Not being at work is a delight in itself right now - but also -

Greetings from vividcon!

I (barely) made an earlier flight, hooray, which meant landing two+ hours early; promptly found some fans waiting for the hotel shuttle at O'Hare and talked to them (instead of side-eyeing them like I did with a group last time that turned out to include milly and hollywoodgrrl, oops); and have been successfully social since then, with the traditional walk to the supermarket for weekend supplies followed by dinner at the Outback Steakhouse attached to the hotel. Registration hasn't started yet so no one has badges and therefore I could not tell you who half these people are because my immediate memory for names is terrible, but I did run into settiai and happily have now met and hung out with thirdblindmouse! I have to tell you, I was nervous all day (week) (months since registering) about not having a con buddy and just hanging awkwardly around the edges, but things are going well so far and that is great. Especially since two of us after dinner decided it was time for "an introvert retreat" before registration and that is a perfectly okay thing to say.

The cloud cover right now is fascinating. Not that you can really tell because the uploaded version is pixelated, but in the middle is a shadowy Chicago skyline. ETA: And even cooler right now; the city is half shrouded in a thunderstorm. Wish my camera weren't terrible so I could show you.

Starting tomorrow: lots of vid panels. And vid shows, obviously, but I am particularly looking forward to the panels. Excellent.