so let's start with a little nostalgia.

Background is I grew up in Omaha, NE. Every place referred to is local to the community. here's how a typical weekend went for me, say back in 1985:

-Saturday morning: watch cartoons until the D&D cartoon came on. The gaming weekend officially started then.

-Mom or Dad would take me to Star Realm (game & hobby store) by the time they opened at 11, sometimes earlier. They'd drop me off and away I went!

-Car Wars gaming club met there back in the day. In fact, our club was the first official AADA group ever: NOVA (New Omaha Vehicular Association). I was treasurer (I collected the $1 due). Usually met from noon until 5 I think.

-Lunch: it was either Taco Bell (just down the street) or Burger King (across a 4 lane road). Man, I still remember my Taco Bell Order: double beef burrito supreme and a Mexican pizza. Side note: Taco Bell was SOO MUCH BETTER back in the day.

There was a group of us that always hung out together. It was me, Len, Mike, John, and a few others who names escape me. Len was my age, so we hung out quite a bit.

-after the Car Wars group, I'd more than likely go to the La Vista community center to meet with the gaming club there. This was also across the 4 lane road. There was a wide variety of gaming: AD&D, Traveller, Twilight:2000, etc. I learned alot from gaming with those folks. Some good, some bad, some...weird. Like the one guy who was overweight as hell, smoked this smelly-ass pipe, and not matter what he played a Ninja. No shit. His D&D character was always a multi-class something/ninja. Weird.

OTOH, there was a DM there who went by the nickname of "Gonzo" and he created "Gonzo's World", his own AD&D game world. He was one of the better DMs, and I was fortunate enough to get in. I still have my multiclass elf fighter/MU from that game.

The gaming club usually wrapped up around 11 or 12. After that, I'd call my folks to get a ride home, or I'd beg to stay a friend's house, usually Len's. Otherwise, I'd head home.

-Sunday: Sometimes I'd make it to the gaming club again, where they'd meet from 12 until 5, IIRC. Otherwise, I'd hang out with Len at his place or I'd be home.

Funny, times were different then. I was in my early teens and my folks had no problem cutting me loose on the weekends. As long as I called to let them know I was ok every few hours. Typically, I'd call them when the Car Wars group was over and let them know if I was 1. going to the La Vista gaming group or 2. getting a ride with John (he was older) or someone else to go gaming at a friend's house and probably spending the night.

This scheduled all changed when I got my license when I was 16. After that, I could pretty much go wherever I wanted. Only needed to check in with the folks just a few times the entire weekend.

Sorry for the long post. I got into a memory rabbit hole and couldn't stop.

So what is your "day in the life of a gamer"?