Back From Marcon

[billroper]

We got back from Marcon a bit later than planned, as there was a tangle in the loading dock for the dealers on the way out. I'm not sure exactly why, but with luck they'll sort it out before next year. (It doesn't seem to have been the fault of anyone involved with the dealers, but there was at least one large van parked for what seemed a very long time with no one around it.)

I had a good time at the con. Trace called about 8 PM Thursday night to ask if I could cover bedlamhouse's concert, as he was stuck in Texas. I said "Sure!" and ended up following after catalana. Since we both had new albums coming out at the con, this turned out to be pretty convenient. :)

I was pretty stiff and sore Friday night (probably from the drive and table stuff), so I skipped the open filk and ended up crashing out early after chatting with tollers about recording software and hardware. On Saturday, I caught Wulf's concert; then hosted the "End of the World" theme circle, which devolved into open filk after an hour or so.

I saw a great many friends there (and am going to skip listing them all to avoid filling up your friends pages). It was a good time.

Comments

[braider.livejournal.com]

Was this the one large van parked just to the left of where you drive into the loading dock, blocking half of the parking spaces?

[billroper]

I think that van was actively being loaded when I passed through there about 5:15. I don't know how long it had been there.

I'm thinking of a large white van that was on the right side of the loading dock at about that time.

[braider.livejournal.com]

Ok. The one I saw was actively being loaded, but that didn't keep me from being annoyed at how much space they were hogging by the way they parked. They could have pulled in just a leeetle bit farther, which would have made the difference.

[billroper]

Given my experience with that loading dock, you don't want to pull into the spaces that the big maroon van blocked, because it's damned near impossible to get out anyway. I did see a truck pull past it, but it was a very close thing.

[braider.livejournal.com]

I've pulled into the other spaces before. Not a happy thing, but a lot more happy when there's not a bloody big van not all the way into the space.

Also, I have a cute little easily-maneuverable car now... ;-)