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01:28:21 <gadgetgrl> holy cow, pax is out of three day badges!
01:28:24 <gadgetgrl> !pointer
01:28:24 <Sacchi> http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/cochineal-logs/Cochineal-2012-05-03.html#T1-28-24
01:34:17 <nathanbp> Really? wow
01:34:21 <gadgetgrl> yeah :/
01:34:26 <nathanbp> Guess I'm not convincing my wow friends to go then
01:34:29 <nathanbp> did you miss out?
01:34:41 <gadgetgrl> yeah...asking andrew now...they still have one day badges
01:34:55 <gadgetgrl> i might just miss a day, or it's $40 for 3-day equivalent
01:34:58 <gadgetgrl> er...
01:35:00 <gadgetgrl> $40 more
01:35:07 <nathanbp> ouch
01:35:08 <Puyopuyo> Wait, what?
01:35:15 <gadgetgrl> yeah
01:35:27 <gadgetgrl> how much was blizzcon?
01:35:38 <gadgetgrl> i'm wondering how many of the tickets were just bought by people who want to resell
01:35:47 <Puyopuyo> They just went up though!
01:36:17 <gadgetgrl> apparently not enough
01:36:32 <Puyopuyo> Probably a bunch
01:36:58 <Puyopuyo> Sheesh.
01:37:02 <gadgetgrl> yeah
01:37:05 <nathanbp> Blizzcon was $150? $175? something like that
01:37:06 <nathanbp> last year
01:37:11 <nathanbp> there's no blizzcon this year
01:37:15 <gadgetgrl> right
01:37:26 <gadgetgrl> but even with three one-day passes, you're not to the same price
01:38:00 <nathanbp> Blizzcon you're kinda paying for the goody bag though
01:38:15 <gadgetgrl> eh, true
01:38:23 <gadgetgrl> pax is now $105 for three days
01:38:36 <gadgetgrl> compared to 65 for 3 day pass
01:39:32 <nathanbp> The statue from Blizzcon is apparently worth $30 on ebay
01:40:18 <gadgetgrl> i wonder if bilzzcon did effect the sales of pax... at least minimally
01:40:26 <gadgetgrl> since it's on the same coast and all
01:40:31 <gadgetgrl> and relative time
01:41:09 <gadgetgrl> (be back...getting a game of lol in before returnign to thesis land)
01:41:58 <Puyopuyo> Jenn plays League of Legends now?
01:43:24 <nathanbp> I didn't think this was news?
01:43:46 <nathanbp> Jenn you should play Mahjong instead...
01:44:08 <Puyopuyo> I didn't know that.
01:44:38 <gadgetgrl> but mahjong has zero hiring potential
01:44:47 <gadgetgrl> i got into it after gdc
01:45:03 <gadgetgrl> and realizing what an awesome company it was, even fi it's located in CA
01:45:34 <Puyopuyo> So if you manage to get a badge from Andrew, you're definitely going Jenn?
01:47:58 <Puyopuyo> (Gotta figure out if it's even worth considering getting planet tickets and friggen 105 dollar badges now)
01:48:14 <nathanbp> how quickly did badges sell out?
01:48:26 <Puyopuyo> *plane
01:49:06 <Puyopuyo> They went up today, if I understand correctly.
01:49:19 <nathanbp> wow
01:50:08 <nathanbp> discard a red dragon, draw 2 more!
01:50:39 <Puyopuyo> Awesome.
01:51:28 <gadgetgrl> i'll let you know when i do
01:51:50 <gadgetgrl> faster than normal, just an hour to go or so
01:52:07 <gadgetgrl> i think usually it lasted until at least june
01:52:33 <nathanbp> oh look a haneman with me as dealer
01:54:53 <Puyopuyo> Just an hour to go?
01:57:39 <Pipian> maybe "hour or so"?
02:10:39 <Puyopuyo> Whelp, reboot time.
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03:00:49 <Puyopuyo> Blargh. Emily is not up for Prime. I guess I may consider it if I can afford the plane ticket. I'll take a stab at enforcing.
04:14:47 <gadgetgrl> okay
04:20:12 <Puyopuyo> So here's hoping you get a vendor badge!
04:21:40 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:21:46 <gadgetgrl> enforcer is a good idea too
04:22:08 <Puyopuyo> Working PAX is supposed to be quite the experience. It's a lot of running around, working, and so on, but them's generally good people.
04:22:18 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:22:24 <Puyopuyo> And after what one of the Enforcers did for us at PAX East this year, I wouldn't mind giving back.
04:22:53 <gadgetgrl> ?
04:25:08 <Puyopuyo> Parker had an absolutely miserable PAX. She runs into us and expresses how miserable it is, and the Enforcer is completely understanding and cool with letting us stay in the room, even though the tournament was over. No questions, nothing but "You guys can stay here until she feels better. I hope a small right can make up for what sounds like a much bigger wrong."
04:25:43 <Puyopuyo> And we've got the Jaegers, my roomates...a party of about 7 in a tournament room that he's trying to clean up. It was REALLY cool of him.
