EPTI am going to MLG Providence! YES! Super pumped. I thought I would share some photos of my preparations for this event. It is my first ever live LAN/tournament. I love signs, so I thought I would make some. Also, I know people who are flying in and cannot bring their own signs, so I went to Target to procure poster board. I bought three bright yellow posters, three white, one pink and one green. I had plans for the pink one ... Artosis is having a baby girl. :-)
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Since I will be sitting with the Girls of Starcraft at some point, I thought this was appropriate.
The next step was to fill in the letters. For this I turned to my trusty super marker.
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Sitting next to this marker for any length of time will make you feel very happy.
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My whole apartment now smells like permanent marker.
After working on this sign for about an hour, I still had some time to kill before bed. What other sign should I make? I wanted to make one for a specific player, but I didn't know exactly which one. I wanted to be able to use my sign a lot. If I made one for HuK, I couldn't use it until Saturday afternoon. If I made one for Kiwikaki, I wouldn't know what to put on it besides Kiwikaki fighting. Also I don't want to be a fangirl ... too much. Then I had an inspiration (not entirely caused by the fact that I had a blue marker sitting next to me). I would make a sign for an entire team! Then I can use it right away Friday evening and long into the tournament Saturday and (hopefully) Sunday as well. I got my start with an image from the Internet that we all know and love, and traced it onto my sign with a pencil.
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It may be hard to see but I did this all freehand. I used a ruler to measure distances.
I felt very good about this sign and even though I had to re-draw the letter "f" about 4 times before it looked good, the overall effect was terrific, if I say so myself. Time to outline!
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Oh yeah!
I decided not to color in the horse because 1) I didn't want to run out of marker and 2) maybe the players can sign it! I am bringing the marker just in case. :-)
Feeling good, I went to bed and slept well.
Waking up this morning, I packed my favorite nerd t-shirts in anticipation of the most nerdy event I have ever been to (aside from GenCon).
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Look for a girl wearing one of these t-shirts and you've found me!
I then proceeded to eat the breakfast of champions.
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TLO, why would you ever trade a platter of cold cuts, soft boiled eggs, and delicious bread and jam for this??
I am now "working" but am waiting with eager anticipation for 5 pm and the hour drive down to Providence, where the epic weekend will begin.
If you guys want updates etc, follow me on twitter @eZaranth. If you don't want updates, then don't! I will be taking photos and video throughout the weekend. Look here for another blog of my experiences when I get home. To everyone going to MLG this weekend, see you there! To everyone watching at home, have fun! To those going to a Barcraft event, enjoy! To those not doing any of these things, what the hell is wrong with you? We are no longer friends.
Zaranth Out!
