Tuesday, August 25thI had given Joey a choice: he could sleep in or he could go with me back up to the Memorial a 7am. (when it was officially open again). He decided on sleep ( Read more... )

Monday, August 24thFinished packing up. Breakfast at the the hotel buffet ( Read more... )

Sunday, August 23rdFriends of Liad breakfast at Sante! 13 of us, including Ariel! Kev, Tammy, Elaine, Thuy, Michael, Ariel, Kathy, her son, her husband, Cynthia, her husband, Harriet and me ( Read more... )

Saturday, August 22nd:

Brunch at Sante with Kev & Tammy. Spinach Morning Bun with a sunny side duck egg, manchego, pancetta, onions, garlic and bechamel sauce. T'was absolutely yummy. I did not spill ice water on Tammy this trip. This time, the server knocked over the glass. (Okay, I did drop a can of soda and splashed Kev & Tammy as some ( Read more... )

Friday, August 21th:

Breakfast buffet in the hotel.

• 10am: Urban Fantasy as Modern Fairy Tale: Megan Frank (M), Patricia Briggs, Yanni Kuznia, Rhiannon Held, Michelle Sagara
  When the classic fairy tales were first told, they were about people living in places much like those known by the storyteller, mostly small towns and rural areas. Now, people ( Read more... )

Thursday, August 20th:
Protein bar & a piece of fruit for breakfast, then Kev & I did the 9am Stroll With the Stars. (David Gerrold, Tom Smith, Lawrence Shoen, Stephen Segal, Stu Segal, Cat Rambo, & Vonda McIntyre). There were probably 40 or more people chatting and strolling through Riverfront Park. I discovered the giant red Radio Flyer slide ( Read more... )

Wednesday, August 19thWoke up real early so that I could be good and off to the 7am Weight Watchers meeting I went. Go Me ( Read more... )

Tuesday, August 18th:
Breakfast at Cousins, up the street from the motel. You were addressed as "Cuz" or "Cousin". I bought a cap that said "Cuz" and a toy VW bus. Good food and nice staff. Joey ended up dropping off some chocolate for our waitress on the way out ( Read more... )

I had decided to do a road trip to Sasquan (WorldCon) in Spokane, WA. I'd only been as far north as Medford, OR and I thought it would fun. trektone was going as co-pilot and navigator. When I had started to plan the trip, I had been debating on whether to take Eeyore II (260K miles and counting!), buy a new car or borrow K's Highlander. I keep hoping ( Read more... )