Here at Orycon (a brief chapter of Penguin Boy Among the Ducks and Beavers)

[gridlore]

Quick note from the OryCon internet lounge.

So far the con had been great fun. I ended up doing *four* panels on Friday, and they were all well attended. The "Brave GM: Difficult Players" was SRO at 1400 on a Friday! Great gaming community here.

I've met several TMLers, and my morning game went well despite only drawing only three players. Two of them were novices, so I threw most of the rules out the window and emphasized the action and role-playing. ACQ is tomorrow morning at 0900. I have three sign-ups, plus two others who said they are probably going to attend.

Eleri and I are getting along.. well. :) I've made my *big purchase of the con* and got a nice freebie along with it. My only complaint is that the Dealer's Room is much smaller than what I'm used to seeing at BayCon (about a quarter of the size with only a few types of vendors.)

We had a moment of panic when my return ticket disappeared. A thorough search revealed that a suspect descrbed as short, blonde and terminally cute had hidden them in her secret lair behind the recliner. Villain apprehended, but showed no signs of remorse.

Tonight Blade brought the Mousie to the con, and El bought her these wonderful fairy wings. These things flutter and bounce when she runs. Her Mouse-ness flirted with everything in sight, of course. After a bit, we went out to eat at this sports-themed restaurant called Damon's.

Did you know that today was the day that Oregon State played Oregon? Or Washington v. Washington State? I learned, the hard way. I thought I was a fanatic about the Niners!

So, we are just chilling a bit before exploring the party floor for a bit. Then back to our hotel.

Wow, I go home in just under two days. I've, loved the time I've spent up here but I miss my Kiri-boo and my bears!

Shocking facts: Doug has not seen Sportscenter in a week. I have read one newspaper.

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[docwebster.livejournal.com]

"Shocking facts: Doug has not seen Sportscenter in a week. I have read one newspaper."

Who the hell are you and where's the pod?

[katster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the weekend before Thanksgiving is rivalry week in the Pac-10.

Washington plays Washington State, Oregon plays Oregon State, USC plays UCLA, and Cal plays Stanford.

(Arizona and Arizona State have their rivalry game the Friday after Thanksgiving.)

It was a good day. And yeah, Cal/Stanford probably don't get quite as passionate about the rivalry, but hopefully that will change now that Cal has wrested the Axe away from Stanford's grip. We'll see.

Anyway, glad you're having fun.

-kat

[flaim.livejournal.com]

"Did you know that today was the day that Oregon State played Oregon? Or Washington v. Washington State? I learned, the hard way. I thought I was a fanatic about the Niners!"

Did you happen to drive on I-5 and see the sea of orange-black and yellow-green cars traveling south? :) I was in Corvallis this evening, and the revelers were out in force.. it was rare to not see a car with Beavers flags on em (mine included!) The Civil War has a long tradition around here.. cubicles of UofO graduates have been known to be majestically imbued with the magnificent glory of the orange and black (I'm sure you'd appreciate that!), and in an a weak imitation, cubicles of OSU grads have at times been grossly violated with the hideous hues of green and yellow. I'd guess a full third of the plushy little beavers and ducks purchased this week end up dangling from nooses. In 1991, the football team went 1-10, and was deemed a successful season because the one win was the Civil War. That day, the goal posts went dancing around campus and ended up in the lawn of a local fraternity. So yeah, around here we're kinda obsessed.

[thebitterguy]

What was The Big Purchase?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

A nice big book of hard sf stories. I even got a freebie paperback to go with it.

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[thebitterguy]

Cool. Big books are the best kind, unless you have to carry them.

[kshandra]

Tonight Blade brought the Mousie to the con, and El bought her these wonderful fairy wings. These things flutter and bounce when she runs.

I hope you got pictures....

I've loved the time I've spent up here but I miss my Kiri-boo and my bears!

I miss you too, angel - and I'm sorry I missed your phonecall Thursday night. I coulda used it, too...I fell into a serious Mope after session (nothing to do with session itself, I just crashed).

I'll see you Tuesday.

[kengr]

I grew up in Spokane, which (at the time at least) was where the Washingtson vs. Washington state game was played. worse, we lived all of half a mile from the stadiuym and one one of the streets leading to it.

One way traffic from fairly early until the game started, then one way in the *other* direction from the end of the game until hours later. Ick!

As for Mousie, she has the secret kiddie power of Glamour, at *very* high point value.

[rosefox]

Glad you're having a good time and that things are going... well. *)