OneBoot

Forgot to post that I got home safely yesterday! Started showing a touch of some kind of crud Monday morning, but I feel mostly better today. Waiting on Covid test results. Update: it's negative! Unfortunately that means I can't justify staying home from work all week. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Next year I'll be more on top of scheduling a Forumite dinner and picture. I didn't do either this year because I was constantly fighting with my conscience about encouraging large gatherings of my friends. Yes, we'd all been around each other all weekend, but I just couldn't do it because I'd blame myself if any of my friends got sick. I'm already planning out my teaching schedule and entries for next year! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Landed in Seattle. Now a 2 hour layover, then a short 1 hour flight home. :) Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Cheddar's is only a 5 min walk from the hotel. I'm getting a late lunch there now. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Oh, I checked in yesterday and didn't get the hotel minis; I'll have to look into that. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

There is, and they're not doing breakfast coupons anymore, thank goodness. Setup pictures!! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

An epic battle occurred between my crabman army and the baggage handlers. My army won, but there were some casualties. (For the record, Bones Black minis with sticky-out bits do NOT travel well) Time to play "Dude, where's my arm?!" Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

I answer to both OneBoot and Lauren, though at ReaperCon I'm more likely to respond to the first one. Here's what I'll look like on Saturday! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Let's start things off right with a good breakfast! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

It appears I'm having a "circular" night. This means I'm feeling anxious about several things I really need to get done, but I can't prioritize between them, so then I get more anxious because I'm not getting anything done. Repeat until a) it gets so late I need to go to bed, or b) it gets so late I need to go to bed but frantically try to get something done anyways. It appears tonight's option will be #2. What's most frustrating is I haven't had one in a rather long time, and this is rather inconvenient timing. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

I would highly recommend using "talk to an artist" as the filler box; a lot of the artists don't get many visitors. :) Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Update: Fully assembled, and looking delightfully horrifying. I'd highly recommend assembling all of the creature befor attaching it to the post. It slides up through a couple of tentacles that are sculpted curled to hold it, and once on they actually create a surprisingly sturdy grip. It's so tentacle-y and bug eyed and creepy and I love it. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D

Yog-Sothoth, unsurprisingly, is a bit of a nightmare to assemble. I eventually had to resort to using rubber bands to hold bits together while the glue dried, since the chunkier pieces didn't tend to stay put long enough, and my hands were getting tired trying to keep them squished together sufficiently. I've just got the tentacles left, then I get to try and attach the whole thing to the pillar. I am not comforted by the fact that I know eventually I'll need to half pull it apart again when I have time to paint it. Huzzah! --OneBoot 😄

I laugh because I'm Californian grown, though we did get some glorious thunderstorms in the Sacramento area where I grew up. I miss those. Eastern WA just doesn't seem to get the hang of storms. They tend to end up as just cloud cover, or a half hour of mild precipitation if we're lucky. It's like nobody told it to change the settings from default. That rain dial has a whole RANGE of numbers on it! Try something other than one! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D