Man, I am SO LATE to this thread... But that's what I get for leaving a bunch of projects at work that I knew were going to come up when I got back.
So to make it as short as I can, and still touch on some things that need to be said:
Best GenCon EVER!
I had a blast this year. The past two years were fun, but this year was so over the top I can't even think of all the cool stuff I did, and great people I met. I'll add the usual disclaimer, if I forget a name, it's not on purpose, everyone I met from ENWorld was so nice and friendly, I swear the reunion thing is so true. It's like meeting everyone again for the first time.
Some of the highlights of GenCon 2005:
Dinner with Joe Browning, Suzi Yee, Psion, Steve Jung, and Der_Kluge
Dinner with Ethernaut, Rel, Der_kluge, DaveStebbins, Tanya
Little Canadia Suite-Hound, Dextra, & the Gelflings-you have become the center of a circle that just keeps getting bigger! Thanks for the hospitality!
The ENnies-WOW! Dextra, you pulled off one of the things I am most proud to have been a part of. The awards on Friday night are something I am going to remember for the rest of my life. Thank you so much!
Wandering the dealers room before it opened, the quiet before the storm...
Pushing the ENnies booth gear across the dealers room floor twice, on a cart that made more noise than the rest of the breaking down that was occuring, the aftermath of the storm...
Having Nicole Lindross apologise to me for not shipping something that I had ordered from Green Ronin several months ago. Then having her come up to me at the ENnies and say "Oh my God, to think I have been screwing up the order of one of the ENnies judges!"
Playing in a demo game of Burning Wheel with Greg Stolze, and run by the author, Luke Crane.
Running the booth with Crothian and Gertie.
Playing in a demo game of D&D with Truth Seeker and two 10 year old kids, knowing the DM was awful, but realizing the kids were having a great time anyway.
Driving to the con with Rel & Ethernaut, and picking Alzerius up on the way.
Playing Loony Labs games with Rel, Ethernaut, Spider, Pielorinho, and Der_Kluge.
Teaching Rel, CarlZog, Piratecat, Glassjaw, and Der_Kluge how to play Fluxx.
Having publishers recognize ME.
Soaking in the hot tub at 2am with Rel, Ethernaut, & Der_Kluge.
Gertie offering to let me sit on her knee, and Archon putting a quick end to it with a solid "NO"
Playing in Rel's Sky Galleons game, even though I could barely keep my eyes open I was so tired.
Shopping the dealer's room with Crothian, Truth Seeker, and someone else I'm blanking on right now...
Dungeon Crawl Classics Tournament with Francisca, Ethernaut, and Eric. 45 minutes just to get in the entrance of the cave! Dwarves falling on sheets of ice! Multiple PC deaths! We didn't advance, but I had fun. Do we try again next year?
True Dungeon
Teflon Billy's Rapscallions! We're bad, and we know it!
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So many new faces, so many old friends.
Things I missed this year:
Realizing on Sunday I hardly got to talk with Buttercup at all. And she's one of the Library Posse.
Skipping out on the Round Robin game to go shop and demo in the dealers hall. Not that the shopping was bad, but it sounds like I missed a great game.
Rels' Orcz! game.
Not getting Ron Glass to sign anything for my wife.
Hanging oput with people that I really want to talk with more. I can't spend nearly as much time as I'd like to with everyone. I feel bad about just having passing conversations with IronWolf, Sidereal Knight, Romp, Jester47, The_Universe, Queen D, Ghostwind, Frukathka, Bolen, Boz, Clueless, Shemeska, Justinian, and many more.
Not meeting up with Mouseferatu for the third(?) year in a row.
OK, well, I'm still tired as hell after our all night drive home Sunday/Monday, so I'm header to bed. Will try to post more tomorrow, and get pics up as well.