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Indiana girl swallows magnets, needs surgery
Updated: May 23, 2008 05:44 PM

This story angers me, but not for the obvious reasons.

I actually saw this first on a news clip over on Comcast.net's "The Fan". First I was concerned as to how a child could knowingly consume THIRTY magnets. One of the first questions the news anchor asked was "Why did you eat them?" The girl's reply? "I thought they were candy." That stopped me right there. My first thought is "Magnets taste like METAL. Maybe these were plastic colored pieces, shaped weird and can be mistaken like candy." Then they show the magnet toys. They look like ball-bearings. Yes, they vaguely look like those small hard sugar candy balls you sometimes see on cupcakes at Christmas-time, but these things are about as big as a nickel (or larger, the pictures are kinda hard to judge the size), and are obviously metal. I've tasted magnets before, and they don't taste anything like candy. Metal doesn't taste good at all.

So the the girl's adopted (I assume) father continued to talk and my irritation continues to rise. I couldn't finish it, so I went searching for a print news article and found the one above. My irritation rose as I read the article, not for what it really said, but how it was stated. It insinuates the blame falls with the toy, but if you read between the lines, this orphanage even told the family that this girl has problems:

"She's only been in America three years and while she was in Russia, which is where she is from, in the orphanage she ate, they told us she ate everything she could get her hands on," said Lents.

Now, knowing this, why did the father give her a toy composed of small, easily swallowed pieces? My niece is somewhat the same, she will put just about ANYTHING in her mouth. We keep this in mind and don't buy her things she could possibly eat.

At the end of the article I see the words I was expecting to see and I nearly see red: But Haley's father wants the toy off the market for good.

Oh for the love of god, accept some responsibility! It is the parent's responsibility to make sure the child knows that it is a toy. Be there when they open the package, tell them what it is, get down and maybe even play with them and show them how it works. TELL THEM NOT TO EAT IT. The sheer fact that she claims she thought it was candy tells you that her parents didn't tell her it was a toy. More likely than not they gave it to her and went about their business. And if the child DOES eat it even after you tell them not to, don't blame the toy, blame the child. I'm sorry but most eight year olds know not to eat their toys.

Seeing things like this just angers me to no end. Bad parenting is what this is, nothing more. Now an innocent toy is being blamed for it. I'm tempted to go buy a set of this just out of spite...

..ok.. it looks fun to play with too... >_>

Yes, it was awful -- now please shut up - CNN.com:

Poignant, tragic, funny, outrageous --most of us have at least one story we tell (and retell) to explain our emotional bruises. But there's a big difference between understanding the past and being stuck in it.
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"Oh, for God's sake," she says, rolling her eyes. "Could we please stop the drama and get on with our life?"

I normally try to avoid anything dealing with Oprah anymore, but I stumbled across this article on CNN. It echos nicely what I've been saying for years. For me it can be very very easy to slip into self pity. My brother died when I was eight; my father has a violent temper, though never physical hit anyone; was constantly bullied throughout school; so on and so forth. I could weep and moan and go on about how my life was so horrid.

Your life is shaped by your past experiences, not defined by it.

Probably the greatest thing about this article is the points it has to help you avoid getting stuck in that self pity rut. Teaches you how to recognize it and how to fight it.

Sunday Mom and I were hanging out around the house after having gone to go see Prince Caspian. She flipped on PBS and there was a show on called "BizKids". This episode of it was all about Ethics. Watching it made me nearly cry. I've been reading all the stories on NotAlwaysRight.com and the one question that keeps coming up in my head is this: Yes, these customers are rude and annoying, but how often is it not just the customers but also the business people? It goes both ways. The same people who complain about their customers are often also the ones who turn around and be the same when they are the customer.

One thing on that BizKids that was reassuring was a small experiment they did at various colleges. They had a pair of people, one was watching and took notes, the other pretended to drop their wallet. They were trying to see what the reaction would do. A lot of people simply didn't notice, but of those who did, most actually returned the wallet without even looking at the contents. Those who did keep the wallet also didn't even look at it, they simply walked off with it. Overall it didn't matter what was in the wallet. People either took it or they didn't.

