palitoy
Jun 11, '12, 8:57 AM
So as I sit in my office trying to get my head back into the game, I reflect upon yet another great weekend and the odd feeling of being totally exhausted yet in another way refreshed and recharged.
A few kudos:
Ed/Samurainoir for riding shotgun and keeping my mind occupied on the most boringest drive ever. On Saturday night Ed and I were positively punch drunk, yet we kept it together.
Ron for providing me with the best laugh of the weekend. Both Ron and Paul Clare make it impossible for me to leave the megosuite at a decent hour/sober. Not cause they held me down or anything, it's more of a "twist my rubber arm" sort of deal.
Berto and Tom for being their usual awesome selves, Tom gifted me with very neccesary gatorade on Saturday and I never even thanked him.
Steve/Emcee Hammer for holding so much together despite having personal engagements, without Steve I would have sat behind an empty table. He saved my bacon on several levels and at the end of the day gifted me with stuff.
Paul @ Laser Mego for helping me out in a major way with his awesome creations.
Brian Bossart gave me an amazing gift for my mom, I cannot wait to give it to her. It was great to see the Bossart clan in attendance, it made me want to bring along my brood.
Bill (Wee) and his lovely wife, who provide the most interesting, addictive conversations known.
Ray and Collette and their awesome family, seeing Collette's collection upstairs was a lot of fun and made up for getting trapped in the elevator. (has the museum always had that?)
It's always good to see and talk to Austin (feel better), Derek(s), Scott (Random axe), Mike Parker, Brian Leitner, John Farley, James D, Lee Harrah, Chad and son, Chris Johnson, Scott A, Wilbs, Paul Riggs, Chuck, Brue, Dr Mego, it's never long enough but it feels like i just saw you guys, so it evens out.
The good people who make Blue Moon.
New Faces: It was a blast finally meeting Corey, Scott (too brief!), Toyman Chris and others (sorry I'm a little fuzzy).
Dave Mc, John, Art and Rose, Jason and David, Luey, we missed you guys this year and hope you're there in 2013.
I'm sure I'm forgetting people and events, don't take it personally as I'm rather daft at the moment.
As is tradition now, I skip the Saturday night dinner in lieau of driving to Buffalo to break up the drive, enjoy a good night's sleep and take in the flea market. This is done for convenience as much as it neccesity, as I find it impossible to leave the Megosuite at a decent hour.
Buffalo brewpub wings and beer ease the pain slightly, as did the almost nine hours of sleep I got.
The next day Ed and I flea marketed along with his lovely partner Jen and Chris Jefferies, which made for a second "Canadian style mini mego meet" we should have done sooner.
I returned home to two children who missed the hell out of me and an understanding wife who let me pass out for another marathon sleep session. I write this essay in an almost comatose state as it'll likely take me a month to pay back my sleep debit but the one thing I can always count on from the Meet is a renewal of my batteries so to speak.
Meeting you folks and seeing families enjoying themselves, people being kind to one another, the kid's custom competition, it just makes it feel all worth it.
Megomeet may never be the size of SDCC or have the fame but if I had to choose between the two, MM would always win.
When I got home, I'll share the amazing swag I managed to get.
A few kudos:
Ed/Samurainoir for riding shotgun and keeping my mind occupied on the most boringest drive ever. On Saturday night Ed and I were positively punch drunk, yet we kept it together.
Ron for providing me with the best laugh of the weekend. Both Ron and Paul Clare make it impossible for me to leave the megosuite at a decent hour/sober. Not cause they held me down or anything, it's more of a "twist my rubber arm" sort of deal.
Berto and Tom for being their usual awesome selves, Tom gifted me with very neccesary gatorade on Saturday and I never even thanked him.
Steve/Emcee Hammer for holding so much together despite having personal engagements, without Steve I would have sat behind an empty table. He saved my bacon on several levels and at the end of the day gifted me with stuff.
Paul @ Laser Mego for helping me out in a major way with his awesome creations.
Brian Bossart gave me an amazing gift for my mom, I cannot wait to give it to her. It was great to see the Bossart clan in attendance, it made me want to bring along my brood.
Bill (Wee) and his lovely wife, who provide the most interesting, addictive conversations known.
Ray and Collette and their awesome family, seeing Collette's collection upstairs was a lot of fun and made up for getting trapped in the elevator. (has the museum always had that?)
It's always good to see and talk to Austin (feel better), Derek(s), Scott (Random axe), Mike Parker, Brian Leitner, John Farley, James D, Lee Harrah, Chad and son, Chris Johnson, Scott A, Wilbs, Paul Riggs, Chuck, Brue, Dr Mego, it's never long enough but it feels like i just saw you guys, so it evens out.
The good people who make Blue Moon.
New Faces: It was a blast finally meeting Corey, Scott (too brief!), Toyman Chris and others (sorry I'm a little fuzzy).
Dave Mc, John, Art and Rose, Jason and David, Luey, we missed you guys this year and hope you're there in 2013.
I'm sure I'm forgetting people and events, don't take it personally as I'm rather daft at the moment.
As is tradition now, I skip the Saturday night dinner in lieau of driving to Buffalo to break up the drive, enjoy a good night's sleep and take in the flea market. This is done for convenience as much as it neccesity, as I find it impossible to leave the Megosuite at a decent hour.
Buffalo brewpub wings and beer ease the pain slightly, as did the almost nine hours of sleep I got.
The next day Ed and I flea marketed along with his lovely partner Jen and Chris Jefferies, which made for a second "Canadian style mini mego meet" we should have done sooner.
I returned home to two children who missed the hell out of me and an understanding wife who let me pass out for another marathon sleep session. I write this essay in an almost comatose state as it'll likely take me a month to pay back my sleep debit but the one thing I can always count on from the Meet is a renewal of my batteries so to speak.
Meeting you folks and seeing families enjoying themselves, people being kind to one another, the kid's custom competition, it just makes it feel all worth it.
Megomeet may never be the size of SDCC or have the fame but if I had to choose between the two, MM would always win.
When I got home, I'll share the amazing swag I managed to get.