OK/TX/AR LAN part deux

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Driving up there wasn't bad - about 4.5 hours or so. Was going from Plano (Northern suburb of Dallas) to Tulsa. Saw this sign on Turnpike in OK that said "Do not drive into smoke". I thought that was odd and thought about that sign many times over the weekend. I also saw a sign that said "Drive Friendly". I decided that they aren't the boss of me, so I drove in a joking manner. Screw them and their damn signs. When I arrived, I put my stuff in Volt2amp's room and then went and joined the arrivers at the bar whcih turned out to have pool tables, a dance floor, darts, and a karaoke machine. Proceeded to listen to the most random playlist sung by Oklahoma's worst singers and watch 40+ year old people show the moves they think they have on the dance floor - freaking hilarious!

After awhile I drifted off to bed to attempt some sleep as preparation for next day's gaming. Next morning, I did my usual trip to Starbucks followed by McDonald's (I never eat at McDonald's, except for when they do the Monopoly game. I'm horrible - I just have to play Monopoly. I'll gain, like 5 pounds, just playing Monopoly. Stupid.) then back to the hotel for gaming. Wow - did they ever cram a lot of heat-generating equipment into a tiny one-vent room, then throw in a bunch of heat generating gamers and - it must've been 135 degrees in there. Well, maybe not, but after a couple of hours of playing I started feeling a little light headed. And not just because I was trying to game on an XBox 180 with an unfamiliar Pelican controller on a TV that I was sitting way to close to - but because of the beer. I took frequent breaks, going off to my room to read and cool off. At one point, I realized I hadn't eaten in 8 hours so I took off alone and ended up at Bennigan's - spent like an hour and a half at dinner then went back to the gaming room. Got tossed on a "team" to take someone's place and was seen as a ringer when we won our first 2 games and the other team forfeited game 3 to us. I think I was called a "monster" by someone. AFter that, it was time for "straws" with XS Ice, Brother Dustin and wrstGamerEver. Fun times - highlight of the night. We played until close to 2am, then shot pool, then tried to chat while avoiding throwing up. Lol - good times. See more in my blog posted earlier today that details "Straws"...

Sunday morning, got up, packed and left! It POURED rain on the way back =- so bad that sometimes I couldn't see the road. But, I made it home safely, and that's what counts.

Just for the record, Oklahoma is OK.

Blog by Matthew Tait Lifto