Norwescon: Day one

Today was mostly about getting here.  While still in Port Orchard gave miko2 a call.  This was about 10:30 am.  I left a message on his machine [but now I'm being told he hardly checks his messages].  As soon as I hung up my phone erupted [my phone doesn't ring, it erupts].   Adam called to say he was on the tarmac in SeaTac.  So that means he would be the first to arrive since Juli and I were still 2 hours out.

We ran into Adam almost right away, got checked in and registered, and gathered the rest of Adam's things.   As Juli and I were heading out to get the car to get the second load we ran into miko2 and helped him haul all his crap, I mean stuff, up to the room.  Then we just caught up with Adam and went through the program.

As soon as the dealers room opened we went shopping.   I found an interesting book of short stories, fantasy sea stories, written by William Holt Hogdson, an author of the very early 20th century.  This looks like fun!

A few other books including the second gambling dragon book by Aspirin [and possibly the last since he died last year] and another odd book about Cinderella not so happily after, and her fighting team.  Sleeping beauty who's wide awake now and a martial artist, and Snow [also known as White] who is a sorcersess.  And they are off to rescue Prince Armand.

Also bought NorWesCon shirts and stuff.  Juli and I finally have rings that match.  They have the design of Celtic dragons.  Mine is turning my finger green.  Weee!

We spent lots of money.

We had long since run into typographer and miertam .   We had dinner and too much drinks in the bar.   Weee!   And then retreated to our rooms where miko2 introduced us with the actual story behind Star Wars.   The adventures of Pink Five.

0n the "SUCKY   SUCKY   SUCKY!!!" front...  The hotel won't let us attach two computers to our room cable without charging us twice.   This is something new and sucky!!!!    So I'll be posting off of miko2 's computer.  DAMN!   I want Clearwire to get out to my area so I can hook up!

 

Thanks for the Drinks... NorWesCon day 2

Juli and I went to a few panels.   One panel was on young adult books.  One of the panelists was a 14 year old girl who was very articulate and had some very intelligent and insightful things to say about "Twilight".   Things like it will not stand the test of time because the heroen is a wimp and not really a character anyone would like to emulate or relate to.

I went to the art GoH slide show.  The artist GoH was rather mono tonal and his projector was rather dark.  He acknowledged the problem and apologized many times for it.  To be fair, it wasn't his fault.  Still, I found myself nodding off.  The art was good.
Then there was the "Movies that are being forgotten and shouldn't" panel.  Yay "Bubba HoTep"!!!

Then there was a panel on birds in fantasy and their importance.

Then Juli and I read some.  Went to a long dinner.   Watched Dollhouse.

And played a round of Give Me The Brain where Juli won.   ...But she did not dance.