Hey, I'm Scott I'm rim and we are the host of geek nice the late-night podcast for geeks and coming up in just a few weeks We're gonna be making an appearance at PAX East 2012 now We've been going to conventions for a long time about a decade and you know six packs is or whatever So I think we've kind of figured out all the hints tricks and secret ways to survive a convention And PAX is kind of an extraordinary convention. So hopefully we can boil this down to something very simple All right, so for all those of you who maybe have never been to PAX before or maybe never went to a convention before Where here is our PAX East 2012 survival guide All right, the first thing you absolutely cannot mess up at PAX is the three three must-see events These are pretty much the cornerstones of the convention like these are the reasons to be here These kick everything off these knock it down These are the overwhelming things that made us come back from our first packs and go holy shit Right now the first must-see event is at the very beginning of the convention There is a keynote address this year's keynote speaker for PAX East 2012 is Jane McGonigal The author of reality is broken I'm sure she's gonna have a lot of interesting stuff to say about how games can change the world for the better Every PAX keynote has been amazing. I've seen people driven to tears by them They're just they kick off the whole event the energy level the whole con should be there do whatever it takes To get in line for this so what my my specific advice is about three hours before the event on Friday Go check out the line just walk by see what's going on see if there's a big crowd or not If there's not much of a crowd go get some breakfast come back If there's a huge line and people are filling it up just getting that line and don't worry about waiting in the line It's not so bad the line is indoors and everyone's playing games all over the floor or doing other things to occupy themselves Unlike waiting in line for concerts most other conventions you might have been to there are not so many smelly people No, not that many Now immediately follow him in the keynote keep your butt in the seat because in that same room We be hustling it's time for Q&A number one the second must-see event of every pack The keynote kind of kicks it off everything gets started and then there's a pause and immediately afterward They play the hustling song Gabe and Tyco walk out and they're rock stars legit Legit at least at packs. Yes, right? And this is our moment as geeks and nerds and gamers and basically you might think oh it's a Q&A Maybe I'm not that much of a penny arcade fan.  I believe one year. We pulled an action castle stuff We try to do something funny each time. It's getting a hard run out of ideas. I think yeah Anyway, Q&A one is absolutely do not miss it now The third must-see event is actually at the very end of the convention the closing ceremonies Which is the final round of the Omega thought because remember they don't announce what the Omega thought is until the very end Everyone finds out Simultaneously, it is like the best kept secret in all of packs and the real reason you want to go to this is that you've all seen the wizard Remember that tournament how crazy that was how you wanted nothing more than to be at an event like that Open the curtain and holy shit. It's Mario 3.  It's the secret game that they didn't reveal Okay, Nintendo family computer Tm Okay, oh Until just that pretty much the keynote opens and the closing ceremonies close And you have to go to these events no matter how long it takes just line up on Sunday Just hang out with people. We're usually just playing games in line. Just straight up board games. Yep Now when you look at that pack schedule There's got a lot of panels on there a lot of panels and you do not have time to go to all of them Especially since a lot of the ones you might want to go to overlap so I would personally suggest you go to our panels But no seriously what you want to do is look at that schedule and pick out just a few maybe less than five Five or fewer panels that you really want to go to they are your top priority and make sure you see them get in line And far enough in advance if there is a line necessary They did say they're gonna be much bigger panel rooms this time they may not fill up There's also one additional panel room. Yeah, so who knows what to make of that But it is possible that incredibly popular panels with famous people or hot new games are going to Fill up.  Of course at the same time. If at any point you're bored. There's nothing going on I don't know how that could happen. Just look at the schedule right then There's probably a panel going on that you might enjoy Also, if you're in a panel and it's not great like you expected it to be awesome And just a guy mumbling walk out. Don't even feel bad about it Don't waste your packs minutes.  