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jocelyncee) wrote2007-01-03 10:21 am
jocelyncee) wrote2007-01-03 10:21 am
Megacon!
Yup, my geekiness *really* knows no bounds. I managed to get the finances together enough to buy plane tix to Tampa, so I can finally meet some of these Nightgig people I've been working with for, oh, 'bout two years now. That's the real reason for going -- we've got a table again this year, and I didn't get to go last time.
I waited around for Christmas money so I could afford to go, and said if I found tix for around $200/$225 I could go.
Well, guess what? ^_^ $203. Fees and everything.
So I'm going to be taking a vacation of sorts in the middle of the semester. I'm going to miss class. I'm not going to care. After the exam (Jan 22nd) I don't think I'll really care all that much, anyway. I will also be missing the annual conference put on at KU by the German grad students, it turns out, although the date I originally heard was in March, not conflicting with Megacon (which was the case last year, and I was one of the ones running the grad student conference). Had my plans made; not my fault. I've been there every other time (except when I was in Germany, of course), so they can deal. :P
I waited around for Christmas money so I could afford to go, and said if I found tix for around $200/$225 I could go.
Well, guess what? ^_^ $203. Fees and everything.
So I'm going to be taking a vacation of sorts in the middle of the semester. I'm going to miss class. I'm not going to care. After the exam (Jan 22nd) I don't think I'll really care all that much, anyway. I will also be missing the annual conference put on at KU by the German grad students, it turns out, although the date I originally heard was in March, not conflicting with Megacon (which was the case last year, and I was one of the ones running the grad student conference). Had my plans made; not my fault. I've been there every other time (except when I was in Germany, of course), so they can deal. :P
Re: traveling-lrfskinny
Sounds like Morocco will be quite the adventure! The only thing I know about Morocco is that tagine chicken is yummy. :) Hope you have a great time!
Oh, and a "night gig" is the opposite of your day job. ;) In this case, Nightgig is a web community for artists (and occasional folks like me, web designers) who are doing their art as a hobby and who want to put their stuff up online. Most of the folks at Nightgig are webcomickers, and many are incredibly talented. A friend of mine started up this site a few years ago, and I started doing web design stuff as my "night gig". :)