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Oh, hi there. Didn’t see you enter. Anyways, welcome to my humble little blog. For those of you not familiar with who I am, the name’s Brian. I’m 24 years old and hail from Findlay, Ohio. I work at the local newspaper here as a copy editor, putting my four long years of college to actual use. Kind of. I think.

For those of you who might recognize me from elsewhere, I work as Assistant Gaming Editor over at Blogcritics Gaming and as Features Editor over at Tomopop. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it because I get to do a lot of cool shit with a lot of cool people.

I've been gaming since the relatively young age of around 3 and I've played plenty of games, both good and bad. I'm continuously expanding my gaming collection, which has become more of an archive in recent years as I'm focusing on collecting older, less well-known titles. You'd honestly be surprised on what people are missing out on in bargain bins...



Other than gaming, I love anime, manga, sports, movies, TV, and a whole lot more. I also happen to have something of a legendary love for Cammy, to the point that I am the site's unofficial official Cammy fanboy. And yes, I do play as her in Street Fighter and do so quite well, too.

Also, I am Chad Concelmo's B.F.F., my prize for coming in first in The Great Retro Quiz .18 - ActRaiser. Accept no substitutes. Not even Aerox.

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What'd You Get? - PAX is Over Edition
Brian Szabelski | 10:54 PM on 09.07.2009 30 comments


So, I'm back. PAX is over. I haven't stopped crying long enough to even spend more than a few minutes writing all of this out. Seriously, it's all over and Thursday I go back to the one thing that causes me more aggravation and stress in my life than anything else you could imagine.

... No, dumbass. Not Tomopop. Not in the slightest.

But yeah, while I'm here, let's do this What'd You Get thing and get it out of the way. I went to PAX and got a bunch of stuff that will show up in a post I'm doing later when I've got the time to write it. But I guess that was expected. I apologize for this being so short, but my mind's just somewhere else right now.

So, for the rest of you, both those who went to Seattle and didn't this year, what'd you all get?



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eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:08
eternalplayer2345
Messenger super puzzle fighter 2 turbo bag, original 1989 gameboy, pac-attack (snes), sakura keychain and ConSARS
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:09
Technophile
I GOT TO MEET YOU!
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:12
CrocBox
I got a Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo messenger bag, some Evangelion figures, tons of swag and a bucket of love. Pics soon~
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:21
Mushman
Traded in a good number of PS3 games (I ain't no collector) and got Resistance 2 (awesome), TNA wrestling, which is just ok, but it's free. With those I got an old favourite of mine I had to sell ages ago, yakuza, and MTV music generator.
Riegel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:27
Riegel88
I bought The Witcher tonight, have to run it low on my computer, but so far its pretty ok.
Puppy Licks's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:32
Puppy Licks
I got a serious case of PAX envy, thats about it :)
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:35
garison
I got to meet you too, Nihon! And it was the greatest thing ever.

I also got RE4 Wii edition, an Anamanaguchi vinyl record, and a bunch of other shit.
DigitalD562's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:40
DigitalD562
I got a crazy case of space aids. This is two years straight that I've gotten sick at PAX.
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2009 23:43
Tino
Gosh I miss everyone already. I got TWO shirts for my avatar! Plus lots of mousepad, beta keys, and shirts!
mid3vol's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 00:10
mid3vol
hello kitty online. BEST GAME EVER!
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 00:13
Monodi
My new life as a semi-indpendent college student. B)









































:(
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 00:30
Chocobo Knight
I ordered a copy of CHRONOTORIOUS. w00t!
Bleach Boy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 01:19
Bleach Boy
A dreamcast and ConSARS.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 01:45
BulletTrain
I went to PAX and all I got was Con-SARS. That shit is no joke.

Also I met lots of awsome people and got tons of drinks and con swag.
thevirgin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 02:59
thevirgin
I decided that if I'm going to my first full-con experience (the first where I had money to enjoy all days of the con), then I had to buy myself a stupid hat. I am now the proud owner of a Pac-Man helmet.

If only it were legal for motorcycle use...
Bulkmailer's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 03:07
Bulkmailer
Force Unleashed. PS3 remote.
Dyson's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 04:45
Dyson
I got to see you again. Meet others (yay!). Not get the PAX HIV (sorry!). A Dead Space shirt and figurine. A Hamm's Beeramid (cheap beer can pyramid). An RE5 snow globe. Aaaaand, lots and lots of booze, I guess.
Jesse Cortez's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 04:51
Jesse Cortez
conSARS
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 07:02
casualweaponry
I got ConSARS, an RE: Darkside Chronicles t-shirt, and a couple of fedoras. ConSARs is not a laughing matter at all ;_;
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 08:19
aborto thefetus
Some Magic cards, The Okami artbook, the original Bloody Roar and lots of PAX hugs.
Silverback 55's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 09:48
Silverback 55
ConSARS,couple of T-shirts, and some great stories are what I ended up bringing home from Seattle.
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 10:05
Pangloss
In addition to the funnest of times, I got a Castle Crashers action figure (the last Red Knight available!), and a meeting with Dan Paladin (he drew me a pretty picture!) that emitted deadly "squeeing fanboy" radiation. I barely kept my precious composure.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 12:14
Darren Nakamura
I got nothing except for an awesome, awesome weekend. It cost a lot, but was worth it.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 13:10
Arttemis
I got some dried strawberries, and that shit tasted like candy!

I think I also caught con-SARS and H1N1.
BreakTargets's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 15:19
BreakTargets
I got Banjo-Tooie on XBLA and Ape Escape 3 on the PS32
BreakTargets's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 15:19
BreakTargets
I got Banjo-Tooie on XBLA and Ape Escape 3 on the PS2
BreakTargets's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 15:20
BreakTargets
I'm so sorry for the double (now triple) post, I had to correct a mistake and you can't delete comments.
Funktastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2009 21:56
Funktastic
Let's see, ConSARS, a whole boatload of stuff, which will be it's own post, and more importantly, the pleasure of meeting you finally! ^_^
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