Coolest motherfucker I ever met. Had him autograph a sword, it's sitting in my living room.

Dude had a packed room hanging off every word he was saying. Talking about martial arts films, working on westerns where he had to fix everything, putting gravel in hostlers to weigh them down, getting his armed cut up durring Kill Bill...

He was one slick, legendary mother fucker.

Front Paged on Destructoid.

I think I found a location.

Could get a good deal out of this. Now I need to know who wants in.

And it's going to be in August.

Decided to bow out this time. Save some money, avoid any potential drama. Etc.

I'm not thrilled with this, to be honest. The cons are fun, and I really regret not being able to run into most of you again. Really, I do miss having fun with all you (hint: drop a line, I'd love to hang out again).

Well, I still have CeGe to plan out. There's other cons later on. I need to get some shopping done and clean my apartment (skipped a week, not good). Dull and lonely, sure. Well, life does go on.

Go look.

Help is still welcome. Drop a line.

"Jack Bauer is the Torture Mary Sue. It's like watching an acted version of a Freeper's self-insertion fanfic."

I've noticed a gap in the Central Ohio convention scene. While most conventions have a section dedicated to gaming, it is often treated as an afterthought by the senior staff, a common mistake. Aside from Seasons Beatings and a few scattered tournaments and lan parties, there are few events in Central Ohio dedicated to electronic gaming.

I intend to put my 15 years of convention experience towards fixing that.

Therefore I announce the foundation of the Columbus Electronic Gaming Expo, or CeGe for short. I hope to hold a one-day event at first either in the Spring or Summer. I will be scouting locations and speaking with various individuals.

This will be an event dedicated to pick-up games, tournaments, gaming discussions, gaming cosplay, and more. I welcome anyone interested in helping out. Prior event staffing experience a plus. Contact me any way you like.

At first I was pissed about getting cut off from Ohayocon, but now I'm thinking it's for the best at the moment.

Hell, I may not even bother showing up this year. Save my money, get some more work in.

Don't get me wrong, I love this sort of thing. Even thought about setting up a production outfit for events, and just events. No newsletters, t-shirts, calenders, or other useless bullshit. Keep focused on what works and what people want to see and not some wacky experimental crap. It's simple, really: Don't waste manpower or resources on something you wouldn't pay money to see or take part in.

Anyway, the point is that I sure in hell don't miss any of the staff squabbles or politics that go on. That's fifteen years of seeing various directors and the like waste time on petty squabbles, useless pet projects, personal vendettas, moaning about hurt feelings, pushing their own tastes on others, letting their shit personal lives affect work, power grabs, or just being plain out of touch with what the attendees want. I've seen it in the young, I've seen it in the old.

I wonder that if I were to go into event planning, how much of this bullshit can I prevent? I know I can do this, I know what traps to avoid, but can I pull it off? I really wonder.

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And yeah, I'm there helping out. Show up, it's massive.