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sailorzeo ([personal profile] sailorzeo) wrote2005-07-04 08:54 am
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Convention-ness

Well, this convention went a lot better than last year. Last year, I think I slept through a lot of it. This year, I only fell asleep during talks once, and only had one psychotic episode, at the beginning of the first day. I even managed to take notes during the first half of day two!

I think next year, though, I'd really like to be able to go up on Thursday, so we don't feel so rushed Friday morning trying to get everything together early and drive the 2.5 hours to get there. It would be nice to get in Thursday night, get settled in the hotel, and be able to sleep in a little on Friday. Or at least, if we get up at the same time, take our time and enjoy breakfast.

We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Winston-Salem, near Hanes Mall. I was quite impressed with Hampton Inn. Microwaves and fridges in the room (made dinner easier, and we could actually have cold drinks to take with us), a hot breakfast bar (they have three or four options in white paper bags that you zap in the microwave downstairs. Our choices Saturday were French toast, sausage gravy biscuits, and something else I don't remember, and Sunday it was the biscuits again, waffles, pancakes, and omlets), wi-fi access, and a really nice king sized bed. It was tough to go back to the waterbed. I always seem to wake up feeling damp from that thing. And clammy.

Heading back to the hotel the first day, we saw a sign for Souper Salad in one of the plazas, so made plans to go there with some other friends Saturday night. Well, we find out after the convention that they decided instead to go to Olive Garden. :-P Well, that was a bit out of our price range (plus Matt doesn't care for OG and I'm trying to reduce carbs...hello, pasta??), so we decided to go to SS ourselves. We get there...and there's a For Lease sign in the window. :( We ended up going to Golden Corral, a decent buffet. I got my veggies, and a good steak, and limited my carbs to one roll (which is tough, they have SUCH good rolls!!), one hushpuppy, and...well, they have really good desserts.... So I was doing well until I hit the dessert table. :-P But buffets are actually good for people dieting, because they control what goes on their plate.

Two new publications were announced at the convention, a new tract and a new book. I'm not going to say anything more about them here, because there are still a lot of conventions to be held, and it's sort of respectful to let people find out about them on their own.

In health news, I'm now in the placebo week on Yasmin. Let's see if I actually get a period or not. I've read accounts of women who don't get one until the second month of Yasmin. On Orthotricyclen, I always got my period on Tuesday or Wednesday of the placebo week.

Oh, and I did't get my Krispy Kreme, but oh well.

[identity profile] alessar.livejournal.com 2005-07-04 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A lot of times I go to OG just for a house salad and a bowl of soup. It's a little more expensive at dinner than it is at lunch ($8.50 I think?) but it's not on the menu.
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[identity profile] sailorzeo.livejournal.com 2005-07-05 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
When I worked at Staples, whenever the manager bought lunch for the crew, she'd get OG soup and salad. I quickly learned that I don't like their soups. :( I'd thought about it when we learned that the plans we'd initiated had been changed without anyone asking us (which was the real sticker), but Matt doesn't care for any of their food. Besides, looking at the lines out the door at Olive Garden, and the not-as-busy Golden Corral, I think I was a lot more sane at the buffet.