ChicagoCon 2008 - Friday, July 18
Friday, July 18
Friday Morning
Friday was the last full day of the convention. Tony showed up that morning.
Chaz and Tony play Magic: The Gathering. Trip comments that "it's like the nerdening."
Chaz and Tony begin setting up for the Radio PSI show to be hosted Friday evening.
Rob advertises the show.
Reid
Jon
Fobbies Are Borange: The Movie
While Fobbies are Borange is normally an audio-only segment on Radio PSI, the presence of a large number of the voices at the convention precipitated a video episode. This, of course, required dressing for the occasion.
Stephen as Ness
Ben as Jeff
Martin as Paula
Stephanie as the Magic Cake Lady
Martin as Paula
Stephen as Ness
Mallory as the White Sesame Seed
Ben as Jeff
Stephanie as the Magic Cake Lady
Chaz as the Bus Driver
Lindsay was not part of the video, but she still dressed up as the Bubble Monkey.
Fobbies Are Borange: The Movie
[Video courtesy of Stephen]
Flip's Cascade Mountain Adventure Park
The plan for the day was to go to a local mini-golf course.
Stopping along the way for lunch
We arrived at the park, only to discover that it seemed really sketchy. Still, we weren't going to let that stop us. We wanted to play!
With an entrance as well-landscaped as this, you know it has to be good.
Paul B was tall enough to ride the go-karts...
...but apparently Stephen was not.
[Photo courtesy of Stephen]
Even with stopping for lunch, our group was still the first there by nearly fourty-five minutes. While we waited for the others to arrive, we played around in Flip's arcade.
Whac-A-Mole
Tic Tac Strike
Claw machine
Skee-ball
Air hockey
Pool
Racing games
Spark Challenge
Spark Challenge
The rest of the people finally arrived, and we headed on to the golf course.
The leaky sign
Paul B putts
The most annoying mini-golf hole ever. Every surface slopes towards the water, so if you didn't hit your shots perfectly, you'd end up with a wet ball every putt.
Another view of the annoying hole
Randy and Tony duel
[Photo courtesy of Stephen]
Jon moves the ball in a way that is decidedly not putting
Charles
Looking back at the fourth hole
Jon retrieves a ball
The waterfall near this hole leaks onto the course. Brilliant design, Flip.
Sabrina brings back a ball. Behind her, you can see the amazing vista this golf course overlooks.
Jon provides an obstacle for Paul B
Paul B
Paul B attempts to drive a Wendy's bag... with a putter.
Lindsay, Casey T, and Steve
Mallory gets her ball out of the water
The thirteenth hole was in a tunnel under the source of the waterfall. As would be expected, it was dark, damp, moldy, with pools of brackish water. In other words, it was rather gross.
Stephen, Camille, and Reid in the gross hole
Jon in the gross hole
The Plinko hole
Reid hits a Nerf football with his putter
Standing water near one of the holes. Yummy.
Sabrina putts at the eighteenth hole.
After golfing, we went back to the arcade and to various other parts of Flip's.
Reid, racer
Kevin and Galaga
A chicken
Camille, Casey T, and Rob
Paul B
Camille and Sabrina
Randy in the batting cages
Jon, Kevin, Mallory, Stephen, and Paul K on the Go-Karts
Jon
Kevin and Stephen
Radio PSI
Once we arrived back at the house, it was time to finish setting up for the Radio PSI broadcast. This time, we had broadband internet, but the signal strength was very weak, and we kept disconnecting throughout the show.
Setting up
The broadcast begins
Paul K interviews Steve
Tony interviews a toilet
Paul K interviews Reid, who apparently likes corn
Dinner
While the radio show was finishing up, dinner was being cooked.
Pseudo-poutine
Steak
The Final Evening
Did you really expect any different?
Apparently this con was sponsored by Apple in return for product placement?
The evening culminated in a bonfire at the beach.