Even then, what is it about all those people who just refuse to take responsibility for their actions? Who refuse to have any kind of ethics at all? I'm not just talking about the families who have been on welfare for generations (yes, some people in my hometown have been on it for probably 3-4 generations now, maybe more), but the businesses who make money simply to make more money.

60 Minutes yesterday had an interview with John Bon Jovi. I've always been impressed with his music and style, very different from most other bands in that it was more uplifting and not as hateful. After watching this interview I wish this country had more people like him. He's invested in a pro football team and pretty much uses the profits (what little they are) to turn around and help out his city, not sit on them.

The big thing on everyone's mind is the gas and oil companies. They are raking in all this profit... but what are they DOING with it? Have you ever noticed that most the time the money that these super rich people and companies seems to continue to stay at the top? Think about it, they bit luxury items which go to people who are pretty much already rich, most of them keeping their people either in the poor house or in the life of minor luxury. You don't see those people going down to best buy and paying for blue collar paychecks.

Even then, MOST of their money goes into banks, who then use that money to give out loans to the not so rich and famous there by creating even more debt.

I wish to god we could get rid of the entire credit card system. It can be used for good things, especially emergency needs, but so many people simply don't know how to manage their money. They live beyond their means. The whole "must have it now" attitude. Why can't people understand that for those expensive fun items they need to save up money THEN buy them. Not buy it now and pay it off later.

I know I'm going all over the place, but this is more a stream of thought than anything.

Guess I'm done ranting for now.

I have been going round and round with comcast business tech support for almost an hour now trying to get them to take possession of the company domain name. Registration and hosting of ONE domain name is included with the package that the company purchased. These people have no fucking clue what the difference is between "Domain Hosting" and "Web Hosting"!!!!!

Here is what is going on:

The company had their DSL and Webhosting all with a single local provider. Webhosting included physical space and domain registration. This local company is an SRSPlus partner and did their own domain registration. This local company also had so many problems and such horrid service that the Company has left them to get service with Comcast.

I've been working to get everything with Comcast setup. Their DSL is already hooked up and working perfectly. Now I'm working on moving the domain name, website, and email all moved over to Comcast. I finally get the domain names released from the former host and call into Comcast to transfer the domains and... well.. I can't. They don't DO domain transferrs.

I'm soo pissed off at them right now it's not funny. Going to have a meeting with the Office Manager (my mom) and our General Manager tomorrow. This is pissing me off.

Earlier I was with one of my mom's coworkers as she was returning a rental van. Two things that needed to be done before we could turn it in was run it through a car wash and fill the tank to 3/4th full. I don't need to tell anyone about how high the prices are. It took $50 to fill 1/4th of a tank. That, however, is not what has driven me to post this.

While I was inside the station waiting to pay I did what we all do, let my eyes wander over all the goodies arrayed on the counter. Kit Kats, donuts, gum, lifesavers, so on and so forth. My stomach was wanting munchies, but I knew I couldn't get any impulse buys.

That's when it struck me. Impulse buys. An entire industry that hinges on frivolous spending. An industry that faces the harsh reality of the current economic situation.

Ask yourself this: When was the last time you bought a candy bar? Did you buy it out of a vending machine, at the grocery store, or at a gas station? How many times in the past six months to a year have you looked at an impulse buy and decided against it because of gas prices?

Doesn't seem all that important or shocking does it? Yet, think on this. Due to shipping, all those impulse buy items will start to rise in price, making people even less likely to buy them. In time, lack of demand will make the producers cut back on production and not ship as far. Loss in production will result in lay offs as less people will be needed to make the items.

Makes you stop and think doesn't it? Granted, this isn't going to happen over night, and if something finally happens to reign in the gas terro.. er.. companies, then this might not happen at all. I'd suspect the first symptom will be sales of said impulse buys, then slowly seeing a smaller selection.

You know the saddest part? Those hit hardest will probably be gas stations themselves. Most stations find their profit from the stuff inside the station, not the gas itself.

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((Accidentally originally posted this somewhere else. Moving it back to where it belongs))

Driver repeatedly states that if you have an electronic device you gotta use headphones or something like it. We just left Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I'm trying to get a bit more sleep when suddenly the cabin fills with what can only be described as the laughter of a studio audience. Don't know if its a radio or TV, but the fucker isn't using headphones. Shitty thing is I seem to be the only person who cares. Its quiet, most can probably tune it out, but I can't. Shit like that has always been something my hearing latches onto and won't let me ignore.

