So some of you may know this and the rest of you don’t. I’ve managed to score me tickets to Blizzcon. It’s a really big gaming convention by Blizzard. They created the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo gaming universes. A lot of people think that because of my blogging status I was able to secretly get in. It can’t be mere coincidence that me and some of the folks from my team all managed to get tickets. They sold out in a matter of minutes. All I did was keep refreshing for a few minutes leading up to the actual sale time.
Hate to break it to you, but it was all luck.
At the very least I’ll be going alone if I have to. Figures I get called a nerd, geek, loser and loner. Hah! Sigh. What do they know? Don’t hate on something you don’t understand. And people wonder why I get so annoyed.
Seriously.
Hands on Diablo 3? Yes!
Hands on Starcraft 2? HELL yes!
Hot chicks dressed up in Night Elf revealing brass armor? I am so all over that.
I may be making the trip down alone but I’ll be meeting up with some great people and having a great time. I get to finally meet players who’s voices I’ve only heard. I get to meet the developers who created the games I enjoy. So take your hate and shove it, okay? For the past several years, I’ve endured my own friends telling me to get out of the house more and explore. I finally decide to do something and I get railed for it? What the hell. The convention is down in Anaheim, California.
Something Ken told me a few weeks ago is that we should all do stuff while we’re young. As we grow older, we’re going to have less time. We’re going to have more responsibility and more expenses. We’re only young once. I’m not one for wilderness treks. I don’t give a crap about churches or architecture. I’ve always been a city guy. I’m not interested in going to temples or statues or any of that other stuff. For once in my life, I’m going to go to places that I want to go, see stuff that I want to see, and do stuff that I want to do.
I say screw that. I’m going to go now just so that I can say that I’ve actually gone some where and didn’t waste my summer. Who knows when I might have an opportunity like this again.
Am I scared? You bet. I’ve never travelled alone before. I’ve only travelled across Canada or overseas to Singapore. There’s so much to do and so much to learn.
I might just end up extending my stay a bit longer and explore the area further and just play tourist. Disneyland’s right across from the place. I apparently need to explore this fine American cuisine called “In and Out”. Maybe I’ll check out the walk of fame or sit in on a taping of Jay Leno. A friend told me that the Comedy Store is the best investment he ever made. It’s where the careers of comedians were born (Tim Allen, Jim Carey, the Wayans, Seinfeld, Robin Williams, etc). I heard the San Diego Zoo’s quite the experience.
The trip’s not until the 3rd week of August. I’ve already reserved a room and everything at a hotel nearby. For travel options, I think I’m going to bus down to Seattle and catch a flight on Southwest down to Anaheim ($40 for the bus, $90 for the flight). Flying out of Vancouver, it would have set me back around $250. For the return trip, I think I’ll try going back on a train. Ride the Amtrak from Anaheim through LA and up to Seattle. Take the aptly named scenic route. That’s about $120. The time it takes to train from LA to Seattle is around 35 hours.
No friends, eh? With the reactions I received, they’re certainly no friends of mine that’s for sure. I doubt there’s a lot of interest from other friends who’d want to travel south into California anyway. I’ve got at least one who’s thinking about joining me on the way down and making a week out of it.
I’m looking forward to the trip and there’s no doubt I’ll be writing about my experience as often as I can. I still have several months to go. No matter what happens, I’m committed and determined to have a good time this summer no matter who decides to tag along.