This was my first party outside Norway, and the one thing that really surprised me was that most of the gamers actually did kill all audio and lights when told to do so. Smash told me that some hardcore gamers just put a towel over their head and screen to continue playing, but I still think it deserves some credit.

Being at the party place was ok, even with the security check. I think the scene booth organized by Truck was great, even though I don’t have anything to compare it to. It was nice to see someone walk up to the booth and ask a lot of questions. I’m happy about missing out on Hesburger, and sad that it took me two days to find the Pizza Hut.

Boozembly was a lot more fun, even with the rain. I found out that Sauli can be a very nice guy, that you don’t need toothpaste when you have mintu, that guys in kilts got nothing under and that kiitos means thanks. I sure hope information like this will be useful to someone someday.

It’s always nice to see old friends, like Spiikki, again and even nicer knowing that you can still pick up where you left two years ago. And it’s fun meeting the skilled people you’ve admired for a long time. Actually telling them that got a bit easier when I managed to stop being so shy.

I always find it difficult to keep it short and still cover the most important things, so I just want to say the following; I think the 4k by Portal Process and TBC rocks, and the 64k by Fairlight did impress me. Thanks to Leia and Little Bitchard for letting me crash at their place. And thanks to Gargaj for being awesome.

It quickly became much better once we got to Oslo; picked up a friend at the airport, met up with some other people at the train station, bought a tent and even managed to get on the train to Ås in time. During the weekend I learned that Kockásfülű nyúl is super cute, that Norwegian girls speaking Swedish sounds funny, that I should bring more warm clothes next time and to stay away from birds in the future.

There’s a lot of moments that I’m never going to forget. Like spending four hours putting up a tent, the Danes dropping their pants, the free-beer-button, the moomin laptop and, of course, Duckers in a girly Outracks shirt. And there’s also one moment I won’t forget - but would like to; being hit on by a drunk, Finnish guy (Hi Sauli!) who wouldn’t take no for an answer.

I must admit that I missed the wild compo because sleeping on the floor seemed like a good idea at the time. Even though every bone in my body hurt the next morning, I don’t regret it. Maybe I’ll just blame that on free alcohol and the organizers being late with the compos. I did have a great time with awesome people. The party was everything I hoped for and more.

We Tell Stories is a website created for Penguin, in which six authors are telling six stories in ways that are completely original to the web; Google Maps, real time, infographic snapshots and text adventures.

I’ve only read The 21 Steps so far - a story told over Google Maps, but I’m really looking forward to the rest of the stories. I guess staying home sick isn’t that bad after all.