Pre-PAX East

The schedule for PAX East was actually up back in February. I follow them on twitter, so I immediately read through it and figured out what panels and events I would like to attend.

Friday
Organizing a Child's Play Fundraiser, 5:00pm
Friday Night Concerts!, 8:30pm
Movie: The Dungeon Masters, 11:00pm

Saturday
Greetings from a Dead-Tree Dinosaur Cartoonist v1.1, 10:00am

Chiptune 5: Live Free or Chip Hard, 11:00am
Kotaku and Croal: In Search Of The Best Games Ever, 11:30am
Memes, Microcultures, and 2D Chicks: Our Future in the Otaku Gamer, 1:30pm

Sunday
Penny Arcade Panel #2, 1:00pm

I figured my list is too ambitious. I do like spending a lot of time in the exhibition hall trying out games and collecting free items. Though, with no holiday season near, I really wonder what exactly is going to be in the exhibition hall. I also will be in costume on Saturday, and I know that will probably take up a good amount of time too.

Every time I come back from PAX, I make a little write about all the games I played (here are reports from 2008 and 2009), the panels I attended, and the activities I did in the city. While writing both these reports up, I thought, "Why did I not write down the games I was playing and my impressions?" (In 2009, I was able to keep track a bit more thanks to Twitter.) This time around, I still will probably use Twitter to help, but I want to remember to carry around my little notebook so I can write more than 140 characters. Fristle also recently gave me a MinoHD camcorder. I am hoping to use that to document the con too.

I've never been to Boston, and today, I printed out directions to several different places I would like to eat. Maybe I won't be able to see all the sights, but being from Chicago, I feel like food can really define a place. Here is a list of places I am interested in: Myers and Chang, Betty's Wok and Noodle, Mike's Pastry, and The Atlantic Fish Company. I'm sure my friends will also make good suggestions too. There is also a handful of PAX parties going on at some bars/restaurants around the convention center. Kotaku, IGN, 2old2play.com, and Joystiq are all holding parties too. Maybe I'll check one of those out.

I'm arriving in Boston around 3 this Thursday, and I've got some time to kill. I was excited to find out there is a Johnny Cupcakes store nearby! In fact, there is a whole shopping area not too far from the con center. I will definitely be checking that out.

I am really excited, but have a lot to do before I leave. Momohime still needs to be finished, and I need to do laundry and pack. I was hoping to purchase some spring clothes before I leave, but I'm not sure if I'll have any time. In about 48 hours, I will be at the airport, sitting at my gate!