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Not nearly as sore and tired as yesterday, but still plenty worn out! And I'm starting to get blisters (I'm really not used to wearing shoes this much, and it shows).
( Addendum to yesterday's report )
Today started really early, though surprisingly, not early enough. The roads down by the convention center were already packed by 8:00am, even though the show didn't open until 10:00. We'd volunteered to help stuff gift bags for the Star Wars Fan Club Breakfast tomorrow -- it was a lot more fun than it sounds, and we got free swag as payment (Yay free swag!). After making a swag-dumping run out to the car, it was only about an hour before my appointment to donate blood, so I hit the Starbucks at the Marriott and had a nice big lunch (just ahead of the rush).
Blood donation went really well -- I'd been so worried that I'd end up wasting an hour or more going through the process only to find out I wouldn't be able to donate (either because of dehydration or a low iron count). No problems there... and they had things set up pretty efficiently. It took awhile to get through it all, and at the end they loaded us up with lots of sugar (they had doughnuts, cookies, Rice Krispie Treats and juice for us -- we were all buzzed by the end) and, of course, we got goodie bags which included a Spike action figure! Chatting with other people at the canteen table, it turned out to have been a major incentive to donate blood for most of us.
I missed the Ray Harryhausen panel while I was donating blood, so I slipped into the tail end of the "Battlestar Galactica" panel (and no, I still haven't really watched the show... but it was still interesting), ( so that I'd have a good seat for the 'Bones' panel. )
( Then it was off to the Star Wars Spectacular )
( I couldn't resist its siren call, so I stuck around for the next presentation: Snakes on a Plane!!!!! )
( Addendum to yesterday's report )
Today started really early, though surprisingly, not early enough. The roads down by the convention center were already packed by 8:00am, even though the show didn't open until 10:00. We'd volunteered to help stuff gift bags for the Star Wars Fan Club Breakfast tomorrow -- it was a lot more fun than it sounds, and we got free swag as payment (Yay free swag!). After making a swag-dumping run out to the car, it was only about an hour before my appointment to donate blood, so I hit the Starbucks at the Marriott and had a nice big lunch (just ahead of the rush).
Blood donation went really well -- I'd been so worried that I'd end up wasting an hour or more going through the process only to find out I wouldn't be able to donate (either because of dehydration or a low iron count). No problems there... and they had things set up pretty efficiently. It took awhile to get through it all, and at the end they loaded us up with lots of sugar (they had doughnuts, cookies, Rice Krispie Treats and juice for us -- we were all buzzed by the end) and, of course, we got goodie bags which included a Spike action figure! Chatting with other people at the canteen table, it turned out to have been a major incentive to donate blood for most of us.
I missed the Ray Harryhausen panel while I was donating blood, so I slipped into the tail end of the "Battlestar Galactica" panel (and no, I still haven't really watched the show... but it was still interesting), ( so that I'd have a good seat for the 'Bones' panel. )
( Then it was off to the Star Wars Spectacular )
( I couldn't resist its siren call, so I stuck around for the next presentation: Snakes on a Plane!!!!! )
