Weekend(ish) update
Well, Winter Haven went better than expected. The two big issues that could have dragged it down didn't materialize, and so things were pleasent for me.
Friday, after work, I drove down to Kalamazoo and I met up with Taki at the Alma Fricanos at around 5pm and found it to be an excellent pizza place. Their pizzas had a few more toppings (pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, mushroom and anchovies as well as onion, ham, green and black olives to boot.) I originally asked for an "EBA" and made the comment. "Sweet, they know what an EBA is here too.." but then Taki pointed out that they had more toppings... an EBA was the same thing we knew, but had more on it. The pizzas were a bit more like Muskegon than Grand Haven's, and the cheese was a better mix, for my tastes... more mozzarella, I think. The added ham to the toppings also made this more perfect union and I think helped "butter up" the taste that I"m used to as well. The crust was fairly crisp and solid, but not so much so that I hurt my throat swallowing it (like I did the first time eating at the Muskegon Fricano's after a lifetime of soggy pizza--I was not expecting a cracker crust.)
Anyways, after that I drove down to the camp and tried to help a bit with the set-up. The rest of that night and Saturday were a bit of a blur as I basically drove people around the camp when I could, or sat at NPC camp chatting with folks. Other than a somewhat rocky start, the rest of the event seemed to go pretty smoothly from what I could tell.
Friday night I slept in the top bunk of one of the girlscout beds... not designed for a 250# man to climb up into, let alone sleep in. So on Saturday night (is 6:30am really still "night?") I followed Taki to his place and crashed out there.
Sunday I woke up, played some Rock Band Beatles and went out to Olive Garden with Taki, Phil, Kooky, Shana and Michelle. After that it was back to Taki's for a little music-sharing via YouTube and then I drove back home.
In all, it was a pretty decent weekend.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get more than a few hours of sleep since Saturday and I think part of it was internet withdrawl. *Laughs*
There's no Werewolf this Wednesday as Matt is working 2nd shift and thus I can't play after 10pm or so. Oh, well.
This weekend is the Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon, Michigan. I will be attending.
PAX EAST (aka, Penny Arcade Expo East)
By the way, did anyone know that Penny Arcade Expo is going to be in Boston this coming March?
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php
March 26th - 28th. $45 for 3-day pass. Hotels seem to be about $120-$200 per night through their reservation system.
Movies I want to see:
The Informant
The Invention of Lying
.. no real artwork to speak of. I'm getting to a point where I think that if I don't force myself to somehow get my mojo back, I might as well just give up on it, at least in any way that makes me think I could/should use it for more than a doodle here or there... at least in any way that makes me rely on it for any reason. So I want to try to figure out how to force myself to do one full character drawing each day. I expect it to go as well as my attempts to get into shape, or eat better.
Friday, after work, I drove down to Kalamazoo and I met up with Taki at the Alma Fricanos at around 5pm and found it to be an excellent pizza place. Their pizzas had a few more toppings (pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, mushroom and anchovies as well as onion, ham, green and black olives to boot.) I originally asked for an "EBA" and made the comment. "Sweet, they know what an EBA is here too.." but then Taki pointed out that they had more toppings... an EBA was the same thing we knew, but had more on it. The pizzas were a bit more like Muskegon than Grand Haven's, and the cheese was a better mix, for my tastes... more mozzarella, I think. The added ham to the toppings also made this more perfect union and I think helped "butter up" the taste that I"m used to as well. The crust was fairly crisp and solid, but not so much so that I hurt my throat swallowing it (like I did the first time eating at the Muskegon Fricano's after a lifetime of soggy pizza--I was not expecting a cracker crust.)
Anyways, after that I drove down to the camp and tried to help a bit with the set-up. The rest of that night and Saturday were a bit of a blur as I basically drove people around the camp when I could, or sat at NPC camp chatting with folks. Other than a somewhat rocky start, the rest of the event seemed to go pretty smoothly from what I could tell.
Friday night I slept in the top bunk of one of the girlscout beds... not designed for a 250# man to climb up into, let alone sleep in. So on Saturday night (is 6:30am really still "night?") I followed Taki to his place and crashed out there.
Sunday I woke up, played some Rock Band Beatles and went out to Olive Garden with Taki, Phil, Kooky, Shana and Michelle. After that it was back to Taki's for a little music-sharing via YouTube and then I drove back home.
In all, it was a pretty decent weekend.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get more than a few hours of sleep since Saturday and I think part of it was internet withdrawl. *Laughs*
There's no Werewolf this Wednesday as Matt is working 2nd shift and thus I can't play after 10pm or so. Oh, well.
This weekend is the Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon, Michigan. I will be attending.
PAX EAST (aka, Penny Arcade Expo East)
By the way, did anyone know that Penny Arcade Expo is going to be in Boston this coming March?
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php
March 26th - 28th. $45 for 3-day pass. Hotels seem to be about $120-$200 per night through their reservation system.
Movies I want to see:
The Informant
The Invention of Lying
.. no real artwork to speak of. I'm getting to a point where I think that if I don't force myself to somehow get my mojo back, I might as well just give up on it, at least in any way that makes me think I could/should use it for more than a doodle here or there... at least in any way that makes me rely on it for any reason. So I want to try to figure out how to force myself to do one full character drawing each day. I expect it to go as well as my attempts to get into shape, or eat better.