QuakeCon 2009

This will be my little "diary" if you will, of all of the things that are going down to do with QuakeCon 2009...

On 8th March 2009 Jaytee was talking to me on msn about attending QuakeCon. I know he's been dying to go for a long time. He has decided to go this year. Expensive trip, but certainly jam-packed full of fun.

Soon he proposed that I come with. I couldn't say no.

I've been looking at my finances ever since, just stretching every last dollar to see if I can afford it.

So far I'm good for QuakeCon. It's settled. Unless unforseen circumstances arise, I'm doing it.

The rest of his proposed trip is unlikely, and I'm not too fussed if I can't make it. He's doing BlizzCon and a Las Vegas trip at the same time.

So QuakeCon. Dallas, Texas, USA. How fucking exciting. It spans from the 13th to the 16th of August. Hosted at the Hilton Anatole pretty much right in the centre of the city. They give discounts for the better rooms to the Conners.

I've just read the run-down on what the hotel room offers you...."Free copy of USA Today every morning at your door"

Holy crap. That in itself excites the hell out of me.

I haven't worked out whether I want to BYOC or not. Sure, there's a massive LAN component, but I hear you can go the whole Con without sitting down once. Plus, theres a massive line-up on the first day.

Jaytee says we're doing this as a sort of "for SOGC" thing. Well, aside from having a stupidly good time.

I'm not sure if I'll be taking my laptop if I don't do BYOC...I think Jaytee will be taking his at any rate so I should be a go-er with that. If I don't take mine, I'll be taking my SLR. It's one or the other. I don't like the idea of travelling OS with both. Interstate, no probs. This way...nah no thanks.

Aside from being a dick and trying for as many freebies as I can manage to grab, I also really want to eat out, experience a diner, maybe a mall, and I'm hell bent on buying a large amount of chocolate and junk to take home.

Plus I'd really love to take my skateboard. But I know thats just stupidly farfetched that I'll even be able to use it...

Currently I'm throwing around all sorts of other ideas as well, like flying to Amarillo for a day or two straight after the Con. It's $150 though. And $1500 for a ticket to New York?! I'm thinking these sites really don't know how to calculate one-way fairs.

Thats all for now...