Live from Dragon*Con, Day 2

[thatcrazycajun]

Having finally gotten smart and asked a hotel staff member how to access the wireless Internet node (turns out it only works on the above-ground levels, from the lobby up, which doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense marketing-wise, since their business meeting rooms are mostly underground), I can now post live from the Hyatt via TMobile's network about events and my own activities at Dragon*Con 2006, in full swing since yesterday (though it is annoying to have to pay $9.95 a day for the thing within miles of my own DSL-equipped home). filkertom's concert last night kicked mass quantities of ass, as he notes in his own LJ, and so did the one by the Boogie Knights which immediately followed him (even without Dave "Theodoric of York, Medieval Disc Jockey" Keefer, who was forced to miss the con by his newly-increased family responsibilities). Looking forward to Heather Alexander's set and the Dementia Live 2006 show this evening (in which Tom and lukeski figure heavily), and Tom's second show tomorrow night. Currently sitting in the Hyatt lobby people-watching and figuring out what else to do today. My cell phone is out of juice and needs charging, so I won't be reachable that way for awhile yet (until I can find someplace to safely sit with it plugged in for an hour or two), but I am checking e-mail and LJ.

And now we pause for a thought-provoking interlude by shannachie. Be sure to read the comments (yes, I know there are a lot of them). If it makes you envious of her eloquence and soberly self-examining as it did me, then it's worth your time.

Comments

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

You should probably edit your post above to include a link to her post. ;)

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I tried to do that in the original post and it kept coming out wrong for some reason.

[gorgeousgary]

Boogies and Heather and Tom Smith, oh my! Sounds like a hoppin' con.

Interesting observation about the wireless. I've noticed similar things in the very short time since I started toting a laptop. Heck, I was in one hotel which supposedly had free wireless in the public space and could barely get a signal even in the lobby!