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Ever since leaving the school yard, I've almost entirely lost track of time.  My life is no longer book-ended from one test, project or boring subject to another.  We've got our own deadlines here in the "real world," but they don't stress me out to the extent that school deadlines used to.  I just want to let all of you school goers, be you in K-12, a university or graduate school, that I feel for you.  At the same time I am incredibly glad that you are back in your version of the daily grind.

It's not the misery loves company mantra either.  It's the simple fact that with everyone returning to school, and even office workers returning from vacations, the servers are particularly free of gathering competition during a wide swath of time.  Example, over the course of an hour or so Solidsagart was able to gather roughly a half dozen stacks of Tiger Lily, Goldclover and Adder's Tongue.  Scoring herself a fistful of Frost Lotus in the process.  Even more shocking is that I wasn't actively looking for herbs.  I just picked the weeds as I went about my leveling business.

After pocketing months worth of raiding weeds - don't forget, I am casual - I decided to see if the situation was a fluke of Sagart's good fortune, or something that Solidsamm could capitalize on.  After making the rounds across Icecrown it became clear, not a fluke.  Both toons where damn near trapped in an endless run around their respected zones.  From node to node they scurried, picking and chipping, reaping hundreds, if not thousands, of gold in materials.  All while you were at the first day of courses - always the worst day - or staring at a giant load of papers in your inbox.

I was lucky enough to repeat the rounds over the last few days.  Lucky for two reasons.  First, it's only a matter of time before everyone gets back into their routines.  Allowing those with easy access to WoW time to login between meetings or during breaks.  Secondly, I also have a working routine, and actually playing WoW during the middle of the day isn't part of it.  The only reason I was able to do it these last few days is that I was hit with the PAX POX.  I may have been riding your return to school a little hard, but at least you weren't aching, sweating, and, well, let's just say allergic to eating and drinking, for four days.  On the up side, I did lose almost 10 pounds.  The Flu - Diet Craze of 2009.

Anyone else manage to reap the benefits of empty servers?  If you haven't yet, you may want to try soon, because I doubt the lands will be as barren after next week.  Fear not raiders, the Ruiner of Guilds is almost gone!