I had the first glass of wine I’ve had in years. Honestly, probably the best-tasting, to my preferences.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Stayed up till 3am Friday for a dot\/Hack\/\/Enemy demo. I won, but then the newbie is supposed<\/i> to win demos, so they’ll get hooked on the game. I’m very cautious about getting hooked on collectible games.<\/p>\n
Only ate one meal Friday. I thought I’d outgrown that kind of con behavior.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Spaz-quested for 30 minutes Saturday trying to remember where the nearby Wal-Mart was. (We never found it.)<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
Had a lousy dinner in the hotel restaurant. That place is just cursed, I swear.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Enjoyed another good Caprizzio show – the vibrating duck was good for a laugh, though it got a bit overused.<\/p>\n
Managed to order pizza at 2:30 am, thereby avoiding going another 24 hours between meals.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Overall, a good weekend – I hope more of the folks around here can make it next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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