Summer – I just can’t see the fun in it.

I’ve always had a problem with summer. Summer for me has meant red, itchy skin; calamine lotion; being far too hot (if we go anywhere abroad), or rained on (we used to go to Scotland). It means hay fever, not being able to sleep at night. Basically I’m more of a Spring or Autumn girl.

The same happens in WOW. For me summer means this from July 2008 and here from June 2009.

Also – this time last year I changed guild, which was a very big deal for me. It was a year ago this week and still brings funny feelings in my tummy when I think about it.

So all in Summer does not bring out very good feelings for me.

This year is no different. Nobody wants to raid. Nobody is bothered about the pink dragon who still lives. I put raids up on the guild planner and they get cancelled. This stresses me and makes me sad. Sure I know it happens every year, but that doesn’t make me feel any better.

So – what do I do? I started a bit of Loremaster stuff but got quickly bored. All my levelling ever has been with Barkie. I don’t like questing alone. I tried doing a few quests with a guildie who is also working on the achievement, but we had no quests in common left in the zones we tried. Then I got sidetracked doing Cenarion Circle rep, which I think I might complete soon.

I tried healing on my druid, but it was horrible and I can’t face learning through PUGS because people are so impatient and unfriendly to Noobs. And there are no guildies online to go play with to learn how to heal like a druid.

Then I had the most amazing discovery – my Dad had another level 71 character on his account I could do something with (he was a complete altoholic – the joys of retirement). Trouble was it was a male dwarf. I can’t play a MALE DORF! I am a girl. I play girlie characters. I flirt. I hug and blow kisses……

(Sorry Tam, but I don’t like dorfs.)

Since getting my new job I’ve had a “treat” with every pay packet. Just a little something to keep me spurred on. The time had come for me to spend this month’s reward…..

So – Merlyn, the

male dwarf

became Delphia, the

female Night Elf

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Oh yes, the class you ask.
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Well, I don’t know why you need to ask really.
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She is a priest!

I logged on last night and joined the dungeon finder. Note to self – when you copy another profile in Clique, you also need to change the rank of the spells. Otherwise you can’t heal and have to leave the party and sort it all out. This means you have 15 minutes left to fish before you can join another dungeon.

Oh – and it’s a bit easier to heal when you re-equip your weapon instead of your fishing rod.

And it’s a bit harder to heal with only 9k mana instead of 30k.

And you need a LOT of drinks, which sucks when the mage in the party cba to make a table.

But you feel GOOD when your DK tank (urgh -I normally hate healing DK tanks) says “It’s OK at this speed, I have faith in my healer” and waits for you before bosses to actually get some mana back.

So I healed Utgarde Keep. It was good. I felt competent. I KNOW, I KNOW, ofc I was competent – I have a Kingslayer Priest main. But it felt GOOD. Which for me, in Summer, is a refreshing change