{"id":7255,"date":"2010-02-22T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=7255"},"modified":"2010-02-22T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T21:37:07","slug":"pax-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=7255","title":{"rendered":"PAX East"},"content":{"rendered":"

To answer the dozen or so people who have asked if I was going to PAX East<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I waited too long and planned too little and didn’t save enough and it’s just not going to happen for me this year. Alas. I was looking forward to meeting a lot of people. Some are professional contacts and some are just fellow game enthusiasts. In both cases, I’m sorry I’ll won’t get to meet you this year.<\/p>\n

But!<\/p>\n

Next year<\/em>. Next year there will be planning ahead. In fact, the planning has begun now. Looks like most of my gaming group will be going.<\/p>\n

Observations:<\/p>\n

1) We live about eleven hours away, which is an annoying distance. If we were just a couple of hours closer or a couple of hours further away then deciding how to travel would be easy. At eleven hours, it’s kind of too close to justify the expense of flying, and yet too far to drive. Flying means an hour and a half drive to the airport, two hours at the airport, about an hour in their air, a half hour to escape the place with our belongings, and another hour to secure transport and reach the hotel. So, about six hours. If we drive we’ll save hundreds of dollars and we’ll have our vehicle available when we get there. On the other hand, it would be really difficult to leave early enough to avoid missing the opening ceremonies. <\/p>\n

2) If we were just a couple of hours away it might make sense to do just one day, but at this distance it’s an all-or-nothing deal. (Which is why this year we’re doing nothing.) <\/p>\n

3) The door price is preposterously low. $50 for all three days. You’ll spend more than that on food<\/em> in that time. It’s a fraction of what you’ll spend on travel, and almost nothing<\/em> compared to what you’ll spend on accommodations. <\/p>\n

Just curious: How many people here are going? (Or made it to PAX West last year?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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