Context: the convention center has a nice big “Registration” desk which, obviously, was where they con had their reg stuff. They were also running a wee bit behind getting the place set up by the time Thursday night registration started,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not even one whole year ago, I swore to never EVER do two conventions immediately back to back again… I don’t listen to myself very well. But hey, even if AWA did make me an offer I couldn’t refuse, Anime[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, if you liked the AWA cover from last week, I’ve pretty much got the same story for this one, only worse. I finally finished that AWA update barely a day before leaving for AUSA, so you can imagine how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, that’s right. After all this bellyaching about how tired I am from all these conventions back to back, what do I do? I ADD ANOTHER ONE TO THE SCHEDULE AT THE LAST MINUTE. Now, to be fair, I’d already[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m still not sure what happened here, but something caused a whole chunk of consoles in the game room to wink out… and the rage was rather frightening. On a happier note, this was the first time I’d played classic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is actually one of the reasons I do this convention stuff is comic form rather than pictures or video: it’s REALLY hard to be at just the right spot at just the right time to capture all the goofy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, you’ll notice there’s no epic Hungry Hungry Hippos throwdown this year. Sadly, my longstanding rival wasn’t able to work this year… which made me feel less bad about the fact that I couldn’t afford any extra maid stuff anyway.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always interesting to have a room MOSTLY full of people who haven’t seen this panel before. The contrast between them and the handful who knows what’s coming is always interesting to see. CRY OUT ALL YOU WANT, NO ONE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Look, I’m a guy who knows what he likes, alright? By the way, go get yourself a cookie if you can identify all the various things in that last panel. You’ve earned it. (Historical Notes: Is this the first mention[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, if I couldn’t afford to eat anything that couldn’t be cooked in a coffee machine, I’ve got no business buying any piles of DVDS. Of course, it’s also hard to get excited about looking at stuff when you’re in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…