Hi my name is Katrina and I am an Achievement whore. I use to be happy with just one every now and then. Now a day cant go by without a desire to have just one. Just give me one little shot... just one.

Update on Achievements

Well its been awhile since I posted. Mostly because of real life pressure at work and at home. I have to share the computer with my son and due to refocusinghis usage he now has an hour each evening after homework etc so its later by the time I get on and there just arent enough hours in the day. Obviously because of the work pressures I havent been staying up as late lately either.

Achievement update

My current achievement count is 7055 points.

With the recent patch changes I cashed in the few arena tokens I had for honor and bought a war mount giving me "Call in the Cavalry" To be honest I suck at PvP of any sort. Fighting against another living, breathing person requires reflexes and a desire to crush that I just dont possess. Well i dont have the crush desire most of the time unless someone hits my enrage timer - Dont forget Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned - or one ganked whilst fishing for terrorfish.
So the few tokens I had were as a result of my son hi-jacking my account to Pvp (back when my gear far outclassed his) or when I had begged him to help me get an achievement.

Achievements

In regards to my achievement addiction I find myself rudderless at the moment.
I have always achieved better when i have had someone to chase, to compete with.

It use to be an exguildie until he became an arse and I dont talk to him anymore.
Then it was a guildie that the whole family adore. Rather special chap - but in a sudden move he transferred his achievement toon off server (I still tell him off!) and so now who do i compete with? Where is the drive for me?

At 7035 Achievement points none of them come quite so easily anymore :(
I have been grinding rep with the Steamweedle cartel in Diremaul (thank you for the tip!)

But I need a competitor!

When do I admit I'm Addicted?

OK so by now its obvious that I am enjoying the game too - more levelling, questing and a guild change. This led to raiding by step dad on the hunter - I'M NOT DOING THAT!!!
Eventually I overcame my fear of raiding and had a go and the rest is history.

I forgot all about those thieving sods who take money to let you play each month and just have an unobserved deduction from the credit card each month that goes to those nice people at Blizzard for the awesome game they provide.

Welcome to the World of Warcraft aka my son the master manipulator.

So I stumbled across the World of Warcraft by accident.

My son had been nagging me to let him have the game "Oh pleeaase MUM" " Its really cheap to buy" "I will be sooooo good if you just get me this game"

How many times have I heard these pleadings, for the living "wants" it was always accompanied by promises to feed, pick up poo, groom etc - all which last less than a week. For the non-living "wants" the promises to do homework, housework, be on his best behaviour etc also last less than a week. Sometimes the promises actually last to the end of the day.

Leatherworking

I somehow lost a couple of hours out of my life today. I had a fleeting thought of "I wonder how many leatherwork patterns there are in game" which led me to then think "I wonder how many I haven't got?"

I thought I pretty much had all the patterns in game but whilst grinding rep in Diremaul (Dont ask yet) I have learnt three new patterns I didnt even know I was missing. I check the AH anytime Im there for patterns I dont know.. its blank. I recently acquired all of the ICC patterns - would you believe rep was my delay not Primordials. I run olde worlde content in the hope of getting a mystery pattern..