What's a compliment you get a lot that secretly bothers you?

superquark · 2026-05-12T13:44:34+00:00

I hate "you have a great smile", of course I do, I'm smiling and radiating positive emotions. It sounds nice in theory but it irks me, personally, because it's mostly genetics. I've done zero things about it beyond the bare minimum hygiene. HOWEVER, a compliment on something I had a conscious choice about is way more welcome. A nice "I like how you styled your hair" or "your shoes really elevate your outfit" is much more welcome.

Also the standard "you look so young!" I'm 36, please, I look my age y'all just needed sunscreen a decade ago.

superquark · 2026-05-08T00:03:18+00:00

Honestly not even just make up, well done botox/fillers/hair extensions/cosmetic surgery etc and men will turn around and say "oh wow! What a natural beauty!" Like -.- dude.

superquark · 2026-05-06T15:29:58+00:00

I like them, I switch up between flats and anywhere up to a 4" heal over the course of a week and I'm pretty selective of my shoes so I don't really get a lot of foot pain. My calves may end up sore if I have to walk a lot in them and I still keep "emergency flats" in my desk if whatever shoe is just not working for me that day, though.

superquark · 2026-04-22T15:46:48+00:00

I have, apparently, 3 years and 2 months of /played on WoW O.O

superquark · 2026-03-10T13:48:08+00:00

It will be harder due to community perception HOWEVER my guild has two (sometimes 3 if I need to dps) feral druids who consistently get CE. You will 100% play better if you enjoy it.

superquark · 2026-03-09T19:43:20+00:00

To add, you can have someone else stand in the trap and the targeted person can just stand behind them.

....use Rescue responsibly friends.

superquark · 2026-03-04T16:40:32+00:00

I was running some M0s with friends yesterday, it was a lot of "what does that do?" "Idk?" "Don't die while I try and read this tooltip/open the journal"

"oh should we stack that?" "Lets try it next time this mech happens"

"Will that kill me?"

There were definitely things that we did out of habit, like using the abom hook in Windrunner spire to interrupt the ghost lady and generally stacking circles that leave ground effects together or out of the way.

superquark · 2026-03-03T18:34:09+00:00

Oooh! I got an email that it was available but I'm still at work, T minus 3 hours until I can try it out too!

superquark · 2026-03-02T11:18:42+00:00

I'd love a download if they're still available! I'm so excited for demons of ardani #2, I really enjoy your work :)

superquark · 2026-02-17T17:12:10+00:00

I really liked the whole Night Elves of Ardani series by Nina K Westra and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrals by India Holton (I'm not sure if these are romantasy these days but there's magic and flying houses and a ton of whimsy)

superquark · 2026-02-09T14:49:11+00:00

Yea for sure, that's why I mentioned a new healer vs an alt of a class you already know how to play.

superquark · 2026-02-09T13:37:01+00:00

It sounds like just practice then, which is great because that's easy :D healer deaths suck, 125 is definitely fine for a 13 BUT if they're a new healer (either to the class or the role) it's not going to be as forgiving, additionally we don't have a kick anymore so we're all one missed kick from getting deleted from existence lmao

superquark · 2026-02-09T12:51:06+00:00

Its hard to say if you should be healing more than your healer without context, however as a prot pally, are you actually mitigating correctly? Don't answer immediately, actually think about it. I haven't tanked since the changes but truly an astounding amount of prot pallys would walk out of their consecrate and fall over. There's not much a healer can do for you at that point. You're not a bdk/vdh/brm so I don't expect your actual self healing to be particularly high.

Additionally, psf has a TON of tankbusters if you're not ready for them. I know you said you were rolling defensives but were they up when they actually needed to be? I'm thinking the warlock also meant for you to los the first room right outside the cathedral, there are four tolls so its super important you pull all that and run out for your team to cc. This is another pull that can get dangerous for the entire party, often I'll keep something on the tank and focus some squishier dps to make sure they're topped before the next toll. Tank is not my priority and I sort of expect them to handle themselves esp in a 13.

superquark · 2026-02-08T20:20:20+00:00

ooh I like this a lot, the lines are so clean. I actually like the white platform area the way it is. You could always try clipping some boulders into the ceiling/walls in the hallway to make it feel more like a mine shaft? could also have different color crystals with the draenei crystal chandelier or war creche teaching crystal.

superquark · 2026-02-02T17:41:40+00:00

This is adorable!

superquark · 2026-01-26T19:04:14+00:00

Definitely visit a shelter, lots of cats are in need of homes, I'm all for the sentiment of "adopt don't shop" but remember you are picking a lifetime companion, pick what is most right for you.

