Last night, I dreamt about arriving at dragoncon. It was basically just us moving the van and parking the van and trying to figure out if we could check into the hotel or not.
That totally stems from us not having any kind of plan for tomorrow. Them moving pre-reg pick-up up to 10 really threw us off. We’ll probably be getting in around noon – but were fairly certain we won’t be able to check into the hotel and unload that early. (If we ARE able to, it’ll be a miracle.) We’ve decided that Chase will drop Ash and I off, go park the van somewhere, while we go pick up the badges.
Then? I don’t know. We wanted to go to Ikea but if the van is still full to brim there’s really no point.
I don’t like not having a plan, my friends know how OCD I am about having a plan, having everything ready to go and of course my “red folder.” (I have a really nice leather red folder that for the past 6 years I used anytime we’re traveling. I keep all of our hotel or car confirmations, directions, badge pick up info, fedex shipping info if I need it, etc in it)
Anyway, last night I got Surprise costume #2 finished off (just needed velcro) – I really love it. It’s actually really comfortable, cute and eye-catching. I got all of the hoops for Gaga figured out, although I ran short. I ended up having to use an old petticoat hoop and some old boning to finish it off, and it’s still not really enough, but it’ll do for now. Also got Magik tried on and mostly finished – it’ll need a few fit-tweaks (attaching some elastic, etc) at the con before I put it on so I need to remember to give myself an hour/hour-and-a-half to get into it Saturday. I don’t want to run late to Marvel.
Today I’ve got to cover my Gaga hoops in the holographic stuff, hand sew the snaps in place, and finishing sequinning the other arm and the neck of the Gaga suit. I’ve also got to finish packing and pack the cooler, plus clean the garage out so I can park my car in there over the weekend.
Around 4 I have to go pick up Ash so we can get the rental van. Chase is going to try to get off early so hopefully we can be on the road by now later than 6. I hope packing the van goes well… we’ve got two big bins, a small bin, two boxes, all of Chase’s camera gear and loose pieces (my gaga skirt won’t fit in anything, some of Chase’s costume pieces), the cooler, Chase’s suitcase, my bag…. once again it’s going to be like playing Tetris to get everything in there.