DexCon in July Part 1
Jul. 1st, 2023 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grinninfooleI'm back in Morristown for another delightful July 4th weekend at my favorite gaming convention. The last of these was in 2019, and this is a bit more low-key and smaller than before, but it's nice to be back and trying some new games and getting to know some folks better.
Stoic and I arrived on Thursday, as I had promised to help with registration, but when I got here (around 5:30, thanks to I-84 in Hartford being stuck for an hour) they were already up and running, so I just hung out for a bit. I went down to the bar and got a sandwich, but didn't see anyone I knew. A fellow sitting a couple of seats down from me asked the bar tender who all these nerds were (not exactly those words, not hostile, just curious), so I spoke up and told him what the event was and what we were doing, and I wound up having a great chat for the next two hours with him. His name was Daniel Anaya, and he apparently works a pharmaceutical exec down in Brazil, though he's from a Spanish speaking country (I think he said Colombia?). He seems to have a complicated life, with a lot of irons in the fire, including owning a nightclub in Miami, looking for a new job in the states so he can be closer to his wife and daughter, being involved in some sort of medical advisory council in Brazil (I might have misunderstood that part), and more. We talked about dealing with our dads dying, choosing relationships and getting through divorce, and the importance of living one's values. He also showed me an upcoming video his brother, an EDM DJ called Cato Anaya, will release soon. (I must remember to mention this to ZeroSum).
He both called it a night at midnight since he had a plane to catch, but I quite liked him and I hope I'll get a chance to talk with him again some time.
Stoic and I arrived on Thursday, as I had promised to help with registration, but when I got here (around 5:30, thanks to I-84 in Hartford being stuck for an hour) they were already up and running, so I just hung out for a bit. I went down to the bar and got a sandwich, but didn't see anyone I knew. A fellow sitting a couple of seats down from me asked the bar tender who all these nerds were (not exactly those words, not hostile, just curious), so I spoke up and told him what the event was and what we were doing, and I wound up having a great chat for the next two hours with him. His name was Daniel Anaya, and he apparently works a pharmaceutical exec down in Brazil, though he's from a Spanish speaking country (I think he said Colombia?). He seems to have a complicated life, with a lot of irons in the fire, including owning a nightclub in Miami, looking for a new job in the states so he can be closer to his wife and daughter, being involved in some sort of medical advisory council in Brazil (I might have misunderstood that part), and more. We talked about dealing with our dads dying, choosing relationships and getting through divorce, and the importance of living one's values. He also showed me an upcoming video his brother, an EDM DJ called Cato Anaya, will release soon. (I must remember to mention this to ZeroSum).
He both called it a night at midnight since he had a plane to catch, but I quite liked him and I hope I'll get a chance to talk with him again some time.
