Worldcon, bitches!

[robkelk]

If I've got the timing right, you'll be home before you read this post...

parked in the Convention Center ($10 for 12hrs),

That cheap? Wow. (In Ottawa, Toronto, or Montreal, $10 might get you three hours of parking, if you're lucky. Mind you, Toronto and Montreal both have good mass-transit systems.)

Gah. I'm ranting. I'm exhausted, hungry, and my nerves are *shot.*

Now you know why "old-timer" convention-goers always pack a bottle of water and a pack of cookies or a granola bar. That and the usual price of convention food, that is... 8)

Went out to lunch (Hard Rock Cafe -- my sister collects shot glasses from the various cities).

Does she have one from Ottawa yet? If not, drop me an e-mail (my board handle at gmail.com) with your snail-mail address.

Hit the dealer's room yesterday, wasn't going to spend much... yaright. Spent more than I should, less than I wanted.

Isn't that always the case, at any con?

Attended the Bujold reading for the next Miles novel. I'm predicting weaponized chickens.

"It's a chicken! A giant-" "Never mind." 8)

But I (foolishly) only allocated time to arrive at the con on Day 1 and depart on Day 5. Better planning next time. Next year is Montreal, and 2010 is going to be Melbourne, Australia. Problem is, I don't know if I can take the flights to get to Oz -- the 3hr flight from Detroit to Denver was enough to give me back spasms.

If you're going to Montréal from Detroit, take the train. Take the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel to downtown Windsor and turn left onto Riverside; the train station's at the corner of Walker. http://www.viarail.ca/en_index.html]VIA runs to Montréal via Toronto, and the Metro (local subway) has stops inside the train station and the Palais des congrès. The seats are comfortable (VIA 1 (first class) is very comfortable, and offers wi-fi Internet access for the entire trip), it costs less than a plane ticket plus taxi rides to and from the airports, and (considering you don't have to show up three hours early for a pre-flight security check and the train goes downtown-to-downtown) it's just as fast as flying.

Hmmmmm... Montréal's literally just down the road from Ottawa, and I've always wanted to go to a Worldcon... (surfs to http://www.anticipationsf.ca/]the Worldcon 2009 website and downloads the registration form)
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Rob Kelk
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