ConDFW in Richardson, TX: Feb 20-22, 2009

[The Dread Pharaoh Roberts]

Here's Cathy Clamp, Shannon Butcher, and CT Adams.



All three are very funny and sweet.

Jim and Shannon:



Jim and...me!



...after discussing how we're mostly useful for carrying things and killing things for our wives.

[Spectacular Sameth]

Does anyone have any pics of last night's dinner?

[Seiya234]

I'll have mine up by tomorrow though most of them blurred. That's what happens when you're going for nonobtrusive. :/

[Spectacular Sameth]

I didn't think you were that non obtrusive. I got wrapped up in conversating with Jim and Priscilla. I was fully aware you were there, though. The only person I was ignoring was the person on the other side of Priscilla.

I felt bad because I didn't talk to Vijay or his friend much when everyone else arrived.

And blurry pics are better than no pics. I forgot my digital camera. I was kicking myself the whole day for it.

[GalacticWizard]

This was a lot of fun!

[caynreth]

I have pictures that will be uploaded at some point when I can see straight again. Came home this afternoon to new puppy having wreaked merry havoc on the entire house and had to do some major clean up.

[Gman]

I really enjoyed the con. I was there only for Sunday (had to work Fri and Sat) I wish I could have gone to the dinner on Saturday. Where did everyone decide to go? I met Jim and he was very nice, he said hi and signed a few books for me The panels were very informative, entertaining and I wish I could have been at the ones on the earlier days. There were quite a few people dressed up in costume. Does anyone know the women dressed as (I'm guessing) an adult R rated Alice in Wonderland? I never got to see Priscelle. Did she dress as Maeve? I also got to meet David Weber and Taylor Anderson. I wish I checked out the con web page better cause I only read about the two A list authors. I would have brought a few Anderson books (who is up and coming). Took a couple of pics on my phone and may download it later in the week.

[Spectacular Sameth]

She dressed as Priscilla. I was expecting Molly myself.

[Dville]

Had a wonderful time! Just went Saturday, myself, (Kids, husband, life). Enjoyed meeting Jim, he was even cooler than I thought he would be. Wrote about our honing in on dinner (we got 'invited... ish, in the parking lot ... thankfully, no restraining orders have been issued yet, but it is good to have something to work on!

If you missed it, and want to read about it its on my blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=40947724

Its funny, but was even more amazing in person!

The thing that struck me was how welcoming and friendly everyone was. It was my first Con (I know, I know), but am totally hooked now!

Jim Rocks!

[Priscellie]

If you missed it, and want to read about it its on my blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=40947724

Oh god, you were trying to follow my car?  I am so sorry.  Central kind of sucks in terms of entrance and exit labeling, and I had to get creative.  I was trying to drive like a sane person, but Central made it difficult.  I would have driven much more slowly, had I known you were actually going to follow me, as opposed to just following our hasty directions.

Also, it was Humperdinks, not Humpernickers.

[Spectacular Sameth]

Vijay had GPS in his car. You guys should have followed us.

[Priscellie]

You guys all exited the front, Sameth.  I was the only driver parked out back.  That's when I encountered our Musketeers.

[Spectacular Sameth]

I wasn't aware there was a back entrance. 

[The Dread Pharaoh Roberts]

Yeah, it was around...um...back...

Back by that staircase.

[Shecky]

Oh god, you were trying to follow my car?  I am so sorry.  Central kind of sucks in terms of entrance and exit labeling, and I had to get creative.  I was trying to drive like a sane person, but Central made it difficult.  I would have driven much more slowly, had I known you were actually going to follow me, as opposed to just following our hasty directions.

Also, it was Humperdinks, not Humpernickers.

This is why my OCD-driven self always prints out several maps of the area pre-event.