I had been thinking about staying in Virginia for the Author's Reception Saturday night. It's apparently a big event with great food. But I wound up driving back home on Saturday instead. I have a lot on my plate for the coming week, and getting home late Sunday would have left me exhausted and tense. And besides, I really wasn't up for an evening of shmoozing with people who, for the most part, I didn't know.
I got home in time to read to my younger daughter before she went to bed, to catch up with my older daughter and hear about the end of her school week, and to watch the UNC-Louisville game with my wife. None of these things did much to further my career, but they made for a perfect Saturday night. It's good to be home.
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I'm even *more* glad that you didn't go to the Saturday gathering - I decided not to go (after a full day of attending other panels, and with an NCAA-mad husband, eager to watch UNC win), but I worried about not finding another few minutes to talk to you. Truth be told, though, the gathering was *very* crowded a few years back; I doubt we'd have been able to shout to each other... We'll have to find another event where we can actually talk, in the not too distant future!
Will you be at WorldCon or WFC? Maybe we can find time to chat at one or the other.