Whispers in the Windstorm

( All PC Wonks Invited )

Just an informational post for those not on Facebook:

( Rules and Schedule )

Snipped from my post to the Facebook page:

I can finally announce a long-awaited feature - prizes! Each day, there will be a Go Jeff GoH (Guest of Honor) event. For each event, there will be a prize T-Shirt naming the wearer as one of the generic types of gamer. I'm only spoiling the back of the shirt now - which is up in the pictures. Check it out!

Go Jeff GoH Video Game Friday: Super Smash Brothers Brawl tournament (basically unlimited)
Go Jeff GoH Board Game Saturday: Android (five players, Jeff running the game)
Go Jeff GoH Role-Playing Sunday: Jeff Runs Paranoia (for six players)
(or, in contingency, Jeff runs emergency Amber)

In addition, let's remind people of the Saturday breakfast at Walker's - which I think will be meeting at the Lake Zurich Walker's at 9AM. We *might* try for a second breakfast at Sweet Tomatoes Schaumburg, depending on mood and availability.

( Show's over, folks. )

( It Must Be Hell When You Have To Wait TWO Days To Pay For Your Prius )

Last entry will be short - spending Friday just flying home. Thanks for keeping an ear out for what I've wanted to share with you.

( I'm on a BOAT! )

I've had a few comments of envy on our vacation surroundings. I offer sincere regrets that our current surroundings are so dang cool. :D (They are rather weak regrets, but they're sincere.)

( Let's See If This Golf Cart Can Do Ninety! )

Oh, and the complimentary binoculars came in handy. Watched a boat go by. Wheee!

( Black Legless Lizards, huh? )

Greetings and friendly salutations from the West Coast - where people trust unquestioningly and the highway design seems to be more or less random.

Been gone a while, no new news to report. But tonight, Myra and I prepare to board a plane early tomorrow for a trip to California! She's wanted a vacation for some time, and while my own life remains at a stress level low enough that no vacation is really required, I defer to her in this regard. So we're on a plane tomorrow from Midway, and I gots a new laptop to use to keep in touch while I'm there. And I'll *need* to keep in touch - more news on that tomorrow. I'll try to post here each day with the highlights (not many, as we're not going out much).

Oh, and I'm using Vista and it's okay.

( Happy Happy Joy Joy! )

I look forward to seeing any and all of you on my personal celebration of my life as a gamer.

I will primarily be using Facebook to organize JeffCon this year. I will put at least one more entry here for planning for people who aren't on or willing to join Facebook - but the event scheduling tools there are stronger.

Poll #1365137 What weekend is best in life, Conan?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Is there, from your schedule, a best weekend for JeffCon 09?

What weekends are off-limits to you now?

More just a "wanna have" list. But I've been asked, and it's useful for me to think about it.

( Goody Goody Gumdrops )

I may ADD to this list, or tweak some of the non-video game specifics - but nothing's coming OFF the list unless the item is right in front of me.

( But I just can't work up the energy. )

Myra's going to St. Louis this weekend - so I'm free to frolic with the fisheses!

I am hereby planning a trip to Guvnor's in Crystal Lake on the afternoon of Saturday, October 11th, for their fish'n'chips. I would welcome any companions for an evening's meal and fine conversation. Carpooling encouraged, and I have space for three potential co-diners.

I'm thinking of a 4PM departure time, but would modulate based on the needs of others.

Any takers, leave word here please.

( Here's what Jeff is selling at the auction. )

But once you see it, you can't just look away.

( And I'm gonna get it for PS3, but only because 360 Oblivion crashes on me )

Are you better-equipped for tech support than me? Let's find out. I've got two problems with Firefox that Internet Explorer solves. Don't know why, don't know how - and I'd RATHER not be using something as vulnerable as IE.

1) When I look at Myra's Myspace page (not anyone else's, and it doesn't matter if I'm logged in or not), it's like there's a glass wall between me and any links - nothing is active. I click ANYWHERE, and I'm launching that bogus crapware Antivirus XP popup window.

2) I can't look at Adobe Flash videos in Firefox any more. Have no idea what minor update did it, but suddenly comedycentral.com is telling me to download it. I download it, install it - and nothing happens. I download the UNINSTALLER, get rid of it, re-install it - and nothing happens. And it IS the Opera/Netscape version I'm downloading. When I download the IE version, IE auto-detects the download and handles it inside the freakin' BROWSER window. What's up with IE out-cooling FF?

I'll take questions here, so that more people get more information. Any clues, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Mooing around Gamespot a bit, thought I'd put down what games I'm thinking about for the rest of the year:

Force Unleashed for 360
Force Unleashed for PS3
(haven't decided which system to get that one for)
Silent Hill 5: Homecoming for PS3
Motorstorm 2 for PS3
(renting this one - if it doesn't support two player split-screen, no way)
Monopoly for Wii
(definitely an addition to my board-game-on-TV collection)
Fable 2 for 360
(Pub Games rocks)
Fallout 3 for PS3
(Getting it on PS3 instead of 360 because my copy of Oblivion for 360 crashes the dang machine)

( Well, did you like Diablo 2? (Spoilers Within) )

I'm Jeff Bailey, and this is what's in my head. Contents may have settled during shipping.