Twas the night before patch day

‘Twas the night before patch day, and all through the realm,
Not an item was dropping, not even a helm;
The toons were all resting, asleep in their beds,
with visions of new talents filling their heads.

From two in the morning, till two in the aft,
the Blizzard employees installed their new patch.
They worked and they toiled through bugs and through lags,
trying to roll out the content they had.

But the servers, like beasts, would boot and then fail,
the mobs all evading in Stranglethorn Vale;
and just as the night seemed to proffer despair,
the Azeroth they knew came alive with new flair:

A harbor in Stormwind,
new routes by the sea.
More items to craft,
and a new loading screen!

There was only one job that was yet to be done,
to make it all right when the players did come.
The Blizz guy updated the greeting with glee:
“Happy Patchday to all, please welcome patch three.”

Lunchtime walk

I don’t take a lunchtime break because I prefer to work the 7:00am – 3:00am shift and get a good chunk of my afternoon to enjoy the sun or take care of weekday errands.  The traffic is much lighter, I spend less in gas because I’m not stuck in stop n’ go and I get a nice chunk of afternoon back.  However, I do still take one of my 15 minute break periods to fit in a lunchtime walk and clear my head a little.  Over the last few months I’ve been increasing the length of my walk as I get more familiar with it and of course get a little faster at the route.

This is my current route.  I’ve added three blocks since I first started doing it and I already feel a little fitter as a result.  I’ve still got a long way to go in terms of getting back in shape, but the daily walks have been helping a ton.  I’m hoping that I can enjoy the route for another couple of months before the really cold weather kicks in.  I’ll still take my walks, they just won’t quite be the same without the sun shining and the birds singing.  Speaking of which, I’m going to head out and take one right now.