Random notes from Malden

[yendi]

As most of you probably know, shadesong and I have been in Malden, MA since Thursday night, staying at docorion and beowabbit's house. Been quite fun.

Yesterday's adventures included wandering the town (which has a nifty comic shop, always important), then heading to Harvard Square to meet up with mgrasso and ayalanya, where we spent at least an hour in Pandemoneum Books. I showed true restraint and only bought two games -- the Puerto Rico expansion (which I hadn't realized even existed!) and Girl Genius: The Works.

We also bought lots of books and stuff there, at Newbury Comics, and at TokyoKid (where I also got Men's Pocky and Yan Yan!).

Dinner was sushi, followed by dessert at Finale. Yum.

This morning, I read one of the books we bought -- Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple's Pay the Piper: A Rock and Roll Fairy Tale -- to pass the time until a certain other book gets delivered from Amazon today. But, alas, I've finished it, and still no half-blood anything. Dammit.

Anyway, not really checking email or LJ. But we're alive and having fun!

Oh, and according to Newsarama, Peter David's doing a new X-Factor series! Woohoo!

Comments

[jerel.livejournal.com]

My favourite Chinese restaurant is in Malden. They have wonderful pork fried rice. ::is hungry now::

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'nifty comic shop'

New England Comics?

[ckd]

Glad you're enjoying Boston. Note that Harvard Square has something like four different ice cream shops, and Ben & Jerry's is third in my estimation (Toscanini's and Herrell's beat it; I prefer Tosci's, but Herrell's is arguably as good). Fourth is B*sk*n-R*bb*ns.

The PR expansion is fun to play with; I bought a copy for my club's game library.

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

Peter David and X-factor.

Did the blurb say who would be on the team?

[yendi]

Definitely Guido, Madrox (who apparantly used himself as a phone-a-friend on a gameshow to make a ton of money), and Rahne. After that, I don't even care.

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

I am so there!

Must go reserve issues at the local

[dicotomygrrl.livejournal.com]

*waves madly* would love to hook-up while you guys are here, let me know if you guys have time/inclination. Besides if you guys are moving here it's only fair you give let us stack up against the competion, right? Besides we can give you a great discount on your comics! ;)

[yendi]

Oh, definitely inclination, but not time! But we will be back here again! And we sure as hell haven't made our final decision on where we'll buy comics. ;-)

[dicotomygrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweetie, I understand and figured as much. Still disapointed, but I look forward to meeting you next time. If you wants I'll take you on a comic shop tour of the Boston area when you are up next time! ;)