GDC Wrap-up: Travel Edition
by Dylan Romero · 03/14/2007 (3:55 pm) · 6 comments
Seeing as other GGers will probably write .plans with pertinent info and pics, I thought I'd set the bar low by providing you some preview pics of everything not specifically related to GDC. Namely, the travel to and from the conference. Consider it a whetting of the appetite before the show floor pics roll in.
James, Adam, me, Matt, and Zac waiting patiently for the train which was "on time" according to the clockitudinally challenged ticket lady.
Leaving glorious Eugene by trainlight.
Matt Langley enjoying the spacious confines of the train.
Some people/animal hybrids, such as the Game Cock, choose the escalator as their primary form of transportation. As a wise man once said: "Escalators can never break; they can only become stairs."
The carousel was a redundant form of transportation that I sadly missed out on.
Tim Aste demonstrating his extreme excitement for choosing the BART as a form of transportation.
He wouldn't be as happy later when we had to transfer to another line, wait for a cab to the train station, and wait another hour for a 17 hour train ride to Eugene.
We found out later that you can't ship people, no matter how well Saran wrapped they are.
A triumphant return -- as we wait for another ride from Thomas, who left a day later by plane and still beat us back to Eugene. Jerk.
Stay tuned for more GDC post mortems!
James, Adam, me, Matt, and Zac waiting patiently for the train which was "on time" according to the clockitudinally challenged ticket lady.
Leaving glorious Eugene by trainlight.
Matt Langley enjoying the spacious confines of the train.
Some people/animal hybrids, such as the Game Cock, choose the escalator as their primary form of transportation. As a wise man once said: "Escalators can never break; they can only become stairs."
The carousel was a redundant form of transportation that I sadly missed out on.
Tim Aste demonstrating his extreme excitement for choosing the BART as a form of transportation.
He wouldn't be as happy later when we had to transfer to another line, wait for a cab to the train station, and wait another hour for a 17 hour train ride to Eugene.
We found out later that you can't ship people, no matter how well Saran wrapped they are.
A triumphant return -- as we wait for another ride from Thomas, who left a day later by plane and still beat us back to Eugene. Jerk.
Stay tuned for more GDC post mortems!
#2
03/14/2007 (4:20 pm)
Yep, BART... My second AND LAST ride was on a fairly crowded train; not far from a dirty bearded dude wearing a tutu, no underwear (he said so), reading a book upside down, sitting in a puddle of what I can only assume was his own fluid. Public transportation is magical, especially in the Bay area...
#3
I wont even begin to describe the faster than light taxi drivers who think you should get honked at if you walk across the street at something slower than jogging.
03/14/2007 (4:26 pm)
Yea. I rode the F train (think trolly completely enclosed where they have to use this lever to actually switch directions) to the Fisherman's Warf. I was feeding a bill into the machine when the driver decided the only way to take off was at warp speed. I was flung backwards and had to be caught by two guys to keep from falling to the ground and probably acting as a bowling ball to the overcrowded trolly.I wont even begin to describe the faster than light taxi drivers who think you should get honked at if you walk across the street at something slower than jogging.
#4
I take issue with that. If you'd just let me ship you guys you would've been back already.
03/14/2007 (5:20 pm)
Quote:Jerk.
I take issue with that. If you'd just let me ship you guys you would've been back already.
#5
I think the Bart was ok, definitely easy compared to the NYC Subway that's for sure.
03/14/2007 (5:31 pm)
OH man that picture makes us even for the zombie picture from the Holiday party.I think the Bart was ok, definitely easy compared to the NYC Subway that's for sure.
#6
03/14/2007 (7:43 pm)
As that same wise man once said: "Waffles are pancakes with syrup traps."
Torque Owner Tom Bentz