FC 2014 Part 2
Saturday, January 18
This was the big day for the con. All the crazy costumes come out on this day, and things get pretty manic at night. For breakfast, FoxLord and I headed out to McDonalds and retrieved breakfast burritos, McGriddles, and a bacon egg biscuit for Raz. We then got ready for art show, and Dealer's Den. Before I go further, let me recount the annoyance at the Art Show on Friday. First, the art show did not open on time. This happens, no problem. Then, even though the Art Show was open, the bidding sheets were not available. Considering I wanted to bid on a piece that had a Buy Me Now option, this was frustrating. After getting the bidding sheets, and placing the bid, I had to wait until I could get the attention of a staff member to confirm my Buy Me Now bid and close out the piece for further bidding.
Anyway, back to our story. Saturday, I finally managed to get my swag from the table and was disappointed to find little for my trouble. Perhaps they ran out of the good stuff yesterday. Oh well. I did get my sketchbook from Baron and Raz had given Sandy Schrieber my other sketchbook after Lisa was finished with it Friday night. I checked with Furplanet and picked up a few books. Lunch was a trip to a Thai place, with Lisa getting Satay and I got chicken Pad Se Ew, and Thai Iced Coffee. Dinner plans were made for a trip to a local restaurant with a group of Wow(World of Warcraft) players that knew Lisa. Raz was going to come with us, but she wasn't feeling well. She insisted I go and she and FoxLord had room service.
Our group went to Sonoma Chicken Coop and had good food there. I walked back to the convention and, as it was 9:30, I wanted to visit the Black Hole before they ran out of stuff. I went by the room and found that Raz was feeling much better, so we went downstairs to the fourth floor. The floor was covered in Saran wrap to prevent spills. Yeah, and those kinds of liquids, too(shudder). Anyway, after getting a Warp Core Coolant and a No Kill I, Raz and I retired to the balcony outside the room while waiting for FoxLord to join us. I texted Lisa without response. Hmm. Raz went to ask a Klingon to pose for a picture with me(female Klingon, I hasten to add). To my surprise, the Klingon was very willing to do so!
After we finished our drinks(and yes, I will weave after even one such drink), we went down to the lobby to find Lisa and find out what was happening. She was busy entertaining children of another couple that had a medical emergency. Since it was ill-advised to go up to the party floor on a peg knee with unstable footing and weaving drunken curries, Raz offered to see if there was a way to get the drink(An Honorable Death) down to her. She worked her magic, and the same Klingon that had posed with me turned out to know Lisa and asked permission to bring the drink down.
I am not going to go into detail in a public post, but much silliness ensued! Raz, Lisa, and the Klingon(Laura, I think) had a great time. I was in the middle of three playful fems! Yay, me! After a wonderful time, Mel started to droop and go to sleep and it was decided it was time to call it a night. Oh, but the night wasn't over.
After seeing Lisa and Mel to her car, Raz and I made our way back to the room. As we were getting ready for bed, FoxLord appeared and found he had really enjoyed the evening. And the evening's libations. However, we couldn't sleep so easily.
Next door to us were younger furs. It is Saturday night, there is alcohol, and with alcohol, furry drama will ensue. It did. A room argument with cuss words and evicted furs happened. Nothing too dramatic, but we didn't get to sleep until 3AM.
Sunday, January 19
We got up early and got breakfast somewhere. My memory is hazy. (Oh, that's right. Raz and I went off to have brunch with Suedeer and Bennie). Raz and I had to pick up our art from the art show, and this was her first purchase from an art show, so I explained how it worked. I also tried to find out for Lisa if her pieces sold. After retrieving art and packing same, Lisa texted me and asked if I could bring her some chai when I got the chance. Autocorrect kicked in and I told her I would bring "the chain". Lunch consisted of another trip to the Pita Pit, with gyros for FoxLord and Lisa, a prime rib for Raz, and turkey for me, along with another dose of chai for Lisa.
Sunday night was sitting and chatting with Lisa while Raz packed our stuff. Lisa asked why wasn't I helping her and Raz told her, " He is. He is staying here, which will be a big help"(chuckles). However, I forgot to preregister for the con next year and now I must do this online when reg opens. Bad Kagur. Anyway, after a long night of sitting and chatting with one of my favorite people in the fandom, Lisa went home and I went to bed. Tomorrow, we would complete packing and start the process of leaving. To be continued...
