I took Thursday and Friday of this week off for PAX, but our plans changed slightly due to Ed’s coworkers beating him to the vacation request punch. Since he has to work today, I gallantly decided that I would wait for him so we could drive down together, even though it means missing the first day of the event.

I’m not so worried about missing a day – there’s a definite limit to how much “other people” I can take – but I AM worried about the fact that this is a long weekend; the last one before everything goes back to normal, and we’re going to try to cross the border at 6pm on a Friday night.

I’m packing rations and supplies for an army – we could be in line for HOURS. I hope that isn’t the case – I will be seriously grumpy and pointing tiny fingers at Ed – but there’s not much I can do about it, so I will cope. Admirably, even. I am such a trooper.

Even though my original plan of “leave Wednesday night” didn’t manifest itself, I opted to keep the Thursday and Friday I had already booked off work. For one, the craziness starts on Tuesday and I would like to be as rested as I can be, and for two I had a million things I needed to do before we left. So, instead of relaxing yesterday and today, I’ve been running around like a madman, being all productive and junk. This is not relaxing at all. I want a do over!

I did have some fun, though – I met Gina for lunch, and she is totally awesome. I’ve already invited her to my entire September calendar of events, so I’m sure she’s terrified of me and looking for an excuse to get out of being drunk with crazy strangers in the middle of hobo country, but it’s alllllll good. I also dropped off the Delicious Juice Bag o’ Mystery (yes I’m aware the name changes every time I mention it; it’ll get an official name soon) to August’s winner, Dale – he lives 6 minutes from me, so I thought I would take the scary route (I’m terrified of people I don’t know, yet look at me being all social with strangers!) and hand-deliver his present full of random things and the Voltron print.

There are four things left to do on my list, including a doctor’s appointment for a refill of sanity and an emergency cat food purchase. Then we shall hit the road for adventure!

I’m not bringing a computer with me, but I’ll have my camera and will try to update some variance of Twitter, Facebook, or the site. Full recap will be posted on Monday!

I forget – are pants mandatory for conventions?

Oh, and check out the back of my new business card:

i am a very sober woman

This’ll make people take me seriously as an Important Local Blogger, right? *snort*