I had promised the esteemed Veep I would bring some swag for the auction which would be of interest to CHM, but had forgotten it. Well, not exactly forgotten... I was going out the door with the bag of swag in my hand when i nearly tripped over the bag of used kitty litter which I'd neglected to haul the 2 blocks to the dumpster after changing the litterbox last night. So I put the swag down, threw out the kitty litter, and instead of going back for the swag I hopped into the car and headed to San Mateo. I realized the error just before getting onto the freeway, but by that time I was already late, so...
Westercon did not appear to be doing so well. Looking at the newsletters and the large number of available parking spaces, it wasn't very well attended. I was especially sorry to see in the newsletter the masquerade only attracted a handful of contestants. I know how hard
I didn't buy a membership because of several factors - their web site did not instill confidence; the choice of what, for most of us, is a 2-day weekend followed by 2 work days; the horrible hotel choice; the lack of announced big name guests**; the proximity to Baycon.