Where do the sick people go?

I woke up today feeling like my eyelashes had been sealed with glue and someone had poured acid down my throat.

The thermometer said my temperature was at 104 degrees F. I felt bad, but not 104 degree fever bad. I retook my temperature a second time, and the thermometer said I was at 101.8 degrees F. Again, I didn't feel like I had a fever. I used a mercury thermometer the third time and was told that I had a temperature of 98.6 degrees F.

I'm going to ignore the readings. It's enough to know that I don't feel well. I should brew some [Honeymint Tea]; the honey will help with my allergies, I hope.

I went to "First to Your Aid"--Dalaran's medical center in the Magus Commerce Exchange. Aside from the first aid trainer and supply vendor (Olisarra the Kind and Angelique Butler), there were only wounded npcs. It made me wonder where the sick people are at. Then, I began to wonder if I ever saw a sick person in Org, UC, TB, or Shatt.

I remembered that other priests, paladins and shamans can cure diseases. But is it right to call myself diseased? I feel ill, but I don't think it's serious enough to label it a disease. Anyway, I started reading up on potential fevers and flu-like debuffs you can get in the game. Here's some I found interesting:
-[Overpowering Sickness]
-[Swine Flu]
-[Fevered Exhaustion]
-[Muculent Fever]

Well, whatever I have is making me less motivated on finishing my research paper. I'd rather warm [Ice Cold Milk] on the stove, eat [Freshly Baked Bread], and wash laundry than create operational definitions for racial distributions and religiosity.

Tomorrow morning is the bachelorette party. (If I'm feeling better tomorrow I'll attend) We're spending an hour learning how to belly-dance, eating at a Lebanese restaurant, and then spending the rest of the afternoon on bumper boats, race cars, and arcades. I'm mostly concerned with how I'm going to belly dance without a belly. Mine rotted off a long time ago in Un'goro.

Stay healthy,
-Jac

Delicious Chocolate Cake, or How Jac Made 120 Gold in 30 Minutes

If you're looking to make some quick gold, the next few days are perfect for you.

Requirements:
-Burning Crusade Expansion
-A character capable of herbing [Mageroyal] (Can be an alt)
-The Cooking Profession with [Recipe: Delicious Chocolate Cake]

As you know, it's Children's Week until May 7. With every world event comes new achievements. One of the achievements necessary to get the Children's Week: Matron/Patron Title requires the player to eat a [Delicious Chocolate Cake].

This works in your favor because:
1. Players who want the violet proto-drake need to eat the cake
2. Players who want the Matron/Patron title need to eat the cake
3. Not all players are cooks
4. Not all cooks have the recipe
5. People are willing to buy the cakes off the auction house if it saves time (and it does)
6. Some players are putting the cakes on 225 gold buyout in the auction house
7. If you sell them at 20 gold buyout, they'll definitely sell
8. Profit!

Ingredients
(8) [Simple Flour]
-Sold in stacks of 5 for 25 copper by cooking suppliers and trade good merchants
(4) [Mild Spices]
-Sold in stacks of 5 for 10 copper by cooking suppliers and trade goods merchants
(4) [Ice Cold Milk]
-Sold in stacks of 5 for 1 silver 25 copper by bartenders, innkeepers, and general goods merchants
(8) [Small Egg]
-Drops off birds under level 20
(1) [Flask of Port]
-Sold in stacks of 1 for 1 silver 50 copper by bartenders and some innkeepers
(3) [Mageroyal]
Yields: 1
Effect: Fireworks and a 1 hour "Very Happy" buff

Now do you see why it's such a hassle?

Bon appétit!
-Jac

Note: You can buy small eggs and mageroyal off the auction house, but if you want to make the most money, you'll farm the items yourself. Inscription + Children's Week has made the price of mageroyal skyrocket.

Alternatively. You can just farm mageroyal or small eggs and sell them on the auction house if you don't have the recipe. =)