Renovation (the World Science Fiction Convention) update #1

     This is the staff pin for Renovation, the 2011 world science fiction convention.  We are in beautiful Reno, Nevada.  The pin features the convention logo and is, presently, the only con photo I have loaded on my computer.

     I turned a 3 day drive into a little over a week by routing myself through St. Louis, Denver and several national parks.  It was a long, lovely drive.  But the Arapaho National Park was very dry.  Many of the pines had died.  I suspect that the pine borer beetle that killed so many trees in New Mexico is the culprit.

     This is the second official day of the con.  Of course, the people who are responsible for smooth running of events and stage management or just organizing their staff have been working since Sunday.

     My staff is slowly trickling in.  Last night, there were just two volunteers on duty.  We did party patrol, but had to close the office earlier than we wanted.  Of course there was a problem while we were out, checking functions.  My boss was called in at 0200 this morning.  She did not appreciate having to open our office and hang out until the problem was solved.

     As I said, folk are beginning to volunteer.  Next post will have more pictures.

short update for Monday

The weekend was a little gray. Clouds and rain Saturday, then cloudy all day Sunday with more rain. I'm definitely in the mood for a little more springtime. Besides, there aren't many blossoms for the horticulture exhibition.

The Arkansas Flower and Garden Show is this weekend. I'm helping out by organizing the volunteers. It's fun and I get to talk to people I hardly ever see. Of course, there are lots of changes to the schedule. One person is going to a grand-daughter's christening that weekend. Another was scheduled for a fishing trip. Alas for him, the rivers here are in spate and floating would be hazardous, not to mention no fun. That sort of thing.

A new helper has come on the scene. Shaquira, the cat a friend gave Fran has decided that the pointer on my screen is Very Interesting. She hunted it for about fifteen minutes this morning. Naturally I helped by moving the mouse around so she could track the little arrow on the screen.

Now, I have to get back to work on the volunteer schedule. The night before we start setting up, there is a dinner for the vendors. I'm bringing a dessert... strawberries and angel food cake. It's really easy and pretty yummy.

If someone wishes, I'll post the recipe here.