I'm too tired to walk to the BACK of the bus (I'm in the front) and ask them to use headphones or turn it off. don't want to go tattling to the driver either. I WILL tell the driver at the next stop so he can be sure to make the announcement (maybe he didn't say it after last stop and the shithead got on there).

Just.. inconsiderate fuckers who don't care about their fellow travelers piss me off to no end.

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I have a distinct need to vent right now.

/vent on

As it stands.. the whole reason why I'm up here is now blown out of the water. I don't know what we're going to do about when she has her actual surgery, but from the looks of things, it's going to be another month before she has the foot surgery. It's not mom's fault. Just tired, frustrated and depressed about the whole situation. It's great to spend some time with mom, it will be even better when Pat get's up here and we have a vacation, but.. just.. GAH!!!!

I can't just turn around and come back up here.. I need some down time. Need to have some time with my family.

While I'm up here I'm missing: Spending time with my husband; spending time with my puppy; spending time with my kitties; continuing to clean the house; working to make sure the new AC get's done; working on making more books (only have the mats for one up here and don't know if I'll be able to finish it); participating in SCA activities; trying SOLAR activities; Spending time with my friends; etc etc etc...

There is this whole list of things I could be doing right now.

Granted I'm helping Mom get a lot done around here as well. Things we've gotten done so far: Purchased two new recliners; gotten rid of the two old recliners and this overstuffed chair with an ottoman (soo much more room in the living room now); got mom's new ram (arrived today, still needs to be installed); got mom a router; bought and put together a media storage cabinet to hold all her tapes and DVDs; bought a new Microwave (old one was low wattage and sucked majorly); replaced back porch lightbulb (cept the wiring has gone bad and it can't be used); killed the weeds near the doors and sidewalk; added a bunch of good movies to mom's netflixs; purchased two new floppy hats; replaced kitchen lightbulb (well... it's bought but not replaced, so bite me).

There is more to do too. Stuff that mom just can't do on her own till her other knee get's fixed, which won't be till next year now for sure.

Still.. it's frustrating. It means that even into next year there will be family stuff that makes me come up here for at least a month at a time. I don't mind, mostly... but for once I'd rather just want to come up to spend time in a visit than have it be for a 'medical emergency'. But there is no one to blame... things have to be done. It's really hitting me now just how much mom really has -no-one- up here to help her out. All her 'friends', and there arn't many, are all too old. Her co-workers are either busy, flighty, or just not people you'd ask to help you with stuff like this. Her church, well she's still new to this one and I found out that she hadn't even TOLD anyone about her surgery. Her family all are too far away and very VERY undependable. She's one of the only responsible ones out of all thirteen. >_< Most can't even take care of themselves. *sighs* As much as I hate to say it... I really wish mom lived closer so I could stay home and still go take care of her. In a few years, it might just come to that. I don't know... I don't want it to.

Anyway.. I'm running late.

Laters peeps.

/vent off

Dobbs: A peculiar day for immigration rallies - CNN.com:

I was checking CNN to look for info about something happening in LA and found this article. Wow... just... wow... I love the fact that this guy just comes right out and says what pretty much the whole country is probably thinking. Wish more people would act on it though. But then I' as bad as any.

Anyone else ever heard of "Law Day"?

One word if warning, this entry will probably be quite long once completed and I have no intentions about using LJ Cut this time.

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The past two decades have seen a lot of major tragedies in US history: The Twin Towers, Columbine, The Oklahoma City bombings and more. I still remember sitting in my office at UT Memphis when I found out about the twin towers. It was a shock to say the least. The realization that true terrorism could happen in the US.

This past Monday saw another great tragedy: The Virginia Tech Shootings. Thirty Two people killed plus the shooter. And for once, something I heard on the news has shaken me to the core. I'm still figuring out what it is about this that bothers me so much. So far, the only thing I can come up with is the lack of a 'why'.

What makes someone do such a thing? People try to point fingers, saying he was a troubled man with a history of depression, angry and antisocial. But that isn't a reason. Its a dishonor to all those who are depressed, angry, and antisocial but do not go out on a killing spree. They deal with their problems, sometimes hurting themselves or others, but rarely resort to murder. Even then its more of a crime of passion where their emotions are focused on a single target. But that isn't what happened at V Tech.

