Home again

Back from the northern lands. connotations was great. It felt a little different this year, maybe because there were slightly fewer people attending, but I really liked it. As usual I failed at attending many panels and instead maximised my walking on the beach/lounging about/fangirling/drinking times. Bliss.

I spent Saturday morning walking in the sparkling clean sea in the sunshine with new_kate, then we sat on the sand and drank lattes and really had a focussed discussion about how pretty everyone on Merlin is, especially Bradley James and his awesome haircut. Then we went back down to the beach again on Sunday, where me, new_kate, daegaer and mandragora1 had giant muffins in the cafe there. Saturday night we all got Moderately Tidy (with some stunning dresses and dramatic decolletage!) and had a special Park Hotel meal. "Special".

I do love the Park Hotel - it never learns its lesson somehow. I asked the waitress on Friday night if there was a vegetarian option. I wondered if she'd ever been asked this before from her blank look. "There's... veggies," she said. Um, yeah. Also, our bathroom ceiling lifted off its frame every time we opened the door and the hot water for our shower was missing. I managed to keep my thin summer sundress on at all times despite its being autumn in northern Britain, because the hotel likes to keep its temperature setting at 'heatwave'.

Things that got pimped at me that I want to follow up: Charlie Jade, Psyche, something fides showed us at about 4am that has got 'State' in the title. Also saw the first episode of Flash Forward, which looks v much like a replacement for Lost. Oh yeah, and I want to investigate the read it swap it website, which graculus pointed me at.

Also, I decided on the beach that nanowrimo is ON this year. ON in big flashing red letters. It will help me focus back on writing and set time aside to do it every day. *fisty pump of determination* I need to think about what to do.