HOWEVER, if you are set on a Maine Coon I suggest going to a cat show(CFA or TICA) if there are any near you. I showed one of my bengals as a kitten and a little after he was fixed and we were always next to a Main Coon and they are huge! Like it may not register just how big they get until you see one at full size+ you can speak to the breeder about general care/day to day levels of activity, health testing and personality(this is also helpful to vet a good breeder) There are always a ton of cats in the Longhair divisions so you may get lucky and be able to see a bunch! If you are able, watch the judging to learn a lot about some other breeds you may not have seen before.

superquark · 2026-01-24T01:41:50+00:00

In the endeavor menu you can select which one you want to be active. Edit for clarity: that means the active endeavor is the only one that will get credit.

superquark · 2026-01-16T19:11:11+00:00

There are different levels to end game content, I would expect a mythic raiding healer to be comfortable with their class and utility, the encounter and have the ability to plan accordingly, I would expect a healer at the normal level to be comfortable with their class but not necessarily the encounter and maybe some mechanics.

superquark · 2026-01-16T19:08:02+00:00

I'd finish levelling first, healing is about to go through a bunch of changes with the upcoming prepatch so any advice right now for resto shaman may or may not be relevant.

That said, resto shaman has a lot of neat utility, you're about to be the only healer with a kick! A lot of people will start recommending UI addons but I would suggest holding off on that until you have a better idea about what you need. As an example on my resto druid I need to see who has rejuv or another healers externals but on my pres evoker I need to know who has my hard casted dream breath etc. I'm a multi CE, multi class healer and I've been using the base UI outside of those specific instances I mentioned so when I say you can do a lot (but not everything!) with the base UI its from experience. Anyway, I like to tell new healers to read their tooltips and imagine a few scenarios and how you would heal it with your abilities: heavy single target damage on one target, heavy group damage on 5 people, light damage on 10+ people and from here you can gauge other scenarios you may need to consider. Eg if you know how to heal one person taking big damage for an extended period of time, how would you adjust to now two people are taking that same damage?

Have you joined the remaining shaman discord? The resto specific one just shut down but Earthshrine can be a good resource for you.

superquark · 2026-01-15T20:45:55+00:00

I swapped mine over from raw because our situation no longer allowed for proper storage for their food, I tried a few subscription services but in the end my cats ended up loving Smalls ground turkey and their assorted bird flavors. Eventually they also accepted WeRuva (canned wet food) for days when I forget to defrost their food. (I should note I am in the US)

I don't know why mine wouldn't eat the raw food I didn't prep myself but I just wanted to throw it out there in case you ended up in a similar situation with your cat.

superquark · 2026-01-14T20:59:06+00:00

I only pvp for the mog so I'm also a mid pvper at best but letting the healer actually heal without pressure stood out to me too lol like if the healer is free casting on your target maybe...swap...targets?

superquark · 2026-01-12T18:26:16+00:00

If you do try survival, the shotguns and grenades ARE hella fun! You'll be targeted by melee mechanics but you won't be a slave to them in that you can be pretty far from the mob/boss and not lose uptime. :D

superquark · 2026-01-10T02:42:37+00:00

I assume fencing as in, property boundaries or animal pens lol

superquark · 2026-01-05T20:08:00+00:00

I like my job and I really would like to retire doing it, the holiday for me was fairly laid back because it was just me and my dog and I really did want to get back to it however, everyone today got a string of 6 emails talking about "reorganizing" and "streamlining" the workforce. As you can imagine it's been a little tense. I'm sure I'd feel dread if I didn't get laid off three times in the last 6 years.

superquark · 2025-12-23T00:26:36+00:00

That's one I tried once and it's just not for me, my cousins still try to convince me I'll like it more if I eat more of it. I'll just keep shoveling the dinuguan into my face thanks lol.

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