The plan was to play the new Street Fighter 4 (which was reviewed by Gafoo on the last episode of the Really Shitty Show) and maybe a couple others. I brought along my own controller - just in case - and my copy of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. We ended up playing both and I, as usual with fighting games, got my ass handed to me. I have always been the n00b button-masher when it comes to fighting games. I still had a good time with SF4 though.
I mentioned that I had purchased the new Left 4 Dead game on Steam the weekend before when it was on sale. I still hadn't played much of it because neither one of my computers can run it well. It then became a mission to LAN L4D between the three of us. An extra tower, a VGA cable and a mouse later we started slaughtering zombies. Hours after shooting and bludgeoning through two "movies" in the game, we went back to some more SF4 before calling it a day/night.
It felt really good to be around other queers who could just be regular geeky dudes. I felt completely comfortable. We were able to talk about a range of topics from our partners and gay bars to comics and graphics cards. I witnessed a moment of bliss with a life partner and the next moment that person would be celebrating a Special Combo K.O. with Ryu.
It felt especially good because I don't feel like I have any real friends out here in Fresno other than Nacho. I don't even hang out with him as much as I'd like. I got used to having so many people to be around in Bakersfield. I miss that a lot. I guess I'm still looking for a place to fit in over here. A group of people I can share anything with. I know I will always have that back home, but I want that here as well for the times I can't be at home.
Now there are talks of triple couples dinner and a movie/gaming nights with the guys. I can't wait!
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