chicago 2009 stargate convention

well, i'm well rested and back home after a weekend of frolic and fun. conventioneering is a science. you have to know how to barter and bargain. and i went with a really nice kid - too young for my taste,, but we got along and had fun together. got somewhat drunk on friday night, spending $150+ in the hotel bar. another 100 on dinner in the hotel. so saturday wasn't me in my fineness. but we did enjoy going to dinner at maggiano's, and then playing pool in a neighborhood gay bar. where we played pool, and drank beer/cherry coke (he was driving so no drinking for him). we got back to the hotel, and just chilled out. i did a pipe, and that had me sleeping within 10 minutes. then sunday was the day to check out, sober up, and finish the convention with a photo op with the star of stargate atlantis, joe flannigan. joe, you were the highlight of my time. thank you.

so all in all, i think we had a good time. it was jake's first time in a gay bar. it was my first time spending a 150 bux in one night. we got lost on the drive back. ended up in madison wisconsin, but it really wasn't much out of our way. in fact, it was almost as close as the regular drive on hwy. 20. we took 18 accross iowa, and half of wisconsin. we put on 811 miles. and about 2.5 tanks of gas. so i'm back home and now i gotta clean diva's litter box, but stargate is on now, so i'll wait until that's over.