Renovation, Day 1
I made it to Reno!
I was prepared for the worst on our road trip to Reno. The departure time shifted back and forth, until finally it settled upon 1:30am. Tuesday evening I trekked over to kehrli's place, where I slept for a couple hours on the floor until plunderpuss andspencimusprime arrived from Bellingham with the van.
For the most part, the trip went without a hitch. Spencer and I slept as best we could in the back while Keffy guzzled energy drinks, listened to music, and conversed with San to stay awake. Once dawn hit, he was wide, wide awake and insisted on not sharing driving duties. He never once seemed to tire or get stressed out, so go Keffy! (He also wanted to be able to brag about doing it. Keffy, you have earned bragging rights.)
Google suggested two routes to us, and we chose the route that was less familiar, via Klamath Falls. This took us down windy roads in the mountains, some of which were scenic and spectacular, others of which were scenic if monotonous.
It took us longer than expected (15 hours for me and Keffy, 16.5 for Spencer and San) but was fun. I was mildly brain dead, but not too badly.
I had dinner with friends at the Island Buffet at the Peppermill. The food was amazing, and if you ate enough, really cheap. The restaurant itself is tropical themed, and had occasional "thunderstorms" with rain pouring down behind the fake animatronic trees that waved in a "wind" and "lightning" that flashed.
Then it was on to the tor.com meetup, where I met old friends and made new ones. Despite not having much sleep, I was only slightly brain dead.
And now I'm ensconced in my room at the Atlantis, pondering going for a walk. Getting back and forth between the Atlantis/Convention Center, and the Peppermill Hotel, where many of my friends are, is going to be annoying. There's a shuttle, but it's not terribly regular, and the other option is a mile long walk, which I theoretically don't mind, but only if I don't have to do it all the time. :-S
I was prepared for the worst on our road trip to Reno. The departure time shifted back and forth, until finally it settled upon 1:30am. Tuesday evening I trekked over to kehrli's place, where I slept for a couple hours on the floor until plunderpuss andspencimusprime arrived from Bellingham with the van.
For the most part, the trip went without a hitch. Spencer and I slept as best we could in the back while Keffy guzzled energy drinks, listened to music, and conversed with San to stay awake. Once dawn hit, he was wide, wide awake and insisted on not sharing driving duties. He never once seemed to tire or get stressed out, so go Keffy! (He also wanted to be able to brag about doing it. Keffy, you have earned bragging rights.)
Google suggested two routes to us, and we chose the route that was less familiar, via Klamath Falls. This took us down windy roads in the mountains, some of which were scenic and spectacular, others of which were scenic if monotonous.
It took us longer than expected (15 hours for me and Keffy, 16.5 for Spencer and San) but was fun. I was mildly brain dead, but not too badly.
I had dinner with friends at the Island Buffet at the Peppermill. The food was amazing, and if you ate enough, really cheap. The restaurant itself is tropical themed, and had occasional "thunderstorms" with rain pouring down behind the fake animatronic trees that waved in a "wind" and "lightning" that flashed.
Then it was on to the tor.com meetup, where I met old friends and made new ones. Despite not having much sleep, I was only slightly brain dead.
And now I'm ensconced in my room at the Atlantis, pondering going for a walk. Getting back and forth between the Atlantis/Convention Center, and the Peppermill Hotel, where many of my friends are, is going to be annoying. There's a shuttle, but it's not terribly regular, and the other option is a mile long walk, which I theoretically don't mind, but only if I don't have to do it all the time. :-S