Cold and nerdy

(Cheeky the tagged speaking) After an epic battle with our furnace and the HVAC repair industry on Friday, Ross dragged me to Madison for the MidwestLAN19 party. The drive was easy, though we arrived a bit too late to attend a haunted house bus tour - boo! The whole event is held in the Madison Marriott West, where we also had a room. Decent rooms, but no fridge or microwave, which resulted in warm beer and cold soup. The beer was expectedly terrible, though the soup – a Mulligatawny by Leah the Alchemist herself – was still amazing, even cold. (Ross has enough servings of soup frozen to enjoy one per week during Leah’s absence… she’s the best J ) Grub in Madison, WI! What exactly is MWL19? Close your eyes and imagine a full sized banquet hall, with rows of tables wired up to make a massive computer network. OK, maybe not with your eyes closed, since you won’t be able to read this blog. Now, add in 500+ computer gamers from several states descending upon the unsus...