{"id":1825,"date":"2008-08-18T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2008-08-18T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T14:01:21","slug":"thank-you-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1825","title":{"rendered":"Thank You Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had this all planned out: I’d put up a wishlist of videogames<\/a> that were on my “someday” list. Once every few weeks, someone might buy one for me because I just had<\/strong> to try this game now<\/strong>. It would arrive in the mail, and Amazon would include a short note from the sender, telling me the sender’s address and letting me know why they sent the game. I could then reply with a nice thank-you card to show my appreciation. <\/p>\n

This system would give the impatient a way to get a game into my hands, and it would be a nice little bonus gift for me every once in a while. I’m so clever!<\/p>\n

The reality was that within 24 hours I had eight games on the way. The nice note from the sender isn’t included when the game comes from a third-party seller, which was the case for seven out of the eight games. <\/p>\n

So now I have eight games and I only got the note with one of them. (I know who sent Tabula Rasa, got the note. Thanks so much. You’ll be hearing from me soon.)<\/p>\n

If you’re one of the generous people who sent me a gift, I really would like to send a thank-you card. Also, if Amazon had you type in a message for me, I want you to know I never got it. If you could send an email to shamus at shamusyoung dot com<\/strong> with your words (if you had any) and your home address (if you don’t mind me mailing you a card) I’d really appreciate it. Please include the title of the game you gave. I am curious as to who sent what. Also include your website if you don’t mind me mentioning you as the sender here on the site. <\/p>\n

If you want to stay anonymous, that’s cool too, but my guilt-o-meter is pinging because I got a bunch of presents and I can’t say thanks. <\/p>\n

This weekend I managed to take a bite out of that list of games. I’m handling the quickest first, which means that the MMO’s (City of Heroes \/ Villains, and Tabula Rasa) will have to wait, since they will no doubt dominate the blog the way Warcraft did. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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