WoW again

Well, not too much to rattle on about... but I did make a stab at returning to World of Warcraft this morning. I decided that while flexbar is a nice thing, when it breaks, it totally prevents me from playing the game -- at all. So, rather than spending half my time trying to fix things I didn't break, I figured I'd try to learn how to play using the standard interface again.

One of the weird things about WoW is that once you start using add-ons, it becomes very hard to stop using them. I logged in with nothing, and simply couldn't find a way to arrange my warrior's buttons that worked well. So, I though maybe I should make a new character and thus learn how to work things as I level up. That works better... MUCH better.

Still, there are some add-ons that are just too useful to do without. Little things. Being able to scroll the chat window with the mousewheel. Having the loot window appear under your cursor when you loot. Being able to move the damn bag windows when they get in the way. So, even with a clear start, I've got about 20 mods loaded again. Most of them are working fine, although auctioneer whines a bit.

Oh, I also dug up an IRC client. Somehow, I've managed to go all these years as a computer geek and stay clear of IRC. Well, I had to go dig one up for one single purpose. I listen to EVE Radio quite a bit, and if I'm not playing EVE, the only way to make requests or insult the DJ for the crap he's playing is to use IRC. :)

I fear this week will see me visiting the local FedEx terminal to apply for an exciting career in box management. Loading the boxes onto the truck, unloading the boxes off the truck... sorting the boxes even! Well, I blame Gee Dubya for letting the economy get this bad. Oh well, can't move to Europe yet.