Sure, we sent emails back and forth every day but being in the chat room, even if we weren’t actively chatting, was sorta like being in the same room doing our own things, but together. Funny story about Todd’s move: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone need a good accountant? Seriously? Though Todd did find a job in Florida (well, okay, he actually commuted TO Cairo, Georgia, but that’s a whole ‘nother story) they were closed down a few months ago by the parent company. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not that that was going to stop Dino from telling the SoulGeek story–even 1 person at a time! We gathered one or two others before our time was up, but it was still a turnout indicative of the convention as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And that’s pretty much how “Where the Geeks Are” came to be. He asked, I regretfully said no, then I got an idea that was too good not to do. Isn’t that always the way? Don’t get me wrong, I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now, it’d have been one thing if we were being unruly, if we’d camped out and never ordered anything or if there’d been a line waiting for tables but none of those things were true. Between what I know was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The full story of how SoulGeek came to be is actually quite touching and a lot more involved than my little summation in panel 3. To read about the events that led to it’s creation, check out the Story of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our first event was a meet-up at this place in the Excalibur called Dick’s. Have you ever heard of or been to a Dick’s Last Resort? Well, we certainly hadn’t. All Todd really knew is they said they could accomodate […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The official hotel for the meet-up was the Tropicana, one of the older hotels on the Strip but comfortable enough. People were scattered all over the place, though, with some taking advantage of timeshares, nearby family or just other hotels. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m going a little out of order, here. While Wrath of Con was my first real, geek Con there was, in February 2008, a little jaunt to Vegas that sorta kinda almost counts as a Con. At least to those […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now you might see WHY I’m talking about some website… Yes, folks, I actually met someone online, in the chat room, and in the coming weeks you’ll see just how that turned out…
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