...which got us hella lost in Reno CritterCon 2025 (#18) Con Day Four Sunday In which we spend our last day at the con doing seminars, watching more video carnage, spending money, watching Canadian Reality Questers get rich, eating pie, saying goodbye to friends, and returning home the fast way. We all had a delicious … Continue reading We Read The Map All Wrong
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Purple Sockets
...yellow plugs CritterCon 2025 (#18) Con Day Three Saturday In which, with a few exceptions, Our Merry Crew plays games and does normal con stuff, watches even more video game carnage, LARPs, and attend a swanky charity event. Today was “By Golly, Let's Play Some Games!” day for those of us who have had other … Continue reading Purple Sockets
It’s All Fun & Games Until The Time Cops Show Up
...what a bunch of dicks CritterCon 2025 (#18) Con Day Two In which soak in mud, watch more RQWC carnage, do kid wrangling, do game stuff, eat great food, and go on an RPG based Gaming Pub Crawl. It is a long standing tradition that on Con Friday, a whole bunch of us go to … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until The Time Cops Show Up
Running For The Hell Of It
...like kids do CritterCon 2025 (#18) Con Day One (Thursday) In which I recap our arrival yesterday, then report on what various groups of us did. Holy moley! There's a lot to report, but first, a quick look at our Wednesday arrival/evening.Arrived at con, which is a bit more than a mile and a half … Continue reading Running For The Hell Of It
Slipping Into Dorkness
...not a song by War CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day Six In which we travel in our sleep, awaken back in Canada, see roadside dinosaurs, encounter a clown parade, have a Taco Wednesday, see our latest beer museum, sing goodbye to a rock legend, resume a cherished tradition, and finally get to the convention. At … Continue reading Slipping Into Dorkness
A Special Offer Just For Ewes
...not a female sheep? Fuck off! CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day Five In which we see more than yesterday, visit our second Giant Jesus, buy pinecones, witness a near canoeicide, and return to US soil. With about 950 miles to travel today, I had Sweetie (AKA, The Bus) locate whatever interesting stops she could find, … Continue reading A Special Offer Just For Ewes
At The Duck & Rose Pub
...oh, look, a wizard who needs to hire us CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day Four In which we cross Minnesota, enter Our Beloved Northern Neighbor, see less civilization than we hoped, go back to nature, show some locals how fishing is done, and let kids read us bedtime stories. Small children children woke me up … Continue reading At The Duck & Rose Pub
She Was Almost Always Right
...but not about the skunk cake CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day Three In which we amuse ourselves while crossing the vast boring miles, find more places to stop at than we expected, eat a very tasty lunch, view a colorful pile of rocks, and finish the day with motorcycle carnage. I'm tired and a touch … Continue reading She Was Almost Always Right
Corn In The USA
...my favorite Bruce Stringbean song CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day Two In which we see a really big bull, take a guided tour of a woodland, visit yet another house built of non-code materials, and hold an impromptu revival meeting. Having determined that our first toursity stop was about 90 minutes up the road from … Continue reading Corn In The USA
Professional Hopscotch
...tonight on ESPN CritterCon 2025 (#18) Trip Day One In which we hit the road, stop at a not so Giant Jesus, slide around on our butts at high speed, see the earliest beginnings of two humongous toilet paper rolls, and eat a wide variety of potato dishes. I was bleary eyed and wobbly when … Continue reading Professional Hopscotch
It’s That Time Again!
...CritterCon time! CritterCon 2025 (#18) Dedicated to the memory of the Awesome Eight Day Zero Well, folks, here we are after a few years off since Sasha died. I figured we could handle the trip this year, mostly because the con has moved to a huge underground facility beneath the Green Mountains of Vermont. So, … Continue reading It’s That Time Again!