Road Trip!
The Kennedy boys are taking off bright and early Friday morning to drive to Seattle for PAX -- the 4th annual Penny Arcade Expo for everything having to do with video games. We went shopping tonight for approved guy road trip food; here's what we bought:
That should be enough to get the three of us there. My teenage sons wanted to go to the Expo because they're uber-gamers, but you might be wondering what why a boring old man would want to spend his 44th birthday surrounded by teenage nerdcore aficianados. The answer is -- I really have no idea what will be happening at this place. The only thing I know is that there apparently aren't going to be Booth Babes, which is disappointing. I'm hoping there might be some exhibits from the people who make submarine simulations, so I can possibly review those games. Other than that, I'm just going to enjoy spending time with my sons before they start heading off in a couple of years.If I have Internet access, I'll try to file some reports. If not, I'll tell you what happened sometime next week.
Update 2330 26 Aug: Just got back; there weren't any submarine games there. I'll submit a trip report sometime later this week anyway.
posted by Bubblehead at 10:10 PM
8 Comments:
You really know how to live! Your sons are so lucky to have a father with such refined tastes.
One thing does concern me, though. Where are the Slim Jims and Ho-Hos?
8/24/2007 3:47 AM
I'd recommend against taking a ferry ride.
But don't worry, if something happens, the Post-Intelligencer won't publish the photos unless you're charged with a crime.
8/24/2007 5:40 AM
The Slim Jims and Ho-Hos have probably been consumed already.
8/24/2007 6:29 AM
Dude, the ratio of snack to teenager is totally off.
So, where are the slim jims and ho hos or do we have proper clearance for that intel?
8/24/2007 1:55 PM
heck, i don't even see any beef jerky. what kind of loadout is that? no red pistachios in a jar either. you sure you were on submarines? we couldn't get underway even for a pier to drydock move without jerkey and pistachios.
8/24/2007 2:10 PM
The S-girls (Skate, Swordish, Sargo, and Seadragon) often used to berth at S-13 in Pearl Harbor because they were the only boats that could fit into those tight confines, relying on their shallower draft, smaller beam, and twin screws for extra maneuverability.
Fortunately, S-13 was less than a boat length from Beeman's (chief's club one one side and white hats' club on the other) and about half that to the Subase snack shack. For a Monday morning underway, quarters on the pier always was followed by an all-hands raiding party on the snack shack. A single crew could take almost half of their stock for a 5-day underway. Jolly Ranchers were an underway favorite of many people.
Once at sea, cigarettes sometimes became a prized commodity if the underway got extended. I once saw them selling for a dollar apiece.
8/24/2007 4:08 PM
Taking teenage boys and that's all you're stocked up on?
The food won't last fifty miles, you need at least three times as many soft drinks.
8/24/2007 9:44 PM
Twinkies? Bubblehead, really?
8/25/2007 1:29 AM
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