Advice for the Gaming-Con Attendee: The "5-2-1 Rule".
For every 24 hours of convention, you *will* get:
FIVE [5] HOURS OF SLEEP. In a bed. With a pillow. And sheets (number varies with temperature). No sofas; no chairs; no floors; no counter tops; no balconies; no closets; and for the love of all things decent, *NO* *SMEGGING* *BATHTUBS*!
TWO [2] ACTUAL MEALS. These will consist of food eaten with silverware off a plate or from a bowl -- if it comes from a vending machine, or a bag, it is Not Food. Liquid will be had with this food, preferably something which does not dehydrate the consumer; save the booze for *after* the gaming.
ONE [1] SHOWER OR BATH. Using hot water. And soap -- *lots* of soap. Shampoo, as well. Afterward, one will dry oneself with a proper towel -- dirty clothes will *NOT* suffice. Then one will apply deodorant/antiperspirant, preferably unscented (smelling like an open-pit sewer is bad; smelling like a potpourri factory is *not* an improvement). Then one will put on clean clothes -- clothes which have been through a washer (with soap) and dryer at least once between wearings.
NOTE: THESE ARE *MINIMUM* STANDARDS. If one is of a build and constitution such that one tends to perspire freely, a second, or even third, shower/bath cycle may be in order. If one is diabetic, or otherwise requires food at regular intervals, more than two feedings may be performed. If the Zombie Squad folks see one and start sharpening their machetes, YOU NEED MORE THAN FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP.
This may sound obvious, but I have attended *far* too many conventions where people have needed to be *told* this....
"LATHER, RINSE, REPENT!"
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