Last night my husband and I bundled up and brought blankets with us and drove out to Best Buy in Dartmouth Crossing for the highly anticipated release of Warcraft's Cataclysm upgrade. It takes a lot for me to leave my warm house in winter but for this event? You got it!
I was surprised to see a lineup outside, my husband was very impressed (as you can tell by the photo) with the turnout. I guess I should not be surprised. There are millions and MILLIONS of people who play this game, chances are, you know someone who does.
That's me in my parka standing in the dark and cold, wondering if I was going to make it before the doors open. We got there at 11:30 pm which was long enough for my body to almost shut down in pain but I made it!
The doors opened just as the freezing rain started. We all waited patiently in line for our copy of the game.
I think I was one in two women who showed up! I was surprised to see how many young kids were out at midnight on a school night.
But we got it! We have our copy of the game as well as a free goblin mouse pad, LOL.
I have few hobbies here in Nova Scotia. One of course is food. The other, "The Game" AKA Warcraft. Because of my pain, I do not get to play often but when I do, well, let's just say escapism is a wonderful thing. The big deal about Cataclysm is that the world we have come to know has been changed forever. New character opportunities, new areas to explore, familiar areas destroyed... life there has been transformed.
My "real" life never seems to change here. I am stuck in a perpetual showing of Ground Hog Day. At least now I can let my adventurous spirit out and explore a cyber world even though my feet here rarely leave my house. One day my real world will change again but for now, I am going to have to wait for a spot on my server to open up and see what awaits me online.
5 comments:
I have never played a computer game. Yes, that's how old I am. One of the true dinosaurs.
OMG no way! You got a mouse pad?!?!?! All I got was a poster with Deathwing on it lol.
It was cold and windy here. Our little GameStop allowed the small group of us to wait inside this year.
Enjoy the game :D
I actually MISS playing WoW. I quit about 2 years ago because 1) the boyfriend I was playing with became a Stalker and I didn't want him to use The Game to continue with me and 2) the cost of the subscription was getting to be too much.
I think I gave my copies of the first 2 WoW sets away... I definately no longer have them. So now I'd have to get all 4 sets to catch up (and remember my name and server and password :))
I stumbled across your blog b/c I was researching uses of the 2 pounds of Pecans I just thawed from the freezer that my mother sent me from New Orleans. The freezer won't fit them anymore so I figured I'd use them up.
I find it curious that you live in Nova Scotia, and from reading your blog about the holidays realize you used to live in BC. I'm curious as to how you ended up in NS (which I hear is beautiful, my parents visited there 25 years ago)
I was MOST amused to scroll down and see the post about standing in line for Warcraft's expansion of Cat. My boyfriend and I play. At this point I run a social guild on Doomhammer called "We Are All At Work". There's a story behind the guild name that I'll spare you, but most of us know each other in Real Life. I find Warcraft very soothing, but slightly addicting.
I love your blog. I had a mother that cooked a lot, and I don't as much. My father was a good amateur photographer. You've blended both skills. I enjoy your voice!
Happy New Year. I don't have a blog or I'd give you the URL. Cheers.
Marian
Marian, hope you used up those pecans well! We moved to NS because of my husband's job. NS is beautiful in a lot of areas, just not the one I live in. That is so cool your guild members know each other in real life! I don't even belong to a guild, I'm a real loner, LOL. Thank you so much! I really do care about photography as much as I care about food, I am glad it shows and that you are enjoying my blog. :) Thanks so much for commenting!!!
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