Said Butterfinger today when he deleted his Warcraft characters and gave away all of the riches he had accrued in the past 4 years. He is right. These characters have transformed into something much bigger than the pixels they occupy on a vapid computer monitor, and have taken on a life of their own outside the realm of WoW. They are a second existence for Butterfinger, and the place they inhabit represents another realm parallel to our own being. I have only played the game a handful of times and have a very limited knowledge with regard to the many intricacies that take place in game with regard to gaining experience, having a relationship with a guild, being successful on quests, and becoming a profitable member of Warcraft society, but I can understand how removing all ties with a character you have spent so much time developing could be compared to death. (more…)

June 10th, 2008 | Warcraft, Startup Relationships | 2 comments

You can not tell by reading this post, but I am writing from a different computer. Why? Well, like the clumsy idiot I often am, I spilled water all over my laptop this morning. I got into a pointless argument with Butterfinger about muffins, of all things, then I proceeded to sit at my desk and frantically click around as if I had something much more pressing to do than engage in a fight about breakfast foods. I was mad, I was upset, I needed to act like I had a mission to accomplish, and I threw my hand across the desk, taking out my water bottle in one fail swoop. (more…)

May 27th, 2008 | The Office, Natural Disasters, Startup Relationships | 2 comments