Steak.
/looks around nervously
You need a pan.
/checks the phone, confirms it’s off
Cast iron.
/takes the battery out of the phone
With ridges to get those nice grill marks.
/puts the de-batteried phone under the bed
/blinks
And you want shallots red wine beef broth salt and pepper!
/examines the silence, warily
So what we want…
(DOORBELL RINGS!!)
/sighs
Hold on, please.
/opens door, says hello to the UPS man, signs that weird, brown computer upside-down, brings a small box inside, opens the box, finds another small box, opens that…
A cell phone?
(TELEPHONE RINGS!!)
NO NO NO NO!
(TELEPHONE RINGS!!)
I give up.
“Yel-lo?”
“BRK BABYCAKES!! I sent you your own Authentic Blizzard T-Mobile Communication and Tracking Gear! It’s sweet, and I can put you on the company plan for peanuts, and then I can call you using the OnStar in my Denali, anytime I WANT!”
“That’s… that’s something.”
“You’re not just whistling Dixie, chucklebuns! So what do you SAY?!”
“Say? Say to what?”
“To my offer of playing in the Friends and Family Alpha for Cataclysm, you loud-mouthed schnook! Quit making me beg; I’ll TOTALLY do it!”
“You never really offered. You just keep calling and yelling and…”
“BUY IT, MARJORIE! BRANDI SAID SHE WANTED A SHARPIE!”
“A sharpie?”
“Brandi wants to color something, I guess. I’m having my Personal Executive Administrative Assistant buy one. Why we need to get dog food I have NO idea. But it’s just money, Pablo! I keep a box of it in the yard like Tony Soprano!”
“Maybe Brandi wants a sharpei?”
“She can have as many crayons as she wants, but that’s not important NOW!”
“What is important now?”
“You and my Alpha, BRK! Get in, sit down, shut up, and hang on!”
“Well just how alpha is this alpha?”
“It’s wicked-alpha, that’s what I’m saying. We’re not even using the word Cataclysm yet; we just abbreviate it with a K!”
“But Cataclysm begins…”
“‘WHERE IS MY K?!’ I yell at those dweebs, and they scurry about, slapping keyboards and making silly voices into microphones. It’s heady, I tell ya! Just like Emperor Palpitations!”
“I’m completely lost…”
“You wanna see Cataclysm before everyone else, make recommendations, point fingers, gesticulate wildly…”
“Nice word, gesticulate.”
“Thanks! Got a Word of the Day calendar from Brandi for Christmas; that was January 1st!”
“Well you nailed it.”
“BRK, ya make me feel so special! This is EXACTLY why we need you!”
“What’s the gig pay?”
“Pay? Pay you? You’re REALLY thinking outside the box on that one! I named a gun after you; that’s the end of the line, Princess!”
“OK, so you want me to come out of retirement, try the Cataclysm alpha, make recommendations, restart the old blog, and what else?”
“Whatever you want! The world is your oyster! The sky’s the limit!”
“How about I not reach for the sky and just blog a little, do a few movies and screenshots. I don’t want to do forums and radio shows and raid 25-mans and turn this into a second job again.”
“You’re the boss, sassafras! I mean, I just FEEL the creative juices from here!”
“That’s disturbing.”
“Art ain’t pretty! Warhol said that, I’m certain!”
“So what happens now?”
“MARJORIE! DO WE HAVE THE MARKERS?! YES? THEY WET THE CARPET!? HOW DO MARKERS DO THAT?! KEEP THE CAPS ON ‘EM, DANG IT! NOW EMAIL BRK THE ALPHA CODES, RIGHT PRONTO, OR YOU’RE OUT ON YOUR PENCIL-SKIRTED KEISTER!”
“You’re certain that’s so wise; saying those things to her?”
“Mom takes a great deal of abuse, you’re right, but she always puts baby carrots in my lunch box even after I TOLD her I like celery. She’s lucky I give her a job at all!”
“Well the email arrived. I’ll start downloading.”
“You’re on the ball! Let me know what you think! I gotta run and get those markers to Brandi before they ruin my alpaca carpets!”
“You do…”
(click)
“…that.”
So one more day, and I’ll do the steak thing. I swear.
Welcome back, sir! /salute!
Caelae of Lightbringer
I am pretty sure that even as the young virile man I am, this news still made me squeal like a school girl . . . and I may have also joined Frostheim peeing my pants a little.
-Narian, Khaz Modan
/cheer
/giggle
/sigh
Life is normal again…
Time to grab the raspberry coffee again FO’SHIZZLE!
I hope you know what you’re doing. You’re a grown-up. Why wouldn’t you? I’m just thinking and worrying to much I guess. Typical mother behaviour. From my very egotistical point of view it’s very exciting to read those posts. And I’m seriously considering rolling a hunter alt just to understand better what you’re writing about. Yeah, you’ve got that kind of influence. Weird, isn’t it?
Cheers!
When I read your latest posts, I’m torn between feeling very excited about your return (even if its just the alpha), and worried that it might be the return of old habits that got you into serious trouble.
