{"id":1327,"date":"2016-08-13T01:48:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T00:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2016-09-06T21:59:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:59:42","slug":"the-latter-days-in-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=1327","title":{"rendered":"The Latter Days In Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the sad lonely days after Gen Con, I hung around in Indianapolis to go and do the touristy stuff that you don’t do while the convention is on.
\nMost of that tourism was in places where I, at least, don’t like taking photos, like the Eiteljorg Museum<\/a>, or the State Museum<\/a>, so not a lot of photos in this one.<\/p>\n

It turns out that I quite like wandering around art galleries and pretending I know a thing about the art, so that was a learning experience. Also, the Indiana State Museum’s exhibits on slavery and civil rights history were less sanitised than I’d expected.
\nSimilarly, the Eiteljorg’s section on Native American history in the region was … blunt … in places.<\/p>\n

I spent a few more nights at the JW, watching the next conference move in.
\nTook this photo of their poster, because that’s an impressive logo for a conference; The scuffing of the image and marks on the paper are part of the branding, and the retro feel caught my attention.<\/p>\n

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There was a baseball game going on at Victory Field, and this was the view from the end of the corridor on the 28th floor.
\nFrank & I spotted someone looking out the side window in the elevator lobby at the field, and suggested that he go to the end instead, and look from there. I suspect<\/em> that he could have been found, later that night, sitting by that window in the chair from the room, watching the game from a pretty unusual angle.<\/p>\n

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 We recorded an episode of the Big Red Couch, plus a Gen Con Special, starting at Oh Dear God in the morning.<\/p>\n

I set up the rolling table\/desk thing in front of the window so I’d have something to look at while we recorded. It worked well, and allowed me to spot a drone floating around out there; Thought it was lights on a building at first, but then they started moving. Not sure how far out it was, but I’m guessing that the pilot was in White River State Park, just across the road. Certainly there looked to be some folks out there paying very close attention to said drone. (spotted them when dawn broke)<\/i><\/p>\n

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(I had to put the Gen Con Programme down to use as a mouse pad)<\/p>\n

Probably last year, I tried a root beer from A&W at the encouragement of a friend, so I indulged in some nostalgia & sent them the photographic evidence.<\/p>\n

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Laundry happened. Not much more to say on that, other than how pleased I am when I find that a hotel has a guest laundry that doesn’t charge per-item. Makes this whole travel thing so <\/b>much easier; I think I’ve used my strange-smelling travel soap … Twice, maybe? Once in Rotorua, once in London.<\/p>\n

And again another time, but that’s In The Fuuuutuuureeee!!!<\/i><\/p>\n

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And because have;<\/p>\n

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  1. A plushy Burj Khalifa<\/li>\n
  2. A posable artists mannequin<\/li>\n
  3. A short attention span<\/li>\n
  4. Limited self-control<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I took some pictures while packing up.<\/p>\n

    The line-up where it looks to waving the US Flag was unintentional; Only noticed it now.<\/p>\n

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