Next year will be my 20th anniversary playing World of Warcraft. Time sure flies when you're having fun in Azeroth. I've played most classes at least once, but didn't roll warrior or paladin until Wrath of the Lich King. I started playing with a friend who introduced me to tanking dungeons. Collaborating with a buddy... Continue Reading →
World of Warcraft 9.1.5 Remains A Tone Deaf Response To Sexualization Concerns
When Victoria's Secret Female asked Blizzard about female characters not looking like they stepped out of a lingerie catalog at Blizzcon 2010, she was met with mockery and an all-too typical male obliviousness to the sexualization of female representation in video games. To be clear, World of Warcraft did not invent sexualized content in fantasy.... Continue Reading →
A Word about Anxiety. It sucks.
The helpful thing about having children with anxiety is finally being able to identify and understand a lifetime of what haunted many of my actions and inaction. I did not know I had anxiety issues when I was younger, or that it caused much of my unhappiness and depression over the decades. My anxiety phantom... Continue Reading →
