thebratqueen | Entries tagged with writercon

Okay, so now I attempt to write about WriterCon. Bear in mind I took no notes, am not even digging up my panel schedule to refresh my memory, and I suck at remembering names. OTOH, consider how much fun random stream of counsciousness will be! :D

( Writing about Cons. Or some other pun that hasn't been made yet. )

Current Mood: nostalgic

I have crepes, fruit, and proper tea. God is once more in his Heaven and all is right in the world.

It's funny how when you start out on a vacation you're all "Whee! I can eat whatever I want! It's vacation!" and then as the days go on you would cheerfully stab a puppy if it meant you could have a dish with a proper vegetable in it.

Or maybe that's just me.

(No puppies were harmed in the making of the salad I ate on Sunday)

(That I'm aware of)

My cats persist in being clingy because I, an obviously unsuitable mother, ABANDONED THEM FOR DAYS. My folks came by to check on them but my cats do not feel this is an acceptable substitute for proper mommy snuggles. (Perhaps they fear I've been kidnapped by pirates.) (That joke might only make sense to one of you. I'm prepared to live with that.)

As always, I have many things I'd like to do and suspect I shall only end up doing one or two of them. I keep trying to tell myself this is a good thing as my perfectionist tendencies need to be leashed like Wesley in a BDSM club (hi

luvsbitch!) and thus if I can control them long enough actually use my day off for recovery as a day off in which to recover, I'm allowed to put that as a tick mark in the win column.

I tried catching up on my flist last night, got to skip=1000 and decided y'all is talky meat. if I missed anything huge lemme know. Otherwise I shall sit here with my crepes and tea and ponder what non-computer things I'll end up doing this afternoon, if any.

Current Mood: relaxed

Home from Writercon. Had fun, am tired. Got to meet all sorts of nifty people. Also didn't see nearly as many people as I wanted since ye olde health issues started acting up on Sat night which meant I had to miss the cocktail party, wah.

If possible when I have more brainpower I'll try to write up a con report, but the short version is that it was good, the WriterCon staff gets major props from me for what seemed to be very good organization skills. The hotel was nice. The nearby food was awesome (including the ice cream place OMG), lesbian goats are always funny, and the trashcans in the Atlanta airport are alive.

So how's with you?

Current Mood: relaxed

Tomorrow: WriterCon! EEE!!!

Today: Try to do approximately one billion things before tomorrow.

Stupid job standing in my way! I could be packed by now!

(Also I would like to say that earlier today I absolutely did NOT say to myself "Don't forget to buy film for your digital camera." so please stop those rumors right now. I don't know where you people get your info from.)

WriterCon! Tomorrow! EEEEEEE!!!!!!

Current Mood: bouncy

You know, I think I want to turn my brain off this weekend.

Anyone going to WriterCon who wants to be my official Keeper? 8)

Current Mood: exanimate

[insert by now standard comment about how it's TOO FRIKKIN HOT, JEEZ]

Things here in the land of Siam are busy. I'm heading out to WriterCon this weekend so of course there is the usual pre-packing anxiety. I remain convinced that there is no way in heck I'll be able to do everything this weekend that I want to do. (And it doesn't help that I just had the thought of - ooo, excursion to local yarn stoes!) (Not that I personally am renting a car, but watch how I conscript those who do! I'm generous like that.)

And

mpoetess is an evil, EVIL temptress. SHE KNOWS WHY.

Current Mood: rushed

So I got up to about 5pm yesterday, feeling my energy drain away, and just hating that I was probably going to have to bail out of dance class when - ta zah! The phone rang. Owner of the dance school, letting me know that class had been cancelled for the night. Woo hoo!!!

So that was a happy thing.

Another happy thing was that yesterday I got my new toy, which is a Garmin GPS system that I have wanted and been saving up for since, approximately, birth. I had it on today for the drive to work because I figured the smart thing to do would be to get used to it and test it out on routes that I'm familiar with. ZOMG this thing is love. It's everything I wanted and more. Especially the price tag b/c I was originally going to buy this which is the one my brother has but a friend of his bought this which costs half as much as still has all the features that I personally need.

And yes, I've already got it loaded with info about Georgia for when I'm down in Atlanta for WriterCon.

This weekend there are about a thousand things that I want to do because I meant to do them this week. We'll see how much of that actually happens. I suspect I am vastly overbooking myself, esp since I'm not over the zombie thing yet.

Current Mood: relieved

I booked my plane tickets to WriterCon.

*looks around wildly*

*breathes into paper bag*

Current Mood: intimidated

Knitting is going nicely. This really is just the project I needed: mindless, yet pretty enough that I don't feel I'm wasting my time.

Boss is going away on vacation tomorrow afternoon. It's only for the weekend but oh I am looking forward to it.

I am insane enough to ponder asking if there's going to be any Tribal folks at WriterCon. Because what I really need is to try to organize something like that when I don't even have brainpower to buy a plane ticket.

This weekend I shall be attempting to make hot cross buns for the first time. I've never even eaten them before so I have no idea how they're supposed to turn out. (Well... hot, and cross, and bunny one assumes. But beyond that I'm ~~bartending~~ eating in the dark.)

Current Mood: hungry

So ~~being up until 6:30am~~ going to bed on time after ~~OMGWTFBBQ I was NOT CRYING~~ a quiet night spent reading a book, I now find myself awake and facing a pleasant spring day.

I'm actually okay with spring coming. Not so much the weather getting warmer part because I am of a cold people and prefer my snow. But food-wise it's always neat to think of what's about to start growing, and all the fresh veggies and such that will be around to enjoy soon.

Further updates on the subject of me:

( Dance Class )

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( More on Sewing Class - mostly long-winded wibbling. Read if you're only interested in helping me make up my mind. )

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In other news it looks like I won't be going to Germany after all. Reason being: have you seen those plane fares? OMG. Though on the upside that'll make taking time off for WriterCon even easier.

And, uh, if anyone has an MP3 of Nick Lachey's new song ~~ZOMG please send it now now now!~~ I am totally not interested so don't even bother mentioning it.

(Shaddup)

Current Mood: indescribable

Dates I'm planning to be at WriterCon: July 20-24.

Dates my sister in law just emailed me as the possible times my nephew's Baptism will be taking place in Germany: June 25-July 19.

And we're... what? Surprised by this?

*headdesk*

I'm still going to WriterCon. I figure if they can't hammer down a date I'm not going to cancel my plans, even if that does mean missing out on Germany. I'll also go to Germany if it's late June/early July as I've decided that the boss has lost the right to bitch at me about when I take my vacations, esp when he knows full well I only take them for one con a year, and then for family related things like Baptisms and weddings that are slightly out of my control. But with my luck you just know this is going to be the exact same week.

Ah well.

In good news, I have finally paid for Serenity. I own my car free and clear. Now to take those pesky car payments and apply them to the rest of my debt! 8)

Tomorrow is my very first sewing class. I'm only slightly intimidated.

Today's number is still 2.