Posting will be light here the next few days as I haul my panel-moderating butt down to you-know-where. I'll try to put up reports on what's transpiring but can't be certain I won't be too busy/tired.
Pre-convention fatigue set in last night around 11 PM, which is later than usual. There comes a time when in the hustling and bustling to get things done, one pauses to wonder if the trade-off is worth it; if life would not be better to forego the joys of the con if it also means avoiding matters of packing and driving and compressing one's whole life for transport. You know that on the other end, it'll probably seem like a great deal but for the moment, it sure doesn't feel that way.
I also know that at some point, I will have to cope with post-convention fatigue. We'll discuss that when it arrives. I'm guessing Sunday afternoon at around 5:30.
Not much else to say before I pack the computer. If you're at the con and you see me and you want to tell me how much you love logging into this website, I won't put up a struggle. After each con the last few years, I've gotten a few notes from people who said, "I wanted to talk to you but you always seemed so busy." That may not be so. When I worked for Hanna-Barbera, I think I developed the habit of looking busy when I was doing absolutely nothing…just in case Bill Hanna walked past my office. (Mr. Hanna didn't like it when his employees seemed to be moving less than his cartoons.)
If you're not at the con, we'll miss you. Do try to make it next year. You'll have a very good time…all except for the moments, before and after, of convention fatigue. And even they aren't so bad once you see what you get in exchange.