Great write-up! Thanks for doing it, plus making me sad that I didn't make it. :)

Well-edited video, too!

Seriously, you guys had an infinite number at your fingertips... I'd be all over destroying friendships in that manner...

Thursday was mostly Destiny, and an extra special thanks to the PS crew for letting us XBOX dudes play with your fun exclusives! (I can't wait to get my own Monte Carlo!)

So much hubbub is made about Hawkmoon, but Monte Carlo is a great weapon in its own right. My most-used Auto Rifle, that's for sure (Use with a Bloom/Shield Warlock, become unstoppable).

We also enjoyed some authentic Cajun food, that I've forgotten the name of, thanks to Ottermack.

Wait, he can cook?

Friday we ventured out of our safety box known as the house and into the big city. We caught the best Texas BBQ for lunch then hit up Furious 7 for an afternoon movie. I'm not sure who all will admit it now, but some tears were shed at the end of that movie. (Hint: It wasn't Kermit, I think he napped through most of it!)

Probably saw all of the high octane action and said "amateurs" before falling asleep. There's a side of Kermit that we don't know...

Friday night was Halo. Lots of Halo. A ODST Firefight race was held, championed by Morpheus and Stabbim. Sounds of our assault rifles rang out across the frozen tundra of Snowbound. While the beautiful roar of a jetpack told many a Spartan that death was near.** Morpheus may have a montage of that gameplay at some point.

If only firefight was included in MCC ODST... That's my favorite part of any LAN...

Saturday was bittersweet. Did the day really need to end? We play some more Halo and Destiny. Our gracious host left us with two parting gifts, a game from an airplane hanger full of them, and a frosted Destiny glass, courtesy of Bungie. (Thanks Deej and Urk!) We began to part ways and I couldn't help but feel I had made the right choice in coming. I met six amazing guys and had the time of my life. We are, each of us on this forum, people with our own joys and pains; and sometimes I think we can lose sight of that here when we get passionate. Let's always remember to be respectful and kind to one another because this place is special. I can't wait to meet more of you in the future, but until then, see you star side!

I would have loved to go... But alas, looks like Sammy's gonna get to go hang out with DBOers long before I am. But real glad to hear that you guys had fun.

**If you want to beat Xenos in Halo Reach, just use a Jetpack.

Somebody's into video production, and they're not telling us...

Awesome write-up and vid!

As for the montage...I don't really see it happening. I personally didn't get any good Destiny clips--I didn't play any Crucible that weekend. And literally nobody's sent me anything--Destiny, Halo or otherwise--except for Stabbim. So unless you guys want to see a 2 minute Halo: Reach dualtage between the two of us, I'm under-funded!

I apologize for my delay, real world "things" and an addiction to Destiny has kept me from this write-up for the past three weeks!

three weeks... that's uh... that's too long if you ask me...

Glad to see you guys had fun, BOrg meetups are a special breed of fun and inappropriate. Wish I could have made it down there. Maybe you'll all get the chance to bang down my door in the near future. stay tuned...

Also, which one is speed? is he the George Harrison look a like?

A HUGE Thank You again to everyone that came. I had a great time and don't really regret how we did anything -- only that more of you weren't able to come!

Big thanks to Brett again for taking the pictures and putting together this write-up!

Awesome write-up! I really like the video! Makes me wish I could have gone. =)

Nothing like a good LAN to make you realize just how fun this all can be in person. There's something about sitting right next to people that really changes the experience.

Super cool. Makes me dream of throwing/attending one sometime.

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Sorry we missed it, y'all. Looked fun. :)

I'll post this, then I'll come back with my assessment of the trip.

The day before I had left, Speedracer sent me an e-mail asking if I needed him to buy anything for the meals. I had just come home, ironically arms full of groceries, and my iPhone in hand. I had decided to use Siri's dictation feature to type the response to him. I said to the phone, "I'll be bringing them with me."

That loading circle appeared for a good 10 seconds, then didn't put the words down. I said it again, just as clearly. Yes, I'm aware that at this point, I could've just put the groceries down and typed it out by now, but the principle!

Anyway, the same thing. So I said it one more time, and the exact same circle, the same lack of results. Getting a little annoyed, I decided to pull an audible from an old playbook. So I put the groceries down, turned the dictating feature on and yelled right into the mouthpiece:

"I will fucking stab you, computer phone lady!!"

And swear to god, the whole thing typed right into Speed's e-mail. No errors, no loading--it even literally said 'fucking'.

I couldn't stop laughing for at least 10 minutes, and it still makes me laugh whenever I think about it.

So yeah, that happened, and it was fun.

I'll be coming back tomorrow to post my thoughts about this awesome experience.