04:27:20 <Puyopuyo> (...I'm kind of neglecting on details for how miserable she was, but let's go with her crying and being frustrated.)
04:27:59 <Puyopuyo> (...probably also prefer if this doesn't get back to Andrew, as it's her complaints to tell, not mine.)
04:28:09 <gadgetgrl> was it b/c she was working at Andrew's booth? :p 
04:28:28 <gadgetgrl> b/c if it was, i can understand her frustration
04:28:33 <Puyopuyo> It's what happened while she was working at Andrew's booth.
04:28:34 <gadgetgrl> but her's was probably different than mine
04:28:39 <gadgetgrl> ah
04:28:51 <Puyopuyo> Let's go with people really missing the "Don't harass people" and "Don't touch people" rules.
04:28:54 <gadgetgrl> i was at teh tables so i didn't see/hear much about actual booth running
04:29:00 <gadgetgrl> ah
04:29:04 <gadgetgrl> that's unfortunate
04:29:28 <Puyopuyo> Very much so. I don't know what her future plans are, but I think she does not wish to work another PAX ever again.
04:29:35 <gadgetgrl> heh
04:29:37 <Puyopuyo> But that's her business and not mine.
04:29:45 <gadgetgrl> yeah, totally worth to buy a badge if you can manage
04:30:01 <Puyopuyo> How was working Andrew's tables, by the way?
04:30:06 <gadgetgrl> okay
04:30:11 <gadgetgrl> it just got long some times
04:30:17 <Puyopuyo> I saw that you got to play with the fun "ONLY THIS OUTLET IS CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH" bit of the room.
04:30:21 <gadgetgrl> and by sunday, some of his other volunteers were getting on my nerves
04:30:24 <Puyopuyo> But otherwise I did not see you the entire expo.
04:30:36 <Puyopuyo> Did you at least get to have fun during the downtime?
04:30:41 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:30:44 <Puyopuyo> See concerts, any cool panels, etc?
04:30:53 <gadgetgrl> i dont' do concerts at pax east :p
04:31:03 <gadgetgrl> i've seen some at pax, and it's not worth the fight/time, imho
04:31:06 <Puyopuyo> Because it sounded to me like you would've been having a better time as an attendee, but this is all second-hand.
04:31:09 <Puyopuyo> Heh, fair enough.
04:31:12 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:31:16 <gadgetgrl> played a lot of games
04:31:24 <Puyopuyo> That's always good.
04:31:27 <gadgetgrl> if they hadn't f'd up our hotel, my experience might have been better
04:31:37 <gadgetgrl> which reminds me, i need to follow up to that email
04:31:52 <gadgetgrl> at least we got a free overpriced breaffast for it i guess
04:32:02 <gadgetgrl> and glad we only had 3 in the end instead of the original four
04:32:05 <Puyopuyo> What happened with the hotel?
04:32:10 <Puyopuyo> They ended up giving you a king size?
04:32:11 <gadgetgrl> they only had king beds
04:32:16 <gadgetgrl> they would not transfer
04:32:20 <gadgetgrl> and they didn't have any cots
04:32:28 <Puyopuyo> Yeah. Woo for THEM RUNNING OUT WHEN I REGISTERED AND ONLY GETTING A KING SIZE.
04:32:30 <gadgetgrl> almost everyone checking in after 3 got this offer
04:32:43 <gadgetgrl> yeah...and it didn't even say "preferred" on my reservation
04:32:46 <Puyopuyo> Free breakfast as a trade for being shoved into a king size bed?
04:32:47 <gadgetgrl> i CONFIRMED it was 2 beds
04:32:48 <gadgetgrl> oh well
04:32:50 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:33:05 <Puyopuyo> Fun with them NOT expecting what PAX East has become.
04:33:10 <gadgetgrl> needless to say, it made it in my pax feedback
04:33:14 <gadgetgrl> yeah
04:33:17 <gadgetgrl> or their hotel system sucking
04:33:20 <Puyopuyo> I brought two inflatable mattresses, so my group was good to go.
04:33:34 <Puyopuyo> We brought my SNES and played patched Japanese roms on it.
04:33:38 <Puyopuyo> Good times!
04:33:57 <gadgetgrl> i wish, but mine was in nyc with a friend and we didn't have any..i mean, really, only king and no help?
04:34:11 <gadgetgrl> i saw jennie...she didn't see me waving wildly at her :/
04:34:13 <Puyopuyo> They didn't even have any extra pillows.
04:34:17 <gadgetgrl> nope
04:34:39 <Puyopuyo> >_> And yet I didn't see you at all. Clearly you are ninja.
04:35:55 <gadgetgrl> clearly :)
04:37:51 <Puyopuyo> But yeah...I'm hoping for Team [E] if I do Prime this year, as it'll probably be pretty awesome.
04:37:59 <gadgetgrl> oh yeah, since you didn't see me...totally pulled of tanuki ears/tail on saturday
04:38:02 <Puyopuyo> I mean, I was Chief of Ops for Genericon. I can run ANYTHING!
