Escapist Expo 2012 & Slap & Tickle (Durham, NC)

I'm near the back of the expo hall playing a game in my black "it's not a real heart" shirt.

Minya (my daughter) and I rocked it on red team in laser tag!

Suck it blue! 52-51

At Tyler's already because I needed a drink. Blue shirt with a patch that says "Gamer". Also carrying a backpack.

We're in the game room playing Dixit. Redjen brought a Stan sign.

My plus 1 will not be attending the event at Tyler's

We are heading your way soon.

This place is confusing. But after circling the block I guess Tyler's must be hidden somewhere inside this humongous brick building. I'm in an aqua/black tank with short red hair and will probably look lost.

On our way to Tyler's

Tyler's was good.

I shouldn't have ordered the dessert.

Tyler's was excellent. As was the concert.

On a related note, I seem to have lost my voice for the last day of the expo.

If I get to see any of you today, I'll be sure to...do....something that involves few words.

ccesarano wrote:

Tyler's was excellent. As was the concert.

On a related note, I seem to have lost my voice for the last day of the expo.

If I get to see any of you today, I'll be sure to...do....something that involves few words.

You give good hugs, ccesarano.

LouZiffer wrote:

You give good hugs, ccesarano.

I second that

Tyler's was excellent. I had a great time.

In other news, the GWJ crew won the party as well. We had strangers showing up to our hotel room saying, "is this 225? I heard there was a party" Then we got kicked down to the lounge, which was actually super comfortable. If the hotel bar had been open longer (or ABCs I guess, but bah NC), it would have been perfect. As it was, hanging around with random GWJ types, expo types, and that one scottish guy from the neighboring wedding was fantastic.

Go team!

How does that work? How do you get kicked out of your own room?

Well, technically they didn't kick ccesarano out, but it's not like he was going to sit there alone. People paying the guy who rented the hotel room for some floor space to sleep on do whatever the hotel guy says so they don't get kicked out of the whole building.

Oh, I see.

In my parallel life, I joined you all and had a great time. Even not having been there, it's neat to see fellow Carolinians getting their GWJ Geek on together. Huzzah!

I enjoyed meeting some goodjers, had a blast! I tried adding somethimg about restoring my faith in humanity but it all sounded terribly corny. So I'll end with a thanks, it was great.

EverythingsTentative wrote:

I enjoyed meeting some goodjers, had a blast! I tried adding somethimg about restoring my faith in humanity but it all sounded terribly corny. So I'll end with a thanks, it was great.

Not all of us can wear bowties.

jonfentyler wrote:
EverythingsTentative wrote:

I enjoyed meeting some goodjers, had a blast! I tried adding somethimg about restoring my faith in humanity but it all sounded terribly corny. So I'll end with a thanks, it was great.

Not all of us can wear bowties.

It is definitely a dying practice.

I have mixed feelings about that party, but that's largely due to there being a random half-eaten falafel that was left in the bathroom by some dudebros that were all "We just came from a falafel party!" and it stinking up the room.

It was a great expo for meeting people. I don't think I ever met so many strangers at a convention that I didn't have some previous affiliation with somehow (like GWJ). It was fantastic.

I'll have some photos tomorrow I think.

honeycut1 wrote:
LouZiffer wrote:

You give good hugs, ccesarano.

I second that

I evidently did it a lot this weekend.

EDIT:

So some photo highlights from the weekend that will kill the page, I'm sure.

Dame's Chicken & Waffles with Nickson/Everything's Tentative.

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Nickson and Jonfentyler got to play laser tag. Luke, Squee9 and I arrived too late. The photos with Jonfen didn't come out too well, sadly.

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The Slap & Tickle!

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And then my friend Luke and I just hanging around the next day.

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Everythingstentative, did you get your check sorted out from Dame's?

That reminds me, I only got charged once. I remember she said she made a mistake, is it possible the correction didn't go through?

ccesarano wrote:

That reminds me, I only got charged once. I remember she said she made a mistake, is it possible the correction didn't go through?

Sometimes if charges are voided/changed shortly after done they won't show the error and void, just the corrected amount.

For those that went to the Hour of Love Panel, I am responsible for Cahtzee. You are all welcome.

jonfentyler wrote:

Everythingstentative, did you get your check sorted out from Dame's?

As of now no. There is one charge pendong still which means I still have money in limbo. I will wait and see happens with that.

You guys see this? Just noticed that Escapist put up their cosplay gallery last week:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...