AHHHHHHHHHH I’m so excited! For those of you who don’t know,
PAX East is a gaming convention hosted in Boston that has everything to do with
all kinds of games and it’s happening in 3 days. Board games, card games, PC
games, platform games, indie games, tablet/phone games…
ALL THE GAMES.
In addition to attending the con, I’ll be meeting up with
some of my friends from around the United States. Georgia, Ohio, Michigan,
Colorado, and Pennsylvania.
That’s what I LOVE about gaming. I get to meet up with
people I’ve had genuine connections with from around the world, and that
connection is arguably deeper than a lot of the connections I have in my
everyday life.
Yes, yes, it’s true. People can be whatever they want to be
on the internet. Having a screen in front of your face, however, can also make
you more comfortable. Not having to deal with physical judgment can make you
feel safe to expose the real you, your dreams and aspirations to people you’ve
only talked to through a piece of technology.
I’ve known some of these friends for a few months, some of
them for six years. It just boggles my mind how many people are connected with
one another and how many meaningful opportunities come out of these
friendships. Did I mention I got a gig at Wheaton College once through friends
in World of Warcraft? Mad skill.
I’m going to be taking so many photos of the events this
weekend and posting them later on, probably sometime next week. Goals for
Friday: Seeing the Blizzard panel/announcement and meeting MarkiPlier. <3
And of COURSE spending time with my friends!
I got this shirt for the con and I’m SUPER excited.
Have any of you guys made some friends on the internet you still keep in touch with? :)
In the meantime, I have to clean my house. My place is going to be full of nerds this weekend. THIS IS THE DREAM.
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