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Because of my brother's visit, I've skipped most of the PAX event happening this weekend downtown. This morning we decided to split up so Todd could wander more downtown and I could go try to visit with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hackard, as well as look around the show. It's much bigger than last year, and clearly more than the 30,000 preregs showed up. I walked through the expo floor and saw that Microsoft had a solid Games for Windows presence, but as a marketing/PR event for customers it wasn't the kind of show Microsoft would have asked me to attend. I walked through the RPGA area and visited a bit with my gamer friends who have been playing all weekend. I then had lunch with hackard and his friend Paul at the Subway.
Afterwards,hackard took me over to Wil Wheaton's signing area to introduce us. As his editor, it was more of the 'friend-of-a-friend' kind of introduction rather than a 'fan and celebrity' kind of introduction, which I appreciated. Wil had to run to an interview, so it was brief and then Andrew, a gamer friend who was in the line, and I headed down to the tabletop gaming area and played some Munchkin: Cthulu which was a riot. Todd was done with wandering by mid-afternoon, so I left the con and we headed home to do some laundry before Todd takes off tomorrow.
Andrew mentioned a plan to have dinner at Cheesecake Factory after the con, likely at the one across from the convention center. I offered to drive elsewhere if desired, as the Cheesecake Factory is a zoo on the weekend even without 30k+ people walking across the street and seeing it. Wil apparently really likes the place, so I offered to take them over to the Bellevue location if they wanted. A few hours later, they called and took me up on the offer. In most situations Wil would probably love hanging out with a few hundred gamers, but after delivering a kick-ass keynote and being the toast of the convention all weekend, he was a bit overwhelmed. So, Todd and I headed downtown, and whisked Wil, Andrew, and Paul across the water to the Eastside away from the madness of the convention for a pleasant dinner and low-stress conversation. It was a great way to spend the last night Todd andhackard were in town, will make a great story for Todd to take back to NYC, and was nice to be able to do my small part to play the role of Seattle host.
hackard, as well as look around the show. It's much bigger than last year, and clearly more than the 30,000 preregs showed up. I walked through the expo floor and saw that Microsoft had a solid Games for Windows presence, but as a marketing/PR event for customers it wasn't the kind of show Microsoft would have asked me to attend. I walked through the RPGA area and visited a bit with my gamer friends who have been playing all weekend. I then had lunch with hackard and his friend Paul at the Subway.Afterwards,
hackard took me over to Wil Wheaton's signing area to introduce us. As his editor, it was more of the 'friend-of-a-friend' kind of introduction rather than a 'fan and celebrity' kind of introduction, which I appreciated. Wil had to run to an interview, so it was brief and then Andrew, a gamer friend who was in the line, and I headed down to the tabletop gaming area and played some Munchkin: Cthulu which was a riot. Todd was done with wandering by mid-afternoon, so I left the con and we headed home to do some laundry before Todd takes off tomorrow.Andrew mentioned a plan to have dinner at Cheesecake Factory after the con, likely at the one across from the convention center. I offered to drive elsewhere if desired, as the Cheesecake Factory is a zoo on the weekend even without 30k+ people walking across the street and seeing it. Wil apparently really likes the place, so I offered to take them over to the Bellevue location if they wanted. A few hours later, they called and took me up on the offer. In most situations Wil would probably love hanging out with a few hundred gamers, but after delivering a kick-ass keynote and being the toast of the convention all weekend, he was a bit overwhelmed. So, Todd and I headed downtown, and whisked Wil, Andrew, and Paul across the water to the Eastside away from the madness of the convention for a pleasant dinner and low-stress conversation. It was a great way to spend the last night Todd and
hackard were in town, will make a great story for Todd to take back to NYC, and was nice to be able to do my small part to play the role of Seattle host.
