So by the time I'd got lost in the Metropole and then dealt with someone else's dropped wallet I was not going to have time to rest/eat/caffeine/meds before the panel I really wanted to see. I thought I'd just nip back to my room for the caffeine and meds, and by the time I'd had half a hot cross bun and the meds realised that the rest of it wasn't optional. Hope the talk is on catch up.

Thirty years ago I would go to something in nearly every panel slot, be up to 1am every night, drive home, and be back at work the next day. Getting older is not fun, even if it's better than the alternative.

At least the wonders of modern technology mean I can whine about it on the internet in real time instead of having to wait until I get home. 🤣

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Is it just me, or when a panel moderator mentions the discord, does anyone else hear "Discworld"?

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Panel on creating haunted objects for a story. Workshop section at end involves writing from a set of prompts about haunted everyday objects.

I, meanwhile, am frantically scribbling notes for a plot bunny about haunted giant hogweed chasing someone into a tunnel in the gap between two modern buildings in modern Manchester, sparked by a comment about urban explorers twenty minutes earlier.

The giant hogweed and tunnel are real, although probably not haunted. Unfortunately the resulting story would pin down fairly accurately whereabouts I work, so probably won't get written.

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It wouldn't be a *proper* con hotel without a Douglas Adams Memorial Lift...

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Bah humbug. Yesterday when I couldn't cope with the noise I saw passing by or in the distance several people I think I know. Now that I can cope with at least ten minutes in the bar I can't find anyone.

Though I've probably passed several people whose avatars I'd recognise, just not their faces. 🤣

(Also, if I see you but don't acknowledge you it's because I didn't actually see you, especially if you're on my right. I almost certainly can't read your name badge. Next trip to the eye hospital is in a week or so. Say hello. 🙂)

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This is why I should not be allowed in the dealers room when I don't have a grown-up with me.

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Just got out of the fountain pen meet, where a good time was had by all. Lots of lovely pens and inks being passed around. I've got a couple of samples to take away; just wish I'd had more to contribute in exchange.

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