One hears about how he was quiet and a loner, sitting quietly in the back of class not really participating, rebuffing offers at friendship. All I can think about is the voice screaming in my head saying 'Thats me!' Despite my anger at students and teachers, I never resorted to violence, never took refuge in my hate. I chose, rather, to escape through writings and books to far away places. Yet this person chose the bloody path. Why?

The truth of the matter is this: there is no reason. No fault, no formula that drives someone to do such a thing. Thousands of others have dealt with these problems without becoming mass murders. There is no one to blame, no way to prevent this from happening again. Someone CHOSE to do this. The only one to blame lies dead with half his face blown off.

Maybe that is what is so bothersome. With the other tragedies, we look back and see how things could have possibly been prevented. But this time.. nothing. His teacher warned police and college officials, but no overt threat was apparently found so there was nothing to be done. Being angry doesn't make you a murder. Gun safety regulations wouldn't have helped. There was no prior incident to even WARN people he was capable of this. Being able to write about violence doesn't mean the author is going to do it. If that was true then Steven King and Dean Koontz (sp) would be in mental institutions for the criminally insane. Counselling was recommended, but you can't force someone to go. For counselling to work the person has to WANT help. Its obvious this man didn't.

That does bother me some. People trying to accuse the college of dropping the ball. Seriously, considering the history of college campus violence, they did what anyone else would have done. For all they knew the shooter was dead or had left the campus just like any 'normal' crime of passion. Regardless of what the media and Hollywood try to tell us, murder sprees are NOT common!!

So now you'll get activist trying to push for more gun regulations as well as a new group forming to demand college campuses beef their security. Why won't people realize that it won't help? While heightened security might seem good, all it will do is sap funds from other programs, probably the arts. You'd have to have a college built like a prison with constant monitoring to have prevented something like this. Just because there is a law saying no guns on campus doesn't mean people will obey. In fact the only people who do obey are the law abiding citizens who won't do something like this.

So the question remains: How does one prevent something like this from happening? One side says keep the guns out of the criminal's hands, but we have seen repeatedly how effective that is. Another side says let everyone have guns, turn the US into a version of the old wild west where you have people taking the law into their own hands. One group says batten down the hatches and beefen security. Another group says that can cause this to happen as well as infringe upon normal citizens. Everyone has a point, everyone has faults. The reality is that there IS no way to prevent things like this. People do evil things for stupid and crazy reasons, or no reason at all. Like a hurricane, you can prepare all you want, but it doesn't stop the storm from hitting. Its beyond our control. The only one who can truly stop it is the person doing it. Sometimes the wind shifts, a different choice is made, but in the end its the storm to decide. At least most storms have the decency to give forewarnings, people have a nasty way of keeping secrets.

While no one can make the choices and decisions of another, everything you do effects someone else. And not just the bad either. A simple smile to a stranger can do more than you could ever imagine. Never forget that. Try watching the movie 'pay it forward'. My own personal experiences prove it. Someone smiled at me and was polite during rush hour traffic. Made my day. I treated Pat better and so forth. We just don't realize it because no one really tells why. Even then, its up to each and every person to decide how they will let the external events in their life will effect them. Will you pass on the bad? Will you pass on the good? Will you purposely chose not to let the bad continue on and counter act it with good? My common example is the rude cashier. Maybe she had a really bad day. I could be rude back and make it worse, or counter act it with a smile and possibly brighten up her day. Saying circumstances force you into doing anything is a cop out. They can explain how you got there, but only you are responsible for your own actions.

Anyway... I guess I'm done rambling. Feel free to disagree, feel free agree, feel free to add your own thoughts, feel free to pass this on to others. In the end.. its up to you to decide.

(18-04-2007 14:13:05) Update: I strongly recommend you go to CNN.com and watch the video interview with Criminology Professor Jack Levin titled "Warnings Signs of a Killer". It annoys me that the press keeps trying to make it seem that people could have 'read the warning signs' and stopped this. I love what this man says at the end and hope more people listen to it. I'm pissed about the "The Mind of a Killer" interview though. More excuses...

