Origins, who's going this year?

PvK · #1 May 10th, 2006, 08:33 PM

Have you ever been to Dragonflight, Atro?

Artaud · #2 May 10th, 2006, 09:46 PM

I'll be at Origins. I usually spend my time in the War College seminars. WW2 and ancient topics. The modern topics are too depressing and too right wing.

You have not heard an interesting lecture about WW2 Eastern Front until you've heard David Glantz speak. I hear Charles Sharp will also speak this year, and he's always fun.

My wife also comes to Origins, and while I'm at seminars she enjoys herself shopping in beautiful downtown Columbus.

We always enjoy Origins weekend!

mac5732 · #3 May 11th, 2006, 12:04 AM

glad your going, maybe i'll run into you there, also keep your eye out for the chainmail lady

Timstone · #4 May 11th, 2006, 03:07 PM

What?! Are you going as a lady in chainmail?? Hahahaha... LOL!!!

Anyone:
If you see Mac as the chainmail lady, please, please take more than one picture. I want to see that.

Raging Deadstar · #5 May 11th, 2006, 04:12 PM

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Timstone said:
Anyone:
If you see Mac as the chainmail lady, please, please take more than one picture. I want to see that.

Man, Timstone

Your tastes sure have changed over the years

From what i've heard of Origins it sounds like a blast. What stops me from attending is 3665 miles, unless someone's willing to front the gas money and buy the snacks?

Timstone · #6 May 12th, 2006, 02:46 PM

RD:
Hey there good man! Long time no see.
Yeah, my taste has shifted a bit...

It was hard for my GF to accept, but I think I'm going to live with Mac. I'm sure he's soooo sexy in his chainmail. Hahahaha... LOL!!!

Ragnarok · #7 May 12th, 2006, 03:24 PM

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Timstone said:
I'm sure he's soooo sexy in his chainmail. Hahahaha... LOL!!!

I think I just threw up in my mouth...and swallowed...2.63 times...[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]

No offense, Mac.

Artaud · #8 May 14th, 2006, 10:14 PM

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Raging Deadstar said:
From what i've heard of Origins it sounds like a blast. What stops me from attending is 3665 miles, unless someone's willing to front the gas money and buy the snacks?

You'll have a great time if you can scrape up the funds to get there. Guys regularly come from Japan, the UK, Germany, South Africa. I'm lucky in that I live in Cleveland, Ohio, which is just a 2.5 hour drive from Columbus.

Columbus is a great city. The convention center is conveniently located, and there are plenty of things for your wife/girlfriend/significant other to do if they are not interested in games.

mac5732 · #9 May 15th, 2006, 12:01 AM

Artaud, where in cleveland do you live, I live in Olmsted Falls

Artaud · #10 May 14th, 2006, 10:10 PM

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mac5732 said:
glad your going, maybe i'll run into you there, also keep your eye out for the chainmail lady

I remember one year, I was hanging around the booth for the wargame company The Gamers, when the Chainmail Lady came strutting by. Suddenly, all the guys at The Gamers' booth who had been scoping the Lady out from a distance got real shy. Somebody tried to get Gamers owner Dean Essig to pose for a photo with the Lady, and he politely but firmly declined. His face was quite red.

If you want a really fun time at Origins, go to the Smithee Awards with Dean and his gang. Dean is one of the coolest guys in the wargame biz and loves to have a laugh.

Another one of my most fun Origins memories was meeting Masahiro Yamazaki and finding that he actually remembered me from the previous year.