I was playing around with the talent builder for WotLK and came up with this idea for a new build. It looks pretty decent overall and I like the end result that it will offer. I am willing to listen to some suggestions though to find a really good overall balance.

Here it is then: Feral Build Try 1

Hope everyone is getting ready for this and will see you in game again soon.

Well, as some of you may know, danjackson has joined the Army. He emailed me earlier today and wanted me to pass along his email address to everyone so that they could stay in touch. His RL name is Jason and his email address is: jason.c.taylor1(at)us.army.mil . I hope that everyone encourages him because at one time I was also active duty military and know how important receiving news from home and friends is while I was defending our freedoms. DJ asked me to pass this along so that we would have a way to stay in touch with him and I consider him a very good friend. I hope that we hear some g

Ok, well, it seems like forever since I have sat and truly updated these records and let everyone know what has been going on with me. A lot of personal revelations have happened since I have moved down to Texas and I had no idea that they would require the soul-searching that I needed.

First off, on October 31, 2007 I will officially be sober for 8 years. That still baffles me considering the trials and tribulations that I have gone through over the years. If someone had told me that I truly not drink again back in 1999 for years, I would probably have laughed and just disregarded them as a little fruity. Now look. I am sitting at my computer (which I didn't have at the time), with a free all-in-one printer at my side, planning on taking my life towards a lifestyle that I would never have dreamed possible. I am preparing (hopefully soon) to be able to move to Austin, TX within the next month to advance my opportunities (if a job doesn't come soon around here). I have an opportunity tomorrow to be able to check out a metaphysical store since I am finally back on the road with a somewhat beat-up but perfectly used car that a friend sold to me for $250 plus repairs. I will be sure to include pics at the end of this so that you can see what I am talking about. Also, on a more personal note, I am getting along better with my family than I thought possible.

Well, everyone, I finally got the news that I have been waiting for. I just got hired this afternoon by a company called mosaic which specializes in Computer consulting (think Geek Squad of Best Buy) for Walmart. I will be starting there shortly and it is only part time, but at least I have finally found a job. Even better, I start out at $11/hr and it will look awesome on my resume because it sounds like an awesome job to be honest. All I have to do is deal with the customers and guide them towards making the right purchase for their needs. I don't know all the benefits of the position quite yet, but regardless, I am just glad to finally be able to have a paycheck once again. Anyway, with that said, my weekends are going to take a hit because that is my main hours so you might not see me around quite as much. I still will be around and look forward to seeing what I can do in this new venture. Hope that you all have a great day and I just hope that this job is something that I will grow and love.

MY VA FINALLY CAME THROUGH!!! As of June 1st I am officially under the VA's care and I will be finally able to have a comfortable cushion to fall back on. I may as well tell yall that lately my life has been really nuts. I have a friend that is dying before my eyes from cirrhosis of the liver, a heart condition, and Hepatitis C. Also, dealing with my emotional struggles from my time in Iraq has been heart rending to say the least because my depression has really been acting up to the point of me losing almost everything. To top it all off, I have been in the middle of some very chaotic stuff from my recovery meetings as well and I just have felt lost and alone. However, I just kept trying to move forward one day at a time, HELL, even an hour at a time sometimes. Thankfully, I am still living in my own apartment and my last roommate is currently out of my life (he just informed me that he has to go back to receive more ECT treatments for those that know). I just want to start moving forward in my life and the first step in that was receiving my VA benefits. I was able to receive 40% through them and now have a little bit of breathing room so that I can actually go to college in the fall (for what I don't know yet) all paid by the VA and also I receive a monthly stipend for that as well. It is definitely time to make some changes in my life and I am just starting. I will be sure to keep everybody informed and plan on spending some time in game now just to get reacquainted with everyone once again. I hope that yall are having a great weekend and I will talk to yall soon.

Well, in case anyone was wondering I have been going through a really rough time in my life right now. So, unfortunately, I have had to really prioritize what is necessary and my gaming time has pretty much gone down to Zero. I still hope eventually that I will be able to come back on again in a little while, but some of my problems are taking a lot of intensive work to get through them and I am indeed missing my times that I was playing alongside of everyone else. I just wanted to let anyone know because it is something that I just felt that I needed to let yall know about. If anyone is "really" interested in finding out what is going on, just shoot me an email to

and I will be sure to let you in on what is going on. Other than that, when I do come back I look forward to seeing my old friends once again. Talk to you later.