04:38:07 <Puyopuyo> Really? AWESOME!
04:38:09 <gadgetgrl> lol
04:38:11 <Puyopuyo> Man, I wish I had seen that.
04:38:14 <gadgetgrl> yeah :)
04:38:22 <gadgetgrl> it was sad when people thought generic furry
04:38:28 <gadgetgrl> but great when they id'd it
04:38:47 <Puyopuyo> Well, lets you know who the real gamers are!
04:38:54 <gadgetgrl> yeah :)
05:19:15 <nathanbp> My brother managed to get a 3 day Pax Prime pass
05:20:42 <Puyopuyo> How upset would you be if he went "missing" for 3 days?
05:21:00 <nathanbp> I dunno that anyone would really notice?
05:21:32 <gadgetgrl> i don't blame him after last year :)
05:21:43 <Puyopuyo> What happened last year?
05:22:03 <nathanbp> He says that the window last year was 22 days for 3 day passes
05:22:12 <nathanbp> Are these all getting scalped or something?
05:23:06 <gadgetgrl> not typically
05:23:15 <gadgetgrl> a handful do, but it's not all that common
05:24:14 <nathanbp> They're going to have to build a bigger convention center for next year.
05:24:32 <gadgetgrl> there are larger convention centers
05:24:36 <gadgetgrl> or raise the prices :p
05:24:43 <nathanbp> In the Seattle area there are?
05:24:47 <gadgetgrl> no, but in general
05:24:55 <gadgetgrl> the seattle one takes quite a number of people
05:25:04 <gadgetgrl> i don't know that they're actually at capacity
05:25:20 <nathanbp> Sam: Last year my brother worked for Andrew and so didn't get as much time to do stuff at the con as he would have liked.
05:26:34 <nathanbp> I don't think he really minded that much since otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to go at all
05:28:07 <gadgetgrl> right, that's what i meant
05:28:23 <gadgetgrl> it just takes a lot of your weekend that you'd rather be spending enjoying it
05:28:27 <Puyopuyo> Ah
05:28:44 <Puyopuyo> I am liking how they're selling for 200 bucks on ebay right now.
05:29:02 <Puyopuyo> And the window went from 22 days to about 8ish hours?
05:29:10 <Puyopuyo> Counting the initial uptime and then the second uptime.
05:29:42 <Puyopuyo> And I think they're at capacity as far as the convention center will allow.
05:30:05 <Puyopuyo> Oh, fun fact: After the May 1st riots, that area of Seattle needs to get all of the glass panes fixed and the vandalism removed. What the crap.
05:35:08 <gadgetgrl> yeah, seattle and riots don't mix well for some reason
05:35:14 <gadgetgrl> see wto 2000
05:35:40 <Puyopuyo> Ugh
05:35:43 <gadgetgrl> which is why i don't necessarily see the evil in police being around when there are crowds
05:35:54 <gadgetgrl> b.c there are a number of just aholes around
05:35:58 <Puyopuyo> I'm surprised at the sheer damage that Seattle had inflicted upon it.
05:36:09 <Puyopuyo> I mean, what the fuck people. These are supposed to be peaceful protests, not riots.
05:36:18 <gadgetgrl> yeah...
05:36:24 <gadgetgrl> seattle's weird like that
05:36:32 <gadgetgrl> and they call nyc'ers agressive
05:36:32 <Puyopuyo> At least NYC sufferred minimal damage and minimal arrests.
05:36:38 <Puyopuyo> I know, right?
05:36:40 <gadgetgrl> passive-agressive is apparently a lot scarier
05:36:50 <Puyopuyo> Especially when they outright ditch the passive part.
05:36:54 <gadgetgrl> yeah
05:37:07 <gadgetgrl> downtown seattle isn't the nicest of areas, in all honesty
05:37:11 <gadgetgrl> it's gotten better
05:37:15 <gadgetgrl> but there are still some really crappy areas
05:37:20 <Puyopuyo> I'd believe it, but what's with the anarchy symbols?
05:37:32 <gadgetgrl> free people! yay!
05:37:42 <gadgetgrl> misinformed people?
05:38:06 <gadgetgrl> there's not a whole lot of diversity in seattle either
05:38:09 <gadgetgrl> that's what i like about nyc
05:38:14 <gadgetgrl> everyone is different...and they just kind of let it be
05:38:24 <gadgetgrl> i liek the "deal with it" approach :p
05:39:45 * Puyopuyo pictures Jenn putting on sunglasses as she says that.
05:39:50 <Puyopuyo> Wearing them at night, I see.
05:39:58 <gadgetgrl> lol
05:57:58 <Puyopuyo> Well, I'm going to get some sleep. Avengers tomorrow!
05:58:46 <gadgetgrl> cool, have fun!
05:59:18 <Puyopuyo> Thanks. Good luck with your thesis! *gotta work on final project more! >_<*
06:01:43 <gadgetgrl> thanks ^^;
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