This is a cry for help

As most of you know, we're off to DragonCon over Labor Day weekend. This is good.

However, there are a couple of things we need some help on, if someone would be so kind:

1) saffronhare/agrnmn: Can we come over tonight or tomorrow and use your sewing machine?
2) General population: Could someone come over and feed the beasties? druidevo said he would take care of it, but that was before the thing about moving to Lawrence. We will feed them Friday morning, but the Black Beast is used to getting fed daily lately, and the Small Spotted Beastie goes through a bowl of frisks every two days or so. We'll be back late Monday, so we're probably just talking Saturday/Sunday here.
3) Also general population: Does anybody have a pair of black fingerless gloves (short, not elbow-length), and/or a black coat with tails that they would be willing to loan us for the trip?

Thanks muchly!

This is a cry for help

As most of you know, we're off to DragonCon over Labor Day weekend. This is good.

However, there are a couple of things we need some help on, if someone would be so kind:

1) saffronhare/agrnmn: Can we come over tonight or tomorrow and use your sewing machine?
2) General population: Could someone come over and feed the beasties? druidevo said he would take care of it, but that was before the thing about moving to Lawrence. We will feed them Friday morning, but the Black Beast is used to getting fed daily lately, and the Small Spotted Beastie goes through a bowl of frisks every two days or so. We'll be back late Monday, so we're probably just talking Saturday/Sunday here.
3) Also general population: Does anybody have a pair of black fingerless gloves (short, not elbow-length), and/or a black coat with tails that they would be willing to loan us for the trip?

Thanks muchly!

Of Cars and Cons

The other thing about the upcoming trip is that we, being more or less broke, and more or less up to our eyeballs with various governmental agencies demanding that we pay taxes like ordinary mortal citizens, are going to drive to Atlanta rather than fly. Some would argue that the extended road-trip is a necessary part of the Con experience. Me, I could take it or leave it, but as it stands, we're doing it, so I suppose I'd better take it.

The thing about that is that after the trip to New Orleans (the last road trip, which occurred back in my green hair days), we decided that As Gods Were Our Witness, We Shall Never Drive More Than Four Hours In The Druidmobile Again! Which means that the conveyance of choice is my little civic, popularly known as Asmodeus (don't ask, don't ask).

Now, Asmodeus is a little champ of a car, no doubt, but he needs a bit of work before I expect him to manage 24+ hours of solid driving in four days. ( Read more... )

Of Cars and Cons

The other thing about the upcoming trip is that we, being more or less broke, and more or less up to our eyeballs with various governmental agencies demanding that we pay taxes like ordinary mortal citizens, are going to drive to Atlanta rather than fly. Some would argue that the extended road-trip is a necessary part of the Con experience. Me, I could take it or leave it, but as it stands, we're doing it, so I suppose I'd better take it.

The thing about that is that after the trip to New Orleans (the last road trip, which occurred back in my green hair days), we decided that As Gods Were Our Witness, We Shall Never Drive More Than Four Hours In The Druidmobile Again! Which means that the conveyance of choice is my little civic, popularly known as Asmodeus (don't ask, don't ask).

Now, Asmodeus is a little champ of a car, no doubt, but he needs a bit of work before I expect him to manage 24+ hours of solid driving in four days. ( Read more... )