Travelling to Melbourne part 1

[blamebrampton]

Should you, as I am wont to do, misplace your Swiss Army knife, do not spend half an hour cleaning out your large handbag at 2 in the morning. You won't find it.

Instead, run said handbag through an airport security screening and rely on your natural charm and perpetual air of mad scientist to have the staff gently inform you of the knife's presence, while suggesting you could go back out and check your laptop bag, even pointing the way towards the express check-in lane where they can help you immediately.

If I actually was half the mad scientist I often look, I would have invented cold fusion by now, dammit!

Still, surprise jaunt underway, plane scheduled to leave on time, two lunches and a drinks sorted, looking forward to seeing dear RL friend, meredyth and pushdragon. Cats left in possession of food and water enough to last 36 hours, J same.  And I sent my much-delayed AS/S fest story off for final editing last night. Now all that remains is to meet up with right people at right times, find new coat and see exhibition!

Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It was jolly good! We talked about you, and bemoaned the distance to Norway, since costume porn rules!

Ah, your handbag sounds like my old overcoat; at least I could always find change for the Tube somewhere in there ...

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to have been there in spirit! :D Not to say spirits. Ah, but damn your exciting tales of drinks with wonderful fandom people; now I've developed a craving for an flist meetup.

My handbag mysteriously seems to trap everything but money.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I suspect your handbag is doing it just to be perverse.

I like Norway a great deal, but am not sure I want to pop by in November, not the greatest Norway month ...

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Um, no. While you would certainly be welcome, I can't really reccommend it. :) Do let me know if you have plans to get a group together in the UK or somewhere close like that, though! I usually go to London to shop and visit museums around November anyway, so if it could be combined with meeting lovely flist that would be fantastic. :)