Yeah, I mean, you know So if you already know what it is and it's not your favorite thing in the world You might have your time better spent playing games or seeing some panel, right? Yeah, last text prime We skip both concerts to hang out in tabletop all night But if you've never seen these concerts before or if they are your favorite bands and favorite groups in the world And you live and die for them do not miss the Friday night and Saturday night concerts They are to behold and we cannot stress this enough if you have never been to a packs before These concerts are pretty much your guaranteed a hundred percent programming So every con you go to has like a dealer's rumor and ours earlier an expo haul But the penny arcade one is kind of the successor to e3. It is a spectacle It is freaking enormous and posh Yeah, and the thing is a lot of people try to go in there and they spend most of their packs time in the expo I mean you could wait three hours to play Duke Nukem forever or you can game for three hours Yeah, you know, I think the thing to do at the expo haul is to find a time see everything walk down every aisle Look at every booth, right? And if there's an indie game or something else interesting you want to play then play it But I don't really think it's worthwhile to wait in line for multiple hours to play a game that is not yet released Right the main reason for that is you look out there are packs as we've been at where people waited in the line to Like fall out three, but now you can just get fall out three and play your brains Yeah, the line for that Siv 5 demo was like three hours, but now we have Siv 5, right? It's not that much later.  Yeah So we told you the absolute must-see events at packs But there are a few maybe see events at pack like if the other ones are the tens these are the nines Right, so, you know, there was Q&A number one now Of course that means there's at least gonna be Q&A number two, right Q&A number two is pretty much You didn't get enough Mike and Jerry a Q&A number one or maybe you showed up into town so late on Friday You missed Q&A number one if either of those is true make sure you see Q&A number two Yep Also, there is the make-a-strip panel which is literally Gabe sitting there drawing penny arcade on demand Right, that's really good if you're a huge fan of penny arcade or if you really want some laughs Or if you really didn't get enough of Mike and Jerry or you want to see a man Who has the superpower of being able to draw perfect lines without it just bang bang bang Yeah, always lots of crazy hijinks happen at the make-a-strip hot dog fairies hot dog fairies dick wolves You know how it goes So packs is actually, you know, there's a lot of stuff going on a gaming calm yet many people forget to play games I don't know how you could forget to play games the most majority of the square footage space of packs is open gaming And especially this packs East in the new venue has bigger tabletop than any packs has ever had So this tabletop gaming this console gaming and this PC gaming, right? But I would personally suggest that you go to the tabletop gaming whenever you have a fair minute right now You might think oh you're just tabletop nerds But really, you know console and PC gaming you can sort of get on the internet and around You know, it's a lot harder and a lot more rare to be able to get some strange tabletop games and enough nerds Actually willing to play it and play it seriously at the same place at the same time Do not miss that opportunity at packs tabletop is also where a lot of the weird stuff happens the indie RPGs The crazy where dune board game, right?  Especially packs sells out like guaranteed packs sells out crazily. You don't want to lose your badge You don't have to go to a scalper. Yeah, don't rely on the convention to give you a new badge Yeah, if you had your badge mailed to you as most of you did don't forget to bring it with you to packs a lot Of people leave their badges at home and go, oh no, oh no, right? The second thing about the badge is very important is the back of the badge on the back of the badge You're gonna see the show hours, but in addition to that you're also gonna see the rules of packs Now you might go to other conventions and like anime cons you see the million rules They've got no punching no kicking no eating no drinking no running no yelling Packs is a very different culture and the rules of packs very much explain almost every reason that I love it So much so above all else follow these seven rules of packs Drugs are bad Don't steal don't punch or kick people Don't cheat. Well, no cheating. Don't harass anyone Don't spray paint or put stickers on stuff and Don't mess with things that aren't yours that pretty much covers everything you need to run a functioning society Yeah, if you follow those seven rules, I guarantee your packs East experience will be the wins Well, I guess that about wraps it up for our packs ease 2012 survival guide Yep I mean we're pretty much veterans of conventions a decade worth of doing lectures and panels at everything