Monday, October 31, 2005

GeekCon

This past weekend Russell and I went to Blizzcon--a huge convention put together by Blizzard Entertainment, the good folks that introduced me to the addiction that is World Of Warcraft.

The Convention was in Anaheim, California, and we drove. It sounds brutal, but it is only about a 6 hour drive--more or less(wholly dependent on how many idiots are on the road)--something we are both well used to.

On the way there we passed a windmill farm, which was just a little creepy. I had always embraced the idea of wind power over non-reuseable resources, but the sight of these rows and rows of hundreds of windmills just made me think of I,Robot and I wanted to be very far away from them.

Driving up to the Anaheim Convention Center and our hotel was much less daunting. Armies of palm trees are so much less threatening than ginormous metal towers topped by blades as big as small aircraft.



Walking into the event, while not awe-inspiring, was pretty impressive. The non-game geek part of me that used to be an event coordinator marvelled at the set up, lights, and effects. Cool stuff.


More to come. Stay tuned.

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