Luckedout

Those who know me know I game. Yes I'm a gamer. No I'm not in the basement of my parents house wearing a t-shirt with Cheeto crumbs on it. I'm not morbidly obese, wear glasses or have to wear a brace for carpal tunnel. I bath daily and I'm happily married to Mrs. Luckedout.

I belong to the new generation of gamers. We don't hide away at special meetings to play D&D or fight each other in the park with foam swords. We're your everyday average Joe. We have jobs. We like to socialize. We are both men and women, young and old. Gaming is becoming more of a norm and you would be surprised to find out who sits behind the keyboard or control pad of today's games.

My gaming name is Luckedout. I used to play exclusively in FPS games and became quite proficient. My feats would amaze the average 12 year old as I blasted him with lead and tea-bagged his corpse. I would often be asked how it was possible or what hacks I was using. I would usually respond, "I lucked out." After a while I decided to change my name to Luckedout so I wouldn't have to bother typing it in chat. Usually the other, now quite dead and bullet riddled, player would say, "You really lucked out, Luckedout." (Yes, I've heard this well over a million times, don't expect me to respond if you say this.)

FYI my previous gaming name was Fuzbud... I refuse to delve into those dark days.

My emphasis in gaming has changed, much to my chagrin. I left the bullets, blood and bombs for the swords, magic and dungeons. World of Warcraft has sucked me in with all it's splendor, beauty and EPIC gear.

I now roam all of Azeroth as a gruff old hunter dwarf known as Luckedout. He wears that name proudly knowing that to get where he has been, Luck has definetely been on his side. He is usually accompanied by his faithful pets. Unfortunately life in Azeroth can be so deadly and terrifying that many of these pets have either been killed or mercifully left to live out their days in greener pastures. My current companion is a fierce grey wolf who was tamed in the Crystalsong Forest of the frozen continent of Northrend. He goes by Snaggletooth and he has braved the dungeons of Naxxramas, Malygos and Sartharion with bravery rarely seen in an animal.

This blog is an outlet. I will not only focus on gaming but life in general. I think it's easy to get caught up in the fantasy world of gaming, but there is a real world out there that is not going away just because our guild is raiding the new dungeon Ulduar that we've been anxiously awaiting. So if I meander through life, politics, religon, ancient Roman history, delicious and refreshing Coca-Cola, Heroes, business, man I really need to get some gold so when.. wait... ok, I meandered a little too far there. Just stick with me, ok?