💕 sugar | Photo Post: SGDQ 2026

Packing Day - July 3rd

I am always so bad at packing. I took this photo at 8pm the night before a super early morning. Sabot didn’t want me to leave. (phone photo)
Photograph of a bunch of clothes, bathroom supplies, and personal effects scattered on a bed. At the back corner of the bed is a dark blue suitcase with a black cat's head poking out of it.

Travel Day - July 4th

At Union Station, probably playing Final Fantasy 4 (DS). My wife took this photo with her Handspring Visor’s camera module. Deliciously low res. Also, look my legs here, holy damn girl! (handspring visor photo)
Low resolution photograph of a white woman sitting with one leg over the other on a wooden pew in the waiting area of Chicago's Union Station. She is wearing a pink KN95 face mask and is playing on a red 3DS with coffee and food wrappers next to her. She's wearing a black tank top and jean shorts. Her legs look very muscular somehow!

I don’t know why my black tank top turned purple in this shot, that’s really weird. (3ds photo)
Low res photograph of me and my wife on an Amtrak train car. The photo is very pink and purple, showing off her purple top and hair, my pink mask, and it somehow turned my black tank top purple. She is wearing a white N95 mask that still looks white. Because the photo was taken on a Nintendo 3DS, the view through the window is just completely blown out with light.

There’s just something really nice about riding trains. It’s so much more relaxing and spacious, and the time difference (which isn’t much for a trip like this tbh, once you factor in TSA and aiport stuff) ends up making the train a no-brainer choice.

We were greeted with an amazing sunset after the storms let up a bit that night too. It was super gorgeous and I’m really proud of this shot I got. Usually I can’t get good sunset or sky photos because my phone really loves to fuck up lighting and white balance, but I managed to find the settings for all that and take over. This pretty much looks just like it did in person! (phone photo)
Dark nighttime photograph of an after-thunderstorm sunset over some buildings in downtown Minneapolis. The sky in the distance is blue, and as you look closer there's a shelf of clouds. The bottom edge of the shelf is a bright red that fades into a dark purple almost. The buildings are very dark.

Day 1/Opening - July 5th

This year we went for opening ceremony instead of closing. The energy is certainly different, and it was still really fucking cool!, but I think we’ll be doing closing again next year. (3ds photo)
Blurry low res photograph of the main stage. There are a lot of stage lights that are just blown out. You can see the main projection screen with the countdown timer on it, but it is not in focus. You can also see the backs of the heads of audience members.

Me and my wife in the crowd during the countdown! I really like the second one partially because my boobs look great, but also because the guy behind me is watching me and looks very disapproving about my activities. (3ds photos)
Low res selfie of me and my wife leaning against each other in the audience. Behind us are more people and a bright pink light at the back of the large ballroom. I am in my pink KN95 face mask and she in her white N95. Low res selfie taken from the point of view as if you were in my lap, looking up at me. My boobs look really nice, and you can get a view of the lanyard around my neck. Over my right shoulder, the left side of the photo, a man's head leans into frame looking disappointed or disapproving.

(3ds photo)
Photograph of my pink cane hanging on an outdoor dining table at a restaurant. Next to the cane are my phone and my parasol. The pink acrylic handle of the cane is a deep pink with white swirls in it. The body of the cane is also pink.

(handspring visor photo)
Photograph of me holding my 3DS taking a picture of my wife. My face below my eyes is hidden behind the 3DS, but my eyes are clearly smiling.

(3ds photos)
photograph of a sidewalk facing into the sunset. there is a large bloom on the sun and lens flare effect. to the right is a building with sheet music painted on the side photo graph of a large hanging chandelier in the lobby of the hotel, made up of rings that hang below each other. behind it is a large window with a half-circle shape at the top.

(handspring visor photo)
photograph of me taking a photograph of the previous chandelier using my 3ds. I am in a pink top with a pink KN95 mask. you can see I'm on the mezzanine at the edge of the railing. behind me is a sign that says GDQ with a bunch of smaller text below it.

Day 2

(3ds photos)
Super blurry photograph of one of the F-Zero AX arcade cabinets. Close up on the title screen on the monitor. Selfie of my wife and I in the stream room again. I am wearing a flo mask with cherry blossom art on the rim. We are leaning into each other and I am flashing a peace sign with my fingers.

(phone photo)
A very clear photograph of the main stage in the stream room. The lights are no blown out and you can see the main projector screen. On it is a two player race of Hey You Pikachu! for the N64. Both players are in a green field trying to talk their Pikachu into doing a specific activity. You can see the audience in front of us.

Day 3

(phone photos)
My wife playing the Star Trek pinball board surrounded by other pinball machines. My wife playing a weird small indie arcade game built entirely of physical components. There is a yellow helicopter on an arm that flies around a lighthouse. The scene is tropical, with palm trees and sand and bright blue water.

The Pringles shrine is always funny to me. It grows more and more throughout the week.
A CRT on a folding card table showing the Stage Select screen of some kind of Pringles branded video game. Stacked on top of and around the tv are pringle cans. Photograph of an orange sticky note on the elevator call buttons. It says "Elevator Skip leads to Elevator Soft Lock" and underneath that it says, underlined "STOP DOING IT!!!!" The up call arrow is lit up.

Day 4, final

(phone photos)
Mirror selfie in our hotel room. I'm wearing light blue linen pants, a deep pink tank top, and a dark grey hoodie. I'm smiling. I have a black glasses chain dangling from my glasses that goes behind my neck. I'm wearing my badge. Photograph of the main stage that is much closer than before. This time, _Mother_ for the NES (known officially in the US as _Earthbound Beginnings_) is on screen.

Travel Day

Photograph of a tall cliff face with trees growing at the base and out of its sides. Photograph of a large open green farm field with dark storm clouds.

Back Home

I adore this photo of Sabot. He was so lonely without us that he yelled at us when we finally did come home. (phone photos)
Photograph looking upwards towards the skylight at the top of our stairs. Peaking his head out from the railing is a black cat. His mouth is open in protesting meow that we were gone for so long.