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Anne Stickney
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Senior Narrative Designer on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment. All chatter and opinions are my own! Internet Dragon Expert.
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Orange County CA cats need urgent assistance!
CAT FOLKS: my friends mom passed unexpectedly and she cannot house her mother's two 8 year old cats Jeeves and Bentley. if you know anyone with a loving home for these 2 please let me know!
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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CAT FOLKS: my friends mom passed unexpectedly and she cannot house her mother's two 8 year old cats Jeeves and Bentley. if you know anyone with a loving home for these 2 please let me know!
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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All current candle orders will be shipping out tomorrow! You still have time to get your orders in for Christmas, too!

grumpycandlecompany.com/collections/...
Holiday
Homemade soy candles and wax melts from one grumpy old man in Milwaukee, WI.
grumpycandlecompany.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Tfw you suddenly become an adult chromatic dragon, coming soon to a D&D game near you! (Well, depending on how permissive your DM is.)

This and a lot more #TTRPG talk on this week's Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I know I only posted this 20 minutes ago, but #WoW servers are now online (which is actually earlier than the original downtime estimate. (As to whether they're stable... that's a whole other question.)
Bad news everybody: today's #WoW maintenance has been extended by two hours. That means The War Within servers (and player housing) are due to be online at 5pm pacific (8pm eastern).

Classic servers have been up for a while, though, if you want to take a trip back in time!
A lengthy WoW maintenance precedes Player Housing — Classic back online, modern maintenance extended
It's a big day for World of Warcraft players as the long-awaited Player Housing feature goes live in modern WoW with patch 11.2.7. But big content means bi
blizzardwatch.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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this is the longest fuckin post I've ever written and I hate myself for pitching it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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HORSES, the bizarre, funny, and thought provoking game from @santaragione.com, is out now!

it was essentially banned from Steam and Epic Games Store for being too weird, indicative of just how bizarre and excellent the game is.

buy it for $5 on itch or GOG instead: www.horses.wtf
HORSES The Horror Game
HORSES is an enigmatic first person horror game that blurs the line between reality and the darkest corners of your imagination. Fourteen days, a horse farm, and a few rules to follow.
www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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With the (pre)release of housing, I wanted to share a new project I've been working on for a while - Housing Music 👀
this lets you basically craft music playlists for your house

CF: www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/h...
wago: addons.wago.io/addons/housi...
wowi: www.wowinterface.com/downloads/in...
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Shu is a wonderful beautiful kitty who is growing every day but she is also VERY clingy and snuggly and wants nothing more than to curl up against me all day long

you know what this means don't you

...we're gonna see how she likes a kitty sling so she can sleep and I can work at my desk in peace
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Enjoy your homes today folks (I cannot believe this day is finally here, as someone who's been playing since uhhhh the original beta, IT'S ABOUT TIME)
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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As the WoW servers go down for maintenance, we're counting down to the most anticipated patch they've ever released for retail.
A lengthy WoW maintenance precedes Player Housing — all servers currently offline
It's a big day for World of Warcraft players as the long-awaited Player Housing feature goes live in modern WoW with patch 11.2.7. But big content means bi
blizzardwatch.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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On the joy of collaborative storytelling and murder mysteries in your #TTRPGs.

Or: Liz plays Brindlewood Bay (which would be Jessica Fletcher's favorite TTRPG) and gushes about it in our latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is live right now!
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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The Warning (Patch 11.2.7) rolls out TOMOROW 🚨

🤝 Rally the Windrunner sisters
💪 Test your might in the Brawler’s Guild
⏳ Return to the Turbulent Timeways

Watch the trailer: blizz.ly/48bHnm7
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Screen Rant spoke with #WorldOfWarcraft director Ion Hazzikostas about the future of the game - from player housing to WoW in the next 10 years. Read our cover story here: screenrant.com/world-of-war...
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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It's the last day of our contest, so be sure to get your entries in! We're drawing winners this afternoon.
WoW Player Housing early access launches December 2, and we're giving away a Midnight Epic Edition key so you get access! To enter, reply with an answer to this question: Our realtor has been working overtime... which housing plot should she visit for a vacation? (WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.) #WoW_Partner
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Oh heck

it's December
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
...his choice of toy last night was ominous
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sometimes my YouTube feed just knows exactly what is going to make me slam the watch button immediately

youtu.be/spsPT778ws0?...
I Rebuilt Big Mouth Billy Bass as Magikarp
YouTube video by Kiara's Workshop
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Hey folks, did you know when you’re a freelancer, you not only aren’t getting paid on a regular basis or getting benefits like healthcare, you have to buy your own work supplies and pay a special extra tax? That’s right!
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!

The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and

Oh my god?????

This is awful?????

The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I can't really stress how good of an idea this would be for Games Workshop, I'm just sayin
🙏 Once again asking Games Workshop to let me write a Drukhari story.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I got up for like two seconds
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We had a nice bath today and by we I mean him mostly until he decided to shake vigorously and soak me in the process
November 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM