Category: conventions and events

Okay, my first JadeCon blog…and it’s mostly about what it takes to get me off a comfortable seat at JadeCon. James is only alive because Deet and I lacked the motivation to get up and cross the room to strike him down. But GA Sean promises a video involving Winnie the Pooh music and Neon Genesis Evangelion, and I can summon the energy. This is a sad commentary.

But hey, I’m a Luser. I can be proud of that.

But for tomorrow night’s Closing Ceremonies, it’s all over here at the Galactic Games in Indianapolis. The final medal tally has the Vegetrian Spank Inferno leading the pack with 5 total medals (3 Gold and 2 Silver), the Vinyl Team with 5 medals (1 Gold and 4 Silvers), the Lusers with 2 medals (both Gold) and the APG with two medals (1 Gold and 1 Silver). The medals for events are as follows:

GUNGAN RELAY RACE
GOLD: Tom, Trina & Sam – Vegetarian Spank Inferno
SILVER: Susan Ruby, & Caroline – Vinyl

BANTHA POODOO DISCUS
GOLD: Derek – APG
SILVER: Liz – Vegetarian Spank Inferno

BOWCASTER
GOLD: Luci – Lusers
SILVER: Beth – Vinyl

HOT THERMAL DETONATOR
GOLD: Kim & Caitlin – Lusers
SILVER: Cindi & VJ – APG

LIGHTSABER PONG RACE
GOLD: Susan – Vinyl
SILVER: Trina – Vegetarian Spank Inferno

KNIT OFF
GOLD: Blu – Vegetarian Spank Inferno
SILVER: Bobbi – Vinyl

DWARF TOSS
GOLD: Aaron – Vegetarian Spank Inferno
SILVER: Beth – Vinyl

NON MEDAL EVENT RIBBON WINNERS

FILK OFF
Best Performance: Vinyl, “Wish They All Could Be Little Vinyl Men”
Best Technical Merit: APG, “Mom’s Chat”
Best Rendition of “We Are The Champions”: Vegetarian Spank Inferno, “We’re on the Dark Side”

COMMANDEER A SHIP
Derek & Shane, APG

DRINK UP ME HARDIES, YO HO (aka Make Jessa a Drink)
Rach – Lusers – “Tea with the Imperials”

Congratulations to all the athletes who won, because we know that it’s all about winning, so the losers (or Lusers!) can piss off!

Vegetarian Spank Inferno RULES!

It took six drinks, but I FINALLY have a buzz! Apparently, the drinks I tried were VERY low in alcohol content. I’ve rectified this…Death Sticks have done the job. Heh.

Club Jade scares the gamers. The aforementioned boat race was a huge hit with the gamers. Tim kept making comments to those who stopped to stare at us as we carried a cardboard boat into the convention hall. “It’s raining a lot. We’re starting to get worried.”

On a lighter note (or maybe not) we really miss everyone who wasn’t able to attend. The level of snarkiness just isn’t the same without you all here.

A big hello to you all! And have a drink in honor of those of us drinking here in Indianapolis.

At this very moment, we are witnessing the drinks created for the competition. Rach’s drink is to be served with clones, er scones, with clotted cream. More later, but tragically the Bailey’s is gone. We must secure more for the bar for tomorrow!

Kim killed me. Kim killed me with a lei. Kim killed me with a lei on a friggin elevator. Luci died before the game truly began.

Being Dead Sucks.

Rain could not dampen the spirits of the Galactic Games athletes as the Games officially opened today at Military Park in Indianapolis. As of this time, the medal count stands as follows:

Vegetarian Spank Inferno: 3 Gold, 2 Silver
Vinyl: 1 Gold, 4 Silver
Lusers: 2 Gold, 1 Silver
APG: 2 Gold

The Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho is beginning as I type. The Filk Off will be later this evening. I’ll update the medal count later.

Go Veg Spank Inferno! :)

Greetings and salutations from the con suite. (Con suite- why does this sound like a french food term, incidentally?) We’re watching cartoons and drinking. All in all, it looks to be a very good sort of night. It will be an especially good sort of night if I manage to make it back to my hotel room under my own power. I did not achieve this level of verticality and mobility last night, much to my shame, having to be escorted home by friends.

Anyway, having a lovely time, wish you were here, only not really, as there’s no place to sit anyway. Okay, wish you were here maybe a little bit. If you had your own chair.

Tip: Don’t light sparklers in a pavilion.

The Galactic Games opened today. .. GO LUSERS! It was COLD. And RAINY. Enough to make me whine like a Skywalker. Who won? I don’t remember. Probably Spank.

Did I mention it was COLD. And WET? The Sith planned well.

But the Games were fun and the food was good, and PG got to practice the act of illegal parking, so it was worth the inevitable tuberculosis outbreak.

We just got back from the last game (Commandeering a Ship) which involved trekking halfway across the convention center. In my socks. Jedi Bitches! There were wonderful chairs, though. I can’t remember everyone who raced, but Tom Sam and Trina did try to cheat in their usual charming way.

And now the drinking!

Well, literally…but I’m not the last sentient. According to the door list, Eliz and PG are both also left in the Bounty Hunt. Sadly, I’m also “Wanted”, as I forgot we were in an “out of bounds” zone and tried to kill my target. Oops. Now, I’m fair game for ANYone, and Yav keeps reviving as a clone…I’ve killed her once, and she’s died twice. So, we’ll see what happens…I’m having fun…that’s all that matters.

Well, that and winning. Yep.