It's almost Dragon*Con!

[feuervogel]

The pocket program is out. I got my stuff packed. (Costume & clothes & 2 pairs of Fluevogs. Everything will be wrinkled, but there's an iron.)

I sent a big email of coordination stuff to the 7 other people sharing my rooms. I hope we can get rooms on the same floor, at least. That would be helpful. I just shared my GCal with them all. (Yes, I add everything I want to go to in GCal. This year I can check it on my phone rather than print it out. USEFUL.) And if everyone else puts their schedules in their GCals and shares them, I can have all the schedule info I want (and more ;) )

Still to do: get con food together. Granola bars, bread, PB, good coffee, maybe alcohol (depending on mah gutz).

Things I need to not forget: copies of Retro Spec, the printout of U8 to read from. Phone charger. Camera.

I discovered that I can listen to Bundesliga radio on my computer. Unlike streaming video, this doesn't get blocked every 63 minutes. No video, but that's OK. This match day has had like 40 goals. The new ball (essentially the Jabulani from the World Cup), named Torfabrik, lives up to its name. The BuLi is all sorts of messed up. Newly-promoted Kaiserslautern handed Bayern a 2:0 loss yesterday. This will be an interesting season, for sure.

Comments

[doctorskuld.livejournal.com]

Have fun at Dragon*Con! Once more I am afraid I cannot join you, but please do have fun in my stead, and I hope your digestive tract behaves the best it can while you're there.

*hugs*

[kirin]

One of these years you gotta hit up D*C again. So many funs! But I understand that this is not the year...

[feuervogel]

*hugs*!

Have you considered "apprenticeship at a brewery" in your list of things to do between phd and post doc?

[doctorskuld.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've had it suggested to me actually, but I have NO IDEA how to actually go about getting one, since I don't actually know any people who work for any companies. :( There is also the problem that if I get something, getting paid would be awesome, since I have no savings from graduate school, and the likelihood of doing a brewer's apprenticeship while making enough money to eat and pay back my student loans is slim.

Any suggestions?

And have fun at Dragon Con! :D YAY!

[feuervogel]

Hm, I guess just find some micro/craft breweries and drop them email? I don't suppose moving cross-country is in your plans (especially if you plan to post-doc in CA).