(18 04 2007 18:33:11) Update: Apparently during the two hours between the shootings, a package was sent to NBC News. I only mention this because while watching the interview when they released the first picture, I was really pissed off at the reporter because he kept cutting off the professionals and harping on "This is something from the movies", even referring to the Matrix. Sheesh... I seriously doubt this kid watched those movies, let alone idolized them. Yes, media and Hollywood don't help these things, but neither do they CAUSE it. The poor professional was trying to say, "this guy was psychotic" but no one wanted to listen. Everyone wants to blame someone else. Pisses me off. Anyway...

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Tomorrow I'll go back and clean this up, make spelling corrections and so forth.

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IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE A FUCKING GOOD CRAFT HOLE PUNCH!!!

Why say this? I have to make some holes for the lacings for the dress I'm sewing. The pattern says to use Grommets.. but god damnit I have yet to find a grommet set that actually WORKS. The generic stuff at the fabric stores always split and are horrid. So what do I do? Screw grommets, just punch a whole and reinforce it with a buttonhole stitch and you're FINE. Gods they were doing that for hundreds of years. don't need no damn grommet.

So where do you get this nifty punch? The leather craft area. Not the beading area, but typically where they have things like the masks and stuff. Anyway.. more hole punching.

gods this pattern is fucking weird. Next time I make a dress like this I'm making it SOO much simpler.

... possibly one of the nicest yet annoying airports I've been in.

Concourses are like islands.. and you have to take a bus/shuttle to your connecting flights. However, inside, they are nice. Concourse C looks new. smallish waiting area, but the walk from the boarding gate door to the plane is a ways.

If its your destination, awesome. But if you have a connecting flight, don't have a lot of carry on luggage.

This is the last trip I lug the laptop with me until I get a wheeled, padded case that I can do "carry-on check". my back is killing me. thank gods I didn't have it in the laptop case. I would have thrown out a shoulder or something.

Can't wait to be home and in quu's arms. Miss my babies!!!

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gods.. i haven't posted in forever...

my friend rhast visited this past weekend. quu was roped into working at AWA this year. Got to see people I haven't seen in ages. Avoided the corsit dealer and managed not to spend a single penny at the con. I'm so proud of myself.

Mostly, I've been going from one thing to another.. trying to work on the house and get ready to head to MI in OCT.

For those who don't know, my mom is having Knee Replacement surgery on Oct 3rd. I'm flying up the 2nd and will be there for 3 weeks while she recovers. Eventually they will probably have to replace the other as well, but for now i think it's just the right one.

*sighs*

( Small rant about my family )

Anyway...

That's it for now.. I'm not feeling very well. Might be getting a cold or something. Ugg..

Yes, this is WoW related, but I'm posting this here because this isn't just a wow thing.

As most of you know, I'm an Admin over at Curse-Gaming.com.. my areas are the forums and the addons, mostly the addons section.

I'm seriously thinking of quitting. No one listens to me, and when I say i need something done, they either say "oh.. that will be in the next version" or "No need!"

I'm sick of it... All i'm asking for is things to make my job easier and they tell me it's not needed.

Soo.. i'm going to take a break and go take a shower... maybe take river for a walk and play some DDR.

...One Brain.

If found, please ship back to owner, currently located in Columbia City, IN.

-_-;;;

I'm just getting tired, drained, exhausted.

Love these kids, but they are getting to me. Tonight, at Wal-Mart, Alaina darted into an asile to look at the lava lamps (something i can't blame her for) but craig and kyle were heading off so I had to get her to move. She wouldn't, so i had to take her by the arm. No.. not roughly, but I was telling her we needed to move. She of course let's her legs go to fall to the floor to start crying because she can't get what she wants, so I have to pick her up. She's pissed off, and clocks me upside the head.. right where my jaw hinges to my skull near my cheekbone. For the first time in my life I think I saw stars. I nearly dropped her. I don't know where these kids get the "I want, I want!" from.. their parents don't really give into it.. or maybe they do.

When the kids were younger.. when they were expressing what they wanted, I don't think they re-enforced that it was ASKING rather than demanding. How to put this.. ( Click here for some parenting ranting )

*scratches head* I just don't get it.. I feel even more odd for, while i was growing up, I coudl go to the toy section, look at stuff, tell my mom, "Hey this is cool, I'd like to have it." but not do the whole "I want" tantrum. Heck.. i rememeber going through the store with my perternal grandmother and I'd just point out nifty stuff.. she'd then want to buy it for me and I'd have to tell her NO, i don't want it.. it just looks cool.

