spamguy » travel http://blog.spamguy.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:42:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 The Pen Game http://blog.spamguy.org/2008/03/24/the-pen-game/ http://blog.spamguy.org/2008/03/24/the-pen-game/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:27:15 +0000 spamguy http://blog.spamguy.org/2008/03/24/the-pen-game/ Greetings from Galveston’s TxDLA conference! I have mixed feelings about being here. On one hand, I love the exhibit portion of conferences. Since tagging along to my father’s ALA attendances as a kid I’ve learned to talk the talk, walk the walk, and maximise the awesomeness-to-mass ratio of my schwag bag. Now that I have a job tied to my presence at a conference, the devil-may-care attitude of stealing goods is frowned upon. The background of this conference has little applicability to my organisation and even less to myself.

I still try to salvage a little from my childhood practises by playing the Pen Game. (Not to be confused with Pen 15.) The goal: steal as many pens as possible. Other forms of logoed goodies do not apply. Get co-travellers to compete with you if possible.

My score after Day 1? 5. Laugh at you want for being able to count that high on one hand: I’m working with harsh conditions, like a tiny conference hall barely filled halfway.

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