My fellow Princesses were whooping it up at GenCon this past weekend, but, (alas!) I was unable to make it there this year. Which was disappointing, because it was also my birthday this past weekend, and there is nothing that I enjoy more than a good gaming convention.

Except, maybe this*:

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In brief, here’s what happened:

We (my boyfriend and I) saw an awesome glassblower who made the history of glass vivid and exciting:

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This is Peter Andres of Andres & Chapman Glass. He was amazing.

 

We watched some Lords and Ladies playing Medieval Jenga.

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Or it might have been a large game of DREAD.

 

We watched some saucy Vixens (en Garde) do the raunchy bits of Romeo & Juliet . . .

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(This one is its own caption)

 

We were reminded that not all puppet shows are for children. . . .

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Ded Bob loooved to tell jokes about . . . Bones. . . .

 

Our section in the joust stands wanted this guy to win:

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The other knights mocked us by saying they’d have him back in time for curfew.

Sadly, he didn’t. . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRIxiSjNKyo

 

But I offset the disappointment with some swag.

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I am a sucker for dragonflies and blue opals.

 

So while I am sad that I missed GenCon this year (NEXT YEAR, GENCON! BE READY.) I found a suitably entertaining and geeky way to spend GenCon weekend, and get slightly sunburned in the process.

‘Til next time!

 

*That’s a lie. I love my gaming conventions. a LOT.