So as Gencon gets closer....
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Posted by kochy1313 7 years agoon 8/7/2017 at 8:57 PM

I was given the gift of training a new employee this week. I looked right at her and said "I will be next to useless this week. You've been warned". 

I'm such a procrastapacker, but the rest of the planning I'm OCD about, so we will see.

Posted by ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/7/2017 at 9:14 PM

Procrastapacker????

I *HAVE* to adopt that word! :)

Posted by alittleparrott kochy1313 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 12:18 AM

kochy1313 wrote:
I'm such a procrastapacker, but the rest of the planning I'm OCD about, so we will see.
Not a procrastapacker, myself.... Just wanted an excuse to use the word procrastapacker. 

Posted by boc_mage helenbb 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 12:40 AM

helenbb wrote:
We went through all of our True DUngeon tokens this past weekend and kitted ourselves out for our desired character classes and generic character classes (in case we don't get our first choice). Going through all of those token definitely put me in the GenCon mood!
Process that never ends, then you find out the rest of your party may need loaner tokens (ie whole build) which means going through them all again. Counting down slowly as i try to work and keep checking the calendar. 

Posted by ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 2:54 AM

Yup, procrastapacker is my newest favorite word!

Posted by mvotruba 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 2:59 AM

Wow, most cool to start Gen Con off with a few extra days on the front end!  Unfortunately, I'm working through next Monday...flying in Tuesday.  I expect my next Monday to not only drag, but that I'll also be utterly useless...probably just going over my Gen Con checklist and schedule while watching the clock.

At least I don't expect to be the last one on the usual "Last One Please Turn off the Lights" thread.

For those of you who already started packing...and had your badges/tickets shipped...for the love of everything holy, pack them away safely NOW and double check right before you leave.

One last request:  If you're already in Indy and swing by the ICC with the Gen Con banners flying high, please post a teaser pic for us!  Thanks in advance. 

Posted by lord thrifty the cromulent mvotruba 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 1:06 PM

One last request:  If you're already in Indy and swing by the ICC with the Gen Con banners flying high, please post a teaser pic for us!  Thanks in advance. 

I checked there about 20 minutes ago.  So far, no sign of GenCon except that the digital signboard out front mentions the dates.  I'll check back again this weekend.

Posted by nascragman 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 1:12 PM

Yeah, if this wasnt a slow period at work right now, I'd be in deep trouble.  Or maybe being busy would focus me, i dunno

Posted by kochy1313 ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 4:17 PM

ladyimm wrote:
Yup, procrastapacker is my newest favorite word!
I'm so glad I could give you a new word! Enjoy! Maybe see you at the chaos

Posted by mvotruba lord thrifty the cromulent 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 4:39 PM

mstabosz wrote:
One last request:  If you're already in Indy and swing by the ICC with the Gen Con banners flying high, please post a teaser pic for us!  Thanks in advance. 

I checked there about 20 minutes ago.  So far, no sign of GenCon except that the digital signboard out front mentions the dates.  I'll check back again this weekend.
@ mstabosz:  Thanks.  I always get a kick out of seeing them.  I like the preview.

Posted by lordnlkon 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 4:58 PM

4 days of work left for me and then flying in Wednesday morning. So ready to be there already.

Posted by apparentlymarylee 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 5:19 PM

Sitting here, at work, on the gen con forums with not one but 2 spreadsheets open before me filled with booth numbers, restaurant info, 'what to pack" lists, etc. 

I may as well just take the rest of the week off cause I'm useless for the next 4 work days.

Posted by alittleparrott apparentlymarylee 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 6:28 PM

apparentlymarylee wrote:
Sitting here, at work, on the gen con forums with not one but 2 spreadsheets open before me filled with booth numbers, restaurant info, 'what to pack" lists, etc. 
I may as well just take the rest of the week off cause I'm useless for the next 4 work days.
I've been working on my master Gencon spreadsheet at my desk for 2 hours. We had a lunch lecture on productivity today....

Posted by ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 9:25 PM

So did your Gencon spreadsheet work as an emblem of productivity alittleparrott? :) Just curious!

 

Posted by alittleparrott ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/8/2017 at 9:34 PM

ladyimm wrote:
So did your Gencon spreadsheet work as an emblem of productivity alittleparrott? :) Just curious!
 
achievement unlocked. 

Posted by ladyimm 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 12:29 AM

Heehee, good response! :)

I just trained someone for 15 minutes - that HAS to rank up there as productivity, right? :)

Posted by captain 10beers 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 2:24 AM

My work has me running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  I work at a university where the move-in date for the incoming class is the 24th.  It's just starting to dawn on my supervisors that I won't be available after Tuesday next week.  They are freaking out....

Posted by maijstral2 captain 10beers 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 2:45 AM

captain 10beers wrote:
My work has me running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  I work at a university where the move-in date for the incoming class is the 24th.  It's just starting to dawn on my supervisors that I won't be available after Tuesday next week.  They are freaking out....
I work in City in Southern Illinois, the crux of the eclipse and thats also move in weekend for the University. They are expecting to quardruple the population,at least, the weekend of Gencon. NO ONE is allowed to take time off....except me, I've worked there forever and the only time off I ever take is Gencon and they know I go every year no exceptions so I think I am the only person in the entire city who is allowed to take that weekend off and yes my bosses freaked out a little but they still let me go.

Posted by captain 10beers maijstral2 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 3:52 AM

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bobvilla wrote:
captain 10beers wrote:
My work has me running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  I work at a university where the move-in date for the incoming class is the 24th.  It's just starting to dawn on my supervisors that I won't be available after Tuesday next week.  They are freaking out....
I work in City in Southern Illinois, the crux of the eclipse and thats also move in weekend for the University. They are expecting to quardruple the population,at least, the weekend of Gencon. NO ONE is allowed to take time off....except me, I've worked there forever and the only time off I ever take is Gencon and they know I go every year no exceptions so I think I am the only person in the entire city who is allowed to take that weekend off and yes my bosses freaked out a little but they still let me go.
Sounds like the same situation with me.  I am at Miami University Ohio.  I work like a dog for them and they can't deny me when I put in a time off request.

Posted by microwench bushmaster 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 4:28 PM

bushmaster wrote:
microwench wrote:Still 5 days of work to go and brain is already 512 miles away (KC to Indy).
Keeping anything closed to focused this week is going to be so hard....
I'm so ready to go.  Almost completely packed, just need to add in the last-minute, use-it-that-morning stuff.
Packed?  I bet you also have your Christmas shopping done!  :)
Ha! Yeah right!  I wish I was that ahead of the game!

I started packing last weekend.  I've been working long hours lately, and need a decent amount of sleep, so I don't have much time to do anything on weeknights.  I *know* if I leave it 'till later, I will be a frenzied mess and will forget stuff.  So Saturday I did 2 loads of laundry and started packing Saturday/Sunday.  It's easy to go ahead and toss in the stuff I won't need during the week (shorts, shirts I don't wear to work, sneakers, cosplay stuff) I've been adding bits and pieces each day when I find or think of something.

Saturday morning (we're leaving this weekend so we can spend non-con time with the friends who put us up for the con) I will toss in the last few things like hairbrush, pillow, etc and we'll be ready to leave within 30 minutes of getting up!​

As I said in another thread, I am well aware that no plan survives contact with the chaos. However, if I do what I can to be over-prepared in advance, then the chaos is far less stressful.  I like to have the majority of my ducks in something resembling a row.  The stragglers can be dealt with as needed. :-)

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