Tourists, Day One

[rolanni]

My, the rental car is nice. Sirius radio piped in from I assume, Sirius, and lots of icy cold air inside, which is good, because outside -- not so icy cold. About 95F, assuming the car's weather station is correct. We've divided the day between business and pleasure; business being the seeking, finding and talking to of various bookstore personnel, and also the signing of stock. We also stopped by the Florida Mall and did a tour -- malls being fairly rare in our native neck of the woods. We observed many people, had lunch and ice cream and in general had a fine time. This message is being written from the Turkey Lake Whole Foods Cafe, where I sit with a cup of coffee to hand. In a little while, we'll hit the road again, and eventually arrive at the Pirate Dinner Theater, where I expect and believe that a good time will be had by all.

Oasis was wonderful. We're especially grateful to Susan Cole, con liaison extraordinaire, and also to Juan Sanmiquel, Steven Grant, and the entire membership of the convention. Everyone was welcoming and helpful and we just had a blast.

For the legions of fans of Hexapuma, Mozart and Scrabble, who I know were breathlessly awaiting news of their doings and especially their comfort -- the housesitter tells us that Maine's heat wave broke on Thursday, so the cats are comfy.

Though we have Harwill the platypus as our travel companion, we only narrowly missed adopting a Webkinz grey-and-white kitten in...perhaps it was Sack's, where I also managed to avoid becoming the owner of a positively gorgeous steampunky necklace. Had I been only fifteen years younger, I'd've snapped it up. Sure was something, though.

So, how was your (holiday) weekend?

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[dmellieon.livejournal.com]

Had a great time at MarCon in Columbus, OH. One of the best i've had these past few years. Three things made it possible: 1) Mouse and Dragon, 2) O'Toole's restaurant 3) new DJ for the Con's Saturday night dance. Thank you for Mouse and Dragon. Started it late Friday night and finished it when I got home Sunday evening. Yes, my eyes filled for all of Chapter 38. I can't remember the last time a book made me tear up. Thank you for the experience, beautifully written.