ChicagoCon 2008 - Wednesday, July 16
Wednesday, July 16
Breakfast
Reid
Reid's "ultimate breakfast burrito"
Playing Continuum
Departures
A few people had to leave in the middle of the week.
Sarah departs for some birthday celebrations back home. They didn't end up happening, though, and she returned to us later.
Bill planned to leave as well.
However, Bill's departure was delayed by his car not starting. Unfortunately, his car was parked facing downhill in the driveway, making it impossible to get another car in front of it to jump start it.
We resorted to desperate measures, but were unsuccessful.
Finally, Paul K found some cables long enough to allow us to jump start it from behind, and Bill was able to go on his way.
Early Afternoon
Several conventiongoers play with clay
Camille
Steve eats a gourmet dinner of ramen noodles
If Reid and Jon weren't paid for product placement, they should have been
Multiplayer Google Maps!
The Dunes and Mount Baldy
That afternoon, a large group of us went on a short drive to the local state park.
Paul B sports the Fishtank
Hanging out in the parking lot while we wait for people to arrive and change
Walking to the shore
Shirtless nerds observe Lake Michigan
It was a very warm day, so we inevitably started swimming.
On the beach, someone had sculped a head and face out of clay. Liz apparently decided that she didn't like it.
Bowling
After getting back from the dunes, we drove to a bowling alley.
Steve, Sarah, Dave, and Charles
Kevin
The danger of answering "surprise me" to a question of what one's name should be on the scoring computer
Paul B
Bonfire
From the bowling alley, we took a 45-minute drive to Reid's aunt's rural house for dinner and a bonfire.
Gathering up the food
Lance's "head Coke"
Lining up for food
Relaxing in front of the fire
The fire
Reid addresses us
Steve, master of fire
Either our fire went supernova, or Paul B left the camera on it for a fifteen-second exposure.
Several games of Mafia were played around the fire.
The fire