{"id":651,"date":"2011-04-05T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayivey.com\/wordpress\/?p=651"},"modified":"2011-04-05T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T17:22:01","slug":"spring-forward-day-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/spring-forward-day-15\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ray.ivey1\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; 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(long story) we formed a guild called More Explosions that turned into sort of our <strong><em>WoW <\/em><\/strong>alma mater.\u00a0 Eric and I haven\u2019t been in the same guild for a while now,  but we\u2019ve remained friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> He and his wife and 20 month old daughter live in a beautiful 100 year old house in a lovely part of Toledo.\u00a0 We had a lovely visit which included Mexican food \u2013 always a plus!<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-653\" href=\"http:\/\/rayivey.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-653\" title=\"eric and me\" src=\"http:\/\/rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eric-and-me-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"eric and me\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eric-and-me-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eric-and-me-1024x612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the 6.5 years I\u2019ve been playing <strong><em>World of Warcraft<\/em><\/strong>,  I have always jumped at the chance to meet up with friends I\u2019ve made in the game.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know anyone who\u2019s met \u201cIRL\u201d more <strong><em>WoW <\/em><\/strong>friends than I have.\u00a0 Highlights:<\/p>\n<p> Memorable Meetups with World of Warcraft Friends<\/p>\n<p> Tantred,  Neverwind and Lavalia \u2013 From the Bay Area,  met in Hollywood<\/p>\n<p> Drajh,  Gaspard &#8212; Houston<\/p>\n<p> Cclaudius \u2013 From Australia,  met in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p> Nerual and his family \u2013 from Pacific NW,  met in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p> Cloudblueyes \u2013 From LA,  met in LA<\/p>\n<p> Sacred \u2013 From Long Beach,  met in LA<\/p>\n<p> Aetropos and Thal \u2013 from Connecticut and Northern Cal,  met in New York<\/p>\n<p> Ardwen and Kulgarr \u2013 in Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p> Iconia,  Adam,  others \u2013 Orange County<\/p>\n<p> Jone,  Newt,  Natalyst,  others \u2013 BlizzCon Anaheim<\/p>\n<p> Kirinas \u2013 Toledo<\/p>\n<p> Elithamaeter \u2013 from Seattle,  met in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p> \/\/<\/p>\n<p> After tonight\u2019s screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival,  I have to <em>pack<\/em>,  blech.\u00a0 I have to go stay in another hotel for two stupid days before coming back here to finish the week.\u00a0 What a bore.<\/p>\n<p><div itemprop=\"aggregateRating\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AggregateRating\">Average Rating: <span itemprop=\"ratingValue\">4.4<\/span> out of <span itemprop=\"bestRating\">5<\/span> based on <span itemprop=\"reviewCount\">160<\/span> user reviews.<\/span><\/div><\/p><p>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n  \"@type\": \"Review\",\n\"datePublished\":\"April 29, 2026\",\n  \"itemReviewed\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Product\",\n    \"name\": \"Male Enhancement Pills\"\n  },\n  \"reviewRating\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Rating\",\n    \"ratingValue\": \"4.4\"\n  },\n\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"LegitScript\"\n  },\n  \"reviewBody\": \"Excellent quality at low price. 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