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Yay!\u00a0 Tonight I head down to Anaheim Convention Center for Blizzcon!<\/p>\n

For the uninitiated, Blizzcon is an annual convention put on by Blizzard Entertainment, the company that makes World of Warcraft<\/strong>, as well as the Starcraft, Warcraft<\/strong> and Diablo<\/strong> game franchises.<\/p>\n

Ten million people play World of Warcraft<\/strong>, but only about 12, 000 of us lucky freaks get to go to the convention.\u00a0 Getting tickets online for this quickly-sold-out event\u00a0took steely determination and a bit of luck.<\/p>\n

At the convention I will get to meet lots of people I play the game with, see many scary people in home-made costumes, and attend panel discussions about the games.<\/p>\n

As an attendee I’ll also get the coveted Swag Bag, which will contain, among other things, an unbelievably brag-worthy polar bear mount<\/strong> that I can ride in the game.<\/p>\n

I’ll try to get some pictures and report back to you, Dear Readers, on this deeply important event.<\/p>\n

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