Cory Taylor
The Queue: Spring is almost here!
We’re getting so close to spring y’all! By this time next week, we might even have temperatures above freezing again! It’s been a long cold start to February for us here in Canada, but we’re almost through it — and I, for one, cannot wait.
While I go scrape the ice off of my car yet again, it’s time for — The Queue!
The Queue: For the birds
I guess something good happened for some combination of eagles and/or owls? I don’t pretend to understand what’s going on, all I know is that Seal was a literal seal and sang about Mountain Dew. I have no strong feelings about this other than wondering what took us as a society this long to make that happen.
While I suggest some subsequent stuff Senor Seal seal should sell us (seashores?), it’s time for — The Queue!
The Queue: What a long strange trip its been
It’s hard to believe, but Blizzard Watch turns ten years old — this very day!
That’s like at least three Warcraft expansions, maybe even four!
Along the way, we’ve been to BlizzCon, covered games developed by Blizzard, and branched out into other spheres and mediums. I think it’s likely that we’ve had millions of words added into our little slice of the gaming and nerd worlds, and almost twenty thousand articles (if the number I’m looking at in the back end is right). We’ve seen faces come and go, and friends come and go, even the owners have changed! But along the way, we’ve always stuck close to our principles of covering the things in the gaming and geek spheres that we’ve been passionate about.
So I’d like to propose a toast, of whatever your favorite beverage of choice is — here’s to all of you fine folks reading this who’ve contributed to making this a great place to be nerdy together. We wouldn’t be here without you, and I know I’m speaking for all of the other writers here and that we’re very thankful you are.
So without further ado, day one of the next ten years! Let’s Queue!
The Queue: Things are getting weird around here
I’ve been visiting a whole bunch of breweries this weekend trying the weirdest beers they’ve had. Not just regular weird, but wyrd weird. The local craft beer people throw a little wyrd festival thing in January to stretch their creative muscles, and oh boy have they been weird(wyrd)!
Thanks to my favorite person ever noticing this was going on, we’ve made a whole weekend of it and we’re only halfway through the list! She’s really the bee’s knees, and it’s not just all the beer making me say that.
So far the standouts have been a ham and pineapple beer and an out-of-this-world hypnotic purple one called Unicorn Blood that tastes like taro and bubble tea. Have all of the beers worked? Mostly! Would I get another pint of the salted mushroom porter? Unlikely! There’s still way more to taste though, and I can’t wait to find out what else is out there!
While I sober up a bit, it’s time for — The Queue!
The Queue: What’s up with all these pirates?
Seriously, it’s like everywhere I look… Pirate!
Is there a convention in town? Are the Muppets hanging around? Should I guard my booty?
While I try to get to the bottom of this, it’s time for — The Queue!
Warcraft Rumble is shaking things up in the new year — with bears!
The Queue: Getting over the plague
I’ve had a chest cold for the last few days and boy let me tell you, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be! I’m sniffly and coughy and have taken so very many Halls cough drops that I feel more menthol than man.
But things are on the upswing I think, and I’m sure by this time next week I’ll be feeling better! Or I’ll be dead. One of the two surely.
While I go find more medicine, it’s time for — The Queue!
When does Plunderstorm start in World of Warcraft? For better or worse, the piratical adventure is now live!
The Queue: Wanna go to the waterpark?
I don’t know about y’all but I’m going to the waterpark today! In fact, when this Queue goes live I’ll be on my way! It may be kinda chilly outside, but I’ll be in the nice warm pool staying toasty.
I’ll ride a slide for you.
While I get ready to relax in a hot tub, it’s time for — The Queue!
The Queue: Five Years!
I’m happy to report that this is the five-year anniversary of my taking over the Queue!
It’s a little hard to believe that it’s been so long already. It feels like just yesterday that I wrote my first one. In theory, then I was just taking over briefly while Anne worked as a temporary Blizzard Historian. Of course, she’s amazing, and that turned into a full-time position — so I got stuck the privilege of writing this Queue permanently!
It’s hard to believe how many Queues I’ve written, and I haven’t gone back through and counted each of them, but roughly that’s 260 Queues! Just a mind-boggling amount of words and exclamation points!
Looking back at the first one I did, I’ve come a long way. There was an Earworm for Anna, but it hadn’t turned into a regular thing yet. You also hadn’t started to get a weekly picture of Bacardi, and since there are only 89 pictures of him in the media library, that tradition is coming up on its two-year anniversary. Who knows what my Queues will look like at my ten-year anniversary!
While I go and bother Liz about my five-year sword, it’s time for — The Queue!