Pat was the name of one of my co-workers at the hacker convention a couple weeks ago.
[size=8pt]And yes, they are far geekier (and generally better presented) than Star Trek conventions closer to my home. Incidentally, there was a free one being held last weekend in Portland, and it was an even bigger disaster than Voyager smashing into the side of that one Romulan ship!
@dmarglotti: I was not offended in the least by your comment. Darth Vader was actually a character from Star Wars, not Star Trek. I originally tried signing on to this board under the handle "JarJar" but that one was, oddly enough, already taken.