T.I.F.I. @ Gencon Brisbane

I've been sitting in front of the computer for 10 minutes now trying to come up with a witty remark connecting my use of the "at" symbol above and the fact that this post is about Gencon - a veritable Mecca of all things nerdy. Although the Internet can hardly be called nerdy now can it? It's pretty much a pillar of world communication, commerce and lolcats (older readers: google it).

Scott, Jay and Myself: The geek shall inherit the Earth.

After perusing the stalls for something I could actually afford (someday, 300 Sword, someday) we decided to play a demo game of laser tag which explains the nifty little photo up there. I relish the chance to wield anything metal and phallic. Those laser guns are actually pretty heavy and have nifty little ammo counters and scopes and all sorts of faux-military shite. You would think I'm about to plug this company but I can't remember their name. It's past my bedtime so I'm not in a charitable mood anyway. Let's just say it's their fault for having such a forgettable business name.

People in costumes: Misfits or Misunderstood?

A staple of these gatherings is Cosplay, a hobby which involves dressing up in costumes inpsired by pop culture with an emphasis on Japanese anime. Some call it sad, others call it brave. I fall somewhere in the middle. I dressed up as Scorpion from Mortal Kombat for a Halloween party once and I loved it. Everyone was complimenting me on my awesome costume design (it was a few yellow rags tucked into black cotton sweatpants for the record) and I was voted the second best costume after Blanca from Street Fighter. He was a cool guy though so I didn't care. Here is proof:


Anyway Gencon is the goods if you're into sci-fi, fantasy, trading cards, tabletop, video and board games or any other staple of nerd-dom. Which I am. Damned proud of it too!

PS Sorry about the delay folks. Been a busy few weeks planning for my trip to.....*drum roll* the USA! I'll try my best to post every two or three days.