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So Twilight, yeah, it's not a game, but I am posting about it anyways!! lol...

I don't think there has ever been a movie/novel that has come up in conversation as much as Twilight seems to! Obviously it did amazing in theaters and the novels are now selling like hot cakes, but for every one person I talk to who loves Twilight, there are always three more people who hate it. I guess that's normal for anything that gets popular, everyone has different tastes and opinions on what they watch and what they read, but I thought I'd share what I think about the whole Twilight phenomenon... because I have a blog... so I can! =P

I saw the movie before I read the books. I was playing WoW actually and EVERYONE in my guild was discussing it. I had only seen a poster for the movie, and I admit that at first my thought was "oh this is gonna be bad!". There was just so much controversy over whether or not it was a good movie, that I figured I had to see it, so I went a week or so after it came out.

Almost at once I was hooked! Something about Kristen Stewart's character Bella just caught my attention and before Edward was even introduced I was finding myself dreading the end of the movie! Two hours didn't seem long enough, lol. When Rob Pattinson (Edward) was first shown, I was like "Whoa... this is the guy everyone thinks is so hot!?" he just looked sort of weird to begin with. Of course after some of the Bella + Edward stuff happened, I started to warm up to Edward, and now posters of him hang in my room, but it definitely is the character and not the actor that I ended up finding so infatuating!

The main things I loved about the movie was how different it was from classic vampire films. The vampires in Twilight were basically the good guys, they didn't burst into flames when sunlight touched them, garlic wasn't like acid, crosses didn't burn them, and stakes didn't kill them. I know these vampire traits made some people really not like Twilight, but for me, it made it seem possible! I mean, I do have quite the imagination, but can't you picture the vampires in Twilight existing easier than you can the vampires in Buffy or Underworld?? The more classic vampires may be more interesting characters, but the Cullens just seemed more real!

I went home and downloaded all the Twilight books at once, and read them all in 4 days. I have never been so completely obsessed over what I read, like ever! I've gotten into novels before, finishing them off in a day or two, but I've never felt like I NEEDED to know what happened next. Yeah, Stephenie Meyer probably isn't the greatest writer of all time, and the Twilight novels won't likely be one of the century's greatest works, but those books definitely had something! Meyer's writing style just flowed, and I really felt more like I was watching a movie than reading a book! There weren't endless paragraphs of description, yet the novels were really visual. Also, I was delighted with how well the movie went along with the book, some of my favorite lines from the novel, were actually in the movie!

Even for the people who really hated Twilight, you have to admit that it is pretty amazing that Stephenie Meyer did what she wanted and wrote these novels and is now SO famous! I know, being an aspiring novelist, but knowing I'm not the most amazing writer out there and that most writers never come close to achieving their goals, that this whole Twilight thing is really inspiring!! So there all you Twilight haters, I am 100% PRO Twilight! Oh, and for all you people who say you hate Twilight, but have never seen the movie or read any of the books... c'mon... how can you even have an opinion!?

My...
Favorite Book: New Moon
Favorite Character: Jasper <3
Team: Edward!

How To Get a Kirin Tor Familiar (WoW Pet)

So I said I'd write a post on how to get this non-combat pet when I finished getting it myself, and I finally did it! It definitely takes a degree of commitment, but if you are trying to widen your flock of cute little companions, then you should definitely attempt to add this purple void walker to your collection!

This pet if given to you by Archmage Vargoth (remember that staff guy that you could summon all over the place and wave at!?) at the top of the Violet Citadel. Simple right? Wrong... In order to gain access to Vargoth's chamber, you must complete the achievement "Higher Learning".

For the achievement, you must read The Schools of Arcane Magic, which are a series of 8 books that spawn all over the Northrend city of Dalaran. The difficult part of this achievement is that the books all spawn randomly, and once they are read by someone, they disappear again in only 3 minutes!!! Most servers have a channel dedicated just to this achievement (usually called something along the lines of "bookclub"), so if you're going to be book hunting, definitely ask around and see if you can join the channel so that people on your server can alert you when a book spawns. I did it without the help of such a channel though, but I am sure it would make it easier.

To start, I will list all the books and their spawn locations. Each book only has one spawn point, which is one nice thing about the achievement, so if you know you've gotten one, you don't have to check that spawn point anymore! Watch out though, because most of the time when you see a book at any of the spawn points, it is going to be a "fake". There are a few different fakes such as discarded love letters, a book about how portals are not meant for garbage, a children's book, and some other things, but they are easy to recognize as fakes because they aren't called "The Schools of Arcane Magic". Do read the fakes though, because then they will disappear and make room for the actual ones to spawn eventually (and some of them are pretty funny).

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Introduction : Spawns in the Violet Gate (the room with the portal down to Crystalsong Forest) 57:61 It will be in on the floor beside one of the two bookshelves in the main room.
The Schools of Arcane Magic - Conjuration : Spawns in the Violet Citadel 31:46 It will be on the first floor on the bottom of the bookshelf to the right as you enter.

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Enchantment : Spawns in the Threads of Fate 44:47 It will be upstairs on the balcony on a box to the right of the doorway as you walk onto the balcony.

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Necromancy : Spawns in the Ledgermain Lounge 47:39 It will be upstairs in the west most room (across from the stairs) on the empty bookshelf.

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Abjuration : Spawns in the Dalaran Visitor Center 52:56 It will be to the right as you enter on the floor in front of a stool with books on it.

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Divination : Spawns in the Violet Citadel 27:52 It will be upstairs to the left (next to the sands of time portal) on the floor in front of the bookshelf.
The Schools of Arcane Magic - Illusion : Spawns in the Violet Hold 65:53 It will be to the left as you enter on a box beside the daily instance quest giver Archamage Timear.

The Schools of Arcane Magic - Transmutation : Spawns in the Ledgermain Lounge 47:40 It will be on the first floor on the western bookshelf that is near the door that exits in the direction of the trade area of Dalaran.

The way I found all of these books was by planting my character in front of one of the spawn points and leaving her there. Every time I'd have a spare moment, I'd log on, check the spawn point, circle around to all the other spawn points, then log out where I logged in. Once I'd find a book, I'd just take that spawn point out of my circle. My circle was Threads of Fate, then Visitor Center, then Violet Hold, then Violet Gate, then Ledgermain Lounge, then Violet Citadel, and then back to the Threads of Fate balcony. I left my character logged in as long as I could, and would glace back at the screen for books whenever I'd walk past my computer or if there was a break in a show I was watching. I didn't have anyone else looking for books for me and didn't join the bookclub channel on my server, and it only took me about a week to get the achievement. If you're not too serious about it, just check the spawn points whenever you find yourself in Dalaran, and eventually, you'll get it! The more patience and commitment you have, the quicker you'll get it done.

Once you complete the achievement, you will immediately receive a book called Schools of Arcane Magic - Mastery in the mail. Read it, and it will teleport you up to Vargoth's room, and he'll hand over the Kirin Tor Familiar. There's not much to see up there, so once you've got your pet, simply read the book again to teleport back down to Dalaran.

Happy book hunting!!!
LGG <3