A Totally Original Post Idea, Guys

The doldrums have been upon us for a while. Hopefully they'll be over soon, with 4.0.1 imminent. However, Cataclysm isn't dropping until December (AT THE START OF EXAMS. WHY?!), so I've been slowly plugging away at a few goals of varying importance. Hopefully documenting them here will keep me from being easily distracted by shiny, other goals. That's pretty much what happened with Brewmaster. I had no intention of doing it, but decided that Brewmaster was a vaguely alchemy-related title and went for it. And now I'll never use it, like all other titles. In any case, here's the list, in order of importance.

1. Decide on a main for Cataclysm

Progress: I'll be sticking with my druid unless I hate it. I spent a few weeks bouncing around half a dozen classes, but I remembered that I like making people glow green. (I really should have been a nuclear physicist in the Cold War.) If I end up not liking the new healing model or just play style of any druids, I'll likely give my Death Knight a go. I love the rune system, and part of me misses tanking.

2. Get the Raven Lord mount

Progress: I had a friend who would run these with me, but she's been unable to p[lay for a while. I thought all was lost on this front, then I randomly Googled how to solo it as a balance druid instead of studying, and found a useful technique. Clear out the last boss first, so when you die from the trash you can run back faster. Seriously, that trash is infinitely more dangerous than Anzu. It's almost worth waiting for Starfall for every pull. No luck from the RNG yet.

3. Level Jewelcrafting so I can be a auction house guru
Progress: Done. I'm hoping to give being a bit of a goblin a try. I think I might enjoy the gaming the numbers.

4. Kill the Lich King 10

Progress: Not even heroic. Please, can I just find a decent group without having to quit for work, or having a guild break up hinder me? I've spent so much time 'progressing' on him that I know the fight well, I just need 9 other people who do too.

5. Earn the "Guardian of Cenarius" title

Progress: I've been exalted with the Circle for a long time, and I didn't raid in Vanilla with this toon. It's the Expedition that's giving me trouble. Backwards to the usual situation, but whatever. I can't run heroic Steamvaults efficiently enough for it to be worth it, so I'm left farming Nessingwary Lackey Ears in Borean Tundra.

6. Work on Loremaster of Outlands and Northrend

Progress: This is just when I don't have anything else to do. I, one day, would like to have that achievement. Also, I enjoy the stories enough that I'd like to see all the smaller details of what we heroes have done in Azeroth.

There you go. I'm reasonably satisfied whith how it's all going, considering that none of these (aside from the Kingslayer) are extremely urgent. If Cataclysm dropped tomorrow I'd be a little disappointed, but not dissatisfied.