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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1125 on: January 14, 2011, 03:08:27 PM »
Noey, Matt, Gilly, Rob and I are here, and I haven't slept for over 24 hours. Whhhhheeeee!!!!!!!!*stuttercollapsecrash*

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1126 on: January 14, 2011, 03:55:26 PM »
PICTURES!  I NEED PICTURES!!!!
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1127 on: January 14, 2011, 03:56:06 PM »
Pictures and video. Lots of them!
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1128 on: January 14, 2011, 04:10:26 PM »
FIFY.
Nuh uh. Still awake. Haven't crashed yet. I have no clue why.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1129 on: January 14, 2011, 04:32:07 PM »
Nuh uh. Still awake. Haven't crashed yet. I have no clue why.
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Their magic *always* seems to run out in while you're in a warmish room full of fellow con-goers while you are forced to wait for the guest/author/panelist you came to see...   :)
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1130 on: January 14, 2011, 04:33:08 PM »
*flails* I don't get to leave until between 4 and 5.  But only live 45 minutes away (with rush hour traffic 90 min hopefully)  I look forward to seeing everyone though and will have my camera in hand. :D

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1131 on: January 14, 2011, 04:35:25 PM »
You are currently powered by a sprinkle of pixie dust from the "Gonna-Be-A-GREAT-Con" anticipation fairies.

Their magic *always* seems to run out in while you're in a warmish room full of fellow con-goers while you are forced to wait for the guest/author/panelist you came to see...   :)


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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1132 on: January 14, 2011, 04:38:26 PM »
You are currently powered by a sprinkle of pixie dust from the "Gonna-Be-A-GREAT-Con" anticipation fairies.

Their magic *always* seems to run out in while you're in a warmish room full of fellow con-goers while you are forced to wait for the guest/author/panelist you came to see...   :)

Right now I'm sitting in the hotel room talking with Matt, my guy, and Noey. We had to turn the heat down-it was blasting, and the temp is something like 30ish outside.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1133 on: January 14, 2011, 06:09:00 PM »
GAH. They tried to run our card and the person didn't write down all the numbers to run it and they GAVE AWAY OUR ROOM! When they said "oops, sorry, nothing we can do" and Gryph asked for a manager, they transferred him to the overflow hotel.  This is after TSA slit open my box with my sword and didn't bother to retape it (thank goodness everything seems to be there), but still!  Wth? 

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1134 on: January 14, 2011, 08:11:32 PM »
Shoot me now. Woke up at 4 AM. And wife's delicate little snores were just enough to keep me from falling asleep. Looks like I'm going to be caffeine's bitch for the duration of the con.

Remember Williamsburg is also a college town...there are PLENTY of places to get caffeine.   And sugar.  And combinations of the two.  ;D
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1135 on: January 14, 2011, 08:36:50 PM »
GAH. They tried to run our card and the person didn't write down all the numbers to run it and they GAVE AWAY OUR ROOM! When they said "oops, sorry, nothing we can do" and Gryph asked for a manager, they transferred him to the overflow hotel.  This is after TSA slit open my box with my sword and didn't bother to retape it (thank goodness everything seems to be there), but still!  Wth? 

Pictures TSA and his highly trained partner looking at the sword shaped xray on the box marked "sword" in the checked luggage:

"We have to check if it's a weapon."

"uhh....yuhhhh..."

"Looks like a sword."

"uhhh..... yuhhh... sword."

"The tag says 'sword.'  Might be a weapon."

"uyhhh... yuhhh...weapon."

"Let's open it."

"Uhhh.... yuhhhh... open."

"Ok.  It's a open.  It's a sword."

"Uhhh.. yuhhh... sword."

"Just like it says on the tag, just like it looks like on the xray."

"uhhh... yuhhh... xray."

"But we're paid to check to see if the box tagged "sword" in the checked baggage actually was a sword, just to be sure."

"uhhh...yuhhh... sure."

"Well, it could have been a sword shaped bomb.  Never can be too sure, good thing we're highly trained professionals."

"uhhh... yuhhh... pro...pro....pro...uhhh... trained."

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1136 on: January 14, 2011, 08:52:58 PM »
GAH. They tried to run our card and the person didn't write down all the numbers to run it and they GAVE AWAY OUR ROOM! When they said "oops, sorry, nothing we can do" and Gryph asked for a manager, they transferred him to the overflow hotel.  This is after TSA slit open my box with my sword and didn't bother to retape it (thank goodness everything seems to be there), but still!  Wth? 
Do you have a confirmation number? They make great flails to use on goobs who screw up reservations...
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1137 on: January 14, 2011, 08:58:50 PM »
Pictures TSA and his highly trained partner looking at the sword shaped xray on the box marked "sword" in the checked luggage:

 <snip>

"Well, it could have been a sword shaped bomb.  Never can be too sure, good thing we're highly trained professionals."

"uhhh... yuhhh... pro...pro....pro...uhhh... trained."
George & Lenny as TSA agents FTW!
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1138 on: January 14, 2011, 11:32:03 PM »
Hope you're all having a good time, regardless of small annoyances like no rooms and no sleep!  :D
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
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