Why the hell do I not go on main raid runs after I sign up for them and then get stuck doing alt runs where I have to compete with every other alt against my main for gear? FFS… I even have to compete against alts and pugs for the fragment even though I already have one. It is a guild run. Not a pug.

Seriously starting to piss me off. Here I am, in excruciating pain with my knee, willing and wanting to do a run with the guild. Granted, it is an alt run, but in the past with alt runs, people on their mains got dibs on items over those on their alts. I signed up for the raid this week, Steph tells me about how she doesn’t want to take Madameluna because she sucks as a healer and she’s tired of putting up with her. I go to the instance and wait for my invite. Then I get told that I will be taken next week. Madameluna still ends up going.

I don’t appreciate being strung along. I don’t like Madameluna myself and she honestly does suck as a healer. But don’t tell me you aren’t going to take her or anyone else for that matter, ask if I’m available for all the runs, say you want me over her and then leave me out to dry. Additionally, I don’t appreciate doing alt runs to help others gear their alts and not see anything in return. My priest is my main. Not my alt. If I wanted to fight tooth and nail for gear, I’d be better off going on a pug.

Additionally, I don’t care if it were me or another main in the guild who had the legendary fragments. Had it been Mayhem instead of me who had a fragment, there is no way in hell I’d appreciate seeing it go to a pug or an alt when she already had one. It’s a matter of principle. Then to tell me “but you have to kill Yogg”…. that’s like saying, “don’t bother collecting the fragments because you aren’t going to kill Yogg anyway.” It is a slap in the face.

I don’t typically complain and I have gone out of my way to sit and fill in as needed on raids. I haven’t bitched about gear. I’m not typically a greedy person but I’m not going to sit by and go to raid after raid with nothing to show for it. I’m not going to sit by and help others gear alts and trial members while I get nothing out of it. My time is better served doing something else. And I certainly am not going to sit around while I’m in a lot of pain and put up with it.

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Jason’s gone. I miss him already…was an eventful week. I heard from him a moment ago on by phone. He’s doing well, but still on the road.

Busted up my knee earlier today at the armory after taking the unit pictures. Dislocated it and pulled some ligaments when I fell getting out of the back of the pickup used for me to take pictures from. I can’t walk at the moment… at least not more than a few feet at a time to get to computer or bathroom. 15 minutes to get up the stairs to our apartment when I got home and 10 minutes for me to figure out how to pull myself up off the toilet when I go to use the restroom. Ugh.

Nate brought a bag of ice for me a bit ago so I didn’t have to worry about the trays being constantly filled. Girls have been a big help — getting me ice, drinks and anything else I need.

Most of all, I’m glad the kittens are here. They greeted us when we got home today and loved all over us. I’m so thankful we got them. They really are a big help to the girls during this difficult time and put a smile on the girls’ faces today. Hershey even cuddled and fell asleep with me earlier when I took a nap while icing my knee. He purred so loud and kept nuzzling my face. He made me forget about the pain and worry for a while. What an awesome little buddy…

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We got two new kittens to add to the family. They are 8 weeks old and absolutely adorable. Malaclypse is asserting his dominance and utters his low growl when either one of them comes near. Juniper is a bit more curious, but occasionally hisses at them.

The new babies are both brother and sister from the same litter. One is all black except for white on the tip of her tail and a faint little tuff of white under her neck. She’s definitely a firecracker and full of energy. She’s a bit fearless and is fascinated with Juniper, but she’s not quite sure of Malaclypse yet. Amanda and Jessica named her Rikku after the character in Final Fantasy X.

The other baby is a beautiful chocolate brown. He’s a bit more timid and a little insecure until he warms up to you. It looks like he’s going to be our cuddler. He’s already bonded well with Jessica and sat outside her bedroom door crying his little heart out when she shut it to clean her bedroom. He already has been following Jessica around. I named this one Hershey since he’s a chocolate brown like the candy bar.

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