1000 Words - All Of Them Synonyms For NERD!

As usual I have some choice stories from Gen Con, but I'm currently enjoying a nice little break from my working vacation, hanging with my friends Erik & Elee.

So instead of the bullet list breakdown, let's recap the long weekend in photos shall we?

Get out your gem of true seeing, polish that iridescent ioun stone, and set your deflector shields to maximum geekitude...

ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE.

Hey, do you need some nice fiberglass-core replica swords with a foam rubber cushion and galvanized rubber coating?
-No, no one NEEDS that.
But if you want one, Ed Hellen has you covered.

Buster the Witch Doctor, Toby the Kobold, and Dr. Tom are going to take care of all your NASCRAG needs.

He's a stormtrooper! In a kilt! Don't ask why!

On the other hand, that's one of the best Ewan MacGregor look-alikes I've ever seen.

You can't complete your stop-motion recreation of the original trilogy without some Lego Slave Princess Leias.

This is the biggest of the Ultimate Gaming tables. For those of you who don't have a gaming room, but a gaming ANNEX.

Sarah, the most adorable gamer at the con. (Although she can't be trusted to keep the dice out of her mouth. ...She's not really unique in that respect, now that I think about it.)

Not sure if this is Data or Lore. Probably Lore, he's more of a ladies man.

Monte Cook also says I'm a good guy. So you know his judgment is questionable. Found at the awesome Gamer Concepts booth.

OMG! THE MOST AWESOME NERD SWAG EVER! STILL IN THE CLAMSHELL!! UNPUNCHED MINT!!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!! YATES IS THE BEST!!!

Okay, Batman: Roll for initiative. ...You want to roll high.

My friend Jeff put it best: "TK-421! Why aren't you taking your nap?!"

I don't know about you, but mine's more of a half-elf magic-user/thief.

I almost came home with one of these. Finances and the narrow-minded views of the TSA on bringing edged weapons aboard an airplane convinced me otherwise.

Lesser-known cousin to the treant, the elusive leafant is captured here in full autumnal bloom.

Every time you look at this picture, you are seeing the screams of one thousand dead Victorian orphans.

Pick the biggest nerd in this photo and win a prize.
HINT: The prize is a Cure t-shirt.

A DOUBLE sighting of the rare Three-Wolf Moon. Ladies, HOW will you PICK?

Mini Iron Man is one his way to battle Little Stormtrooper! AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!! (Ant-Man, you bring the juice and goldfish crackers.)

Steve Jackson tells you how to become a successful game designer.
INDISPENSABLE TIP: Cultivate a manly Jesus look.
CRITICAL FAILING: No mention of Three-Wolf Moon t-shirt.

Now your dice can high-five you when no one else will.

For those of you who to prefer to brew and bottle your own mana potions. Really, why settle for that store-bought stuff?

And finally, ladies and gentlemen...

The official Doug Douglason Yugi-Oh card.

-Tom, who has to get back to the business of de-programming himself before he returns to LA. It's going to take a lot of beer and boardgames, but that's a commitment I'm willing to make.