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  • 4/8 – Tales From The Floating Vagabond & Crossroads Carnival

    4/8 – Tales From The Floating Vagabond & Crossroads Carnival

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    I’ve given up on figuring out how the JW assigns people to tables for breakfast. I got a 6-8 seater to myself, having been walked past a few two-seaters, and I was in a section which maybe wasn’t assigned to anyone, as it had no silverware, glasses, coffee cups, …These things eventually happened, piecemeal, over…

  • 3/8 – The Beginning & The Stink

    3/8 – The Beginning & The Stink

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    Slept well, so the lurgh is definitely on the way out. Or mutating.Met up with Tom in the ICC. He was in line to buy stuff from the Official Gen Con Swag stand.Yesterday, or maybe the day before, we’d seen them setting up a big Line Starts Here sign on a pole, with the idea…

  • 2/8 – Patachou, A Con Begins To Form, As Does An Illness

    2/8 – Patachou, A Con Begins To Form, As Does An Illness

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    Did breakfast at Patachou with Tom.Sat & chatted a while, then went wandering through the ICC to see the con coming together. I was feeling a bit dehydrated, so we regrouped at the JW to take advantage of lounge access so that Tom could sort through games he was interested in. I’d thought that there…

  • 1/8 – Room Change, Wristbands, Suitcase

    1/8 – Room Change, Wristbands, Suitcase

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    Move out day, or at least room change day.I packed up my minimal stuff, expecting to be stashing it for a few hours until the next reservation’s check-in started, but at the desk they offered to let stay in the previous room. Seems like the desk person was wrong when I first checked in, or…

  • 31/7 – The Cookout

    31/7 – The Cookout

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    Cookout DayThey’re starting to assemble the gaming halls in the ICC, so grabbed a few pictures.Dithered a bit on shorts Vs jeans, but went with the shorts & didn’t regret the decision. ( Packed a warmer layer just in case ) About five minutes before Tom picked me up the JW Forecourt suddenly turned into…

  • 30/7 – Wandering Around Inside An Empty Space

    30/7 – Wandering Around Inside An Empty Space

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    Slept pretty well, in chunks.4h, then 2, then blocks of an hour for a while. Breakfast buffet was in operation, though I recognised NONE of the staff. Not surprising for multiple years away. Went hunting for a suitcase/bag.The ICC is deserted, in the corridors at least, though there was some setup or breakdown going on…

  • Getting There Is Practically None Of The Fun

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  • 29/7 – Flying Day

    29/7 – Flying Day

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    Slept ok. Odd dreams about JSON config & suffocation, or maybe config items set to turn the air off?T3 was empty as I left. T2 was madness.There are other/extra airlines using it, and the queues for those airlines are out the door & almost to the carpark. Aer Lingus check-in was less mad, but still…

  • 28/7 – That First Step Out The Door

    28/7 – That First Step Out The Door

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    Woke up stupidly early at 5amSent the travel plans email to Parents, read for a bit Coffee+Walk with Alex, who suggested Argos for a power bank.Did dishes, swept, unplugged everything, took out rubbish/recycling.Walked through the park to Argos, which has moved. Curry’s still there, bought power bank. Took many pictures of power sockets & windows;…

  • The Gen Con Schedule

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    Here’s how it looks; Not 100 on how I’ll fill that gap on Saturday, but I’m sure something will come up. All of the games are either in the JW Marriott ( it’s a convenient coincidence – I almost always stay there ) or in the Indiana Convention Centre ( over in the NE corner…