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So yesterday, I attended brentalfloss's FAQ session, after the opening ceremony with the Screwattack guys, and BlackNerd doing a Reggie Fils-Aime impression I thought was pretty funny.

In the brentalfloss line, there were guys in safari gear (brentalfloss asked them my own question of why safari gear: it was Team Fortesss 2 cosplay, apparently) behind us all the way from Norway! And here I am not 30 minutes from home attending for free, thanks to a friend who lives about three hours south of Dallas. They, like my friend, came prepared with plenty of crap to sign; I didn't feel like lugging that much crap around yesterday and/or chasing people down, since signing sessions are today anyway. Speaking of which, my schedule is ridiculous, but we'll get to that.

Anyway, there weren't a lot of people there, mostly cause Death Match or something had a panel next door, but he did perform part of a new Street Fighter song he's working on, and it was a good time seeing his Q&A; he got a bit cranky when they thought he could only do 30 minutes, but they (staff) corrected themselves and let him go the full hour.  He said he was being a bit prickish because of nerves, and I can totally relate. Whenever I've done stand up, I've been pretty nervous, and I can be a bit of an accidental asshole offstage because of it.

Then I took a nap, cause I had been awake since the night before at that point, and frankly did not know anyone until Spoony's Q&A later on anyway. There were a lot of Final Fantasy questions, and at the start of it, he threw his red balls at us. Might have him sign the one I got as well as my Cinema Snob DVD.

Technically, I would have been the last question, but I asked if he had any actual plans to do a "Bored Volturi" series, which he had joked about doing in one of his Twilight reviews. He said it would be beating a dead horse/old joke at that point, and I kind of agreed and said I just thought the character was funny, then just sort of apologetically gestured to let the guy behind me go, cause he probably had a better question, and luckily he did, cause I admit mine was a bit lame for a last question. Dude behind me was even cosplaying, ya gotta let him go! Don't know what he was though, he had a gas mask on. I'd like to think Gas O from Bust A Groove, but likely not.

Other than that, I played a Ouya game someone asked me to, and saw Adam Sessler walking around at a brisk pace. Cool to see these guys, but when they're walking like that, I imagine it's cause they have somewhere to be/they're not really in the mood to talk, so I'll bother him today at his signing.

As for the Ouya game, it was just a button masher where you chose out of four differently colored bubble things in four corners to fight or block or grab items. I'm pretty sure I won, even though I had no idea what the hell I was doing, despite the guy's instructions.They gave me a disc with, presumably, the game on it. To be honest, it wasn't much, I think it could easily just be an online Flash game, but more power to them for making their own game.

I also briefly sat in on a "So You Want to Work in the Games Industry" panel, but the advice was pretty similar to what I got as a Radio/TV student regarding portfolio and degree helping you, and I don't have a gaming portfolio, so I hopped in and out.

Today, I'm going to get brentalfloss, Spoony, and Sessler's autographs; if possible, AVGN's as well, but there's a bit of a conflict there, and the lines have been insane; Spoony's and Sessler's are already one right after the other, even if they are an hour apart.

I'm also going to more panels, but I can most likely see those online later, so my priority is meeting these people in person and getting signatures.

Anyway, talk to you guys later, got a full day of line waiting ahead of me. Sorry if I bored you to death, but I'm having fun, and really that's all that matters, screw you guys. Just kiddin'.

Be back to regular commenting and whatnot tonight or tomorrow.