So, that was Gen Con 2013.
~ sniff ~
It was pretty good.
~ sniff ~
Actually, it was really good.
~ lower lip quivers ~
I had a fantastic time, even when I wanted to kick the people in front of me in hallways right up the arse.
~ sways back and forth, singing ~
So that was Gen Con,
A great time of year, …
~ is crash-tackled & hog-tied by two hotel porters who have had just about enough of this weird-ass gamer shit, sir ~

The wee message blinkenlight was going on the phone in my room, but the message itself was at the desk; Turns out I’ve hit the limit they’d authorised on the card, which is to be expected.
No big deal, they were just letting me know, and the total is more or less where I’d expect it to be.

Things are much quieter here now, and the contrast between the wall of noise when I entered the lobby at 11pm and when I did so this morning was amazing. I think the staff outnumbered the patrons at breakfast.

The people at Starbucks had enjoyed the Gen Con experience, despite someone quitting & leaving mid-shift, and someone else waiting until the end of theirs to leave; They did more than $9000 in a day, over $2000 in cash alone.
Apparently the Gen Conners are friendly, laid-back, and tip well.

Took the opportunity to upload all of my photos to date to Flickr, with titles & comments where needed, and during that arranged to do lunch with Frank, who has today off work; He’s picking me up mid-afternoon, and we’re going to Bonefish.
I know almost nothing about this place, other than it being his favourite

For them as wish to see my photos from the trip, they’re in the Gen Con 2013 set at this location; Craig’s Holiday Pictures

Went for a wander in a very vague search for a CVS or Walgrens, so as to buy something in the cough medicine line, but was unsuccessful, although I may have spotted Monument Circle.

I also cut through the ICC, so got to see what some of the rooms look like nearly empty.

While futzing around with the hotel wireless, I ended up chatting with some folks from Hawk Wargames, who’d been promoting/exhibiting their new mass battle game, Dropzone Commander, and had met with a whole lot of success in getting people interested. That said, they’d been standing for four days.
Ended up chatting with Louis for an hour or so, & guarded their stuff for a little while as they arranged to post things out into the world; He kindly bought me a coffee & explained the basics of how they’d brought their game to market, and was absolutely fine with my mentioning them in a possible Big Red Couch Bonus Gen Con episode.

Soooo, guys; Want to do a bonus episode about Gen Con?
I think a “Craig blabbers on about Gen Con” would be dull, but maybe do it as an interview or question & answer thing?

I got to the pull-through area of the JW just as Frank texted me, which worked out nicely.
Basically, I spent the afternoon & early evening hanging out with Frank.

Bonefish is a restaurant/bar south of the centre of Indy, where a gamer friend of Frank’s tends bar. (the guy in question is the chap from yesterday, who’s on a gaming podcast his own self. makes a very good non-alcoholic berry drink, as it happens)
Lunch was Cajun Fish Tacos, which were very good, & came with garlic mashed potatoes, which were fantastic.
We hung out at Bonefish for a good long time, chatting about gaming, Gen Con, podcast stuff, and the My Little Pony RPG. More specifically the artwork in said RPG.
Also, they gave me a hat.

Post-lunch, visits to a couple of Dance Studios so that Frank could drop off some Gen Con swag, or at least trinkets, to various dance partners & friends, and then back to the JW.
It was an awesome way to have a relaxing day without just sitting on my arse, and a good wind-down from Gen Con.