I summarily reject the stereotype that bloggers are basement-dwelling, underwear-sporting dweebs, because a) most of us aren't and b) too many people laugh when you tell them you "operate a blog" and "live with your mother." Judgmental jerks.So when Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling started a blog, I embraced the notion, not only for the dearth of information he can provide but for the way a superstar athlete can help us ditch the blog-nerd moniker once and for all.
Unfortunately, as the guys at Fire Joe Morgan found, it turns out Schilling is actually a giant nerd, a nerd who calls himself "Scythehands Voxslayer" when he plays Everquest. Sigh:
Q: Tell us some of the most interesting adventures you have had while playing Everquest? Did you ever do something really stupid? Something that you are really proud of?That answer is, believe it or not, Curt Schilling talking about a particularly embarrassing quest he embarked on in the popular MMORPG, Everquest. (MMORPG stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Duh.) But yeah: that was Curt Schilling, giving this interview with an Everquest fanboy site several years ago, and man, is it dorky.
A: My first foray into Lower Guk was a lot of fun. My favorite memories are pretty basic. Completing the Robe of the Lost Circle quest was a blast. Camping Raster was a nightmare, but I got stupidly lucky. I had pretty much resigned myself to camping Scythehands in the Mino room, logging in, seeing another monk already there camping, and waiting. One night I log in, and there's a 55 level monk there. Great guy. He's been there for like 12 hours. No Raster -- pop, despawn, pop, despawn -- still no Raster. Now I'm in about my 3rd day there -- total time camping him maybe 5-10 hours tops -- but getting some good groups when I did have the camp (lotsa guild mates showed up and we pulled and got great exp)....
So, to review: Curt Schilling -- bloody-sock wearing, foot-injury fighting, World Series- winning tough dude -- goes by the name "Scythehands Voxslayer" in an online videogaming community and blogs in his spare time. That sound you just heard is your head exploding.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. I've never felt as cool as I do right now.
Posted at 4:37PM on Mar 27th 2007 by Fornelli
2. Is Mark cuban a nerd? well... maybe he's just a really cool nerd, but he blogs.
Posted at 8:41PM on Mar 27th 2007 by atlantic city
3. ok...this is off-topic, but i can't NOT point out that the definition of "death" is "scarcity". perhaps postmanE meant schilling could provide us with a "wealth" of information...
Posted at 1:22PM on May 10th 2007 by RSOXGIRL
4. ooops..."dearth"
Posted at 1:24PM on May 10th 2007 by RSOXGIRL
5. And why does PostmanE care what some ball player does in his spare time? Reads to me like PostmanE never grew out of his jock complex in high school and needs the rest of the world to conform to his insecurities. I'm LOLing (that's "laughing out loud" for you non nerd-types) :)
Posted at 12:54AM on May 26th 2007 by nooneinparticular