Squeaky Surprise

I got an email the other day that said I had a new mount, and I recognized it as the 6-month subscription mount I'd seen advertised on the launcher. I was confused because I'm normally on a monthly subscription, but I looked up my account and saw that apparently in September I'd bought a 6-month subscription, and since it was still active for another month, I'd earned the new mount, Squeakers, the Trickster!

When I tried out the mount special in Orgrimmar, I was surprised to see that it sprouts wings and flies. I guess that makes sense but I hadn't thought about whether it was a flying mount or not. I love the way its little paws hang uselessly while flying. I also love its little hat. But the best part is the mount special. It floats up in a whirlwind, sprouts its wings, and flutters back to the ground. I'm so glad I unknowingly earned this mount, I think I may stick to the the 6-mount subscriptions from now on.

Third Time's the Charm

I am really inordinately pleased with this, although I didn't get my first or second choice of spelling. I am also incredibly pleased with this...

...because I'm surprised I actually finished the quest to get my Deathwing mount. When I found out the anniversary events went on until January I laughed at what a ridiculously long time that would be. But over the next month I barely logged on, aside from a couple tries queuing for the raids and opening my gifts from Greatfather Winter. The outland raids were over and done in no time and I thought the whole thing was going to be easy, but then I ended up wiping on the Lich King more times than I could count. I did enjoy the novelty of the tier gear and taking screenshots the first few times around:

but it quickly became tedious and I didn't bother getting screenshots of my last (several) attempts. Oh, well, it was all worth it in the end! Other screenshots I took but didn't end up posting include buying the Shadowlands expansion with the hearthstone and pet (naturally): 

And circling Orgrimmar in Greatfather Winter's sleigh:

I can only conclude that my shaman is now Greatfather Winter. 

The quest to allow Vulpera into the horde took a lot more time than I wanted to spend, because I couldn't wait once I realized what I needed to name my new Warlock. I was also disappointed that I couldn't use Nomi's useless carcass to smash grapes, even though I tried my hardest to offer him that position. Apparently the UI wanted me to realize that Nomi was best suited to come up with a new recipe for wine. 

These are the results of my administration over the process, supposedly working out perfectly:

Did anyone else notice that the vat of grapes seems to be on fire? Because obviously this is fine. I can't wait to taste Nomi's dumpster fire wine. It sounds delicious. I'm just gonna keep it here in my toy box and let it age a couple years, or centuries.