A collection of Travel & Gaming & “What’s On My Mind” posts
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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…
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2/8 – Patachou, A Con Begins To Form, As Does An Illness
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…
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1/8 – Room Change, Wristbands, Suitcase
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…
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31/7 – The Cookout
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…
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30/7 – Wandering Around Inside An Empty Space
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…
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Getting There Is Practically None Of The Fun
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29/7 – Flying Day
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…
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28/7 – That First Step Out The Door
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…
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The Gen Con Schedule
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…
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In Which Craig Looks At The Gen Con 2022 Event List
Being a listing of the things which I found by specifically looking for them by company or system, or just by scrolling through the list and spotting a name which made me say “What’s that about?” I have no idea…
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