Falling off the wagon...

So, it's been about 7 months since I've played WoW. And I'm holding the expansion pack in my hand, ready to take the plunge again.

It's funny - you can't just jump right into an addiction once you've broken free ; you kinda have to sneak up on it. If you are a recovering alcoholic, you don't just say "Fuck it!" one day, grab your keys, and drive to a bar - you have to work yourself up to it, look at it out of the corner of your eye while you rationalize what you are doing.

My approach went like this - I was going out to pick up some lunch, and I figured I'd stop by Office Depot to pick up some things I needed. And, you know, if they were selling the Burning Crusade then maybe I'd buy it. They didn't have it, so I drove on to order my lunch. I had about 15 minutes to burn while I was waiting for my burger, so I figured I'd stroll on over to Barnes & Noble and browse the books there. And, of course, if I should happen to come across the game while I was in there, well, cool, I might pick it up. And naturally they didn't have it either.

Sony Style? Well, I've still got a few minutes, I can look at those HDTVs...nope, no PC software.

Bartell Drugs? We are out of Baby Tylenol, so I'd better go in and pick some up...no software again.

At this point, my food was no doubt getting cold, so I zipped over to pick up my burger. Heading back to my car, I saw it...The Apple Store (tm). They'd probably carry it, and if I recalled correctly, the Mac and PC versions come in the same box.

I don't own a Mac, nor an iPod...hell, I don't even own a turtleneck, so I had no justification for going in there. So all rationalizations were gone now - I was an addict, and I was walking down that dark alley to get my fix, not to take a leak.

"Hi, welcome to the Apple Store! Are you looking for something in particular, or just browsing?" asked the perky clerk.

I muttered something along the lines of "Shut the fuck up and get out of my way, lit major", shoved my way past the dorky Mac-heads looking at the meager Apple software lineup, grabbed my copy, and stomped out.

Now I just have to figure out how I can accidentally install the damn thing.