The Queue

Pandaria is beautiful, but it’s also where everybody makes their worst decisions. From the bodyguards who locked Anduin in a cabin on a sinking ship to keep him safe to, well, all of us, crash landing in a new place and immediately wrecking the joint. And that’s not even mentioning Garrosh, the one we should have locked in a cabin on a sinking ship at the beginning of the expansion, then instead of spending an expansion grudgingly completing his quests (we want to level up, and there isn’t exactly an opt out button) we could have gone and chilled out on Sunsong Ranch, found a beach to relax on, or honed or dragon racing skills (an early taste of what was to come!).

I’m still heading back to Pandaria, but I do have a few regrets.

But for now, let’s Queue.

Sometimes, even with the power of Spirit City life is inherently distracting. It doesn’t help when someone accidentally activates your trap card and all of a sudden you’re forced to watch Diana Damrau sing the Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute. See, the music itself is stellar and obviously a lofty goal for any soprano, but the performance itself is what truly elevates the piece. The music is sweet and light, and full of technical runs, but the words — as bolstered by the staging and costuming and acting — show an absolutely unhinged woman laughing at the thought of forcing her daughter to murder a priest. The daughter is beside herself, weeping, clutching a dagger, while this woman swears vengeance, claims she is wronged, and giggles. It’s goosebumps inducing.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we’ll get back to the answer part soon we swear.

The local fair is in town! By the time you’ve read this, I’ll have already been on three different days and seen the sights, been to concerts, and eaten terrible(wonderful) food.

So far, I’ve had a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich made out of a maple donut, a street corn-covered jumbo hot dog, giant deep-fried cheese curds, and there are still so many more days to try the avocado ice cream and ramen-rrito and every other wonderful(awful) food crime.

While I try and figure out if deep fried pop-tarts are worth it, it’s time for — The Queue!

I’ve been very busy these days — work, personal life, relatives, everything seemed to hit all at once. I’ve barely had time to play videogames! WoW has been almost completely on hold (since I do have to prioritize keeping up with Hearthstone), and despite being super close to completing 100% of the achievements on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, my progress has slowed down to a crawl.

Oh well! This is The Queue, where even writers who are super busy can still find some time to answer your questions — you’re just that special.

I’m getting ready for Cyberpunk 2077‘s upcoming patch 2.3 and also August’s Ghosts of K’aresh and as is often the case this means I can’t stop thinking about Anthem. Playing Fallout 4 has gotten me to think about how close to good that game actually was, and how depressing its final fate ended up.

It’s Wednesday, and frogs don’t need any more reason than that. Let’s Queue.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us the questions and we lowkey kinda hate all of you for getting this stuck in our heads sometimes.

Sometimes to stay cool, you just gotta get in a big pool. Whether or not that pool is filled with healing mud, that’s really a personal preference.

I went to an outdoor pool with my favoritest person over the weekend, and it was a lovely way to beat the heat. Followed closely by some tropical beverages at a Tiki Bar. Which is a pretty great one-two punch of staying cool.

While I think about buying another tropical shirt, it’s time for — The Queue!

Valeera won’t stop collecting. Not until the map is 100% explored.

This is The Queue, where I make it a habit of turning certain questions into silly vignettes. It’s good creative exercise, I tell you!

I mean, I did in fact forget it was Thursday, but I’m capable of lying, so I could tell you I didn’t forget.

I did, though. I may or may not have gotten to the point where I’m modding Starfield with Power Armor from Fallout, while also modding Fallout with Starfield themed robots. I know, I could just get the Captain Cosmos PA from the Creation Club, but that costs money and I don’t have any of that.

Yes, I am still that one guy you know who really likes Starfield and wish other people had given it a chance. I was that guy for Diablo 3 and nowadays everyone thinks that game was a masterpiece, so I figure I’ll just try and wait it out. Besides, I’m likely going back to WoW next week anyway.