Unimatrix Two

I had the first glass of wine I’ve had in years. Honestly, probably the best-tasting, to my preferences.

The dealer’s room had the Callahan’s Saloon softcover (“Lady Slings The Booze”) I’d been missing, and the next Miles Vorkosigan I needed. I also discovered that FanPro’s Shadowrun supplements are a lot more expensive than the old FASA stuff.

Stayed up till 3am Friday for a dot/Hack//Enemy demo. I won, but then the newbie is supposed to win demos, so they’ll get hooked on the game. I’m very cautious about getting hooked on collectible games.

Only ate one meal Friday. I thought I’d outgrown that kind of con behavior.

Rain and I gave Jesse Braxton her Xmas present – a set which included figure of Lucy Lawless, as Xena, in the style of “The Simpsons”. It went over very well.

Spaz-quested for 30 minutes Saturday trying to remember where the nearby Wal-Mart was. (We never found it.)

Learned to play “Button Men”. Discovered that the game has a few game-balance issues, but at least I ended up with a pair of Dork Tower Button Men (my entry requirements) and another pair of general fantasy ones (a fellowship prize for not throttling the little kid I played one round against).

Had a lousy dinner in the hotel restaurant. That place is just cursed, I swear.

Won two starter decks and a box of boosters for dot/Hack//Enemy in the auction. Now I can build a few decks at a bargain price, and play some before I decide if I’m really going to get involved in this.

Enjoyed another good Caprizzio show – the vibrating duck was good for a laugh, though it got a bit overused.

Managed to order pizza at 2:30 am, thereby avoiding going another 24 hours between meals.

Drove home earlier Sunday than I really wanted, but not early enough to miss the snow. We counted 6 or 7 wrecks on our side of 81 alone, and there we a couple juicy traffic-stoppers on the other side.

Overall, a good weekend – I hope more of the folks around here can make it next year.

Tags: books, conventions, food, gaming, marscon, music, travel

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