OVFF So Far

[filkertom]

Man oh man, did I hug a lot of beautiful women yesterday.

I also sang a song at the Pegasus concert, and laughed with many friends, and got my copy of Lois McMaster Bujold's new book Cryoburn, and and and... but, man oh man, did I hug a lot of beautiful women yesterday.

And Steve and Katy are here, and Will, and Bill and Brenda, and Harold, and Allison, Jodi, and Debbie, and the other Allison, and Bill of course, and Janny and Martha and Roberta (and Mark) and Vixy and Tony and Amy and s00j and Erica and Mary and Dr. Mary (oh my lord that dress) and Merav (oh my lord that dress, her "Morticia" dress [bites knuckle]) and Rand and Erin, and I'll see Janet and Cync today, and and and.

By the way, my noon panel today with s00j has been rescheduled for tomorrow. I put my foot down, and said no way am I missing Mitch and TJ's concert. I am also not missing the Bedlam Bards, or s00j, or UT, or or or.

The Pegasus concert, at least the first half, was excellent. Everyone was very good; Bill Roper and Dr. Mary Crowell were exceptional. Did I mention her dress? And Merav's? Damn.

A bit after that, I bailed. I was utterly exhausted; long day, root canal yesterday. I will do everything I can to take a nap today, 'cause I want a long, long filk tonight. :)

(A couple of interesting things. Everyone swears I have lost weight. I have not, but if I look a little more solid, hey. And, my left wrist -- the one that I sprained awhile back -- has been bugging me a lot more this week. Fortunately, the guitaring position isn't affected. But it's been hurting pretty steadily. Ibuprofen is definitely my friend.)

So how's by you...?

Comments

[ericcoleman]

I just posted about my weekend ... it's going very well. Still, I do miss you all.

[alverant.livejournal.com]

Going to take some time and relax before starting the Great Job Hunt again. I need it to recover from the general exhaustion the last one brought. My MMORPG is having a Halloween event so that's going to be some fun. I'll probably clean up a little too. For now I just want to relax and forget my coming troubles. I've been through this before and I came out OK. I will not let this interfere with Windycon like last year (but to be fair I got laid off the day before the con). I'll cut back on the filk purchases though.

(Maybe you did loose weight. Someone said the same of me but I'm pretty sure I did. I didn't think it was enough for people to notice.)

[tcgtrf.livejournal.com]

Looks like I'm only going to have one scheduled panel at Windy. Want to get together for one of the meals?

Tom T.

[alverant.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I'm going to have to wait and see how things are looking when the con comes around. I'm not sure they got my prereg (check still isn't cashed yet). I tend to play it by ear and go where the whim takes me and what isn't outrageously busy. If I'm feeling confident about finding a position, sure. But last year I was so deflated over being laid off I only ate what was available in the consuite and made a point to spend $0 there.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

You and the Burnside-Clapps BOTH giving concerts up there? And I'm missing it! Grrr... Hope you have lots more fun and much less pain this weekend.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I only had one song during the Pegasus concert. I'll tell you about it sometime. ;)

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

Well, Tom, guys like you always get hugs from beautiful women. Guys like me are lucky to dodge the rocks thrown at us by beautiful women.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Sadly, missing OVFF. It's just too far to get to without any vacation days, and I'm just starting a long-term (about 3 months) temp job. Temp means no benefits and no days off unless they're unpaid.

On the other hand, I'm liking the work, it's a good thing to have on my resume for when I resume looking for full time permanent work, and it's a better fit for how my brain works than what I have been doing, which means I have more creative resources left at the end of the work day than I did at my previous job, which is a very good thing.

And it's better than last year, when I missed OVFF due to having been unemployed since January, with no end in sight, and was simply afraid to spend the money.

[poltr1]

I have my daughter today. Tomorrow I head to OVFF, for Chamberfilk and the Filk Jam. Hope to see you there.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I've been embracing Ibuprofen a lot myself lately due to shoulder pain from a spill I took back in September while running for a bus I needn't have run for. Other than that, still not working.

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Oh, damndamndamn, wish I could be there!

There is an ointment that I use (I'm not up to making it for sale yet) that is a combination of olive oil. marjoram, yarrow, vitamin E, beeswax and camphor that is amazingly helpful for sore joints and muscles.

Also (and more available to you) eucalyptis oil is considered very helpful for sore or injured joints. Do NOT, however, use the Essential oil because that would burn your skin.

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

I'm not beautiful, but I send you hugs from far away anyhow. And wish I were there.

[tcgtrf.livejournal.com]

Warm and clear here in Champaign. Slept late after getting up so early yesterday for all the eye tests.

Lily's off at the library--may take her out for ice cream when she gets back, then going to try to get my bard to eleventh level. DDO's just introduced half-elves, half-orcs, and a lot of new monsters (including medusas and a bunch of new types of devils).

Tom T.

[shannachie.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Wish I could be there.

[jenk]

Jealous! ;)

It did occur to me that a side affect of the "being let go" would be I'd have time to go to OVFF, but ... adding in more optional expenses right now isn't exactly a great idea. Le sigh.

Everyone swears I have lost weight. I have not, but if I look a little more solid, hey.

Heh. I started getting that when I began exercising more. Hadn't lost weight, but I was probably more "at home" in my bod, as it were, and it showed. Probably better posture, too.

[sveethot.livejournal.com]

Just walked in from Texas Ren Fest. I've come to the conclusion that it's a big theme mall that charges entry. I have to go back next weekend because a friend's coming in from Oklahoma. After that ... meh.

[kilted-singer.livejournal.com]

TRF has become just a comercial "ren mall", but the new one (Sherwood Forest) over towards Austin (in Feb-March) is what TRF was 30 years ago!

[kismatt.livejournal.com]

One of these years, I'll get to come back to OVFF. :( I miss it!! It's been at least 10 years since I've been there.

[billroper]

Thanks! And it was great fun to share a circle with you at the Dead Dog!