Doctor by Sunday, LFR by Monday

This week on Endless Loop, life hit hard and Azeroth hit harder.The episode drops on Monday instead of the weekend because this was a week: a colonoscopy on Friday, sick through the weekend, and then defending my doctoral dissertation on Sunday — which means I’m officially Dr. Boomtap now.Somehow, even with all that going on, I still found time to log into World of Warcraft.I ran every LFR raid I’d missed, geared my Paladin up to item level 121 with some pieces pushing into the mid-130s, and made quick work of things like Delves thanks to the power bump. I finally re-figured out group finder for boss farming in the new zone, stuck with Paladin this week, and left my Shaman and healing specs untouched — sometimes efficiency wins.I also spent time deep in player housing. My house is officially turning into a cluttered junkyard of collected items from all over Azeroth. I’m still stuck at housing level 2, chasing Endeavors so I can hit level 5 and unlock the pieces I really want. Highlights include a love bed overlooking a cliff with a carport-style cover, trees and shrubbery outside, a massive portal in the main room, and entirely too much random stuff.I’ve created an in-game WoW group for the podcast, and the invite link is live at boomtap.rocks. Join the group, visit my house, and tell me what you think.Musically, this episode features new songs inspired by coming back to WoW after time away — the overwhelming flood of quest exclamation points everywhere, and the never-ending confusion of portal locations constantly changing. We close the show with a bonus song written by my friend Tess, titled “Hard No (Soft Maybe)”, because she’s definitely not coming back to WoW… except she absolutely is.Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Discord to say hi, and special thanks to Dallas for asking about where to find the songs. You can listen on YouTube and boomtap.rocks now, with Spotify and Apple Music coming soon.