After a hellish time trying to get out of the house (which included smashing my head into a kitchen cabinet), I managed to go to the wrong hotel. Then I discovered, after I was there, that there were no concessions at said hotel. You bring you own (which I hadn't) or go to Chili's. Not a big Chili's fan. But at least I got a big, caffeine laden ( Read more... )

For what I fear may be only a brief, fleeting moment (I had internet access yesterday for a whopping 15 minutes), the GMOC memorial for Hal Haag was a nice one. Tons of food, around 100 people at its peak, an amusing slide show and some heartfelt testimonials to the greatness of Hal. And a lot of games. All wakes should be this pleasant. I think ( Read more... )

Not off to a great start today, again. Combining the shock of Hal's death with several brief but intense thunderstorms and an upset tummy kept me from sleeping at all last night. And my hand and foot are most painful this morning. Thursdays are never fun; this one will really suck.

It took a lot of poking and prodding from Balticon gamemaster and 2010 Fan Guest of Honor Hal Haag to finally get me to go to an open games session at the Baltimore SciFi Society's clubhouse. I went Sunday. Had fun. Hal groused about whether he might wind up as the con chair for the 2010 con. We swapped more e-mails Monday and Tuesday. He promised ( Read more... )