So I returned with the PAX nerd flu and I'm feeling pretty damn crappy because of it. Looks like some people has contracted more serious symptoms which lead to H1N1 apparently. It doesn't help that I have a proposal summary to write for Wednesday and the first day of classes was a full 9 hour lecture-intensive day.
I figured I'm going to be long winded like I usually am so I'm making this report a 2 parter.
Thursday Sept 3
The gang aimed for 10am. I got to the first stop to pick up Gar and Saboo at 10, though I waited in the car for 30 mins for them to get ready. Got out of Vancouver and headed to Burnaby to pick up bastard friend Lester (he's a bastard friend because he made me drive alll the way to his place in BURNABY which is not on the way at all to Seattle) and even got lost on the way, following HIS directions. We finally do get to his place at 11 and so we were finally on our way.
The Peace Arch lineup wasn't as bad as the radio reported and only took about a half n hour or so to get through. We stopped at Jack in the Box for a late lunch and ate a 1200 caloried sammich plus a medium drink (= our large; oops forgot their sizes are all BIGGER). I should've weighted myself before the trip.
Going down a freeway at 120km/h doesn't feel all that fast actually. At first I was frightened that I'd have to follow the speeds of a crazy American driver but now I think I've become used to the speeding. Hm, that's dangerous.
We finally arrive in downtown Seattle sometime around 3 and decided to visit Uwajimaya for some snacks and the such for the weekend. After we got our fill of asian goodness, we headed to our hotel (the Roosevelt) and dropped off our stuff. The old furniture smell took a while to get used to but the place wasn't bad. Also, the window in our room was openable from the 15th floor... a perfect suicide/spiderman location. The room didn't have a fridge (nor a safe) so we had to make do with the sink which became our wicked cooler for the weekend. After the break we picked up our badges at the Hyatt which is GAWD pretty inside, did a stroll around the convention and then headed to Cheesecake Factory for dinner.
I actually wasn't at all hungry after the 1200 calorie lunch.
With lots of time left to spare, we then hung out at Gameworks for all you can play from 10-12 for $10 which was a sweet deal. It felt like Playdium all over again. The best game was "Let's Go! Jungle" which was unexpected awesomeness.
South Park and sake kept us entertained at night.
Friday Sept 4
Come morning, we made our way to the expo hall first as it opened at 10, grabbing swag left and right. Met up with Neku sometime in the middle of it all. A few games I remember trying Friday: Aion (I made a loli), Quake Arena (felt like any other Quake), Doofus (what a boring, doofus game), Fallen Earth and our "Skittles", Champions Online and "Skittlette", Nostalgia,
PS: Tritton Technologies' headset apparently makes your brain work better!
I had no guts to ride this
Only found in the girls' washroom. Who would want to use this on their behind though?!
I did attempt to join on an MMO panel but the line was already massively long so yeah I gave up on it. Later that afternoon we regrouped and headed to the food court at Westlake for a super late lunch. After we took a break at the hotel before heading out again for the DS World Record Attempt.
Look at everyone feverishly playing their DS! I cheated and used my PSP at the same time.
After the strange little mad DS playing gathering, we headed to the 1UP Yours Panel to get lined up and met up with Gar who was already waiting in line. The panel started late and ended up finishing at midnight but it was well worth it. Very good discussions and humour. I ended up snagging myself the limited Muramasa tentacle rape print t-shirt because I just so happened to fit into a small and that was what they had.
We stopped by the concert hall on the way out and listened to a bit of Metroid Metal... meh. We went to the Taphouse for late night food and drinks. The place is pretty awesomely good. Headed to bed around 3ish. Who needs sleep at a convention!? :V
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