Drummer's Corner of the World

I basically treated WindyCon as a relaxacon... I needed to relax more than I needed to rush around attending a zillion panels (though there were several interesting-looking ones that I thought about going to), so I did a little shopping on Sunday, spent Friday night and Saturday night in the filkroom, and basically spent the rest of the weekend being a vegetable. (And I still didn't make it to the pool... catalana and I have brought swimsuits and planned to swim at the last couple of cons and so far we haven't even gotten close enough to smell the chlorine.)

Highlights of the weekend...

Hanging out 'til the wee hours of Sunday morning with andpuff, mofilker, janmagic and almeda... the music was fun and the company was fabulous.

Being awed, all over again, by how quickly both mofilker and sweetmusic_27 can pick up on what someone is singing (especially when it starts a capella so they don't get a clue for key from guitar chords, etc.) and jump in to contribute just the right backing instrumentation.

Sleeping 'til after noon on Saturday, and indulging in room service both nights so that I could have some concentrated lazy time. (Side benefit... room service brought extra french fries for Chase both times, resulting in a very happy dog.)

Wandering the hotel on Sunday afternoon with Chase in his borrowed Radio Flyer wagon. He got lots of attention and I had some lovely conversations with folks who I might not have met otherwise.

Stocking up on CDs that fill some holes in my collection... in no particular order... Rob Balder, Bramblebush, Dandelion Wine (how had I managed to go this long without buying their CD??), John Wiseman (who I think I first heard at Windy last year), Julia Ecklar, Urban Tapestry and Bob Kanefsky.

Stocking up on books, including iSFiC Press's new short story collection from andpuff, who autographed it for me after first spending a moment petting Mr. Chase.

Just generally visiting with and listening to folks who I don't see often.