I went to Portland to play video games.
Really. I've been working a lot of hours and I needed a total geek break, so that's all I did all weekend, thanks to my sister who can be just as obsessive as I am sometimes (and who also makes a terrific grilled cheese sandwich).
I did take a break from gaming to meet up with
Spilt >Milk, who hosted a crazy-fun hangout (chronicled somewhat
here and
here), but otherwise my time was focused on ignoring work I brought with me, rescuing a Jedi named Bastila, becoming the best duelist on Taris, learning and playing an alien card game, and finding a way through a Sith blockade.
So, yeah. I was busy.
To the following, it was great to meet you:
F.R.A.N.I.,
off the heezy fo sheezy,
britta, Thad,
armatronix, and numerous individuals of the hosts' entourage (family).
And to the following, it was great to see you again:
Spilt >Milk, my sister,
A,
Lavell, and Robin (the last two didn't make it to Spilt's but I did manage to see them over food).
Spilt and F.R.A.N.I. - Thanks so much for hosting and for picking up a very good Scotch!
Now I'm back in Seattle and ready to work hard for one week. Next stop: San Francisco (this coming weekend).