During Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon in Spokane, Lisa and I ended up eating at one particular restaurant many times. Lisa even took other people there for lunch when I couldn't get away with her for a meal. We ended up eating at Hill's Restaurant so many times that the owner gave Lisa a big hug when we had dinner there the night before heading for ( Read more... )

My 50th birthday present was to be able to come home and sleep in my own bed, and for Lisa to do all of the driving, which allowed me to doze from time to time as we made our way through Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada.

( Many Miles to Go Before We Slept )

We slept in an hour this morning in Lewiston. After showering, I popped down to the breakfast room and brought a tray back for Lisa and then for myself, the better to make use of the wonderful suite we got last night. But we had a significant portion of the length of Idaho to traverse today, so we got moved out and on the road just after 11 AM.

( Through Fire and Smoke )

Today was our final morning in Spokane. After breakfast, we packed out of the room and left for the first stage of our four-day/three-night trip back to Fernley.

( Final View from a Hotel Window )

The final day of Sasquan saw me spending even more time in Room 300B, site of the WSFS Business Meeting and the WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting held shortly after the BM finally adjourned.

( Thoughts on the Business Meeting )

Today was the only day of Worldcon where we did not have to be up early, so we could take our time getting up and also go down and eat in the coffee shop. (We'll order room service the other days to save time ( Read more... )

Today we didn't have to set the alarm, but I did wake up on my own at 7 AM. (It will have to be earlier Thursday-Sunday.) I caught up on some things on the computer including some Day Jobbe and let Lisa sleep. When she woke up, we went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. After that, we confirmed that we had the tow hitch for the minivan (I ( Read more... )

Back in the 1980s in Los Alamos, long before Lisa and I met at the 1990 Westercon in Portland, Lisa shared a house for a few years with a friend. They hadn't seen each other in years, but the friend (Elizabeth by name) had moved to northern Idaho, north of Moscow, and we were fortunate to get messages back and forth just in time for us to redo our ( Read more... )

We were on the move pretty early this morning, wanting to get moving before the day got too hot. It turned out to be a not-too-long but very smoky day. OTOH, it could have been much worse.

( A Fire the Size of Hong Kong )

Today was the third and final day of the 2015 Worldcon Planning Meeting in Spokane. There was much less walking involved today, at least until the meeting was over.

( Meeting Rooms Look Alike )