What do I listen to? Podcasts...

Podcasts aren't new - in fact they've been around for about 3-4 years. I listen to my fair share - and here's the list of what I listen to on a weekly basis.

1) TWiT - This week in Tech - Hosted by Leo Laporte and a motley crew of pundits (like John C. Dvorak dvorak.org/blog). A weekly dive into the plethora of tech news.

2) MacBreak Weekly - Again hosted by Leo Laporte, this podcast is all about (GASP) Mac's and everything Apple. Now why, do you ask, do I listen to a Mac podcast when I'm a PC user? Because computing has gotten to the point that it really doesn't matter if you are a Mac or PC user. I like to keep up on what's happening in the Mac world, and this podcast is a fun way of doing it.

3) The Instance - It's the World of Warcraft podcast, so I don't have to. They've been going strong for quite a while - and they talk about pretty much EVERYTHING WoW related. From patch news, character builds, Addons, tips and tricks, and even a segment from a 10 year old talking about how to enjoy WoW as a kid. And excellent podcast for those who enjoy playing World of WarCraft\.

4) 1UP Yours - From the halls of Ziif Davis (the guys behind EGM) comes the show about console gaming that's NSFW (not safe for work). They swear quite a bit (definitely rated MA/AO by the ESRB), but it's always an informative and engrossing conversation about the state of the console side of gaming.

5) Retronauts - The gaming podcast for old people. For those who remember the days of the Atari 2600, NES, SNES, SMS days. For those who remember that gameplay is WAY more important than graphics. An awesome (albeit erratic) podcast about retro gaming.

And that's only half of what I listen to....

World of Warcraft Part Deux

Well It's been a month or so since I made my initial WoW post. Here's an update.

My Night Elf Moha... err... Hunter is now Level 42, and I'm currently try to raise gold to get my mount, so I can actually keep up with my guildmates. I have just purchased the Riding ability (which was 76 gold - and where the majority of the money went), and I have about 3 gold left. AND, I only need 9 gold to purchase my mount - SO CLOSE!

Basically, what I've been doing is farming the Deadmines. The Deadmines is an instance in the game that if taken at the level it was meant to be taken at (levels 18-24) you would need a 5-man group in order to make it. I, however, am at level 42, and I soloed it easily. And there are a lot of Green drops and a bunch of Epic drops (that soulbound, sadly, so I can't sell them at the Auction House), but I figure, I'll auction what I can, and probably someone will want the equipment.

I'm almost there. Once I get the money for my mount, I can start doing quests again. And keep up with the rest of my guild.

My Eyes Hurt..

Seriously.

My eyes have been getting steadily worse since I was 8 years old. I've worn glasses pretty much every waking moment of my life. And I have no problem with that. My glasses are part of who I am, part of my personality.

But recently, my eyes have started to hurt. Not just fatigue (an I get eye fatigue often), but shooting pains in what feels like the backs of my eyeballs. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and stepping on a tack or stubbing your toe. It feels NOTHING like that.

It's almost as if someone is taking the backs of my eyeballs and clamping down on them with vise grips. Yeah it's bad.

It doesn't help that when my eyes feel this way, I'm extremely light-sensitive. It was painful working today today at the bank, looking at my monitor and staring at paper all day.

As soon as income tax rolls around, I'm gonna have to get a new prescription anyway, so hopefully I'll be able to get a reference for an ophthalmologist that's local. And pray that my insurance covers any exams.

Sweet! It worked!

And now I can go about blogging without have to log into Blogger every time I want to post something.

Like a picture, for example....

I took this photo a couple of weeks ago. And using LiveWriter - it links directly to my Flickr page as well.

The more I use this program, the more I want people to look at my blog - odd ain't it? But since all I have to do is fire up LiveWriter, I think I'll be posting MUCH more than I used to.

Ok - First time with Live Writer

Hello all!

This is my first post using the new Windows Live Writer. I heard about this on The Tech Guy podcast with Leo Laporte. He was saying that he uses it to post to his own blog, and loves using it.

So I figured... why not?

And so far, I'm liking it. It's a pretty straightforward word editor, but It can post pictures, movie clips (embedded) and sounds as well, so I might be able to use this full time as my online base of operations. No more Yahoo 360! But I'm keeping flickr.

So. I'm gonna hit the "Publish" button and hope for the best!