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A Sudden Realization
I just realized something: This year, there won't be an Arisia for me.
I'm not talking about the cancellation of the RuneQuest panel, or the paucity of roleplaying panels in general. The problem is that I won't be staying at the hotel. What's more, I don't think I'll be staying in Boston. I only have one panel after 7PM, and that's a 9PM one on Friday; there's a chance that I won't be able to make the last commuter rail home, so I may have to stay with my parents that night.
(The deadly cold makes going out every night a very unappetizing prospect, by the way.)
But my panels on Saturday and Sunday aren't particularly late or early. So I have no excuse to stay in town.
I can't tell you how much I wish that we had a hotel room this year; that Teri and Sebastian could stay with me. But we can't. There just isn't any money.
And I can't bear to spend three days and nights away from my baby boy.
So now I know that this year there won't be an Arisia for me. I'll go in and do my panels, say "hi" to my friends, look at the merchandise and food that I can't afford...and then I'll go home again. It's not Arisia for me.
Maybe next year.
I'm not talking about the cancellation of the RuneQuest panel, or the paucity of roleplaying panels in general. The problem is that I won't be staying at the hotel. What's more, I don't think I'll be staying in Boston. I only have one panel after 7PM, and that's a 9PM one on Friday; there's a chance that I won't be able to make the last commuter rail home, so I may have to stay with my parents that night.
(The deadly cold makes going out every night a very unappetizing prospect, by the way.)
But my panels on Saturday and Sunday aren't particularly late or early. So I have no excuse to stay in town.
I can't tell you how much I wish that we had a hotel room this year; that Teri and Sebastian could stay with me. But we can't. There just isn't any money.
And I can't bear to spend three days and nights away from my baby boy.
So now I know that this year there won't be an Arisia for me. I'll go in and do my panels, say "hi" to my friends, look at the merchandise and food that I can't afford...and then I'll go home again. It's not Arisia for me.
Maybe next year.
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