One of these years, I will go back and count the number of times I've done Blaugust. In 2023, I posted that it was the 4th or 5th time I had done it. I continue to think it's the 4th or 5th time I've done it, which is probably a sign that I'm getting old more than anything, and my memory isn't what it used to be. I even did it during the pandemic, when it was Blapril instead of Blaugust. I actually do think this is my 5th year.
Normally, in Blaugust, this first post is intended to tell the story of how you got into blogging and what your blog is normally about. Still, honestly, I've done a much better job of that in earlier years, and it feels unnecessary to tell the story again rather than just pointing you to the previous examples:
https://wowaltaddiction.blogspot.com/2023/08/blaugust-2023-its-not-you-its-me.html
https://wowaltaddiction.blogspot.com/2022/08/blaugust-2022-evolution-of-wow-alt.html
(That last one is really the best overview.)
https://wowaltaddiction.blogspot.com/2020/03/blapril-2020-how-i-started-blogging.html
Although, as you can tell from the posts above, this blog has taken a few detours over the years, it is now mostly back to its original theme, primarily focused on alt leveling in World of Warcraft.
I am continuing to make pretty good progress in that area. I just recently got my 37th character to max level, and number 38 is currently sitting at level 79. This one has been an Elemental Shaman, which doesn't feel quite as good as it did the first time I leveled it this xpac. So I have another shaman coming up right after this, and I'm going to go back to enhancement.
My play time during July was almost all World of Warcraft focused. I had a few minutes here and there in ESO and Guild Wars 2, but clocked a solid 34 hours in World of Warcraft. Which, interestingly enough, is pretty much the same as June. I managed to get 5 characters to max level during the month, which is decent.
I'm going to have a bit of a content draught during the early part of Blaugust. I'm currently in California at a swim meet with my youngest. We're extending our stay here next week for a vacation. As soon as I get home on the 10th, I'll turn around and drive to Boston on the 11th to pick up my middle son from his internship and bring him home on the 12th. So it may be until the 13th or later until I post again. August tends to be a crazy time for me because of kids' sports and the beginning of school, so this is not unusual.
That's it for now!
Cheers,
Joar
