Richard's Ramblings

Just because sometimes my mind overflows its brainpan. Figured this would make as good of an outlet to catch those overflows as any. No set theme, topic, or schedule, just whatever and whenever. :)

Author: RJCox

So yeah, I'll be covering GenCon for the site and figured I'd run one of these nifty ongoing semi-live blogs. Today is just travel though, the con doesn't start until tomorrow, but I'm sure you want the WHOLE trip experience right? ;) Ok, prolly not, in which case just start reading tomorrow instead. :P

 2200: Wow, so dinner was interesting. Decided not to go to The Ram, since we'll prolly be going there tomorrow night. Just went across the road to Damon's Grill. Not great but not bad. Well, other than the karaoke... I've been in places that had karaoke before, naturally, who hasn't at one point or another right? But god the number of absolutely horrid songs that were sung in the course of our mean was mind boggling... So anyway, back at the hotel now, advil taken for the karaoke induced headache and nothing more to report for today, so keep your eyes peeled to this spot tomorrow for the Day 1 festivities. :)

2000: Szark made it in, after some initial technical difficulties with the computers were all set up and ready for some good GenCon coverage tomorrow. I have little interest in dragging my laptop around the con all day so that's why I called this "semi-live" as I'll take notes during the day and pop in when I can to add entries. Will definitely be fun times, Cryptic, Turbine, Mythic, SOE etc all present and we'll be harassing them for any and all info we can scrounge up. Now to figure out what's for dinner, I'm thinking steak and beer at The Ram. :)

1700: So I took a short nap, wandered around town for a bit. Szark should be landing soon so headed back to the hotel to meet up with him. Random Notes not associated with the timeline: I love being in a convention town during a big con like GenCon or Comic Con. It's just so funny watching all the people who are obviously intown for the con interacting with all the natives. On my flight from Houston to Indy there were some obvious ones... The guy with the top hat and the dragon-headed cane... The lady with the black pith helmet with the wedding viel attached to it. (I'm assuming those 2 were traveling together.) There were SEVERAL people wearing those oldschool dragon shirts. I know you know which ones I mean, the ones with the all over print of a dragon(s) that you used to could get at Spencers in the mall... I can't count the number of people I've seen walking around town and/or the hotel here in Indy so far carrying their copies of 'Axies & Allies' and various other games. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying any of this to make fun of anyone, I'm part of that crowd, even if I don't wear it as bravely for the whole world to see, I'm there. I say it because it's so interesting to sit back and watch, as someone who falls in the middle somewhere, the 2 groups of people interact. The con-goers going about their business in town, obviously hear from all parts of the country/world for the convention, extremely excited about it and proud of who they are... And then all the other people who just have no clue what to make of it all... It's good times.

1215: Woot, Arby's for lunch. :P It was either that or Subway, and I think they're serving crack with the sandwiches in Subway, never in my life have I seen so many people lined up waiting to get a Subway sammich... :P

1200: Ever been in one of those cab rides where you just KNOW the driver is driving circles around the town and taking the longest possible route to where you're going? I didn't know Indy was so big, heck, I was starting to think we weren't even in Indiana anymore. :P

1045: Landed in Indianapolis. As anyone who knows me with attest to, I'm a HUGE Colts fan, but I've never had the chance to visit Indy, so this will be fun, above and beyond the fun of the convention itself.

0600: Land in Houston, have about an hour layover before my next flight boards, which would normally be JUST enough time to make it from one terminal to the other and if you're lucky, hit the restroom and grab something to drink enroute. However, as fortune would have it, the plane I flew in on will be the plane I fly out on, same gate and everything.

0500: At the airport, better safe than sorry I guess, hate to have gotten stuck in traffic or something and missed my flight.

0415: Ok, I'm completely ready to walk out the door, but my flight isn't until 0545, why the hell did I wake up so early again?

0400: Woke up. Indeed an ungodly hour to wake up after not going to bed until like almost 1am.