DLC for me started the night before. I worked a really long shift so I'd be caught up when I left, got home and did laundry... and promptly washed my wallet. Ended up crashing on Shale's couch that night, with DLC off to a profane and annoyed start.
Got up at 4:50 for my flight out the DC area.I got to read a bunch on the flight over, it was an uneventful flight. Took the BART from the airport all the way down to El Cerrito. With a little trial and error, I manage to figure out how to get from the BART station down to the road where we're staying for the con! I pull up my phone to see the DL and get the street address... and find that the DL is down. Fuck. oh, but I can just text someone from the group!.... except that I didn't port over my old contacts when I got a new phone. Double fuck. Not a big deal though, right? I wrote the address down and put it in my wallet... and then promptly washed it the previous night. Triple fuck. Soppy and Gref wander out, which is how I figure it out. I exchange some choice bad words and then wander in. I spend a couple of hours hanging out and catching up with Dhyer and talking to other people, then crashing super early thursday.
Oh, I do remember giving Tonfa his Ludvig Borga card. That was worth the price of admission.
Friday was better. I got up before anyone else and browsed the net for a bit till Cmdr got up. I dragoon him into going out since I'm bored and it's always good to talk to people one on one or in small groups at cons. It's especially true here, as CK wasn't at DLC last year. We headed out for coffee and donuts at this point down at the local coffee shop. It was pretty good quality but not amazingly great by any means. We buy a few things at the grocery store after that. One broken bottle of tea later, we're out of the store and on our way back. We catch a large group of people headed towards breakfast at this point and we decide to tag along. I talk with Elf and Ciato a bunch on this trip, Gate too. I just get coffee here, more tag along for the company.
After that, it's heading back to the con house. A SF trip is vaguely talked about but never materalizes. Oh well. I spend time talking to people. I met Dragonknightzero, who was pretty cool. (Sorry we didn't talk more man!) I help LD grab a few things from her apartment around this time, with only minor property damage. After a bit, I drag some people along for a trip to the bookstore. I walk up there with Dhyer, Ciato, Dragonknight, Cmdr, and VSM, and Miki. I spend way too long babbling about the Wheel of Time on the way up. Good times are had in the bookstore, and I buy myself a short story collection. I also foist off a Sanderson story on VSM talk with him extensively about Dresden files as well. Dinner that night was at a pasta place, which was most excellent.
Saturday started with walking to a local coffee shop. I got to talk to Gref on this walk, which is good as we didn't cross paths much at DLC. I also got to hang out with Soppy (which I rarely do at cons) and VSM, and BS about books. Spent time on the wal kto the bowling alley talking with MC and Elfboy both. I bowl better than usual at least!! After bowling, it's dinner with Miki/Nick/Dhyer, the music quiz, and BSing with people till bed.
Didn't get to talk much with the Majong crew (Laggy/Nitori/Tonfa/Tal) which is sad. Also didn't talk much with Andy, which is a combo of him playing board games+being sick. I spent the most time with Dhyer, then Miki/Nick/VSM/Ciato/Elf.
Sunday I get up early, pack up and leave.! I buy Ashley coffee as thanks for getting up at a godforsaken time of the morning for driving me to the airport. 10 seconds after Ashley drives off, I realize that I left my luggage at the rental house. Fuck. It was fun this year! The con flew by as I was only really there for two days. Not having to drive really made it go by faster as well! The flight back was super quick, as the second half of Cordelia's honor made the flight go by in a blink.
Con highlights: Catching up with Dhyer, Dresden talk with VSM and Soppy, and the couple of times I got people (Cmdr/LD) and really got to talk to them one on one for a long period of time. Playing Set was also really fun. Meeting Dragonknightzero and realizing that we had crossed paths with some of the same people over the years was fun too. E: Completely forgot, was also awesome to talk to Magey. Whoops!
