Well, dudes, I've been home from Pokémon Nationals for a few days now and felt like it was time to capture my thoughts in an article. This was my first trip to Nationals and my first time meeting up with the rest of the Pokémon Podcast crew. My memory may not be the greatest, please forgive any inaccuracies, I will try to capture as many vignettes as possible. Keep in mind as well that I spent most of my time with Irene and Kidd, they will most likely show up more frequently in my tales.
First off - the drive to Indianapolis from DC is horrible. Ten hours. The first four are through the western mountains of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Then it is completely flat and boring through Ohio and Indiana. I was about seven and a half hours into the trip when I texted Irene and told her I was going to turn around and go home. I just couldn't take it anymore!
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