Finally back online after the weekend spent at Conjecture and being home sick from work yesterday.
I feigned illness on Thursday at work so I could call out sick on Friday, since I'll get my vacation time when I leave but not my sick time. Right after work I headed down to
Friday morning I got up and, of course, was running late. In fact, there was a pool going as to how late I'd be, but I tricked them all - I put my own bet in at 9:30 when Glen said I didn't need to be there until 10:00, so I showed up on time to spite them all. Nyeh. (For the record,
It was a pretty good Art Show this year, even if about 2/3 the size of last year's (we were in the same hotel, but they decided to move things around and the Art Show ended up in a smaller room). There were about 22 panels of artwork, and by the end of it the show made a total of about $2200, and I ended up with 6 pieces and still came in under $100 (I'll post pictures soon).
At lunchtime
I stayed at the hotel Friday night, and the room was so dry I ended up with a sore throat by the time I woke up Saturday morning, which started the downward spiral of whatever I caught (probably from
When the Art Show closed I ran home quick with
The room party was fun, and once again I was praised for having "real food" (fruit, veggies, a meat and cheese tray, and Snapple teas instead of chocolate, chips and soda like most every other room party). I also bought myself a Lilo & Stitch birthday cake for myself, 'cause I am teh geek. We had a big swell of folks at the beginning, then they all kind of trickled out and we ended up with a nice relaxed chatty party, punctuated by viewings of "Rejected," "Sorority Girls from Hell," "Happy Tree Friends" and "Masturbation," as per tradition. :) After stopping by a few of the other parties as it was getting late (and the mundanes the hotel accidentally put on the party floor complained), I finally kicked everyone out around 2:30 a.m.
I was also pleased that a few folks remembered my birthday.
Sunday I cleaned and packed up the room (thanks to
I woke up Monday morning and was quite stuffy and sniffly and achy and bleargh, so I called out sick. Quincy called in the morning so we got to talk, and it sounds like he's having a wonderful time with his barkada, and I can't wait to see pictures. He heads to Guam next week to see his folks, then here to San Diego. I got some more sleep, but eventually got up, watched some "Drawn Together," vegged out in front of the TV most of the day, and got to bed early.
I'm still a little sniffly and achy today, but well enough to come in and get some stuff done at work (only 9 more days to go, after all).
The highlight of the morning so far has been following up on a complaint about the Hampton Inn I filed. When Q and I stayed there a few weekends ago, their internet access was down the whole weekend, but they kept telling me, "They're working on it - try again in an hour." On top of that the room smelled, but I didn't get the impression the front desk staff was very proactive about this stuff, and I didn't want to change rooms anyway, so we endured. When I got back, though, I figured, hey, I'm a silver level member, I should complain, so I did, and the manager had left me a message over the weekend, so I called him back, and they're sending me a free couple of nights. (See,
Not much this week. Today is my folks anniversary (got to remember to call Mom and see how she's doing - it would have been 47 years today), and I'm skipping out of the LYC Executive Committee meeting, gaming Wednesday, dinner with Yudi Thursday, and the Conzilla open staff meeting on Sunday, plus trying to get things done at work since I only have until next Friday.
And yet, I just posted an update to my LJ. Hmmm... ;)