a huge part of who I am and what I do. Tomorrow we have our Christmas MC run (I only call it that because we aren't raiding on Sunday, it being Christmas day and all, and since this is the Christmas weekend, it just sounds... right). When I say "we", I mean my guild, Brethren of Vengeance. We may not be teh pwnage but we're getting better, we are growing and most of the time it's great to just get to know the regular members more and talk about stuff on the forums.
I could keep going but it's getting late. This is Genesis - this is the beginning of what I hope will be a new discipline for me. I enjoy living with my brother (if only he would actually do what he's supposed to do, ugh...) where the only responsibility I have is to keep this place in some semblance of orderliness - more of an obligation, really. It's in my nature to have order and cleanliness. Too bad this hasn't caused me to unpack my books ^L^
That about brings me to the end of my initial entry. I hope to see more of me. There is an urge to write so much more but I must restrain myself. Choosing only a portion of what to say really limits what is portrayed but it saves some words for another time. I'll pocket those words now and allow my brain to start winding down as I pull out my diary and record my life for today, 23/12/05. To be precise, it was yesterday - but who wants to niggle over such trivial matters.
To come:
-Timotheos
Christmas - what better time to begin a blog. After all, it's only been ten years since I began writing a daily diary. A few years ago I did attempt to convert some of my entries to electronic form but the task became somewhat gargantuan in my mind and so, as with many things that I begin, my electronic diary entries never really got past a few html pages.
I could reflect on this year. I could look back and see how many hundreds of hours were spent playing my Night Elf Hunter on Proudmoore. I could sit back and relax now that my week is finally over and I can cruise through Christmas and out the other side, go to work for four more days from Tuesday, and then really breathe a sigh of relief as I take time off for the first time since starting work at Dick Smith Electronics back in April (save for the two weeks of surgery recovery in September, the first of which was disgustingly tedious...).
However, there will be time for reflection come the new year. With this blog I am launching into something new; something fresh. To keep this up may prove to be a mission. Perhaps over time I will inculcate blog writing as much as my Bible reading and diary entries - as much as brushing my teeth twice a day. Routine drives me. WoW occupies my time XD
Perhaps, also, I will reveal more of myself to cyberspace. After all, everyone has a story to tell; some are just better storytellers than others. But we have all experienced things in our lives that make us who we are and have got us to where we are right now. Ten more years down the track I may have entered 500 blog entries but who can really know how this small act in itself might affect who I am and how other people view me? Let alone affecting any decisions in my life.
Here's a small tidbit: I'm all alone. I've come to a place where I just can't care anymore. Getting married would be great - after all, at 25 I'm not exactly getting any younger! However, I've reached the point where I really am content. I haven't embraced my singleness, it just isn't a focus for me anymore. I tried so often to put aside these thoughts I had of meeting someone and that being the answer to whatever but all it did was made me focus more on being without someone - and I felt like I was missing out.
But meh, life does have a purpose and it is good. I may not have clear direction right now but I know that next year something is going to change. I know that I won't play WoW forever but at this point in my life it is such a huge part of who I am and what I do. Tomorrow we have our Christmas MC run (I only call it that because we aren't raiding on Sunday, it being Christmas day and all, and since this is the Christmas weekend, it just sounds... right). When I say "we", I mean my guild, Brethren of Vengeance. We may not be teh pwnage but we're getting better, we are growing and most of the time it's great to just get to know the regular members more and talk about stuff on the forums.
I could keep going but it's getting late. This is Genesis - this is the beginning of what I hope will be a new discipline for me. I enjoy living with my brother (if only he would actually do what he's supposed to do, ugh...) where the only responsibility I have is to keep this place in some semblance of orderliness - more of an obligation, really. It's in my nature to have order and cleanliness. Too bad this hasn't caused me to unpack my books ^L^
That about brings me to the end of my initial entry. I hope to see more of me. There is an urge to write so much more but I must restrain myself. Choosing only a portion of what to say really limits what is portrayed but it saves some words for another time. I'll pocket those words now and allow my brain to start winding down as I pull out my diary and record my life for today, 23/12/05. To be precise, it was yesterday - but who wants to niggle over such trivial matters.
To come:
- Elements of my life story
- Poetry from the past (and perhaps some new pieces)
- World of Warcraft commentary
- Insights into spiritual growth
- Editorials and personal thoughts
-Timotheos
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