I've been playing World of Warcraft, since a few months after it started. I am constantly on the defense, because of people who like to throw back in my face that I have one pay-to-play game. By yourself, it can be nice to level a character - but the game gets into full swing with others. It's a socializing game, and I've known some of the people online for years, and made actual real life friends with them outside of the game. I made such good friends with my Guild Master from pre-Burning Crusade we became fast in-RL friends and he was at my wedding and even came beforehand to help set it up. He is like a regular fixture around the house staying for days on end and playing multi-player games with my husband and I.
I've played a Mage since I started, but with the release of this new patch (I am not saying I hate it, take a breather) , I am just saying I have to re-learn some things, and the patch is new and easily changeable with other patches; and will also probably change again with the coming of Cataclysm. So I've taken a break until Cataclysm's release. It'll be like breaking into a new game, in a familiar series. ^_^
My name is Sprinkets on Dragonblight. I didn't start there, I transferred from the P.V.P server, Chromaggus, because of friends and love-interest-now-husband.
I am glad you are having so much fun. ^_^ Watch out for the 40-55 lull. For some reason, it gets really , really, really boring there. But after that, it gets good again.