Talk about a crazy weekend. For those of you who don't know what
Digital Overload is; it's a giant Lan party, where about 450 gamers showed up to play videogames all weekend. I'm just going to go day by day and see what I can remember and what I think is worth telling you guys about.
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Friday.Friday was a long one. I guess it was because I was flying in on Friday, and days spent in an airport always seem to be the longest. I got to Rhode Island around 5ish, and was scolded for making the
Tim wait. After taking the minimum verbal beating of ten minutes
(as stated in my contract with Ctrl+Alt+Delete Pro.) When we arrived at the Hilton right next to the convention center, I was lead to my room. I have to say, a flat HD-TV and triple padded queen bed is a nice way to go if you're ever in that area.
Is it sad that I slept better in a hotel bed then I do my own?
When Tim and I arrived at DO, I was greeted by a giant Line that had been there since early that morning. A line full of gamers and geeks. I, being both, was happy I was able to skip the line and head strait in. Being the artist of a guy who runs gaming conventions has it's perks, I guess.
After signing in and getting my cool staff badge, Tim and I headed to the upper level to throw free swag down to the line.
The rest of Friday was filled with sitting around and playing videogames. I do enjoy the Guitar Hero, and I'm always up for some Crackdown or Gears of War. I was also able to meet
Scott Weneger and see
Brian Clevinger again. Two of the many cool people I got to hang out with over the weekend.
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Saturday.Now, this day was a little more relaxing. I was able to sleep in, and head down to the lan whenever I wanted. I got down there around 10am, and found Scott sitting and drawing near the console gaming. I took out my sketchpad and began to draw as well. After some lights were turned off (at a lan, go figure) We moved to a corner with a few of those Sumo beanbag chairs. Those things are comfy.
After a while, we were joined in our corner by Brian and just hung out. I asked Scott a lot of questions about drawing and stuff, and asked Brian about Atomic Robo.
Later in the day, Tim began his
"Creating a Comic" thing and showed everyone (who cared to watch) how he does his comic. After he was done, I was able to hop onto the Cintiq and give it a whirl.
God I wish I had $2500. /cry
After that, Scott and I were able to set up some art stuff and sell the
posters that were made. I also did some sketches for a few bucks, and had more fun. (I'll post some of those sketches very soon.)
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Sunday.(Pictures to be added later. Sorry!)
Sunday was a little more of a stressful day, because it was the breakdown of the event. All the attendees had to be out by 6, and all of the staff were looking forward to a nice diner curdosy of Tim himself. As the night closed up and people gave their thanks to Tim for throwing the event, it was just a matter of cleaning the place up. I had no problem helping, as for my trip was free. I figured I'd help earn my keep somehow.
After the cleaning was done, the staff all headed out to a place called Fire and Ice. I'm not going to get into detail about what happened at the dinner, but let's just say it was fun. And by 'fun', I mean I'm looking forward to joining in on the fun when I turn 21 next year.
After the diner, we all headed to the local movie theater and saw 300. One of the best movies I've seen in a
looong time. It was beautiful, and it had a great hold on the comic as well.
At the end, we said our goodbyes and went back to our respective hotels/rooms. I had to wake up early to catch my flight the next morning, so I need the sleep.
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That's really about it for the trip and event. It went very well, with almost no flaws at all. I'm looking forward to next year, for it shall be larger and more fun then this one.
-Zack/Turret-
Cinco de Mayo
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