...kids do say the darndest things and all that...
The following is an actual conversation between a dear friend of mine and her seven year old daughter...
7 year old [quite out of the blue]: My greatest fear is that I might lose someone close to me.
Her Mom [thoughtfully]: Aww... Mine too, sweetie. Mine too.
JAM [walking through the room thinks]: Wow, that's really insightful for such a young...
7 year old: My second is spiders.
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In other news, coming soon, well, now, actually, the first in our multi-part series from this year's
New York Comic Con (the 4th annual, but technically it has a complex history, so really it's the 4th annual under the present show organizers). We've come the past three years (
thus missing the alleged riot in Year One), and every year I say I should blog about it. And every year it either takes me two months to get to it (when
MLW finally uploads the photos) or I never even mention it.
So this year, I brought my laptop (
I'm sure I've done that other years too) and
MLW brought the stuff that connects the camera to it. And I'll be blogging about it every night. (
I know, I know, you can hardly wait... or care...)
Today was the trip up, and with only minor problems with our girl
Jane (that's the voice we use on the GPS) and a later start than I would have liked due to work not being able to not talk to me, it was largely an uneventful trip up. Even
Delaware ("the delay state") wasn't a big deal. Granted I would have liked a longer nap, but it's also always nice to talk to
MLW without there being any distracting TV's...
The only downside was that with a late start and with the traffic we ran into once we were in the City (
which was nothing to report by NYC standards...) by the time we got to the hotel (the world-famous
New Yorker) it was already too late to go to the "pre-show party" at the local Dave & Buster's. Ah, well, that's showbiz, I guess.
I did learn, as I was checking in, that the
Westminster Kennel Club dog show is happening on Monday and Tuesday, and apparently the days before are made up of meetings, lectures, training sessions, etc. I suddenly realized half of the tiny bags I was seeing in the lobby were full of dogs. (
As are many of the rooms. While the lobby seems to have been a no barking zone, I'm a tad concerned about the neighbors...) I met a nice woman from Dublin (by way of Florida apparently) who had some sort of terrier (
I didn't hear which kind and there are like a million) and a couple from Nevada who had a... smooth-coated Chihuahua (?) -- all I know is the guy whipped out his cellphone faster than lightning and started showing me pictures of dogs and puppies. I admired politely, and hoped I don't sound too much like him when I talk about
the O'Mazur Pride...
Anyway, then we hit the Tick-Tock diner for dinner (
it was after 9...) and well, now we're back here in our tiny, tiny room (
I'm sure in the 30's they were huge) and
MLW is flipping channels to beat the band... Tomorrow is a slow start, because the con doesn't let in civilians (non-professionals) until the afternoon (
the morning is just for industry people).
More to follow... (
this time for real!)
