Whelp, dispite United Airline's best efforts to the contrary, I have arrived back home safe and sound and only an hour later than previously planned.
MAGfest was really great this year, guys. It's been a LONG time since I've had anything approaching a proper vacation other than a short side trip here and there and I can honestly say that this trip was the breather that I sorely needed and then some.
WillDet, AlexKazz, JoeyDoom, Jimmy-boyDimastines, and Madmax, It's always great to see you guys and I never look forward to parting company once I realize it's going to be a long time before we can ever hang out again. But at least I can honestly say that we had a LOT OF FUCKING LAUGHS this week and then I can play my "They part company" card.
YvonneLady Duke, JasonKabbage, Arc (name removed at request), Dohl (I can't for the life of me remember your real name now even though you told me twice and I was definately calling you by it all con... It starts with 'A'... I'm terrible with names), I'm REALLY glad that you guys came out. Meeting more people from this community and establishing a realer, face to face connection of any kind is always something that I look forward to and this fest did not disappoint.
I wanna thank William specially for giving me and some of the other worsties a place to sleep in, cook in, and be made to hate citadels in again. I also want to thank him for ferrying me and Jimmy and everyone else who needed it around the few times we needed it. You were always a cunning opponent and as an ally, you could often be relied on to beat off enemy attacks from both sides.
I wanna thank Madmax for being the all around scholar and gentleman that he always is, time and time again, and for providing us with more games than we could shake a Magdar bate at.
I wanna thank Jimmy for I guess, being himself and having the cool and generous friends that he has, because I got a really nice mixed drink out of it, cock-blocked from the SAME WOMAN AGAIN by the SAME GUY who has no reason to, had my life enriched by exposure to the world of underground Washington wonder bread sculpture parties, and I always had a vessel with some sort of alcohol in it in my hand whenever I wanted to. (PS: please mail my watch to me whenever is convienient, I can't stop walking lop-sided now)
I wanna thank Alex for driving me to the airport after first giving me a tour of Washington and its many monuments, drinking all of the winter ale before I could get my hands on one, eating food I bought and cooked for him, and constantly saying I was gay for him just because I find his strong arms inviting and knocked down two other people to get to his pole first during the traditional circle jerk.
I want to apologize to Yvonne for all the gay jokes about Alex.
I always want to thank Yvonne, Arc, Jason, McDohl and Joey for being fun to be around for a week, having a good time, and for either putting up with or even being the butt of our constant gay jokes but mostly our DotA jokes. Because really, the gay jokes were always funny.
... and so, with the plague banished, prosperity was returned to the village forever.
