On the porch of their gorgeous 100 year old home in Toledo.

Toledo
March 26

Distance traveled today:  240

Total distance traveled:  2755

Today I drove west to Toledo to see my old World of Warcraft buddy Eric, better known as Kirian/Kirinas.  He and I go all the way back the days of The Older Gamers / Thorns of Gold days in late 2004.  After we were thrown out of T.O.G. (long story) we formed a guild called More Explosions that turned into sort of our WoW alma mater.  Eric and I haven’t been in the same guild for a while now, but we’ve remained friends. 

He and his wife and 20 month old daughter live in a beautiful 100 year old house in a lovely part of Toledo.  We had a lovely visit which included Mexican food – always a plus!

In the 6.5 years I’ve been playing World of Warcraft, I have always jumped at the chance to meet up with friends I’ve made in the game.  I don’t know anyone who’s met “IRL” more WoW friends than I have.  Highlights:

Memorable Meetups with World of Warcraft Friends

Tantred, Neverwind and Lavalia – From the Bay Area, met in Hollywood

Drajh, Gaspard — Houston

Cclaudius – From Australia, met in Los Angeles

Nerual and his family – from Pacific NW, met in Los Angeles

Cloudblueyes – From LA, met in LA

Sacred – From Long Beach, met in LA

Aetropos and Thal – from Connecticut and Northern Cal, met in New York

Ardwen and Kulgarr – in Scottsdale

Iconia, Adam, others – Orange County

Jone, Newt, Natalyst, others – BlizzCon Anaheim

Kirinas – Toledo

Elithamaeter – from Seattle, met in Los Angeles

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After tonight’s screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival, I have to pack, blech.  I have to go stay in another hotel for two stupid days before coming back here to finish the week.  What a bore.