Service at the hotel is short-staffed. I get it. But this doesn’t reflect well on the chain. It’s a convention. @MarriottBonvoy

The hotel lounge has real books not just dummy spines. #books

I’m getting hungry. I haven’t had anything to eat all day.

“Life isn’t a road, but more of a river. Sometimes you go with the flow and other times the flow takes you kicking and screaming.” #writing

Demonstrable has nothing to do with demons or monsters.

“Even boiled water tastes good to a someone dying of thirst.” ancient proverb I just made up

I’m seeing a lot of people with packs of cigarettes in MD. I rarely see it in DE. This must really be “the South”.

Checked in and back at the con hotel. At least the weather has been decent.

I’m not having an easy day, apparently.

The hotel “across the street” is literally a mile drive because of the major highway with no crosswalk. #design #failure

I forgot how much a hassle simply checking into a hotel can be…

I guess I need to do some research on the state of air and water during that time. #writing

The hotel does have a nice garden.

I’m now sitting in the hotel courtyard to get away from the crowd/noise. I forget people tend to shout in public.

Oh well. I guess pro artists no longer go/exhibit/sell at cons. The art show is small and has the usual arts and crafts stuff. I was hoping to get some original art. #sf #art

Ok got a room for one night across the street. Lucked out.

SuperNote is great for note taking in weird situations where a fountainpen is inconvenient. Of course, my handwriting stinks when not on a flat stable surface. #writing

I just came up with an idea of how to vastly improve my Watsonian novel. I knew it felt like something was missing. Now I know what. #writing #holmes #watson

Well that’s something you don’t see everyday. Guy in the men’s room, standing at the urinal reading a book. Of course, he doesn’t wash his hands. #life #failure #character

So now I’m in the “lobby”

What a weird hotel. They have a con and only two people at checkin and they just closed the cafe for the day. And everyone is working at a leisurely pace. #shoreleavecon.

Hanging out in the cafe until things start at 1. Working on my Watsonian novel. #shoreleavecon

Arrived but discovered my hotel reservation is screwed up and they have no rooms. So much for the con. Going home later today. #shoreleavecon

Are hand-pies called hand-pies because of size or because you can eat them with your hands after they fall apart when you pick them up? #baking

I’m off to Shore-Leave Con this morning. I’ll be reporting from there. #shorleavecon