I just wanted to let you all know that I guess I will be able to join in sooner than I had initially thought after moving. My internet is going to be hooked up as of this Thursday, so I will probably be spending some time this weekend to try it out and see if the lag issue that has been plagueing me is fixed. Well, just wanted to do a quick update with all of you. I will be seeing you all soon.

Hello fellow guildies,

I just wanted to let you all know that I might be a little bit until I am back online again. Earlier today, I signed a one year lease at my very own apartment. Unfortunately, because the cable company is so backlogged, my service will not be established until mid April. Therefore, I will be away from here for a while. Do not worry overmuch, but I need to get everything settled in over there anyway and it will be nice to just have a place of my own as well. I will try to check in online occassionally, but what with work and lack of a vehicle, I just don't know what I will do until it is finally set up. Well, just thought that I would leave a quick note explaining what is going on with me and why you might not see me around too much in game. At least I should be able to get to the bottom of my computer issues as well, still sort of shaking my head about the vista experience because I keep running into minor glitches. Well, have fun gaming and questing. As soon as I can, I will be seeing you all around here again. Take care.

Well, I am now finally gainfully employed. Yesterday, a friend offered to let me work with him because he needed some help. He is a construction/ contractor in my area and I spent eight hours cutting laminate (sp?). My hands are hurting and it seems like my muscles are a little sore, but I am glad to finally be able to do something with my time during the day. In light of these new circumstances, though, I will be spending less time on the internet than I used to. Also, probably will be spending less time on WoW, but that is sort of up in the air now. I will still probably do it for a couple of hours each night depending on how tired I feel.

Well, it seems the season is truly upon us once again. I am so glad that I am being in a warm place with friends at this time. I talked with my family earlier today and they are doing well. I just wanted to wish everyone here Happy holidays and warmest wishes. Take care and I will try to talk to you as soon as I can. May the joy of your friends and family brighten this season.

Well, it is that time again. I have decided that I can't take living here in Wisconsin any more. A friend of mine that lives in Texas is inviting me to move down there to reassess where my life is going and it is an opportunity that I can't pass up again. So around the beginning of December I will be moving once again.

I wish that I had been able to make Wisconsin work for me again, but the pressures of my living situation have just gotten too out of hand. I am sleeping on an Air mattress in the living room and people are constantly waking me up when they are moving around. I think that is due to my involvement in the military. Also, doesn't help matters that the other day I was sleeping hard and when someone got up from the computer in the living room, the chair fell back and hit my bed just inches from my head. To top it all off, I am sick now and we are passing it around to each other. Finally, I am just sick and tired of people telling me that I am just too into video games and need to get away from it. I am a 33 year old male and even went out and bought a new TV so that I can actually enjoy movies and video games and now they say that I don't interact enough with them. It seems like I am constantly tired and just run down. Well, thankfully, a friend of mine has offered me a chance to start over again and I am jumping on it before I slip in my AA recovery program.

Hello fellow guild maties,

Just wanted to let you know that I have been really taking a back seat to playing in WoW lately. I still will log in occassionally to check out what is going on, but I don't know when I will be able to participate in the raids. Fortunately, my work schedule is set now for the next couple of months so I may surprise some people by signing up, but for now I am focusing on my console games.

One of the best games that I have played in a long time (as far as consoles is concerned) is now Final Fantasy 12. The storyline and gameplay is outstanding and I can't seem to break away for too often because the story constantly surprises me with its twists and turns. If anyone is interested in Final Fantasy even slightly, I would highly recommend this newest installment in the series. Also, I am wanting to get the new Nintendo Wii with the Zelda game being extremely high in my likes list. Also, I want to hopefully finish up some of my collection of Xenosaga, Final Fantasy, and Xenogears. Needless to say, I wanted to hit lvl 60 so that I would be ready for the new expansion pack, but since it is going to be months until it is ready, I decided to focus on my console gaming instead.