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dremiel having offered use of a futon, I am headed for Austin tonight! I am thrilled, as I did not relish an early-morning drive into Austin, and hitting that morning traffic. So instead I will hit the night traffic between here and Austin, but at least I'll have a good night's sleep to recuperate. Yo.
I've got all my crits printed, I have my maps from here to Drem's (I will call her by her name, I promise), from her house to the conference hotel, from that hotel to my hotel six minutes away (cost me less than half what the con hotel would've, so there), and I have a map from I-35 to a Jason's in Waco where I can pit-stop, have a quick dinner and pick up a lunch for tomorrow.
The con hotel demands that workshop participants buy their $26 lunch, which with all their taxes included, came to $34.34. Uh, hells to the no? That is what I spend on THREE meals, not just only one. No way. I am on a budget here, what with having to shell out 800 or so to get the boy his textbooks and get him into school. I had not planned on FAFSA throwing me a curveball. I'll get half of that back at least! Eventually. Maybe by end of September.
Going to leave work at 3, run to get my meds, some chewing gum and a lint roller, run home and feed the dogs, promise them I will be back and to beg them to PLEASE eat while I am gone (they won't, at least Maddox won't), iron my pants for tomorrow (the cleaners wouldn't have them out on time for me today so I have to do it myself, growl), then hit the highway and be on I-35W going South (yes, West going South), and headed for a weekend of workshops and madness, and eating out, and trying not to eat too much so I don't gain back the 6 lbs. I've lost the last couple of weeks. Yeah.
I am just ready to get out of here! More reports later...this will be the first fantasy con I've gone to quite like this (Dragon*Con counts, I know, but this one is just different...maybe?). I went to World Fantasy Con once but was at the mercy of those I no longer desire to associate with. Hopefully, this will be something I enjoy so much, I decide to do it next year too. Coming the week before Dragon*Con isn't the best timing, nope, but hey at least it gets me down to Austin!
Will check in later...
dremiel having offered use of a futon, I am headed for Austin tonight! I am thrilled, as I did not relish an early-morning drive into Austin, and hitting that morning traffic. So instead I will hit the night traffic between here and Austin, but at least I'll have a good night's sleep to recuperate. Yo.I've got all my crits printed, I have my maps from here to Drem's (I will call her by her name, I promise), from her house to the conference hotel, from that hotel to my hotel six minutes away (cost me less than half what the con hotel would've, so there), and I have a map from I-35 to a Jason's in Waco where I can pit-stop, have a quick dinner and pick up a lunch for tomorrow.
The con hotel demands that workshop participants buy their $26 lunch, which with all their taxes included, came to $34.34. Uh, hells to the no? That is what I spend on THREE meals, not just only one. No way. I am on a budget here, what with having to shell out 800 or so to get the boy his textbooks and get him into school. I had not planned on FAFSA throwing me a curveball. I'll get half of that back at least! Eventually. Maybe by end of September.
Going to leave work at 3, run to get my meds, some chewing gum and a lint roller, run home and feed the dogs, promise them I will be back and to beg them to PLEASE eat while I am gone (they won't, at least Maddox won't), iron my pants for tomorrow (the cleaners wouldn't have them out on time for me today so I have to do it myself, growl), then hit the highway and be on I-35W going South (yes, West going South), and headed for a weekend of workshops and madness, and eating out, and trying not to eat too much so I don't gain back the 6 lbs. I've lost the last couple of weeks. Yeah.
I am just ready to get out of here! More reports later...this will be the first fantasy con I've gone to quite like this (Dragon*Con counts, I know, but this one is just different...maybe?). I went to World Fantasy Con once but was at the mercy of those I no longer desire to associate with. Hopefully, this will be something I enjoy so much, I decide to do it next year too. Coming the week before Dragon*Con isn't the best timing, nope, but hey at least it gets me down to Austin!
Will check in later...
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:07 pm (UTC)Drive safely ;-)
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:20 pm (UTC)Enjoy the sleepover and the conference. Hope its all a great time!
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:29 pm (UTC)I will only be 3 hours from here, but it feels forever far away. LOL.
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:29 pm (UTC)I WAS GOING TO SING A RICHARD MARX SONG.
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:31 pm (UTC)Austin really is so different from FW. I'm looking way forward to this! Just getting AWAY...
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