Hey, it's Me
Haven't posted a thought to this journal in ages - which isn't necessarily anything to be ashamed about, since I've never posted much here in the first place - BUT.....I figured I ought to shout out if for no other reason than to say Hey, I'm still reading LiveJournal.
In looking back, I realize I even forgot to post a Shore Leave con report. And now, only months away from this year's SL, I figure it's far too late to say anything except I HAD A GREAT TIME. Of course I did, because as anyone who's read my SL con reports knows, there's no such thing as a bad time at Shore Leave. Or should I say, if you're at Shore Leave and you're having a bad time, then it's your own darned fault.
In the fall of 2014, I went to Orlando for a week, spending time lounging around the pool, riding the trolley up and down International Drive, overeating, and, of course, in a nod to the Mouse, visiting Animal Kingdom. BUT....I also visited a wonderful little museum called World of Chocolate Museum & Cafe, on International Drive (of course), and not to be confused with any other museum about chocolate. What a delight! It's not a very big place, but that makes the guided tours not very big, either, so your tour is personal and loads of fun. The tour ended with a chocolate tasting, like a dozen different chocolates, I mean, and then a chance to purchase chocolates and coffee. A great way to spend an afternoon without spending next month's mortgage payment.
Went to Buffalo, NY, for Thanksgiving, right after the big snow that (so they would have you believe) buried Buffalo. Guess what? No snow. Granted, there was snow along the lake, which is where they always get snow, only this time it was more than usual and some roofs collapsed and schools were closed, but still. Buffalo was functioning just fine only days after. I'll tell ya, those people know how to deal with the snowfall.
Christmas came and went far too quickly, as it seems to be doing lately, and now it's January, with 2015 barreling right along.
All I can say now is: I can't wait for Shore Leave. Har! See ya people!
In looking back, I realize I even forgot to post a Shore Leave con report. And now, only months away from this year's SL, I figure it's far too late to say anything except I HAD A GREAT TIME. Of course I did, because as anyone who's read my SL con reports knows, there's no such thing as a bad time at Shore Leave. Or should I say, if you're at Shore Leave and you're having a bad time, then it's your own darned fault.
In the fall of 2014, I went to Orlando for a week, spending time lounging around the pool, riding the trolley up and down International Drive, overeating, and, of course, in a nod to the Mouse, visiting Animal Kingdom. BUT....I also visited a wonderful little museum called World of Chocolate Museum & Cafe, on International Drive (of course), and not to be confused with any other museum about chocolate. What a delight! It's not a very big place, but that makes the guided tours not very big, either, so your tour is personal and loads of fun. The tour ended with a chocolate tasting, like a dozen different chocolates, I mean, and then a chance to purchase chocolates and coffee. A great way to spend an afternoon without spending next month's mortgage payment.
Went to Buffalo, NY, for Thanksgiving, right after the big snow that (so they would have you believe) buried Buffalo. Guess what? No snow. Granted, there was snow along the lake, which is where they always get snow, only this time it was more than usual and some roofs collapsed and schools were closed, but still. Buffalo was functioning just fine only days after. I'll tell ya, those people know how to deal with the snowfall.
Christmas came and went far too quickly, as it seems to be doing lately, and now it's January, with 2015 barreling right along.
All I can say now is: I can't wait for Shore Leave. Har! See ya people!