*sighs* was I the ONLY one like this?!?! Maybe being the third child and having a lot of handme downs and stuff taught me this.. i dunno... or maybe it's just innate in my personality...

Anyway.. I need to sleep.

http://www.popcultureshock.com/features.php?id=1357

We all know this stuff goes on, but... people are always afraid to come forward. Hence why I'm also trying to pass on the awarness.

Ok.. Guys... you may not want to read the rest of this.. Gals.. you'll all feel the pain and nod sagely...

( Read the rest at your own parel )

It's kinda strange... after what glissade13 said to quu, i should be enraged or at least angry and upset. I find I can't be. I'm more saddened than anything. For the life of me I can't see it as a personal attack... i see it as what glissade13 always does... her back peddling trying to change some stupid thing she did, and getting in a worse situation.

That's just what she does.

No bones about it.. her comment in Quu's journal was a direct personal attack at drlaurac. Why? Because drlaurac is getting her life in line, has a wonderful loving husband, a home, and now a child on the way. She has everything that glissade13 wants, but doesn't have.

I'm sick of her melodrama. I'm sick of her desperate antics to get attention.

She's a sick person and needs professional help. Just about everyone around her has told her this but she WILL NOT LISTEN. She loves wallowing in her misery because it get's her attention. She REFUSES to let it go.

I've tried to help in the past, but my own issues are my primary concern and god knows I've got a lot of them.

This post is public because i don't want anyone thinking I'm talking behind her back. glissade13 knows my mind and can see this post just like everyone else. I've removed her from my friends list because, frankly, she is no longer any type of friend to me. I can't and won't deal with her problems so I am no type of friend to her. Believe it or not I hold no animosity towards her. My heart aches for her to go seek help, but ultimately it's her choice to do so. I have done all that I feel I can do, so now i wash my hands of it.

I had considered removing the comments from this post in the hopes of avoiding a flame war, but it will happen even if I do, so i left them open. Help yourselves to rant and rave at me telling me how I'm an awful person for doing this to her. I'm just being honest, harshly so, but coddling her hasn't gotten her to wake up yet. Maybe blunt, painful honesty will finally get through. Either way, it's out of my hands.

First of all..

I'M BAAAAACK!!

Leth is 60 now, so I'm back to playing Silver unless I feel like playing a sucky healer again....

Next... view guild information here: http://www.rpgoutfitter.com/wow-gm/guild.cfm?guild=pernocto@Earthen%20Ring

I highly suggest that everyone install the mod: rpgo_CharacterProfiler
Then sign up for an account at RPGOutfitter.com, and upload your character data. This allows other guild mates to see what professions you have, what recipes you can make, what quests you have, all sorts of stuff. We can easily check to see who has what, who needs what, and who is just pimpin out.

Also... for any Alchemist out there... i have an "Herb Dealer" named Peejay. Take a look at her INVENTORY and see if she has herbs you need to lvl up your skill. If so let me know and I'll jump on her and mail it to you.

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Playing Silver again makes me realize... how much i really am sick of always playing the healer. In CoH i was the healer... started WoW as hunter and loved it, but then made a healer to help "others" out again. I'm sick of it... I'm sick of playing the sucky characters too help everyone else out. I hate it... especally playing a healing druid. People want you as a healer, but they say "you use leather! No cloth for you!!!".. or when you die a lot they piss and moan and all sorts of stuff. I'm sick of it... So from now on I'm making DPS characters... Hunter, Mages, Rogues... maybe a warrior just cause a little gnome warrior female would be SOO kick ass.

My thougths to all those who will "miss" the healing love... FUCK YOU! Go make your own goddamn priest or druid and see how YOU like it. Find out just how much "fun" it is to be taken advantage of and treated like shit.

For reiaino, I hope you've stayed being a shadowpriest. They just rock! (You need to meet up with Zor (not Pathir) and just find out what works and what doesn't, believe it or not he is one of the top healers in DL even thoug he's shadow specced.)

Anyway.. enough of my ranting...