Day 0 Review:

I have succeeded in crossing the border into the wild lands in the west. I am now deep into unknown territory. Probably one of the only reasons I'm still alive today is because I've got a guy on the inside, (operating from deep within the land the wildlings call "Ohio") known to us only as "Yaya". I managed to find myself a place to stay in an unusual area that is heavily populated by wildlings. They walk like us, they talk like us, they even play the same board games as us. But that makes no difference. They ain't us. I just have to act like I've lived under a rock for my entire life, and they'll hopefully not give me too much trouble.

I did some poking around on an instrument the tech guys call "Google", and this area is apparently called "Indianapolis". An odd name for a wildling city, I know, but at least it has a name. Better than calling it "that place west of that other place", I suppose.

The natives are a queer lot. From what I can tell, they have no sophisticated technology whatsoever, however they have somehow constructed numerous tall buildings. I assume this used to be a colony of the United States of some sort, how else would they have been able to create all this? I ain't no archaeologist, I don't know jack squat about this place's history. I only hope that I can remain undiscovered by the tribe leaders, at least until I learn more about these strange lands.

There have been small teams of fellow New Yorkers sent here quite recently, for the same reasons as me: gather intelligence about the wild lands, and report back to our homeland when we've gotten enough. I met up with a number of them and conversed about the journey from civilized lands to the unknown past the mountains. Their journeys, like mine, were fraught with danger, and even worse, wild Hoosiers. According to them, the wild Hoosiers live in small abodes on the sides of Interstates and sell consumable products for a living. An unsuspecting traveler can easily be fooled into a false sense of security and lower their guard. It is at that moment when the wild Hoosiers attack. They subdue the traveler by force and take them into their dungeons, deep inside the Earth. No human has ever emerged from a wild Hoosier's dungeon. I get shivers up and down my spine just by thinking of it.

At this very moment, luckily, I am surrounded by other adventurers off to seek their fortune (or Gen Con). I have faith that they would not allow a wild Hoosier to kidnap any of us. I've also found that a good way to scare off unwanted wild Hoosiers is to leave a trail of signs saying, "Free corn this way!" that leads to some other wild Hoosier's residence, optimally several miles away from the start location. The wild Hoosiers will follow the signs in hope of getting some extra corn. Works every time.

Anyway, I have word from HQ that we've got a new contact in the wild lands. We don't know his exact location, only that he is somewhere in "Indiana", which is the name given by the natives to the region. We know him as "Yimmy" and "Yimmy7". If we run into trouble with any wild Hoosiers, well probably be able to get help from him. Wish me luck on my missions tomorrow!

Can confirm, I am one of the few people that does have technology as advanced as the rest of the USA

Day 1 review:

HOLY F****** S*** DOOD

THE DOORS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER WERE OPENED THIS MORNING AND GODDAMN THEY SWARMED

ALL 60,000 OF THEM

I'd say ~99% of the people I saw there are white, ~90% are men, and ~70% are overweight. All are f****** hardcore as s*** gamers. Seriously, some of these guys say down this morning AND HAVEN'T GONE TO SLEEP YET OR EVEN TAKEN A BREAK. I just finished playing an RPG that took ~4 1/2 hours, before that I watched the movie "Bubble Bubble Meows and the Meteor Stomachache", and before that I played some demos for some new games. My dad bought a horn (like, an actual horn) with the Helm of Awe on it. Pretty goddamn awesome.

You need to get in at least one petty nerd argument with a neckbeard whilst there

@Yaya: Gotcha. I'll do that ASAP.

Day 2 Review:

I gained access to an extremely populous area I believe to be called, "The Exhibit Hall". There were literally thousands of gamers there, browsing stands and playing game demos. To avoid suspicion, I purchased three t-shirts, and explored the area. I learned very little, other than the fact that they sell t-shirts in the following sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, XXXXL, and XXXXXL. I kid you not. I saw quite a number of Deadpool costumes, a Ned Stark costume, Jack Sparrow costume, Surfer Boba Fett costume, many Daenerys Targaryen costumes (one of which I think was a guy), some Viking costumes, a Salmon costume (the fish), a Witch King costume, and bunches of other costumes. (The salmon one was a black guy in front of a somewhat-salmon-related stand in a salmon costume making salmon puns and jokes. There are some weird as hell costumes out there) There were several Batman costumes, including a Lego Batman costume.

I also find it helpful that there are skywalks in between hotels and the Convention Center. Not only does it mean an easy way to get to the hotel across the street without leaving the nice, air-conditioned buildings, but no one looks at the ceiling in the skywalks, I dunno why. I guess the view to the left and right is more interesting (other skywalks). That's where I keep my drugs secret stuff.

I am going to post about Bubble Bubble Meows and the Meteor Stomachache later. Not today though, probably on Sunday or Monday.

Day 3 Review:

I was playing a f****** awesome game of Werewolf earlier tonight. So far, it's lasted ~2 hours, but I expect it will go on a lot longer considering how cautious the group I was playing with is. They eventually lynched me thinking I was the werewolf (I was not). Still, that was a really fun game. I really want to play again sometime.

I bought another t-shirt today, that brings the count up to 5. I'm planning to get a sixth tomorrow before I leave. I saw this stand in the Exhibit Hall with this guy who made tons of clay skulls and made sculptures out of them, the largest of which was for sale for $2000. It was probably ~2 feet tall. I saw the salmon guy again, this time I got a picture of him. Tomorrow I want to get a picture with him. I was gazing longingly at a picture of Ned Stark sitting on the Iron Throne, which was signed by Sean Bean. I had the money for it, but just barely. If I bought it I wouldn't have any money for lunch or a t-shirt. Nerd problems.

Also I was having a conversation with a neckbeard, and I told him I'm from New York so he said, "I've got a Metro card with like 30 cents on it, you can have it." This was while we were playing Werewolf, so we were also arguing about who the werewolf was. I thought it was the guy in the purple shirt, but he thought it was me. He ended up lynching me with 4 other villagers who thought I was the werewolf too. We also had a disagreement in that I thought taking a flight to Indianapolis from Pennsylvania was not necessary, but he did. It's not that far really, I drove the distance, and it's a lot cheaper. Well the point is I died.

I'm still deciding whether or not to sleep. If I do sleep, I could get ~4 hours of rest. The thing is, when I get that little sleep I usually end up more tired after I wake up than if I just didn't go to sleep at all. Also there's this box of chocolate-covered pretzels sitting across the room on top of a cabinet. I want to eat some, but I don't want to get up. First World Problems.

My goals for tomorrow:

•Get another t-shirt
•Get a picture with the salmon guy
•Eat some chocolate-covered pretzels
•Sleep SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK

Day 4 Review:

Noooooooooooooo I had to leave so sad

I played a couple of games with the Westchester people some more, and did some wandering around the Exhibit Hall again. That room is massive. I bought a sixth t-shirt, ate some chocolate-covered pretzels, and most importantly, got a picture with the salmon guy. Turns out he was one of the creators of a game called Discount Salmon. I played it, and quite liked it. I bought it and the special placemat it came with for $25. ($15 for the game, $10 for the placemat) I also got him to sign it.

When I get home (I'm in Ohio now, near Akron) I will post pictures of my shirts and the salmon guy and everything.

Also my dad bought some cheese from an Amish cheese shop. Mmmmmmm quality cheese.

Now that I have been to Indiana, I have one thing to say about it

doesn't exist