This was the big day for the con. All the crazy costumes come out on this day, and things get pretty manic at night. For breakfast, FoxLord and I headed out to McDonalds and retrieved breakfast burritos, McGriddles, and a bacon egg biscuit for Raz. We then got ready for art show, and Dealer's Den. Before I go further, let me recount the annoyance at the Art Show on Friday. First, the art show did not open on time. This happens, no problem. Then, even though the Art Show was open, the bidding sheets were not available. Considering I wanted to bid on a piece that had a Buy Me Now option, this was frustrating. After getting the bidding sheets, and placing the bid, I had to wait until I could get the attention of a staff member to confirm my Buy Me Now bid and close out the piece for further bidding.
Anyway, back to our story. Saturday, I finally managed to get my swag from the table and was disappointed to find little for my trouble. Perhaps they ran out of the good stuff yesterday. Oh well. I did get my sketchbook from Baron and Raz had given Sandy Schrieber my other sketchbook after Lisa was finished with it Friday night. I checked with Furplanet and picked up a few books. Lunch was a trip to a Thai place, with Lisa getting Satay and I got chicken Pad Se Ew, and Thai Iced Coffee. Dinner plans were made for a trip to a local restaurant with a group of Wow(World of Warcraft) players that knew Lisa. Raz was going to come with us, but she wasn't feeling well. She insisted I go and she and FoxLord had room service.
Our group went to Sonoma Chicken Coop and had good food there. I walked back to the convention and, as it was 9:30, I wanted to visit the Black Hole before they ran out of stuff. I went by the room and found that Raz was feeling much better, so we went downstairs to the fourth floor. The floor was covered in Saran wrap to prevent spills. Yeah, and those kinds of liquids, too(shudder). Anyway, after getting a Warp Core Coolant and a No Kill I, Raz and I retired to the balcony outside the room while waiting for FoxLord to join us. I texted Lisa without response. Hmm. Raz went to ask a Klingon to pose for a picture with me(female Klingon, I hasten to add). To my surprise, the Klingon was very willing to do so!
After we finished our drinks(and yes, I will weave after even one such drink), we went down to the lobby to find Lisa and find out what was happening. She was busy entertaining children of another couple that had a medical emergency. Since it was ill-advised to go up to the party floor on a peg knee with unstable footing and weaving drunken curries, Raz offered to see if there was a way to get the drink(An Honorable Death) down to her. She worked her magic, and the same Klingon that had posed with me turned out to know Lisa and asked permission to bring the drink down.
I am not going to go into detail in a public post, but much silliness ensued! Raz, Lisa, and the Klingon(Laura, I think) had a great time. I was in the middle of three playful fems! Yay, me! After a wonderful time, Mel started to droop and go to sleep and it was decided it was time to call it a night. Oh, but the night wasn't over.
After seeing Lisa and Mel to her car, Raz and I made our way back to the room. As we were getting ready for bed, FoxLord appeared and found he had really enjoyed the evening. And the evening's libations. However, we couldn't sleep so easily.
Next door to us were younger furs. It is Saturday night, there is alcohol, and with alcohol, furry drama will ensue. It did. A room argument with cuss words and evicted furs happened. Nothing too dramatic, but we didn't get to sleep until 3AM.
Sunday, January 19
We got up early and got breakfast somewhere. My memory is hazy. (Oh, that's right. Raz and I went off to have brunch with Suedeer and Bennie). Raz and I had to pick up our art from the art show, and this was her first purchase from an art show, so I explained how it worked. I also tried to find out for Lisa if her pieces sold. After retrieving art and packing same, Lisa texted me and asked if I could bring her some chai when I got the chance. Autocorrect kicked in and I told her I would bring "the chain". Lunch consisted of another trip to the Pita Pit, with gyros for FoxLord and Lisa, a prime rib for Raz, and turkey for me, along with another dose of chai for Lisa.
Sunday night was sitting and chatting with Lisa while Raz packed our stuff. Lisa asked why wasn't I helping her and Raz told her, " He is. He is staying here, which will be a big help"(chuckles). However, I forgot to preregister for the con next year and now I must do this online when reg opens. Bad Kagur. Anyway, after a long night of sitting and chatting with one of my favorite people in the fandom, Lisa went home and I went to bed. Tomorrow, we would complete packing and start the process of leaving. To be continued...