Here and settled (finally)
dave | Thursday, August 18th, 2005, 1:03 AMOh yes, we are here. And damn, it’s good to be here. We had a bit of traveling troubles, but damnit, nothing’s keeping us from getting to GenCon Indy 2005! Boo-yah!
We left Tacoma early (7am-ish), and subsequently got stuck in massive commuter traffic. Luckily, we had planned enough time to get to the airport with time to spare. Dear Southsound Commuters, Please don’t go about your regular routine while we need to get to the airport. Thanks. Love, the Dead Gentlemen.
Our flight to Denver was great. I (dave) passed out well before take-off, and basically slept the entire time. Yay for low sleep requirements. We got into Denver with a couple hour layover. We passed the time lounging around, chatting about characters, and trying to guess which of the awaiting passengers were fellow gamers. And actually, it’s quite easy to tell. Pony tails, less-than-tan skin, games played on the floor? Gamers for sure.
Right as we were getting ready to board our flight to Indianna, Don realized he didn’t have his drivers license and boarding pass. Huh? That’s not good. After quick deliberation, he concluded (accurately, mind you) that he had accidently left them on the previous plane (I guess “accidently” is not exactly necessary in that last sentence, as I doubt anyone would deliberately leave their only form of ID and their tickets on a plane).
Fifteen horribly stressful minutes later, we’re all on the plane, joking about how much of a dumb-ass Don is, and on our way to Indianna. For the record, we would just like to thank the wonderful workers at Frontier airline who made Don’s continuing flight possible. They be rockin’ the hizzy, yo. Yeah, suburban white boy…
On our way to register, we witnessed quite a display of Indianapolis public service power. Note the moon in the background.
We went out to eat with a couple people from Wizards of the Coast, ran into Aaron Williams, then went out for drinks with a few of the gaming industry peeps. As we talked about at various points during the evening, it’s interesting to note how incestuous the gaming industry is. Everyone’s worked for everyone else at some point, and everyone knows everyone else. Who works with everyone. Everyone else likes everyone. Ok, I’m confused now. Basically, they all know each other, and it’s funny to note. That’s all. Yeah, that was poorly explained. Yet it’s still in this post. And you read it. Hah!
Now all four of us (Chris, Steve, Don, and I) are plugging away on our laptops, cruising the Internet on our hotel-granted wifi. Ah, technology. Don’s lost items were found (HUZZAH!), so life is good again. I know you all were dutifully concerned.
The con officially starts tomorrow. You should be getting numerous updates from me throughout the day. If not, well, then I’m a liar. Or I was kidnapped by pirates. In which case it’s not my fault. Ok, need to sleep.
Oh, and we’ve written down a quick list of things NOT to do when traveling to GenCon:
1. Leave your drivers license, boarding pass, and palm pilot on your first of two flights, thus nearly stranding you in Denver.
2. Get caught in traffic on the way to the airport.
3. Be hungover from celebrating the last night of your friend being in the area.
4. Forget to bring all of your gaming materials, as no actual gaming happens at GenCon. Yes, I’m an idiot.
