Worldcon Day Two - Fri

[mbernardi]

I realised today (with an email reminder from Jerrie A) that apart from being 45 years since the last Loncon, it's also 35 years since my first ever convention, and 20 years since starting the Lois McMaster Bujold mailing list!

So up 6:45 and out for No 1 breakfast + a corn beef sandwich for my lunch (£6.70) discovered I was trying to open hotel door with wrong code!
Caught train 8: and got to ExCel 9:35 bought a Costa coffe as I was signed up for a Kaffeeklatsch with C E Murphy and Suzanne McLeod, only one person there for Suzanne so combined the two, sparkling pencils were available (and I realised I'd actually read one of her books!)
Catie arrived a few minutes late but made up for it by bringing awesome chocolate fudge! I lively discussion / chat occurred (I reminded C that she had also written a Regency, when she enumerated her now works.
Wandered around the dealer area / exhibition
Ate my lunch (bought earlier) and then went in for the regency dance where I managed to "learn" and dance 3 routines before giving up (I really wish I'd gone to the Swing Dance teaching)

Bought a membership for next years eastercon (Dysprosium) in London (£60) then at just before 5:00 met up with E&I at DLR before taking the train to Woolwich Arsenal and then a minicar to S & Ms house (only £5)
arrived at 6:00 James still preparing curry. Chatted both inside and in the garden, lovely large house. James dished up at around 7:00 and had three helping! Wonderful flavours with Cobra beer! Discussion continued through the evening until I had to leave at 10:45. Got a lift back to my hotel from S and arrived 11:00, using Brian Blessed voiced satnav. Realised I'd taken my "Sharing Knife" with me and forgot to show it to anyone.