the Canadian IMP ("Individual Meal Pack") is Canada's equivalent of the US MRE ("Meals Ready to Eat", or "Meals Rejected by Everyone" as some people know them). Here's a wiki article for yeah,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Meal_Pack. They're rations given to solders in the field. They're the size of a small lunchbox and contain everything you need; food, untensils, condiments and snacks. I can't speak for the US ones but ours are pretty damn tasty, and cheap to. I figure if they've got enough nutrition to keep a physically fit soldier fighting through a strenuous war, they've got to be able to keep a slightly out of shape person going at a con
I'm afraid I don't have much to report on the developing news front. I didn't go to many panels that discussed upcoming subjects. I know a lot of people do, but I can always get my news from other sources so they weren't a big draw for me.
and yes, gaming of all kinds was big there. a couple of the hotels they had were basically all gaming. one had a large gathering area between rooms they were using for screenings that people could set up and play in. Another had all the rooms set aside for it. there was card and board games of all types, and a couple of rooms set aside for video gaming. I think the anime group from Ottawa actually ran the video game room this year.
I'd like to apologize for the few days between posts. It's not that I'm too busy, it's just... well I've never really had much of an online personality. This is actually the first time I've tried to maintain a presence anywhere. Writing out all my thoughts and stuff doesn't come easily, and I wind up taking a while before I feel comfortable writing anything out. I don't remember if I mentioned that earlier, so I figured I'd add it since I feel kind of bad for disappearing for a few days at a time.
