I haven't really made a legitimate blog post yet, so I think I'll just share a little something that I'm highly interested in (that's not WoW).

A few years ago, Kleine and I spent a few days in London together on our way back to the states after some study-abroad time. There's just something about London that I absolutely loved, and it rang a weird chord in me. At about this time I read an article in Wired about a graffiti artist named Banksy that famously tagged all over London.

I did my time in high school as a little shit-stain punk with a spray can, so the depth and humor of Banksy's work just boggles my mind. He's moved on to some huge international notoriety and very political statements:

Almost all of his stuff is highly appealing to me and he's become a legend in his own time. I can't get enough of it. Anyway, I just thought you all would like to check out his work. Start here: http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/horizontal_1.htm

I really have yet to decide what this shall be about, I suppose I just felt like rambling. If you know me at all, I'm pretty sure you find that title rather fitting to my personality. Just add a bit more spice, a little bit of Lemon juice, and voila! Instant Josalin. Might need to throw a little bit of alcohol if you think I came out a little bland.

Silliness aside, I guess I could use this space to tell you guys a little bit more about me. I know, don't all cheer at once. I'm 20 years old, and very much looking forward to my 21st, where apparently everyone and their mum intends on taking me to a bar to get drunk. Eep.

Born and raised just outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. This means I'm a hardcore Steelers fan. It's true, just ask my dad. He'd disown me if I swore allegiance to a different team. I don't really care for baseball or Hockey, which thankfully my dad is ok with.

I lived in Providence, RI for a year, and that currently is a place I'd love to move back to if I ever got a chance. I've taken two years in college, but I have to take time off for god knows how long because of finances.

I'll add new blogs as I can think of more interesting things. Feel free to ask for specifics =D

So last night, during some post-raid discussion, there were a few points that came to light that I want to address.

First off, hi - my name is Shihli. I am a * hunter *. Shihli is my main, and will continue to be my main for the forseeable (and unforseeable) future. I started playing this game in the fall of '04 (I think, might've been '05) during Thanksgiving break.

I have been trying to finish up MH/BT attunement on my ALT, Luchs, over the past month or so. He has the Vashj vial and, fortune permitting, will have an Al'ar kill tonite. Once Atar's raid has Kael down (or if we do more LF1Ham runs), I will be able to get his Kael vial.

Now, let me make this perfectly clear:

I am not now, nor will I ever, make my Shaman my MAIN toon. My MAIN toon is Shihli. The *ONLY* reason that I am pushing to attune my ALT, Luchs, is because we have had frequent healer shortages over the past few months, and I wish to have him available to help the raid in the event that should occur again.

It is NO DIFFERENT than the reason we attuned Pudolski (to help tank when we are down tanks, and to help tank tough trash packs like most of MH and Shahraz trash) or Disrupta (to help tank if one of our ferals had to miss a night). Hell, the only reason I MISSED our prior attunement runs back in December was because I was down in California, as well as figuring out if I was quitting the game or not.

I HAVE NO PLANS to switch toons. NONE. ZERO. NADA. I *ONLY* want to attune Luchs out of the interests of the raid and guild as a whole. Once Luchs gets his Al'ar and Kael'thas kills out of the way (as well as one Rage Winterchill kill), he will NOT be in a 25man raid AT ALL unless EXPLICITLY REQUESTED by Garreth, or by Atar on weekends when I am available to fill in spots for his raid.

Little checklist/update/whatever I want thing for my traitor pally

3/6/08 Hit 40 tonight after I almost lost my temper in raid.  Got on my pally and started killing stuff...I'm currently alt tabbed while flying in hopes that Bloodelfs get the same free mount at 40 that ally pallys do. I also got pulled into an uldaman pug with a seventy, and everything that dropped was pally, so I kill stuff much faster now.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Thaurissan&n=Epatrick

Yep, I get my mount, so now I can go faster and kill things quicker :) huzzah for free class skills that save you mount training!

3/06/08 evening:

Paladining is hard when bitch ass alliance poop on your face

3/11/08

I hit 43!!!! now I get to kill murlocs for hours on end looking for a quest drop...yay? :(

I was looking over parses and I noticed that my overall healing has gotten so much better compared to when I first started raiding as a resto. Guess it just takes time to get used to raid healing, I went from Rogue to a moonkin and now a full on resto drood! Also getting some nice reso gear also helped :D just wondering how much more I can do?!

http://wowwebstats.com/6rpkylnmx4jec 1/15/08

http://wowwebstats.com/utoh246vcaimu last night

No longer tanking instances til all hours of the morning with pug healers in t2.  It just makes me angry at the world, especially when I'm wearing my good gear to try and compensate and still die.

Epat