andozane Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Dang, that is cool dude....both Larry Elmore and Erol Otus are there as special guests, their artwork is so great, and inspiring for RPG's! Lucky you, have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Also I think I am highest ranked at chainmail jousting in the entire convention so today I play inn the finals and then......the black knight Larry Gygax. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 ... if you aren't yet, may I humbly suggest a journal? Who knows, a collection of stories from this adventure might be a cool thing for you to have to reflect on later down the road. Slap in some photos, signatures, ticket stubs, etc. might have a pretty cool and unique scrapbook. Glad to hear you're enjoying yourself and that all is well! Stay safe, don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I have been keeping a journal of all the people who have been kind. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 6 hours ago, generalripphook said: I have been keeping a journal of all the people who have been kind. He's making a list, and checking it twice. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Chicago smells like piss. The wind helps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Going to Wichita because UM is playing Michigan for March maddness. Got a ride to Des Moines from a trucker....I would have ridden farther with him had he not been literally bat[big bad swear word] crazy. Super racist, tons of conspiracy stories and god.....I dont even know how to describe some of his behaviors. He admitted to trying to sleep with his siter till one night when he was laying out on the couch with a raggedy Ann doll he had third eye visions, then,he changed his way...... Didnt seem dangerous just nuts. 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Made it to Witchita to watch the University of Montana lose to Michigan in the first round of March Madness. Its a cool town tho, I had been really craving pizza and milkshakes and they had really good places with both. I've found that its easier to catch rides just outside of cities then inside them. Even tho a few hundred cars will pass me, I might not get a ride for 3+ hours. On the outskirts It might take an hour, maybe 2 depending on the time of day and traffic. I have also had people in cities be super rude to me, which has been super confusing. Why would you be angry at me for hitchhiking? If you don't like it don't give me a ride. I believe what I have witnessed is a diffusion of responsibility in cities. On a brighter note I got a 2 hour ride from a woman! I felt like she just needed someone to vent to because she talked the whole time and I just nodded and made sounds of acknowledgement. She had a lot of stuff going on. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 So this is all super exciting because In the last few days I have been exposed to a multitude of people who all have jobs that I would love to have. I stayed with someone in Tulsa and he and his roommate were aerospace engineers and their roommate was an analytic computer programmer. They told me about their jobs, gave me corn (which I suspect was only so they could all text me corny jokes as I am on the road, which as turned out to be hilarious). Great guys, gave me great camping suggestions and we watched hockey. So I get on the road from Tulsa headed to St. Louis and a rental car picks me up, turns out this fellow is a contractor who works for the food industry on evaluating if various locations are good for opening up a new location. So today he has let me shadow him all day and is basically teaching me how he dos his job. Its absolutely fascinating and the numbers and analytics are fascinating. I never thought Id end up job shadowing while hitchhiking. On another note I have had a whole slew of folks that have just opened up to me with their life stories. Which is absolutely amazing to hear. I have heard and counseled numerous strangers out of the blue. I really find it delightful to hear people's life stories and help them talk out their problems and troubles. One fellow, was just on his way back to work after proposing to a woman he had never dated. He had known her for years and for the past 3 of those god had been telling him that she was the one he was to marry. So a few months ago he dropped everything and proposed to her, she said yes and they are getting married may 5th. Also I am think about writing a D&D adventure where the party signs on to a ship but the captain keeps changing. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Oh the stories you will continue to tell. Wicked awesome bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm enjoying your trip as well. Keep it up and be safe :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I would like to apolagize to the old man I lied to. Yes I like getting my [swear word] sucked. You just aren't quite my type. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I think he would've been offering services to the driver, not the other way if they were followers of the good book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 @Romans832 have you seen Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 @InfestedKerrigan sadly I have. I haven't heard so many F bombs in one movie. May I never hear that many again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I stayed in a penthouse in Saint Louis which was crazy cool it was the 9th floor of some building. St. Louis has a boat load of free museums in forest park which was an absolute delight to go to. I went to the zoo and it was decent. They also had an art, science...and I feel like there was a third or fourth one. I obviously didn't go to those. The soldier monument and a few super old buildings I wanted to check out were closed for repairs. Its a nice city, but I avoided all the bad sections of town and heard quite a few stories of the violence. The entrance to the penthouse on the ground floor was ringed with bullet holes. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I have managed to have a place to stay everytime the weather have been terrible. Which is quite nice as everytime I camp the weather is great. Downside is I always have to explore cities in dreadful weather. Lexington Kentucky had snow/slush coming down all of yesterday. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Lexington is just big. Doesn't have a whole lot. I used to live over off Versailles and Red Mile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 I left Lexington planning on going to Charleton west Virginia. Halfway through the day a truck driver picks me up and offers me a ride. Turns out he was heading to South Carolina via a stop in Pennsylvania. So that's where I headed, super nice guy if a little off once in a while. Ended up offering me a job if I ever made it to his neck of the woods in texas. He was hauling pipe bomb explosives for mining so I helped him load and unload stuff and he fed me ihop. It was hilarious because he facetimed his 8th grade science teacher in the middle of dinner and had a conversation. I swear he called half the people in his phone book to tell him of the crazy hitchhiker he picked up. I had him leave me in Richmond Virginia because I wanted to explore the city. I found a guy who has couch surfers. Super cool dude. We ate subs and talked about Dungeons and Dragons. Funny enough he is probably going to be moving to Seattle to go to UW 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hot damn dude, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Big day of firsts. Left Richmond this morning and have ended up in Halifax. If ya havent heard of Halifax well neither had I before today. First I finally got harrassed by a state trooper. Belck. Annoying. I was in front of the "no pedestrian" sign by a good ways. Le sigh. Whatever floats ya boat man. Second a plumber and an electrician (sounds like a great start of a joke), gave me a ride in their work van. They were real nice and decided to go to the farthest job they had to give me the best ride. And the plumber didnt have any weed but he did offer me heroin. I passed up on that adventure. Had to jump in the window of one guys truck because his door didn't open. Finally I was reminded of how universal kindness is. I got invited into a man's home, he offered me a place to stay the night and a warm dinner and place to sleep. His family basically accepted me as one of them. They even prayed over me and my journey at their evening devotion. These kind folks also drink raw milk, beleive the earth is flat and dont trust vaccines to name a few of their ideals. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Wow! Awesome. Very kind of them to pray over you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted March 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Romans832 said: Wow! Awesome. Very kind of them to pray over you. I was really quite shocked by it. Came out of the blue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I think that's pretty impressive of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just found this thread - holy smokes, Eli, this is the best! Sounds like an incredible adventure thus far. I hope you're safe and that all continues to go well. Thanks so much for sharing this! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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