23/3/15
Dear Diary,
After a late start I packed and then repacked my hand luggage ready for the flight to Sydney. I’m traveling as light as possible for the three day excursion to Sydney as I don’t want a repeat of the Hobart check in kerfuffle. As a nerd project I decide to keep it under the current regulations of 7kilos (I booked this flight before the regulations changed so I am actually allowed the 10kilos permitted under the old regs) but it’s next to impossible. the laptop and its charger weighs a few kilos on its own plus the weight of the suitcase won't leave me with much weight for any clothing. I wonder how many days i can wear the same socks for! Eventually give it up as a bad idea and accompany Myles to the comic store as a day of nerds about town beins.
It’s been years since I was in a comic shop with any real intent. Somewhere along the way I just kinda grew out of them. This is a concept that Myles just cannot grasp (a bit like the Duckworth Lewis method for most people) as he has retained all the energy and enthusiasm of a teenage lad for the medium well into his adulthood. Myles is actually a published graphic artist so he justifies his huge pile of comics he has put aside as research. I toy with the idea of buying a comic myself, just for old time sake, but can't figure out if the Batman comic I’m holding is a stand alone adventure and an ongoing series. I come to the conclusion that if I cant figure out even the basics of modern comic book series I’m too old for it and reluctantly put it back where it belongs, in the past.
Further nerd adventures happen in the evening as the regular Monday night roleplaying group get together. I make my second guest appearance at the dice table and roll for luck. A night of great laughs is had until my luck runs out and my character is eaten by a giant cricket (the bug, not the team sport). I’m disappointed that my time in the game is over but considering I will be back in Scotland by the time the next meeting takes place it’s probably a good ending. But when Myles rips my character sheet up right in front of me I feel like a little piece of my heart is broken.
A few episodes of game of thrones rounds out a day of nerd-ism nicely.
Thankfully I can indulge my true nerd passion tomorrow as there is cricket on when New Zealand take on South Africa in the first semi final.
Must find a cheap pub to watch it in.
"Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it." Jules Renard - (1864 - 1910)