Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
0 for 8
Tried to register for some specific events... all sold out. So I made a second pass at the exhibition floor. Checked off a lot of Fantasy Grounds licenses, Jason will poo poo all over it. Might have to leave him out of the fun. Bought a copy of "The Games" and "Dorkness Rising", so I can punish friends and family with them. Bought a copy of Hero Builder, it supports the Pathfinder rule set and seems quite a bit more polished than PCGen.
Going the eat at the noodle place for lunch in a bit. The prices are cheap, and I am in the mood for some thai-peanuty goodness. And Seth and I can sit on the sidewalk and take pictures of the passersby. Hmm... I need to publish some pictures now...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
GenCon Day 0
Seth and I got off to a bit of a late start, but stopping for lunch at a Frish's Big Boy where the statue had been given a pirate makeover was great. Visited Roscoe and Sadie, then went up to see Jack, George, Angie and Mom. Then we made a mad dash to Fry's Electronics were I picked up a spare battery for my Canon SLR and a firewire cable for the camcorder. They had a sale on x233 speed 4GB compact flash cards so I picked up a couple of those too.
Checking into the Marriott when smoothly enough, but much to our dismay, they now charge for Internet access. I think that really sucks for what they charge for the room. However, I figured out how to share my Internet connection while tethered to the iPhone. 3G is like a DSL line in performance, and it rawks. Seth and I ate at the RAM, and now were are in the lobby where we thought the wireless was free. No, read more closely and the lobby is the only wireless. The rooms are cabled Ethernet only. Next year I am buying a 1 month MyFi card from Verizon and putting and end to this douchbaggery.
Time to pick events to visit tomorrow. First order of business is getting Pathfinder rule books.
Ready for pictures, debating taking the video camera. Hmm...
Seth and I got off to a bit of a late start, but stopping for lunch at a Frish's Big Boy where the statue had been given a pirate makeover was great. Visited Roscoe and Sadie, then went up to see Jack, George, Angie and Mom. Then we made a mad dash to Fry's Electronics were I picked up a spare battery for my Canon SLR and a firewire cable for the camcorder. They had a sale on x233 speed 4GB compact flash cards so I picked up a couple of those too.
Checking into the Marriott when smoothly enough, but much to our dismay, they now charge for Internet access. I think that really sucks for what they charge for the room. However, I figured out how to share my Internet connection while tethered to the iPhone. 3G is like a DSL line in performance, and it rawks. Seth and I ate at the RAM, and now were are in the lobby where we thought the wireless was free. No, read more closely and the lobby is the only wireless. The rooms are cabled Ethernet only. Next year I am buying a 1 month MyFi card from Verizon and putting and end to this douchbaggery.
Time to pick events to visit tomorrow. First order of business is getting Pathfinder rule books.
Ready for pictures, debating taking the video camera. Hmm...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Getting underway to GenCon
All packed. Waiting for Seth to arrive. Traveling with two less bags this year. We are going to visit Fry's before checking into the hotel. Good times ahead! Sent from my iPhone
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Checklist for GenCon
5 days of clothes
macBook
camera, camcorder
core D&D books
iPhone
GenCon badges and reservations
Pirate Flag
chargers, batteries
downloaded event guide
[buy battery for digital rebel]
toiletries & medicines
CPAP
rubber ducks Sent from my iPhone
macBook
camera, camcorder
core D&D books
iPhone
GenCon badges and reservations
Pirate Flag
chargers, batteries
downloaded event guide
[buy battery for digital rebel]
toiletries & medicines
CPAP
rubber ducks Sent from my iPhone
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