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I got this short list of World of Warcraft "achievements" from a friend.. which is simply hilarious.. for those of you familiar with the phenomena..

* Staying Down: Fall from a height of less than 20 yards and die.

* That is TOTALLY a hunter piece!: Roll NEED on an item you cannot equip.

* Jack of no trades: Reach level 80 with not a single skill point in any profession, including secondaries.

* Hunger Strike: Reach 80 without eating or drinking anything

* Public Enemy Number One: Become Hated by 40 different factions.

* Tunnel Vision: Reach level 80 without fully exploring any zones.

* Absent Minded: Complete a Heroic dungeon with a Fishing Pole equipped

* My Drinking Problem is not a Problem: Complete all Heroic Dungeons while drunk

* Captain, you canna change the laws of physics!: Be changed into another form by a Goblin transporter, five times.

* Footsoldier: Reach level 80 without learning Riding skill.

* Glutton: Eat continuously for 3 hours

* Loreless Master: Reach level 80 without completing a single quest.

* Talentless Hack: Reach 80 without spending a single Talent Point

* Ramshackle hero: Complete an entire instance while all of your armor is at zero durability.

* Ewwwww... Gross: Love Princess Theradras

* Really, just stop. You're embarrassing yourself: Lose 30 consecutive duels.

* Chester the Molester: /love 20 players.

* Peaceful Nomad (Alternatively: Run Away!): Get to Level 30 without killing anything.

* Got No Mind And No Money: Waste 25,000 gold on stupid stuff that you don't need.

* You know, they have a cream for that...: Die from a poisonous DoT.

* Marathon Runner: Capture a flag in Warsong Gulch after holding it for more than 2 hours.

* Whew, that was close! Uh... guys?: Feign death, and be the only survivor of a raid wipe.

* Maybe if you showered...: Be the only member of a guild.

* Pitchfork rebel or downtrodden peasant: Win a battleground whilst having a Pitchfork equipped during the entire battle.

* Hold on a sec, my cell is ringing!: Do not enter combat while your other party members fight and kill a boss.

* Hooray for schizophrenia!: Act out every emote in the game in the space of 5 minutes.

* Maybe YOU are the problem: Earned when three players cancel their accounts within 24 hours of grouping with you.

* Not even the nerds think you're cool: Get thrown out of three guilds.

And also this extremely funny pic with the new U.S. President (I am an Obama fan)

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Merry Christmas! Or is it? It probably is, for most people, and it should be.

This won't be a long and boring message, as I'm sure you all are getting to your holiday business right about now, however, I'd just like to share an epiphany that I've had today, it being Christmas and all..

Having always put special thought and feelings into the holidays, more on the "spend it with others and give rather than receive" factor, whenever (we're obviously talking about this year) i don't have a regular routine for them, i tend to notice it.. A LOT. So this year.. well.. this morning actually, looking under the tree.. (well, the spiritual tree if you will) i found.. nothing.

I know what you're all thinking.. he's a naughty boy, bad boy, and you would probably be right if it was a general case, which it isn't. Why? Because, believe it or not, i forgot. Yes, i forgot to ask Santa for something (and yes, i do still believe in him, or his spirit if you will). I know that if i would have remembered to wish for something, i would have found a way to provide it, be it material or spiritual, but, i let me get the best of me, if that makes any sense and i forgot about.. myself.

So let this be a lesson for those in need, no matter how hard things get, no matter how much you suffer or regret your decisions, always "keep your eye on the ball" and never ever forget what you want, not only for Christmas, but all the time, because you never know when it might count.

Happy Holidays

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What better way to prove to myself that my journal is "alive" if not by a tragedy.. Or, drama at least.

What might one, in a discussion about such things, give as a real example of what he seeks in life? Most people would say, happiness, or love, or.. wealth. Some might argue that these things and others alike change with certain types of maturity levels, as people grow, they change their priorities to better suit their needs. A kid would ask for an infinite amount of toys, a teen would go for all the alcohol in the world, a man would probably ask for his family to be safe and for them to have a long life, and an old fella' would most probably ask for remembrance.

Drama you say? Tragedy? Oh yea, i kind of forgot about the very idea i was aiming for at the beginning. What do people get for Christmas? Gifts! Hell yea! Lots of gifts. Well my gift for this year, was a broken heart. And curiously enough, it's not the classic story you may think of, but rather an uncommon one. It's not the, boy gets girl, boy cheats on girl, girl leaves boy, boy regrets, end of story. It's more of a, boy lets girl take him, boy doesn't know shit about what he wants from girl, boy grows up, girl refuses to do the same, boy gets tired of an infinity of accusations, boy ends it. It's a lot less boring when you live it, trust me.

What can i say, I'm a little sad, i feel alone, i feel betrayed.. however, i know i made the right choice and i know that, whatever anyone may say, i kept faithful to my ideas, and loyal to my girlfriend.

Anyway, this whole thing, was more of an epiphany than i would have ever imagined. Because i realized that things should always be taken moderately no matter the loss. And also, you should never try to ease somebody's pain when you don't have to, it just makes things worse. Probably, the world is tired of heroes, maybe it needs more villains. There is no other explanation why every jerk of a guy i know, who treats his girl like garbage, cheats on her, makes fun of her, orders her around, and profits from her, gets a clean breakup, no feelings, no attachments, no nothing, and all because he could care less, is just fine at the end of a relationship.. and I'm not.

Now mind you, I'm not saying "hey, I'm the best kid out there, pick me, mail me, have me, love me" not by far, however, be this a message, be it not, maybe it's time that all of us woke up a little and took things a little more seriously.

Somebody told me that the most important thing in a relationship is knowing what you want, before anything else, you should know exactly what type of person you want to spend your time with, and after that, getting to know them. And though some people (especially girls) might want to throw rocks at me, one thing is clear, you can't love somebody unless you get to know them.. so much for the "love at first sight theory" ey?

Anyway, I'm not sure I'll make another post till Christmas so Merry Christmas and.. may you all get what you fish for.

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Whomever decides to read my.. let's call it journal, because blog is such a barbaric and passion lacking word, will probably want to know why. Why another "this is my web page" site, why another "oh, look at me, i hate this, i love that, you suck, you don't suck, blablabla" site?

Well, the answer, to me at least, is more than obvious: because i can! and also, because, as a famous movie character once said "there is something terribly amiss in this world, you don't see it, you can't smell it, or touch it, but you can feel it, and i have come to show it to you" so i want to take that leap into whatever is waiting for me, and us, out there and find out why human mechanics stopped working a long time ago (probably in the stone age). And if you're wondering, for those of you who noticed, why I'm writing in English when the website has a .ro (Romanian) suffix then your guess is as good as mine, I'll probably write in whatever language suits me at the moment i do it (me thinks it be addin' to da flaver..)

As most personal websites, i want to, and most probably will, write about myself, what i feel, my experiences and questions regarding those things, i don't actually expect anyone to understand or care, but.. why not, surprise me.

Why am i 8? We'll get to that soon..

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