I really like playing multiplayer Sega Saturn Bomberman whenever it’s available, but there are some inherent problems with the whole 10-player set up. Also, you never know when you might be eaten by a dinosaur. (Historical Notes: I’m a bit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a common thing in convention centers: they have to crank the AC up really high to keep the crowded areas comfortable, but it results in any low-traffic areas becoming ice boxes. It was weirdly strong at this con,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Under normal circumstances, I’ll happily park my vehicle on Thursday and just walk everywhere all weekend. However, between the rain and my not wanting to deal with I-285 traffic on foot, I drove back and forth between the hotel and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Given what you just saw in the previous comic, I’m not about to get all snarky and mocking over another event having technical difficulties (even if, let’s be honest, they WERE worse than ours) Still, it was comforting to have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, so, the last time I tried to run a panel off of my own laptop, it turned out to not be a reliable piece of equipment. This time, I had a better laptop, which did everything I told it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Context: The Cobb Galleria was designed as a “specialty mall”, where half the building is mall space, and there’s an entrance to the convention center where the anchor store would be. Because the con more or less takes over the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, we were the backdrop of at LEAST half a dozen separate celebrity selfie ops. Oh, and seeing as how I’d just made a big deal out of it in the previous Otakon update, I guess I should point out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Somebody folded a nice origami pattern into both the regular towels AND the first paper towel on the roll. THAT’S A THING AN EMPLOYEE AT THIS HOTEL DID. And I’m sure, in the grand scheme of hotel rooms, this one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be honest, I really don’t mind driving to cons solo. I kind of weirdly enjoy driving long stretches of highway in the middle of nowhere all by my lonesome. (Of course, once I get to an actual city, driving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Context: a lot of my usual con buddies weren’t going to AWA this year, than one of the ones who did could caravan with me (since AWA is in the opposite direction of most of my cons, finding spots where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…