Epic fangirl weekends are too short.
I made it to emmaorgana's more or less unscathed on Friday afternoon, which cannot be said for poor grav_ity (major border-crossing headaches). On Friday evening we watched The Emperor's New Groove and The Princess and the Frog and then sort of simultaneously collapsed. Apparently we need laura_josephsen around to help us pull fangirl all-nighters.
Saturday was our long-anticipated group watch of Korra. I proposed we wait until 11:30 to watch the DVR to be able to fast-forward commercials and Emma was like, "Um... no." ;-) Man, it has been so long since I've legitimately watched Saturday morning cartoons on Saturday morning. Those kids are still being mean to the poor Rabbit, not letting him have any Trix. *shakes head*
At some point we made our obligatory visit to the grocery store so that Kate could buy baking supplies. This was just one of many moments in the trip where I was a complete and total space case. I won't go into details. Let's just say I left my cogency in Ohio. That evening we went to Olive Garden for her birthday and had a lovely time talking fannishly. After we got home we made Emma and her BF watch Doctor Horrible. I kept saying Doctor Who without realizing it...
ETA: Oh! And Emma and her BF helped me start a game of Dragon Age. As I suspected, I enjoyed RPG vid games much more with good company (and a little bit of help). It's a good thing my brother sold his Xbox, because I do NOT have time for a game right now. It might be something to look into after Dragon Con is over and I need a break from sewing and a chance to recuperate before prime writing season begins. Anyway, we decided it would be better for me to start a different game as a rogue, not a warrior. ;-)
Yesterday we went to see the Avengers together before I had to hit the road. It was fun.
In sadder news, when I got home I discovered whatever ailment Toby has been fighting seems to be getting worse. There was an icky patch of fur missing on his neck, and he's been acting lethargic, walking around slowly, like his joints hurt him. I already had a followup vet appt for him tomorrow afternoon, but just looking at him makes me feel fretful.
As usual, being with my fangirls always helps me to renew my creativity. Emma is a great enabler for the Superhero thing, so last night when melyanna and I got online we spent a good couple of hours doing some more hashing. We even achieved two drabbles' worth of actual writing. Quite exciting. Perhaps not ideally timed, since I really ought to be focusing on the Shakespeare thing more than I ever have before this week, but muses are tricky creatures.
Four more days till I get to meet jalen_mara!!!
Saturday was our long-anticipated group watch of Korra. I proposed we wait until 11:30 to watch the DVR to be able to fast-forward commercials and Emma was like, "Um... no." ;-) Man, it has been so long since I've legitimately watched Saturday morning cartoons on Saturday morning. Those kids are still being mean to the poor Rabbit, not letting him have any Trix. *shakes head*
At some point we made our obligatory visit to the grocery store so that Kate could buy baking supplies. This was just one of many moments in the trip where I was a complete and total space case. I won't go into details. Let's just say I left my cogency in Ohio. That evening we went to Olive Garden for her birthday and had a lovely time talking fannishly. After we got home we made Emma and her BF watch Doctor Horrible. I kept saying Doctor Who without realizing it...
ETA: Oh! And Emma and her BF helped me start a game of Dragon Age. As I suspected, I enjoyed RPG vid games much more with good company (and a little bit of help). It's a good thing my brother sold his Xbox, because I do NOT have time for a game right now. It might be something to look into after Dragon Con is over and I need a break from sewing and a chance to recuperate before prime writing season begins. Anyway, we decided it would be better for me to start a different game as a rogue, not a warrior. ;-)
Yesterday we went to see the Avengers together before I had to hit the road. It was fun.
In sadder news, when I got home I discovered whatever ailment Toby has been fighting seems to be getting worse. There was an icky patch of fur missing on his neck, and he's been acting lethargic, walking around slowly, like his joints hurt him. I already had a followup vet appt for him tomorrow afternoon, but just looking at him makes me feel fretful.
As usual, being with my fangirls always helps me to renew my creativity. Emma is a great enabler for the Superhero thing, so last night when melyanna and I got online we spent a good couple of hours doing some more hashing. We even achieved two drabbles' worth of actual writing. Quite exciting. Perhaps not ideally timed, since I really ought to be focusing on the Shakespeare thing more than I ever have before this week, but muses are tricky creatures.
Four more days till I get to meet jalen_mara!!!