I'm Tom's first

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Aug 8 2007, 4:01 am


So just prior to my wedding, I went out to San Diego to visit friends and family. I found out a few months ago that Tom lives fairly close, and decided to finally meet my hero. My wife and I drove up to Carlsbad. Despite being late because of traffic and a mix up at McDonalds we had a great time. I totally got a blue book, which I'd only seen online. I've given it (lent it out to) a kid out here who I've been starting to teach DM. Tom said that I'm the first person he's met from BYOND that he didn't already know. I've been planning on meeting other people, but Tom just so happens to be the first person I've met from BYOND as well. Gughunter lives in a place that my wife and I go for rabbit shows, and Popisfizzy lives where I want to go some day to visit the birthplace of Sheetz.

If anyone has facebook, pictures are worth thousands of words. For those of you who don't: We had a REALLY great wedding. Several people told us that they'd been to a lot of weddings, but ours stood out because it was different, and good. Instead of flowers, each of the bridesmaids had a bunny in a basket. Each of their dresses matched the color of the bunny, and the groomsmen's vests matched those. Jesse's horse Spanky made a guest appearance behind the altar. The minister was a little odd, and kept asking me what day it was, like I wasn't going to remember the date, so I got to deal with everyone asking me it jokingly afterwards. For our first dance, we set up Dance Dance Revolution.

Despite my multitude of requests to make it a dry wedding, Jesse's family insisted on purchasing alcohol. If that's all people were sticking around with, that's pretty sad, but I guess it made some things interesting. My dad got drunk, and ended up dancing in the middle of a big circle of people. I use the term dancing loosely. Everybody said he was the life of the party, I'm just glad he didn't get punched in the face by someone. I got to drive someone home and carry him into his house over a puddle of vomit, even though he tried arguing with me for about 20 minutes about how it was ok for him to drive his wife and two children home himself.

I am really enjoying being married. I can honestly say I've never been happier. Both of us are proud to be married to each other. I know Jesse loves to hear everyone tell her how pretty she was and what a great wedding we had. I'm amazed just how well it all went. I had reason to worry, but it all pulled together in the end. I guess I'd expected it to all work out, I just didn't see it all going as well as it did.

Anyways, I'm making quite a large post here, and I want to get back to work on Tynkin... :D
Aug 8 2007, 4:05 am
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. DerDragon! Isn't a little creepy to just show up at someone's house like that? Lucky you! :P
Aug 8 2007, 4:35 am
There's a trash bag on the floor. Irresponsible!
Aug 8 2007, 4:36 am
Nice one mate!

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Tom looks more generic than I thought. He's not like. 10ft tall with a Programming Sage's beard (though if you keep going you might get it) that I expected.

Doesn't Mike H live out in that area too?
Aug 8 2007, 4:48 am
When I looked at the pic, this went through my head(thank his expression, and the title):

You abducted Tom, stole a blue book, forced him to take a picture, then took him out for coffee. <_<
Aug 8 2007, 5:01 am
There is something about DerDragons smile and the picture to the left with him holding the gun that weirds me out.

Aug 8 2007, 5:02 am
Rugg wrote:
There is something about DerDragons smile and the picture to the left with him holding the gun that weirds me out.


Tom's smile and thumb looks like he is pretending to pose, but is trying to hitch-hike. =P
Aug 8 2007, 5:09 am
Smile for the camera :o
Aug 8 2007, 5:11 am
The gun is aimed at Tom! DerDragon has Tom hostage!
Aug 8 2007, 7:36 am
Actually, Tom's smile does look rather forced. When is anyone going to come meet me? I have a blue book, everyone should come sign it... although I leant it to an 11 year old and it got a little beat up. =(

Anyways, I've yet to meet a single person from BYOND. I was invited to a party by someone from BYOND, but didn't go, and I had actually been in a store he owned. But he wasn't there that day. I know UP lives about 30 minutes from me, Crashed probably within 15 minutes, and another person lives within 5 minutes of here.
Aug 8 2007, 7:39 am
Tiberath wrote:
Doesn't Mike H live out in that area too?

Yeah, but I was told not to show up or else I'd be seeing the business end of that gun!

Err, maybe not. Actually I think I was at Tom's house the day before this happened. I remember him mentioning it. I must have been busy that day or something.
Aug 8 2007, 8:05 am
Hey Congrats!

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Holy hell, Carlsbad is where I live.
Aug 8 2007, 12:31 pm
Wow thats what Tom looks like, I thought he would look like a jerk. Like SilkWizard.
Aug 8 2007, 1:08 pm
I'd suggest one of those map applications that tags where everyone lives, but I'm not comfortable with minors using it.
Aug 8 2007, 2:08 pm
Nadrew is the only person I've met from BYOND, and I did totally just show up at his house one day. >.> Luckily his parents were cool with it, though I was admitedly the first person they met from NY who wasn't a murderer. :P

BYONDCon would rock, but I doubt we could all agree on a place and time. And most BYONDers aren't old enough to travel alone, so it's unlikely any of the younger crowd would show.

Is it just me, or does Tom seem a little... short? ;P

Oh, and I'm in Taos, NM. Not that far from Worldweaver. :D

~X
Aug 8 2007, 2:25 pm
Xooxer wrote:
Nadrew is the only person I've met from BYOND, and I did totally just show up at his house one day. >.> Luckily his parents were cool with it, though I was admitedly the first person they met from NY who wasn't a murderer. :P

BYONDCon would rock, but I doubt we could all agree on a place and time. And most BYONDers aren't old enough to travel alone, so it's unlikely any of the younger crowd would show.

Is it just me, or does Tom seem a little... short? ;P

Oh, and I'm in Taos, NM. Not that far from Worldweaver. :D

~X

=D By Carlsbad I meant the Carlsbad North of San Diego where DerDragon met Tom. Not the one where the Carlsbad Caverns are in New Mexico. Should have specified, my bad.
Aug 8 2007, 2:43 pm
Xooxer wrote:
Is it just me, or does Tom seem a little... short? ;P

I am 5'9 but I seem to get that a lot. In my defense, DerDragon is a big boy.

Congratulations on the successful wedding and married life, DerDragon.
Aug 8 2007, 2:46 pm
I don't live too far from a few Canadian BYONDers. It'd be a good 30 minute drive to Mikau or Unknown Person. We could have our own BYONDcon! :)
Aug 8 2007, 3:58 pm
A person who goes by the name of "Sum-dude" is around here, and I another person who goes by "Hudson" lives just in Burlington(he owned the Microplay there, and recently went on his own).
Aug 8 2007, 4:11 pm
I live in New York.

Don't know anyone around where I live that plays BYOND.
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