Day 1 at WorldCon
Aug. 13th, 2025 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutI got breakfast in the club lounge. Really good! I got a plate for A. and left it in the room and put apple juice in the mini fridge for her.
I walked over to registration with saudi film / writer guy (door story), Kayla (who I think E. has told me about) and another woman who was the main person I talked to but whose name I have forgotten. The door story is for the first time since I got divorced (pre-kids, pre-blog), I had a standoff over door opening and holding. Saudi holds the door, fine, I walk through and hold the next one. Other folks go through, fine, he refuses, makes a big deal, and then goes over through another door. I walk through and he comes back and grabs it and says, “Ha ha I tricked you.” 100% his Saudi mom did NOT intend for him to do this. He’s a bad man.
Lots of great con stories from the two women. They were all presenters and registered, but I had to stand in a very long line at registration. H. was ahead of me and it took her most of an hour to get through. I had a great conversation with Ache, who is contemplating getting an MFA. Priestess showed up right when I got to the head of the line, so I was able to pick up everyone’s badges at once. (Including J., N. and B.’s!) Woot!
Priestess and I had lunch at Solo splitting a salad and mediterranean platter.
Later in the day, R., A. and I met up with my cousin S. and his wife R. and went to Din Tai Fong. Super yummy!
[I really should update this with the panels I went to.]
I walked over to registration with saudi film / writer guy (door story), Kayla (who I think E. has told me about) and another woman who was the main person I talked to but whose name I have forgotten. The door story is for the first time since I got divorced (pre-kids, pre-blog), I had a standoff over door opening and holding. Saudi holds the door, fine, I walk through and hold the next one. Other folks go through, fine, he refuses, makes a big deal, and then goes over through another door. I walk through and he comes back and grabs it and says, “Ha ha I tricked you.” 100% his Saudi mom did NOT intend for him to do this. He’s a bad man.
Lots of great con stories from the two women. They were all presenters and registered, but I had to stand in a very long line at registration. H. was ahead of me and it took her most of an hour to get through. I had a great conversation with Ache, who is contemplating getting an MFA. Priestess showed up right when I got to the head of the line, so I was able to pick up everyone’s badges at once. (Including J., N. and B.’s!) Woot!
Priestess and I had lunch at Solo splitting a salad and mediterranean platter.
Later in the day, R., A. and I met up with my cousin S. and his wife R. and went to Din Tai Fong. Super yummy!
[I really should update this with the panels I went to.]