Collector’s Edition KesCards!

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Kestrel in Geekology, Personal, World of Warcraft
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Well, maybe not so much. I decided since I’ll be going to Best Buy on Wednesday night for the Midnight Opening for Wrath, why not try to publicize the blog a bit among the western South Dakotans who’ll be there? I know of at least one other person in the local area (but I believe she’ll be at Gamestop, in the Rushmore Mall). Two other South Dakotans I know are a husband and wife from my guild, but they live in Sioux Falls, on the other side of the state.

But if both Best Buy and Gamestop are having Midnight Openings, there should be at least half a dozen gamer geeks at each, right? After all, the weather is expected to cooperate: Fair skies, temperature probably in the 30F/0C range at midnight, with not too much wind. Of course, Rapid City is one of those places where, if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.

At any rate, I’ll have a few homemade "business cards" with me to pass out; we’ll see if readership goes up. :)

 

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12 Conversations about Collector’s Edition KesCards!
  1. Isisxotic
    November 11, 2008 | 18:14

    I just think it’s an AWESOME idea.

    Isisxotic´s last blog post: Dear Diary: The Guild Killer is Dead

    • Kestrel
      November 11, 2008 | 19:05

      Thanks, Isis. :) Still trying to decide if it would be presumptuous of me to print a second sheet of 10 cards…

  2. Cynra
    November 11, 2008 | 18:36

    Slick, sir! I was thinking about throwing together a cheesy printed t-shirt advertising my site and World of Warcraft love, but realized that I’d look a bit silly. Ah well!

    • Kestrel
      November 11, 2008 | 19:04

      My very first in-game name was “Slik” and came about because of a hoax I perpetrated on the creators of Wizardy VI. :)

  3. Sciencegeek
    November 11, 2008 | 19:10

    Well, if I was back in Sioux Falls – I’d be tempted to travel out to Rapid City (climbing in the Black Hills is pretty decent – Needles FTW).

    • Kestrel
      November 11, 2008 | 19:32

      I’m not a climber, but my son did some climbing in the Needles (and a coupel times at Devil’s Tower) when he was in high school.

      Nice to have readers who don’t think Rapid City is in Iowa. ;)

  4. Tzia
    November 11, 2008 | 20:29

    Kes? Print out more cards. Yes, its South Dakota, Rapid at that, and the weather will be nice-ish. But still… this is a WoW release! I think a good chunk of the teen population from the surrounding area will be there. Think for a second.

    “Leadwood”, Belle, Spearfish, Sturgis, Rapid City itself…. people will be there. I might see more than you do, being over at Gamestop. I’ll try and keep count, maybe compare numbers?

    Tzia´s last blog post: Um… about that….

    • Kestrel
      November 11, 2008 | 21:16

      Tzia, you do have some idea of my age, right? (Hint: All 3 of my sons are graduated from college!) I’ve a feeling I’ll have a difficult time fitting in with that teen crowd. ;)

      However, I’ll print another page of cards; if nothing else, I’ll send ‘em to you. ;)

  5. Kestrel
    November 11, 2008 | 21:09

    Dear Website Owner [link removed from this comment]:

    It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted work entitled “Collector’s Edition KesCards!” (the “Work”) at http://kestrelsaerie.us/2008/11/collectors-edition-kescards/ in the preparation of a work derived therefrom. I have reserved all rights in the Work, first published on November 11, 2008. Your work entitled “Collector’s Edition KesCards!” at [link removed from this comment] is essentially identical to the Work and clearly used the Work as its basis.

    As you neither asked for nor received permission to use the Work as the basis for your infringing copy nor to make or distribute copies, including electronic copies, of same, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.

    I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of all infringing works derived from the Work, and all copies, including electronic copies, of same, that you deliver to me, if applicable, all unused, undistributed copies of same, or destroy such copies immediately and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. If I have not received an affirmative response from you by November 25, 2008 indicating that you have fully complied with these requirements, I shall take further action against you.

    Very truly yours,

    Stephen B. Hall

    http://kestrelsaerie.us

  6. Daemetos
    November 13, 2008 | 04:15

    Kes, As I try to beat Tzia to the punch whilest I await patching to finish. GameStop in the Rushmore Mall saw approximately 250-300 addicts looking for their fix. How was Best Buy?

    Daemetos´s last blog post: Wrath of the Litch King baby!!

  7. Kestrel
    November 13, 2008 | 16:09

    There were about 150 at Best Buy; I was out by 12:20 with both a CE and a regular edition. I forgot my KesCards! Had ‘em clipped to my cellphone…but put them down to clip my phone to my belt…and left them. :(   Ah well, at least I made a couple calls to the TNB Voicemail…hope you or Tzia did too. :)

    We just might have to do a BH Blogger get-together some day. :)