Home from GenCon

Overall, GenCon this year was awesome. I got over 3000 Nike fuel every day except Sunday and, on Sunday, I got around 2500. Lots of activity and walking, even aside from my run in the gym on Sunday. And, wtf, I went to the gym on Sunday. Even if I had time in my schedule in the past for such a thing, it never would have crossed my mind. Ever. But I did it this time.

My body felt so much better than it ever has at any event. By the end of the day my right foot was giving me a lot of grief, but I added in a second tramadol in the evenings and that dampened the pain enough for me to sleep at least. I'm pretty sure that's just due to the new inserts - they can take 6-8 weeks to adapt to. If I'm still having foot pain at the end of September, I'll go back to the podiatrist. My legs, though, felt great. Sure, I felt tired, but no pain like I've had in the past. Really, if I had to find a word to describe how I felt, I'd choose mellow. It was a great feeling.

I had a few weird experiences where friends would make eye contact with me and then completely ignore me due to lack of recognition, and that felt pretty ****ty. I don't think I look unrecognizable... but I get that when you're in con-mode you tend to dismiss anyone you don't immediately connect with. It still was crappy and made me feel invisible. The friends I did see and chat with told me I looked awesome. That was totally not crappy :D

The best part of the whole trip? The airplane seatbelt. It fit with SIX INCHES to spare. WOW. I was more comfortable on those two flights than I have been in over a decade. Absolutely glorious. I could not be happier and I know the next time I fly it will be even better. How's that for amazing? :D

Oh. I could also wrap the hotel towels all the way around myself.

Gwen - glad to read that you chalked up a bunch of NSVs on this trip!  And glad to hear that you had a good time :-) 

Thank you very much :D

I'm glad you had so much fun :)  It is great to see the payoff from all the hard work!

Thanks!  I'm already looking forward to next year which will be EVEN BETTER :D  I can't believe I'm picking a hotel based on how amazing the gym is.. this place had cool towels in wine fridges.  How spectacular is that?!

That's AWESOME, Gwen! Especially the plane seatbelt experience! My next flight is in October and, for the first time ever, I'm actually looking forward to seeing how the plane seats/seatbelts fit. :)

I was the same way before this flight!  I was looking forward to it (and a bit scared) because of the seatbelt.  And I could put the tray table down too!  It didn't touch my body at all!  I'm going to love flying so much more in the future :D

For the old folks, what is GenCon?

It's a four day game convention in Indianapolis every year. 50,000 gamer geeks :)  Board games, mini games, roleplaying games, and card games. (Not video games.)  Lots of people in costumes and tons of fun :D

Amazing stuff Gwen! It sounds like all those NSVs made your entire trip!

I am sure GenCon was wonderful. We are in the planning stages to attend Comic Con next year in San Diego and my hope is to be at goal by that time. I hope to experience more of these types of NSVs along the way.

YAY for an excellent trip! And welcome home.