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May. 5th, 2013
Countdown to MISTI-Con
May. 5th, 2013 08:38 pmWell, yesterday was awesome. I finished my Con talk, and feel really, really good about it. It's in 6 sections, which will run approximately 5 minutes each, or a little under. I have done a lot of speaking in the past, but none in about two years, so I'll do a bit of reading aloud between now and then, but all in all, I think the subject is coherent and hopefully engaging enough to keep folks interested.
Hair is coloured; it's a little darker than usual, but works. Bought some makeup, since all mine is about two years old. I got some lovely cherry red lipstick, which with my tiny mouth, looks a little lewd, but I like the drama of it. Rite-Aid awarded me $10 off for it; like that alot.
Only one more work day (tomorrow), then Tuesday is for last minute stuff like checking luggage and boarding passes and all that pish. The kitchen didn't get touched, but the Hubs said not to worry, he'd do it while I was gone. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was....up to something. ;)
Still kvetching about my checked luggage weight. I'm 90% convinced I'll buy a cheap bag at Wal-Mart once we arrive and pay for a second checked bag on the return trip. Roomies, is anyone bringing something like a glue gun? I have one costume challenge that can't be dealt with until we are there. If not, I'll sew. Either way it'll work. I'm done worrying about it. I'm going to be what I'm going to be there, and I'm going to have fun with it.
After Con, there are so many things I need to do, but I think I will be recharged and ready to tackle them. I have got to finish Lay Me Low, and Her Minder, and it looks like the new work schedule will cooperate. Yay! I was starting to lose hope and faith in my ability to get this done.
I feel good, friends. I am so excited and I've been Facebooking a lot, which as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jenidralph so eloquently put it, is a temporal vampire if you let it, which I have. Loads of Con stuff on it, and I've been sucked into it all. After Con, I am only using it to promote the novel. There! I've carved it in STONE!!!!! **snicker**
Hugs to all who need 'em. I've passed from performance anxiety into a state of neutrality, and into 'yeah, let's get this party started' mode, so providing no disasters, I'll just chill for the next couple of days. I'm no longer as frightened of flying as I once was (because, let's face it, fear of flying is really fear of dying, and I no longer have that terror of the unknown anymore), so I'm determined to make the best of that. My only worry is my baggage; I just hope I'm near some nice person who doesn't mind hoisting my carry-on in the overhead compartment. There are existential impossibilities that I can overcome, but the physical ones are harder, and my hernia doesn't need the strain! ;)
Spare a thought forsabrebabe, whose airport is looking a little uncertain for flights. The weather here is abysmal, but it looks like it might be decent for flying by Wednesday. Hers, maybe not so much. Fingers and toes crossed this crazy weather will cooperate.
Hair is coloured; it's a little darker than usual, but works. Bought some makeup, since all mine is about two years old. I got some lovely cherry red lipstick, which with my tiny mouth, looks a little lewd, but I like the drama of it. Rite-Aid awarded me $10 off for it; like that alot.
Only one more work day (tomorrow), then Tuesday is for last minute stuff like checking luggage and boarding passes and all that pish. The kitchen didn't get touched, but the Hubs said not to worry, he'd do it while I was gone. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was....up to something. ;)
Still kvetching about my checked luggage weight. I'm 90% convinced I'll buy a cheap bag at Wal-Mart once we arrive and pay for a second checked bag on the return trip. Roomies, is anyone bringing something like a glue gun? I have one costume challenge that can't be dealt with until we are there. If not, I'll sew. Either way it'll work. I'm done worrying about it. I'm going to be what I'm going to be there, and I'm going to have fun with it.
After Con, there are so many things I need to do, but I think I will be recharged and ready to tackle them. I have got to finish Lay Me Low, and Her Minder, and it looks like the new work schedule will cooperate. Yay! I was starting to lose hope and faith in my ability to get this done.
I feel good, friends. I am so excited and I've been Facebooking a lot, which as
jenidralph so eloquently put it, is a temporal vampire if you let it, which I have. Loads of Con stuff on it, and I've been sucked into it all. After Con, I am only using it to promote the novel. There! I've carved it in STONE!!!!! **snicker**Hugs to all who need 'em. I've passed from performance anxiety into a state of neutrality, and into 'yeah, let's get this party started' mode, so providing no disasters, I'll just chill for the next couple of days. I'm no longer as frightened of flying as I once was (because, let's face it, fear of flying is really fear of dying, and I no longer have that terror of the unknown anymore), so I'm determined to make the best of that. My only worry is my baggage; I just hope I'm near some nice person who doesn't mind hoisting my carry-on in the overhead compartment. There are existential impossibilities that I can overcome, but the physical ones are harder, and my hernia doesn't need the strain! ;)
Spare a thought for
sabrebabe, whose airport is looking a little uncertain for flights. The weather here is abysmal, but it looks like it might be decent for flying by Wednesday. Hers, maybe not so much. Fingers and toes crossed this crazy weather will cooperate.