Blog # 16 - Random thoughts dictated while driving

Stardate:  July 24, 2004, about 10:30 pm

Type:  Text

This is Laughing Vulcan with another audio blog. You might ask, “What do you mean by audio? This is typewritten!” Yes and true. But, this particular blog is being dictated by my voice into my tablet as I drive. It takes some skill, but is very easy to master. Having something useful to say is another matter.

I am traveling from Escondido two San Diego to meet up with any Exilers’ who are still partying at about eleven P. M.. One strange thing about Comic-Con is that while many are online all throughout the night, the con can be so exhausting that it is hard to stay up late. Another problem is for those of us staying at another hotel. Parking around the Westin is not easy to find. So, we might feel a little limited. If you plan on attending next year, make your reservations early to stay in the hotel where most of us will be, or stay in a nearby hotel. After this weekend I will look into posting a list of hotels in nearby the convention center within easy walking distance, even though I think it was done this year.

I live only three hours away from San Diego. I am a frequent visitor to the beaches (east beaches are the holiest places on earth to me.) Most frequently I stay in Hotel Circle, about fifteen minutes north of downtown by car – not walking distance. This year I lucked out because my sister was coming into town. Her company is based in San Diego. So I grabbed a piece of her floor. Next year I will probably be staying in a hotel. Be warned: my snore sometimes reminds people of Grendel’s battle cry. I do not make a good roommate.

Just for reference, this is about fifteen minutes of dictation. It may not seem like much for so small a time -- I could make a much longer audio blog -- but this is in some ways more fun and easier to do while driving. Another thing to note is that while we calm here for comic con, there is a lot more to see in the San Diego area –and not just when a new aircraft carrier is being commissioned. San Diego is also the home of the Sea World center, Padres baseball, and fun beaches. Many arrive early and stay later than the con. I would recommend planning a vacation in San Diego to include more than just the con.

While I have other fun and pedantic observations to make about the comic con experience, space and my Exisle friends here... my family group is planning to spend tomorrow together at the beach. I am traveling some distance on the assumption that my Exisle friends are still partying. There will be yet another blog with the results of this particular trip, but my blog time for comic con is now running out. It was such a blast already! But I’m not sure how many entries are left in this particular journal. (at least I am not saying the word anyway every five seconds! And you do not see my saying umm… here, for doing dictation that is not helpful.)

I am really just filling space at the moment during my 30 to 40 minute drive back towards downtown. When I get close enough I will abruptly end this entry in order to call Rov.

One saying that I just realized is how much this is like the old way a commander Adama used to make log entries on the spelling mode Battlestar Galactica. It is only a little slower. Some writer or creative producer should be given credit for anticipating a technology 25 years ahead of its time. Next time I see Richard Hatch I will have something to tell him!

On more of a personal note, I must remember to give us some shameless plugs to some of the companies and people that I have seen here. But I will write the shilling blog at some other time.

I have filled one full page of Microsoft word with these ramblings. Now if they only made a editor that was as strong as this hectic Haitians, so that I could cut out all the grant. There are also the UC Asian all interpreting errors that popped up. But I am now close to downtown San Diego, so I will say this is laughing bulcan saying, “ live long and prosper! “

EOL

Blog # 15 - My favorite sister and introducing others to fandom

Stardate:  July 24, 2004

Type:  Audio

Audioblog can be found here.

This really belongs to an earlier audioblog, but it's Kevin and I relaxing on the steps before separating for the last time at Comic-Con.