Anniversary the Fourth

Yesterday, as it turns out, was this blog's 4th anniversary. Yay! Let's go back and see how things compare to my initial goals, shall we?

My Goals for The Lion Guard:

• 5 posts per week, on average, with at least 1 "meaty" post per week.

• Provide myself an inspiring means to exercise and develop my writing skills.

• Practice public expression. I tend to be one of those quiet, shy people in public. Perhaps this blog will help me become a more confident individual.

• Express myself. Most of the people I interact with regularly in real life are uninterested in WarCraft. I hope that here I can create a place to freely converse with folks who are genuinely interested in at least some of what I have to say.

And that's 0 for 4. /facepalm

Oh well. Here's to a better year 5!

Happy 15th Birthday WarCraft!

Happy 15th Birthday WarCraft!

"15th?!" you might be asking, "But World of Warcraft only came out 5 years ago!"

It's true.  The World (of WarCraft) that we all know and love only premiered 5 years ago.  However, gentle readers, there was indeed a world before the World of Warcraft, and 10 years prior to the MMO's launch Blizzard Entertainment was celebrating another birth: the launch of their first real-time strategy game—WarCraft: Orcs & Humans.  Back then, I'm sure none of the people working on the humble little competitor to the Dune games imagined what would become of Azeroth, but I'm sure we can all appreciate how the franchise has grown in the 15 years since it's premiere.

So, happy 5th birthday World of Warcraft, and happy 15th birthday WarCraft.  Here's to many, many more!  =)