from Ohio con to Otacon anime Boston many many packs is and straightaway packs is between you and me my favorite convention in the world I look forward to it every year. It is pretty much the best months. Yeah Now if you're you know if you're interested in checking out more of our stuff, right? You can obviously go check out our podcast at front recruit calm Yeah, you want to see us at packs East in a few weeks What you're gonna want to do is go to our three panels on Friday. We're going to be doing a panel called the triple threat It's actually three panels in one short subject in gaming. We're doing three 20 minute panels Just bam bam bam in the room right on Sunday We're doing two more panels game mechanics and mechanism design a favorite from packs prime that packed the room That's probably our best panel to date and a brand new panel how to win at games. You play To win the game. We literally teach you how to win a games Which is anyway and on Saturday, you know, we don't have any panels What are you gonna be doing hanging out in tabletop pretty much all day? Yeah our advice, you know We are doing what we say it is not a situation of do as I say don't do as I do You're gonna be seeing us follow all of our tips and if you follow them, too, you're gonna have an awesome time So hopefully we'll see you there


I am a traveller, I do not know where I come from or when my journey will end, yet as I gaze upon this river, I surrender to this very moment, as I enter a dream. Have you not heard his silent steps? He comes, comes, ever comes, every moment and every age. I am a traveller, I do not know where I come from or when my journey will end, yet as I gaze upon this river, I surrender to this very moment, as I enter a dream. His will, close your eyes, meditate upon him and thou will find eternal traveller marks of his footsteps across her songs. I met on 30th June, 1936. We got married on the 10th of July, 1940. The marriage was in the temple premises, Thirnir Malay. A friend gave us a van and we went to Thirnir Malay temple with the twelve friends. Including lunch for the twelve friends, the wedding costed us as much as 150 rupees. It was in the year 1947, we had a message to say that Gandhiji, rather that Bapu was very keen on hearing Hari Tumoharo Janaki Beeth. That is, O Lord, take away pain from mankind. I also remember when we were all with Gandhiji, when somebody started singing, Gandhiji said, When those were days when really we lived in a paradise on earth, we are happy that we are born in a country where great sages lived. And the sage that lived during our own time was Nannadath and his wholeness, Shri Chandrachekarendra Saraswati Swami. It is, had you in concert that put her on the map of the world, the same way that the Hindi Meera put her on the map of India. The last scene was taken in Dwarka. In the picture Meera, you will see Meera becoming one with the Lord in Dwarka. The first person to see the Hindi Meera was Nannadath Dampuji Rajaichi. I remember totally little things that Raja used to say in those Gandhian days. The most natural thing for a man is to speak the truth and be good. It does not require any effort.  But to be good and to be truthful, you need no effort, the most natural thing. As the trembling leaves sing, even as she renounces the world, I am drawn to the eternal question. For a moment, word and silence become one. Then the sky and the earth become one. Is the answer in the experience that Subilakshmi talks about? See her silent smile, her songs seem to swell free as the waves, free from all bondages of words. Ma tanga kanya manasas marami But Tamal, in her eyes I see a childhood of dreams and passages, a desire to sing the roots of the vast Tamil country outside. And I feel it is for this I have been waiting for long. Kanchipuram is a very special place in Kanchipuram. There are many festivals in Kanchipuram, as well as temples. There are three temples in Kanchipuram. Kamakshiaman temple, Maratha Raja temple, Ekambureshwara temple. When Kanchipuram was four years old, my father taught me to sing praises. He taught me to sing praises like Mukha Pancha Shruthi, Shyamala Dandakam, Lalitha Pancha Ratharam, Meenakshi Pancha Ratharam. He taught me to sing praises like this. He taught me to sing praises like Sanskrit. Sometimes I have to sing praises like that. I was singing for a long time. I was studying in a school. I was playing a drama in a school. I was playing a drama about Savitri Satyavan. I was very fond of my headmistress. I was fond of singing. When I fawned into that drama, I felt that there was a mother... and there was also a mother. I was envious of singing praises. That's why I'm very happy with the heli system. I spent Rs.4 in the ticket and Rs.1,000 in the school. I'm very happy with the mother. She gave me a medal as a gift. She sang very well. I got a photo of her in the newspaper. When I got the photo, it was a drama photo. My father felt it for a while. When I got the photo, I was very happy. My