Friday

[susandennis]

I slept really well last night. Especially considering I was in a completely new environment. The last time I slept away from home was about 4 years ago so... different. But, it was fine. In fact my tracker says I got 9 hours and 32 minutes of sleep but I think it started counting while I was still awake and listening to my book.

The hotel is a free breakfast one so I went to try it out. The eggs and sausage were not worth the calories so I abandoned after a bite. The oatmeal was delicious as is the coffee and I now have a banana and a tangerine for later. Nott too bad at all. I read an actual newspaper on paper. Turns out, that's not nearly as handy and readable as a newspaper on the screen.

It's too early to go to the show yet. I think I'm going to pack up the car and check out and go up the street to the 24 hour Walmart. It's a different one than I went to yesterday. I forgot to get catfood.

I don't expect to spend too long at the show today. I know where I want to go specifically and then plan to whirl around the rest to see what I may have missed. I plan to be done before the crowds get there - late morning-ish. There's a Goodwill nearby that I plan to check out and then home. There are several LA Fitnesses between here and home and I may stop at one and do a swim or I may not. Nice to have options.

There's a nice looking Hampton Inn across the street and I thought I'd try that one next year so I went to check their prices just now. They are BOOKED up for next year. The power of old sewing ladies. Hope this place has a spot. I will check on my way out.

Comments

[sweetmeow]

I am curious about one thing: Did you see any men attending this sewing convention?? I'm sure it's predominately women, but wonder if any men have crossed the gender line!

[susandennis]

Nope. A few husbands and some vendors of the male persuasion but otherwise it's a penis free situation.

[sweetmeow]

I figured so ... which makes me ponder the gender gap... For traditional women's activities, males do not desire to enter those fields. But - for traditional male endeavors, women are working to join those ranks. Interesting.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

Back when I was a quilter I used to go with my sister and niece to quilt shows in New York state, also mostly populated by women. One year in a sea of women making their way down a hall in the high school that housed the show, we heard a *voice*. All three of us jolted upright and tried not being obvious when we turned to see Harvey Fierstein. We knew it couldn't be anyone else.

He was a quilter - who knew?