WindyCon report - Friday
13 November 2009 11:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dime_novel_heroHalf way across Ohio in my 8 hour drive to WindyCon in Chicago, I suddenly had the dread realization that I had left my clothes back in Pittsburgh. My dress shirts, frock coat, vest, the infantry tunic that I had been frantically working on in preparation for this con. All of it carefully protected in a garment bag, hanging on the closet hook in the library.
Fuck!
This was essentially identical to what had happened to me starting out on my Erie Canal bike ride back in July when, in my excitement to get going, I neglected to transfer my trailer and gear from my car to the rental, not realizing it until well into the trip. This experience has pointed out a serious flaw in my packing strategy. Instead of checking off items from my list as I pack them in bags, I must now stand by the car trunk with mist list as I check things off. I will also be producing a standard con packing list that I will keep on my PC so that I have a difinitive list that neglects nothing.
Three hours, a tank of gas and $20 in turnpike fees late, I was back in the middle of Ohio. By the time I arrived, I had missed all the programming that I had wanted to see, most especially the Professors Foglio live presentation of the "Revenge of the Weasel Queen" radio drama. My only consolation is that, like the other radio plays, this one will be recorded and eventually posted on-line.
Hopefully Saturday will proceed in a much more positive fashion.
Fuck!
This was essentially identical to what had happened to me starting out on my Erie Canal bike ride back in July when, in my excitement to get going, I neglected to transfer my trailer and gear from my car to the rental, not realizing it until well into the trip. This experience has pointed out a serious flaw in my packing strategy. Instead of checking off items from my list as I pack them in bags, I must now stand by the car trunk with mist list as I check things off. I will also be producing a standard con packing list that I will keep on my PC so that I have a difinitive list that neglects nothing.
Three hours, a tank of gas and $20 in turnpike fees late, I was back in the middle of Ohio. By the time I arrived, I had missed all the programming that I had wanted to see, most especially the Professors Foglio live presentation of the "Revenge of the Weasel Queen" radio drama. My only consolation is that, like the other radio plays, this one will be recorded and eventually posted on-line.
Hopefully Saturday will proceed in a much more positive fashion.
