Gencon planning
Jul. 7th, 2011 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
daidoji_giseiBarring some unfortunate failure of the Orbitz website I now have plane tickets for Gencon. I now have hotel accommodations, a Gencon badge, and plane tickets. Still to be obtained: an apartment sitter, rides to and from the airport, and a suitcase full of clean clothes. I also need to investigate the airline's website to confirm that it is really true that you can pack unopened bottles of alcohol in your checked luggage, because I need to bring some home with me. (I found some French flower liqueurs in Chicago last February, and it is a long story.) And if it is maybe I should bring a bottle of that made-in-Nebraska vodka I discovered last month and donate it to the party suite--because it would amuse me to bring a Nebraska product and because I am curious as to how it stands up, quality-wise. I am not myself a frequent drinker of hard liquors, but I know people who are and many of them will be at Gencon.
I should start planning my clothes now. My temptation is always to bring more than I need and make decisions there, but the extra charges on checked luggage make that an expensive luxury. And then there is the parasol Karin and Ami gave me which I now really want to take. Aside from being lovely and perfect for me (all black; decorated with ribbons and roses), having something to keep the Indiana summer sun off of me would be awesome. I usually bring a hat or two, but I really want to bring the parasol this year. Finding clothes to coordinate won't be a problem, because I usually bring a lot of black clothes to wear on vacation. (I can't wear them to work, so...)
When I was younger I used to get impatient waiting for a special day to arrive, but I am now at the pleasant stage of life where I know it will arrive faster than I am ready for it. Aside from the above I need to work out a dinning budget, get the garden ready to cope without me, figure out what events I am going to at Gencon, and start figuring out who else is going to be there and when I can find time to say hello to them, and complete a few writing assignments. The days will fly by!
I should start planning my clothes now. My temptation is always to bring more than I need and make decisions there, but the extra charges on checked luggage make that an expensive luxury. And then there is the parasol Karin and Ami gave me which I now really want to take. Aside from being lovely and perfect for me (all black; decorated with ribbons and roses), having something to keep the Indiana summer sun off of me would be awesome. I usually bring a hat or two, but I really want to bring the parasol this year. Finding clothes to coordinate won't be a problem, because I usually bring a lot of black clothes to wear on vacation. (I can't wear them to work, so...)
When I was younger I used to get impatient waiting for a special day to arrive, but I am now at the pleasant stage of life where I know it will arrive faster than I am ready for it. Aside from the above I need to work out a dinning budget, get the garden ready to cope without me, figure out what events I am going to at Gencon, and start figuring out who else is going to be there and when I can find time to say hello to them, and complete a few writing assignments. The days will fly by!