father felt it for a long time. When I got the photo of my child in the newspaper, I was very worried about the drama. When I got married, I was 19 years old. I wanted to get married at the age of 12. I was very worried about the photo. Just like the 때idha, I had to take records from Medras to see the picture on screen. It was a health care entire company I got and I asked them what should I take with me? He told me I was in a bind for a short time. I was worried about the home being at Medras. Then someone asked me, I won't give the record to anyone. I'll keep it in the tea shop, in the cellar. I won't give the record. I shouldn't sing this child. My head is very... You shouldn't stop me from singing this child, uncle. I'll sing this child. He'll come well. My name is Ammu Kutiyamma. My name is Ernakulamma. My father told me to send this child to the Government Technical Examination. I was very eager to send this child to my school. My father and I came to Midrash in the train. We went to the exam at that time. We went to my aunt's house and went to the exam. When we went to the exam, we found out who the examiner was. He was Tiger Varadha Chariar. He was a great man. His name was Ambi Dixadhar. He was a great man. He was Professor Samapurthy. He was a great man. Everyone was great. I was 9 years old. We went to the exam. When we went to the exam, he asked me, I sang. I sang some songs. He asked me, I was Dixadhar. I asked him, he was a great man. He asked me, who is he? I said, I am Shri Subramanya. He was a great man. He was a small child. He said, I am very happy. I sang. I was very happy. Ambi Dixadhar. He was a great man. He asked me, where is my father? He brought me home. He brought me there. He asked me to teach him a lesson. He told me, he is a volunteer. He taught me a lot. I taught him. He taught me a lot. I sang a song. He taught me. He taught me. I was still alive. He taught me. He taught me. He taught me. He taught me. I was going to sing. I asked her if she would sing. She said, I will definitely sing. I asked her if she would sing, if she would sing, if she would sing, if she would sing. She said, I will definitely sing. I remember that now. I am a guru who has a heart. I have a heart that doesn't sing. Thiyagaraj will show you. I am not going to go to that place. I am already 67 years old. But I am very eager to listen to her songs. After listening to her songs, I am eager to listen to her songs. I am now going to teach you a lesson. I am going to teach you a lesson. She is a very educated person. In Jagannmukhi Neelai, Triputta Thala, Chathushra Jati. One thing. He will sing along with that. Nenje nina i anbe thudi nirinil guruparanel Anjadir nam pavangil panjai parandidum akayal Nenje nina i anbe thudi nirinil guruparanel. That is how he will sing. I am very eager to listen to her songs. I am eager to listen to her songs. I am eager to listen to her songs. I am eager to listen to her songs. I am going to teach you a lesson. You sing. I will sing well. Nenje nina i anbe thudi nirinil guruparanel Anjadir nam pavangil panjai parandidum akayal Nenje nina i anbe thudi nirinil guruparanel Anjadir nam pavangil panjai parandidum akayal Nenje nina i anbe thudi nirinil guruparanel Anjadir nam akayal Nenje guruparanel Strong but gentle like a sculpted music that vibrates through the soft air taking me back through the corridors of time. The air is still and silent but the stones speak of the poet king of Tanjavur In the padams and javlees of Brindha lyrics whisper in unseen anklets a glance of farewell In the night the song came to me but you were not there will I ever see you again deepens and the dying flame flickers in the lamp I break my heart over an age gone by The song is really good At that time the poet sang a bit of Brindha I will tell you The poet sang Manasuvashin's song The poet sang Marakka Thamani I will tell you the words I will sing Aramani then I will read the song I used to sing in my childhood. I was 5 years old. I started singing. Then, at the age of 7, I was born in 9th grade. I sang at the age of 3. I sang there. I sang with my children. I was very young. I sang when I was young. I was young only. I was very mature. I was a singer. I sang a lot of songs. It's important. When I was young, I used to sing a lot of songs in my childhood. I didn't sing. I sang in my childhood. I see See the sorrows of your changing face and the soft look your eyes had once when you Speak of your growing years I'll call you at six o'clock. Come, sing. Isn't there a difference between this Saraswati Manohari and Thiyagarajardhan? Yes. Sing, sing. Sing, sing. I think this is the best song I can sing. There is a song called, I don't know how to change this style. I am very happy with that song. I don't know how to change the style of singing. That's how I continue to sing. That's how I came up with it. But I don't know how to change the style of singing. But if I change the style of singing, everyone will have a fear. Still searching.