I have been super remiss in blogging about my many recent travels. There have been several. I was also kind of a slacker this year and did not take the trouble to do a hyper-detailed minute-by-minute writeup of my con. It was a really fun weekend. Highlights included ( Read more... )

I am going to the Outer Banks for a whole week with my family.

That's, like, a regular-person vacation.... (i.e. not a convention*). I'm super excited about it. I grew up in western NC but have never, not once, been to its coast. And I have packed an ENTIRE SUITCASE of books. Granted, it's a small suitcase, but still ( Read more... )

I am in Canada. One day early ( Read more... )

Roughly 4 hours until I leave work for the airport and then on to DRAGON CON ( Read more... )

Got to airport. Got in line. While in line, they canceled our flight. Supposedly there was bad weather coming down the pike? In any case, now we're back at poor jalen_mara's apartment for one more night. Alas, we don't even get the pleasure of one more night of geekery with her since she has rehearsal. :-(

Oh well. At least there's a safe and comfortable ( Read more... )

On our last full day in NYC, we slept in until 11:00. That's right. I think we all needed it, though. We'd been doing quite a lot of walking and hauling, and Memorial Day was about to tax us even further, physically.

It was hot. And crazy muggy. Nonetheless after finally getting up, shuffling through some morning motions (I took a cold shower), ( Read more... )

Yesterday we did more shopping and wandering. We started off at FAO Schwartz, where I've actually been before, but this time it was extra fun because I was with fangirls. We spent a lot of time squeeing over Lord of the Ring legos and stuffed animals ( Read more... )

We slept in yesterday, and then washed up and headed to Brooklyn to sit in on jalen_mara's rehearsal. It was three hours long and conducted in a preschool room in the floors above where the theater space is, and I just now realized that sitting on a tiny wooden chair for three hours is probably why my lower back is killing me this morning. Anyway, it was a ( Read more... )

Wow. It is now only 48 hours until the Great NYC Litmus test. By my estimation, at this time on Friday, I will be in a cab on my way to jalen_mara's house.

THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO!!!!

Tonight I need to clean, start packing, help my friend Olivia with some alterations for a dress, and maybe squeeze in some time to work on my list of questions for the ( Read more... )

*bounce bounce* I just booked my flight to go visit jalen_mara over Memorial Day weekend and conduct the great NYC Litmus test for the Shakespeare Thing!!!

This is really happening!!!

And I have "NYC" from Annie in my head!!!

(I found the Victor Garber version for grav_ity) ;-)

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