I made it back alive! (No, there wasn’t really much question of that.) So, how did it go? It was a mixed bag, honestly. Not because of any major hiccups in the con itself, but other things that happened around it.

The Good. I enjoyed volunteering in the Green Room. The panels I attended were excellent. It was especially great to get into the very crowded Q&A and reading with Martha Wells, an author I really admire.

The Bad. Our drive across the state went well, until we reached Seattle itself. Then we got lost for over an hour, with the map program trying to send us into one-way streets. It also turned out that our hotel was five blocks from the convention center. That’s a longer walk than it seems like, when you have to go back and forth a lot. Also, the meals were costly at the convention center. That was expected, but still unpleasant.

The Ugly. My husband got lost and walked for an hour and a half. He ended up at the Space Needle, which wasn’t on our planned itinerary. He finally called me to say he didn’t know where he was, which freaked me out because I didn’t know where he was, either! We did connect and get back to the hotel safely, but he over stressed himself and basically missed 2 days of the convention because it hurt to walk. I didn’t want to yell at him, but there’s such a thing as a taxi if you need to get around in strange cities.

In the end, we came home a day early. I missed a couple of friends I wanted to get together with. And it really did seem like 5 days is too long for a convention. However, the art show was wonderful, and the dealer’s room was great, too. There were a whole lot of publishers there, which is possibly a topic for another blog.

I’m glad I got to go to Worldcon, and I was glad to get home. I have everything unpacked and put away. My summer break is over next Monday, but at least I have a couple of new books to read.

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