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First off, I apologize if this is too soon. I noticed the last topic on this is from November of 2011 or so. My mind is foggy as to if that is before 4.3 dropped, which, I'm kinda thinking it is but I'm unsure.

Here's the older topic I found:
http://wow-ladies.livejournal.com/15693073.html

I have a little low-level hunter, and I am thinking of going MM(I think that's the spec I wanted before in WotLK, but I never got far on my old server!)

Consequently, I just had a couple questions, to you ladies here since I see so many of you that have some wonderful hunters(especially in the Transmog Tuesday topics!):

Is MM the spec most hunters run nowadays? My goal is to pull some good DPS in 5-mans and LFR- and in leveling on my old server to 30, MM was pretty fun.

Do you have any tips and tricks, and/or macros that you find convenient to use and apply to certain battles and/or overall?

As for the optional stats(as in, the debates on the lower priority stats that usually take place with most classes... crit or haste? I know Noxxic lists most of it out, but I know it can be debatable with some classes!

Soloing old raid content- how does a hunter in the 370 ilvl ballpark fare? Is MM a good spec for this, or is BM better? This is something I'd like to do more often- my Enhancement Shaman isn't bad for this sort of thing, but I'm curious(also transmog gear in old raids:D)!

Thank you so much for any help and info. I am very excited to level my hunter. It's on my list to get done before MOP drops.:D

I ticketed a while ago to have my priest's name released on a realm I was planning on transferring to. Last night, I finally prepped and transferred her. I paid for the transfer, waited for it to go through, then saw her on my realm with a placeholder name. I deleted the character holding her name, then customized her race/details, and put her name in the name box on the character customization screen, which was apparently a mistake.

It accepted her name on the character creation screen, but is still flagging her for a rename when I try to log in on her.

I put in a ticket immediately explaining the situation, saying I'm unable to log in on my character because of this, and it appears that a GM didn't even fucking read it, because I got this canned bullshit response:

( blizz ticket response )

Has anyone who transferred characters ever had this problem? I'm pretty freaking mad and I want to log in on the character I just paid damn near $60 to transfer. Ugh. I just called and it said "the phone queue is full, call back later." W.h.a.t.

I've finished reading "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood per recommendation of luna_puella.
Usually, I start off by saying whether or not I enjoyed the book. However, that's a bit tricky in this case.
Any story focusing on what happens if a group of hardcore Christian Americans would impose its puritans ideas on society, thus dialing the clock waaaaaay back on any feministic accomplishments, immediately isn't exactly a cheerful enjoyable read.
Sometimes the book was so depressing I could only stand to read two or three pages at a time. Then I'd have to put it away, stare out of the train window for ten minutes, and continue reading.
Yet I never had any trouble to continue reading. I always wanted to finish the story, always wanted to go on. Just at a slower pace than usual.

I suppose what helps is the overall thought process of the female main character. She clearly ain't happy with the situation (having almost all your freedoms being taken away can do that to a person), yet she makes the best of it. She isn't just sitting in a corner lamenting and wishing she was dead. She survives however she can, she holds on to hope even when she knows it's false and she takes extra enjoyment out of the little things that can still make her feel better for a bit. In order words: she makes her situation bearable. And because of that, it was also bearable for me to read.

I haven't given away too many details of the story, because I don't want to. The world has changed and the book slowly unfolds how such a thing has happened. That's part of the experience.

Apart from it's general message, there was another thing this book made me realise. Whenever I get story ideas, they tend to be Big Epic Drama and, yes, the world usually needs saving. For the simple reason that Big Epicness feels Grande and extra engrossing. Yet, that's not me.
World needing saving tends to come with an utterly depressing situation for the main character (after all, True Art is Angsty) and that just isn't what I want to write. This book took enough effort to get through, as awesomely written as it is. If I'd actually have to convincingly write about such a depressing situation myself.... I just couldn't.
I'm a happy, cheerful person. Perhaps whatever I write should reflect that.

Gisteravond zat er een padje onder ons dressoir. Onder ons drssoir is geen goed plekje voor een padje (we moeten maar weer eens stofzuigen), dus vingen we het padje en zetten we hem op de rand van ons vijvertje.
Ik heb al eerder padjes/kikkertjes gevonden in onze convectorput maar voor hen was het al te laat. Ik was dus blij dat we dit padje konden vangen voor hij in een mummie veranderde.
Vandaag zag ik een padje zwemmen in ons vijvertje. Hij zag er tevreden uit. Zou het dezelfde zijn?

Alright ladies, it is Memorial Day for those of us in the US, so a lot of us are probably going to be nowhere near computers today. Nonetheless, it IS UI Mod Monday, so do feel free to post your questions, comments, screenshots, WTFs, squees, whathaveyou... Heck, last week conversation went on til wednesday! =)

And for those of you with that one friend or relative you just can't exclude yet can't keep quiet... this is for you. *g*

(Yes, this is waaaaaay early, but it's now or probably ten hours late, and early is better than late. Have a good one!)

I made Dutch Babies for the first time today. In fact, I used my ramekins for the first time today! I've had these since Christmas but never had an excuse to use them. Now that I've broken them out, I need more recipes which use ramekins! Can you guys share links to recipes that use ramekins?

The Dutch Babies were delicious. I've never had one before, but this is definitely going to be a repeat breakfast.

( Recipe and One More Picture )

The International Association of Culinary Professionals' website just published an incendiary (but nothing new, actually, and nothing unexpected) opinion article by Amy Reiley that charged food bloggers with "faking it": faking the recipe development, food journalism, and cooking expertise that the culinary industry is supposedly painstakingly cultivating.

I have some strong opinions about this charge, obviously; visit WBB if you want to see my full argument and discuss. In the meantime, love one another and make some eggs.

These eggs begin with aromatic minced shallots and garlic sautéed in butter. Mayonnaise lends a slight tanginess and a gorgeous texture after cooking, and the green onions sprinkled on top round out the delicate onion flavor. You'll love these for breakfast or even as a quick, simple dinner, which is how Mike and I enjoyed them. Don't shy away if you're not a mayo lover -- the mayo adds only a subtle flavor but so much creaminess.



( recipe + photo )


To read my argument against Reiley's assertion that food bloggers are "faking it," throw your two cents in, and see more photos, please head over to Willow Bird Baking!

x-posted to food_porn, cooking, picturing_food, and cookingupastorm