My personal highlight was meeting Jason Blum of Blumhouse at our booth. I didn’t know he was going to be there and had actually watched The Woman in the Yard on the flight up. I was kind of bumbling idiot (no surprise), but he was very gracious. I tried to get him to tell me if my interpretation of the end of the movie is correct (as he is famous for being ambiguous) and he just smiled and said it sounded right.
I also met the guy who wrote the Clown in a Cornfield book, which the movie is based on, but I didn’t tell him I had no idea there was a book.
I also got to take the RPG guys to brunch and they’re fantastic.
I also saw a panel of awesome witches.
We also saw Danny Trejo ride by in a cart and David Dastmalchian, who was very rude to a security guard.
It was great having Justin there during travel and meals. I was excited to share the experience with him even though most of the time I was working.
He kept himself busy.
The hotel room overlooked the marina and was a much better quality than ones we stay in when we are paying.
We saw a seagull fly down from a ledge and land on his face. I literally screamed but a guy told me it happens all the time and it was learning to fly. It did get right back up, seemingly unfazed. I really hope the poor little birdie doing better.
Mostly I just worked the booth where 97% of the customers were really cool. Note: people are rabid for free stuff even when they have no idea what they’re getting. But fandom overall is fantastic.
Y’all remember those days when we used to do trade shows all day then go drinking all night? How did we even survive that?
This past week, the whole week after we got home, other than working literally in my living room, I pretty much just slept.
Note: Nike Metacons are fantastic for the gym, not so much for being on your feet 6 days in a row. Not that I’ve been to the gym in two weeks. I did look at the gym in the hotel. It was very nice.
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