This morning, I couldn't get breakfast because of needing to fast for a blood test, so I slept an extra hour. Packing out of the room was not difficult, and I was on my way by around 8 AM ( Read more... )

Because of my doctor's appointment (about which I will write separately), I did not get back to the Pemmi-Con table at CC39 until around 12:30 PM, where Spike was set up as the last parts of the convention wound down. Indeed, as I understand it, Registration was closed on Monday and there was a sign telling anyone who was interested to enjoy ( Read more... )

I continue to wake up ahead of my alarm, but that was still several hours after my normal rising time. After a negative COVID test cleared me to be able to face the day and after refilling the makeshift icebox in the room's second sink, I got showered and got breakfast from the nearest Starbucks (that's about 850 m today because the close one isn't ( Read more... )

This morning was a special event: Adam Savage made a special appearance at Costume-Con, with a one-hour Q&A session at 9 AM followed by photos with members. Adam rarely makes appearances like this, and did so as a special favor for us. I volunteered to help hand out masks to people who had arrived at the big event without one. I was pleased to only ( Read more... )

I walked down to the nearest Starbucks this morning to get breakfast, and learned that is closed weekends. I'm glad to learn that today so that I can make plans for tomorrow. It's a huge hardship; the next-closest one, which is open on weekends, is only about 350 meters farther away ( Read more... )

Last night, Lisa decided that she just was not up to attending Costume-Con. She's not sick; she just did not have enough spoons to deal with it. She did tell me that she wanted me to go, though, and I was essentially committed, even though my original staff position evaporated when nobody filed a bid for the Costume-Con two years from now. (The ( Read more... )