How to Avoid AFK in WoW

There are several ways to avoid going away from keyboard. The most popular is to get a macro that does a lot of movement, but macros are limited and only run for so long. One way is to use the built in windows ease of access controls. You can set ease of access up to remember keystrokes and then execute them. If done right you can have windows keep you from going AFK indefinitely. There are add-ons from curse that will help you with this as well (UPDATE: The add-ons are no longer available. )

There aren't a lot of reasons to avoid AFK unless you're worried about mana biscuits disappearing. This used to be helpful in battlegrounds to farm honor but now you get reported by other players for being AFK before the round ends which means you never receive honor. A lot of people use that search to arrive here, I figured giving them what they're looking for would be nice.

So here's the gist for Vista and above. Click start and type in 'Ease'. The first result should be Ease of Access. Click that. From there you're on your own (I know, I'm helpful.).

Back from Vacation

It's good to be home. Vacations can seem like a lot of work just in and of themselves. Luckily I did everything right and had an awesome time. I climbed well above the timber line in a 2 door Cavalier. I must say that I'm impressed with how my little 4 banger climbed the mountain.

On the way up there we met up with a band in Chama Pass. While on the search for magic mushrooms our newfound guide invited us for a ride on the magic schoolbus  as their band sought out a new venue even higher in the mountains. I met the original family from Lonesome Dove and also snagged a glass for Kips Taco Shop winter closing in Creed (another historical landmark). Here's a picture of the view on the way to Creed:

I took this picture from a dangerous ledge. Tourist like stupidity: ACTIVATE!

After waking up very drunkenly I snagged some home made biscuits and gravy and then saw a dairy on the way to Del Norte. I stopped and bought several shares of a cow. Then I milked 'my' cow and took raw milk home. If you've never had raw milk I must say: YOU'RE MISSING OUT.

We also went fly fishing and hiking. All in all it was an excellent trip that started out the way it ended: just right. Of course no trip is complete without a little mishap. I dusted my brake pads while coming down Wolf Creek Pass and lost a protective undercarriage shield and wire runner after turning into an embankment. On the way back the entire vehicle shook to high heaven but we luckily hit a tire shop RIGHT before the blowout. Then as we leave Santa Rosa to head back to Texas my navigator (see: retarded hamster) manages to direct me down the wrong highway and we hit 'Amarillo by Morning'...

With all of that said and done it was still an excellent trip filled with good memories and even better buds. Cheers to a great vacation!