From your last few posts it appears that you are taking that all into account, but it also shows a ton of enthusiasm for the game. I only know you from your blog, videos and such, so I really don’t KNOW you, but you come across as someone who gets really caught up in the projects you enjoy (not just WOW). I think you will have a difficult time throttling your love of the game. There will definitely be a battle with the brain.
I also have to wonder about the terms of your divorce and how much wow factored into it. If X Mrs. BRK gets wind of this, is this going to blow up in your face? This last post suggests a window of opportunity during the summer where it should be totally cool for you to do whatever you want, but if WOW was a serious issue then that maybe all it takes for her to re-evaluate her terms and possibly get lawyers involved.
Again, I don’t know you and I’m sure you are spending a lot of thought on the opportunity. I’m just a fan of your work and simply hope you make the decision that won’t cause you any grief.
Good luck Daniel/BRK
Welcome back! You have been missed.
When I started hearing about the Cataclysm changes, I searched for an insightful conversation about them, only find mindless optimism and chicken littles. I found myself wishing for your return, and went back to your sites, only to be rewarded for my selfish foolishness. Guess that will teach me. Additionally, hunters get an advocate within Blizzard; Awesomesauce!
Thank You Kindly,
Corwyn
Yay!!!!! Just in time for me to figure out what I’m doing on my hunter!
WELCOME BACK DANIEL
The habit has sucked you in again, WOOT
/BIG AND RED
/FO’SHIZZLE!!
I died a little inside when I found out one of the people responsible for my decision to quit is relapsing. Say it ain’t so!
SQUEEEEEEEEE!
Erm… (in a more dignified voice), Welcome back BRK. I hope ypu have every bit of the success you always have, and look forward to the revival of a very exciting and fraternal community.
Can I have the Shar Pei in the picture please?
And welcome back BRK!
[...] him? One would hope so. This all started a few days ago and you can read the story below. But today he confirmed that BRK is in the Friends and Family [...]
Hurray! This is some serious news! Brazil missed you, Daniel/BRK!
Now, waiting for Pike to complete our hunter’s world again
Loreleii of Drakkari
I did a major happy dance when I read this. YAY BRK! <3 <3 <3
Welcome back!
Oh thank goodness! I’ve been leveling a priest… a Priest! This will definitely breath life back into my main! Welcome back sir!
WHAAAHOOOO! WELCOME BACK!
YAY!! We need good solid hunterly advice – especially for newbie hunters.
Welcome back BRK! and I have tons of confidence that you can keep it ‘casual’.
Looking forward to reading your work again!
And oddly enough I have just started back up on my hunter Vik after a tour of Horde facepulling with mah drood.
The world has changed…I am getting used to the Marksman thing, but I soooo miss the Big Redness that is Kaylee clawing the face off some boss or other.
Welcome home.
He he, you gonna have some catching up to do….oh no you won’t…you’ll get access to the new trees and i expect they’ll give you all that shiny top tier gear to play with like they do on beta….no replacing the kitteh though! yes they slightly better atm for raids but you must tell the crabby one that ALL PETS ARE EQUAL except Kittehs who should be more equal than others….or maybe piggies…ps if they need a lovely friendly dk for friends and family alpha cough cough…theres a certain little gnome on eu anachronos
ps i have a few very nice recipes for chicken with taragon sauce, pan fried honeyed vegetables (they lady killers…just give them a chocolate desert with cream and they’re alll yours lol) and a very respectable recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon
It’ll be nice to hear your voice again
(In as non-stalker-ish of a pretense as the above has the ability to be stated in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU
Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.
Woot!
I hope this works well for you and you enjoy it. I know your fans are all very excited!!!
Welcome back for sure.
The hunter community has missed you.
Yay!!! Welcome back!
You know, it sounds like you are going to be working for Blizzard…..
Yay! BRK’s back!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!1111!!!!
*ahem*
For some reason I found myself rolling a hunter and re-listening to your old podcasts, Daniel – I have to say that they are easily the most entertaining things that I’ve heard for a long time; the Brewfest music bed always makes me smile.
Posdcasts or not, it’s going to be great hearing what BRK has to say on huntering again.
/salute
Welcome back! I just have a question: are you going to go back to your old website? Or are you staying in Brain Needed Space?
Ahhhhh…sanity and raspberry lattes have returned to the hunter universe.
I think we hunters who rely on the BRK goodness should watch our mentor like our devilsaurs stalking a level 46 noob in Un’Goro. If we think you’ve spent too much time parsing data and not enough time chopping parsley, we should tell you to go watch Tampa Bay or whatever that baseball team is called down there now, or grab the 100 pound puppy of love and hit the eastern beaches. You and us will benefit from real life sand between your toes and two days spent watching “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”.
And, last night, in running the raid weekly, which was Ignis, the gun dropped. I’ve been using the Felglacier Bolter, a crossbow, since I got it. The gun is a step down, but, oh wow. How this dwarf has missed a gun. I even said in raid chat, “A gun! This must be an omen!”
[...] he posted about yet another attempt to get the recipe out for us to have and enjoy. Even went as far as turning off the phone. Just as he starts to begin [...]
I was inspired
http://eolly.net/?p=365
Looking forward to reading what you have to say again, but I hope not to see too much of it.
Son good. Overindulgence bad.
/Happydance
/dance Irish jig