@Akayaofthemoon Yeah anticipation like that can really suck. I have to go to the store but if it would cheer you up maybe we can play that league match when I get back.
@Akayaofthemoon Yeah, unfortunately big crowds like this are magnets for certain types of people. A common thing in New York is having people get in your face and tell you how much you need to check out their "free" album. I don't know if that happens in Chicago but I didn't see it when I was there, so maybe that's how he got fooled. I actually lost a lot of money to people doing that the first time I was in New York, but since then I've learned about what they call a New York Negative, ie pretend they aren't there and keep moving.
@Akayaofthemoon Yeah, honestly I think that sight alone might be worth the hassle. Not everyone is so nice though. I spoke with a guy from Chicago earlier who got hassled by a couple of con artists. In his words, "I came all the way to New York for this?"
@Raijinslayer That sounds like fun, I'm kind of wondering if I should have taken that option lol.
@Akayaofthemoon It really is a novel experience, and it's pretty cool to see so many people with different backgrounds just being together and getting along.
I must say for how uncomfortable it is the crowd is unexpectedly friendly. People are just making small talk with each other and you can easily hear like 5 languages in your immediate vicinity.
It is pretty great, but seriously, I have to stay in one place for the next 7 hours, no sitting, no bathrooms. There are so many people around me that I barely have enough room to type on my phone.