The Beatles, GameCore Con, Hacklebarney and Fears of the Future

This past weekend has been a hectic one, so I'll try to mash it all into one coherent entry. Friday night was spent playing Beatles Rock Band at our friend Teri's house. I was extremely disappointed with the game. I've never been a huge fan of the Beatles, and after singing through many of their hits -- I can safely say, I'm still not a huge fan. Their lyrics are either really boring and cheesey (their early stuff) or really weird and cheesey (their drug-induced stuff). My one favorite Beatles song, Hey Jude, was not on the game. Thumbs down.

We stayed out too late, which made getting up at 6:30 AM quite difficult on Saturday. But Dan and I managed, and made it to GameCore Con just after 10:00 AM. It was our first time with actual press badges, which gave me a bit more confidence when it came to randomly snapping photos of people. We also received a bit more attention from people looking to get media attention.

We sleepily made our way through the convention for a few hours, talking to random vendors and digging through boxes of old Sega and N64 games. We watched Nerdcore Rising again around 12:30 PM, which features almost all of our nerdy heroes.

Later on we caught YTCracker's performance, followed by MC Lars. I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing nerdy rap performances (MC Lars, YTCracker, MC Frontalot, Schaffer the Darklord, just to name a few).

Hunger and sleep deprivation started to kick in, so we headed back to greasy NJ. I got my usual QuickChek sub before we walked over to Alyssa's for some drinking and unwinding.

I arose the next morning (or should I say, afternoon) to a wine-spritzer-induced headache, though not exactly a hangover. We (Dan, Rob, Alyssa and myself) finally broke out of our hibernation and went hiking in Northern NJ. Chester is one of my favorite places to be in the fall: apple picking, pumpkin picking, tea shops, delicious meals and lots of memories (new and old). After hiking, we went to the Lamplighter (with a $25 off coupon I got online for a buck) and filled ourselves with pasta and sandwiches.

Sunday night was peaceful, though my head is stormed with stress and worries. As of late, I've been feeling increasingly trapped in a future that already seems pretty well-defined. I hate monotony and I am terrified of getting old and "settling down". My relationship with Rob seems to be headed down a steady road that I'm not sure I want to take. At least, not just yet. It troubles me that I don't know quite what I want, but I suppose that I shouldn't know -- not at 22-years-old. I just hope that whatever happens in the coming months, I don't screw things up too badly.