...this is shaping up to be one mighty fine con. :) Friends, geekery, and quality time with my sweeties...more of that, please!

Last year it was such a good idea to take half of Arisia Friday off, that this time I decided it would be an even better idea to take all of Arisia Friday off! So here I am, having slept a bit late, now lounging a bit in my nightgown, doing laundry, packing, and making tea ( Read more... )

From Wunderground.com: Tonight ( Read more... )

[x-posted from arisiaI took a bunch of photos during the party on Friday night, and some during the rest of the con as well. I'm inclined to put them up in my journal scrapbook for people to see. However, if you are reading this, had your photo taken, and would prefer not to have the photo online, or if you don't mind as long as it's friends-locked, feel ( Read more... )

Costuming: ( pros, Masq, and hall )

It's always tough to decide how to write these things. I shall try going by topic instead of chronology.

Hotel: ( cons and pros )

It's here! I'm not packed yet! However, I did print out all the party signs and decorations and leave work early to take party food and decor to the Hyatt to leave with turtleduck for the nonce. She'll check into the party room around 4-ish, and Trowa and I will get there later to check into our own room and start setting up the party room. Hawaiian shirts, ( Read more... )

I haven't had a cold in six months and had thought myself fairly lucky to have made it through the new year without getting sick, but my streak appears to have come to an end. The scratchy throat, the increased nasal congestion and ear pressure, the increasingly frequent sneezing...yup, I'm getting a head cold. *sigh* It was inevitable, I suppose; ( Read more... )

It was a con. :)

( Friday )

We went to dinner in Chinatown tonight to see charliegrrrl and actualhuman, who are in town until Thursday (missing Arisia, alas!). Dinner was yummy, but now my clothing smells like squid and that weirds me out a little ( Read more... )