I had a good weekend. OK, I was expecting a great one, so I could decide to be disappointed, but it was a good weekend. I drove to Chattanooga for Chattacon, an annual science fiction convention. I got to sit on a panel and do a one-hour concert, as well as 2 short nights of filking (that’s music, people). But most of the rest of the time, I didn’t have anything much to do and didn’t know anybody other than some of the very few filkers. The setup was spread over hundreds of acres — it was over a mile from the Art Show to the Con Suite, all outdoors (although they did have a free shuttle service most of the day and into the night). The room parties all seemed to be centered around mixed drinks; the con suite had both good and bad beer. No parties with beer, just carousing people getting sloshed. Talk? No place to sit (except the con suite). The weather was bright but chilly, making long walks less of a good thing. I’m not a glass-half-empty type, the glass was at least 2\/3 full… I was hoping for more. I’ll live.<\/p>\n
I did stop off and visit an online friend for the first time after I left on Sunday. Got lost going there (he told me the wrong highway number — I was supposed to be on US 27 and he said Highway 24, which is the Interstate highway from Nashville to Chattanooga… I got there anyhow, thanks to my reliance on maps).<\/p>\n
Missed the NFL playoff games. Well, “missed” is the wrong word. I didn’t watch them, but didn’t even think about them.<\/p>\n
And, after a week of scammers and pornsite links, I finally got a real person (I currently believe) to respond to my personals ad on Craigslist. I’ve closed all my other personals profiles except NLL (where I mostly help people find alternatives in mental health; rarely get anyone talking about relationships, and those conversations don’t last long).<\/p>\n
Back to playing online. I’ve got some open mics schedules on SecondLife, as well as a concert coming up. If you’re on SL, let me know and I’ll tell you when and where.<\/p>\n
Hugs,
Me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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