In which I go to a Bay Area gaming con and meet John Kim

In a quest to meet more gamers, I realized Thursday that this weekend held ConQuest. I looked at the map on the website, and this morning I got a really good cup of coffee (I was very surprised) at a local greasy donut place and drove over there, my vague recollection of the map leading me to the hotel as swift and directly as a bird. I pulled into a parking space on the street just large enough for my very small car, the closest possible free spot to the hotel... These are things that bring me joy.

Found the registration, got a badge, flipped though the book, asked the registration people, and discovered to my further pleasure that even though I'd happily slept in and it was past 11, the signup box for afternoon games was still available. So I listed three choices on the basis of "large numbers of other gamers to meet" and "light and fun", dropped my sheet in the box, and went off to the dealer's room.

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