Timewaster's Guide Archive

Wow.  Sounds like a good friend.  So did you ever leave my cameo in, earning the grisly death by being tossed to flesh eating monsters, or did you change that name so that you can think up an even more horrific fate??

And Stacer - my brief time at TLE was well after our freshman year, I'd guess closer to the 2000 time frame, if I had to take a stab at it.  Brandon was already well ensconced by the point I showed up there, and we weren't roommates anymore.

After Stacer's chastisement, I am (finally) submitting myself for introduction.  As Spriggan pointed out to me at Brandon's wedding, I was among the first to actually register at the site (in the top 10, I believe!), then proceeded to post absolutely nothing for some number of years.  Imagine that.  I entered a posting renaissance after Brandon's wedding, however, so here I am.

My name is Tom Conrad.  I was Brandon's freshman year and back from mission roommate, or, as I've heard him put it, his oldest friend (break out the cane!).  As his freshman year Magic acolyte and sometime dabbler in many things geeky, I've kept a pulse on the site here.  

I did graduate from the Y a few years back with my degree in chemical engineering and have been working for Intel ever since.  I am currently residing outside Portland, OR, although I generally claim that I'm from New Mexico.  I have a house there.  Don't ask; it's simpler that way.  I am married and we are expecting our first in a few months.  Yay!!

Oh, and I play competitive Scrabble and like to hike a lot.

Coolness.  I hope my three copies helped.  And yes, there must be three.  One for me, one for the wife, and one for emergencies.

Amazon emailed that they already shipped mine, which is nice.  My delivery estimate is the 27th-29th, though.   I hope it comes at the early end so that I have something to read on my flight this weekend!

Oh, and to whom it may concern, I *did* go ahead just now and change my (unaffiliated) pre-order to one that I placed through the TWG link.  Umm...you're welcome?

I must say that I hope one and all have a ball tomorrow at the release party/signing/fest type thing.  It's a bit of trip from Oregon or I might just be tempted to pop in myself.  I guess I'll have to take my second best option:  a trip down to Ashland to enjoy the Oregon Shakespeare Festival all weekend.  I guess I can live with that.  Brandon, make sure and stop in Portland on your Northwest trip this fall!!!

hm.  I guess I could go cancel my Amazon pre-order and re-place it through the TWG Amazon link.  Nahhh...sounds like too much work.

I think I need something like that at work.  I sit in one of those funky double cubes, and my computer is right at the end by the aisle.  I sometimes feel like I'm in the aisle.  Maybe a kitschy doorbell/impending intruder system would encourage people to give me a slightly wider berth as they walk by...