Breakfast Topic: A change of pace

While I enjoy playing World of Warcraft, there are times when it feels like too much work and I need to take some sort of forced vacation. I got that last week when I needed to take my wife to the hospital and we were both properly pried away from the game. We were unable to play for a few days, she bedridden and I keeping watch in a sad, Internet-less room. It was actually refreshing. I watched some TV and my wife finally started on Brisngr. As soon as she was up and about again (thankfully), of course, she was right back on top of her game, commandeering the Auction House, performing her usual daily quests, and raiding left and right. In some ways, getting back into Azeroth was theraputic for her (the Inheritance Cycle has been put back on hold). On the other hand, just a few days out of the game and I found it hard to get back into my groove. I’ve only played one Battleground since we got back from the hospital, one game of Wintergrasp, and not a single Arena match. Actually, I’d found myself spending more of my online time tending to a virtual pet and lately, a virtual restaurant. I guess being so frazzled over the love of my life made me want to relax a little

BRK fans post a goodbye video

A little while after BigRedKitty closed shop on his blog last week, there was another post from TJ on there asking for help with a “secret project” (that lots of you let us know about — thanks!). And now, the secret has been revealed: a few of BRK’s fans have put together a goodbye video for the knowledgeable Hunter with the big red cat, and you can watch the whole thing above. Very touching, and very cool to see a community come together to thank someone who’s done a lot for them. BRK also reported on his blog this week that he hasn’t left Warcraft for good, but it does sound like the choice to focus on his real life and family rather than what happens in Azeroth was an excellent one. We’ve also heard, through the grapevine, that Blizzard may be honoring BRK in their own way in the future, much like they did with Phaelia of Resto4Life. We’ll keep an eye out for nay Big Red items we may come across.