I'm so behind o~O!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, JOE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIANA!
I hope you both got/get plenty of cake, ice cream, and presents all around! Any birthday wishes? If so please post here! Joe/gameshowman, I sent something your way yesterday, but processing will probably take a few days. Please let me know when you receive it safely!
I've been trying to catch-up on posts since last Friday all this week o~O! I took half the day off Friday to have lunch and spend time with Barbara, an old graduate school classmate of mine, that I hadn't seen in years! We were supposed to meet at Midtown Global Market at 12:30 p.m., but I didn't get there until 1:00 p.m. because I was caught up in the office at the last minute. Traffic was also a nightmare along the route I decided to take through Uptown X(! I didn't want to have to double back since Midtown Global Market doesn't have an exit to it along any major highway route even though it's right off of I-35W, so I tried a more unconventional but direct route. It didn't work --;. I'm just so glad Barbara waited for me there. We had an awesome afternoon together! The food there was delicious as usual =9! I also found out what was that strangely seasoned corn-on-a-cob I had eaten at TPT's/KTCA's block party was. It was an elote, a Mexican corn-on-a-cob seasoned with mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, and hot pepper powder! Now I wonder if the vendor I had bought it from was the same as the Midtown Global Market food vendor.
This past weekend, I wanted to go to the big antique show and flea market extravaganza at the State Fair, but I couldn't because I needed to help Mom with a few errands. This weekend I have reserved for FallCon! The guest list looks HUGE this year, but I guess that should be expected since they moved FallCon from the Education Building to the Grandstand this year. I'm not even sure if I can spot the must-see guests this year from it. Ooo! I just noticed Don Rosa is going to be there again! I've got to see him again! I got an awesome large sketch of $crooge McDuck from him last time X)! Awww, it looks like Matt Feazell isn't coming though.
I've already been booked as a guinea pig for McKenzie/nidarichards this year for my stunt with Gene. I just hope McKenzie's request doesn't scare Gene ^^;. I also plan on staking out the Grandstand area around 7:00 a.m. or earlier to see if I can get a spot on Adam Hughes' list, again --;. I think this will be my 10th try doing so, but it's actually been 11-12 years since Hughes wasn't there last year. Since it's a new venue, I have NO idea where everyone will be, so I hope someone will point me in the right direction once I'm let in o~O! I plan on bringing With the Light Vol. 3 on the long wait before opening. I think that should be enough for me to read. If not, the other trade paperbacks I'll be bringing for signing, which I keep forgetting to bring, will entertain me as well!
Any autograph or sketch requests from the guest list? If so, PLEASE let me know before Friday late afternoon!