[crossposted to Flaming Monkey]
The Black Road was this past weekend, and it was another successful con, despite the fact that the committee (Jenn (arcaedia), Deb (tryslora) and I) wasn’t exactly at full strength. Deb had broken her foot last Wednesday, and Jenn started in on a cold the same day, which got much worse as the con went along (and was diagnosed as a nasty URI/bronchitis combo today). Still, the show (or, in this case, the con) must go on, so both of them made the best of a bad situation, while I did what I could as the official lackey. In the end, I think things ended up working out pretty well, and most of the attendees seemed to have a great time, but I’m sure both Jenn and Deb would have enjoyed the con more without their respective medical issues.
As for my own TBR experience, I had a pretty good time, despite the behind-the-scenes stresses. It was great to meet some new attendees that I only knew from online (like Bryant (bryant), Ginger (immlass) & Michael (mcroft), and Kris Kunkel (ambersknave)), to spend time with some people I pretty much only see at Ambercons (including Liz T. (lintra), Matt (curgoth), and Jenn W. (djinnthespazz)), and to get in more gaming with those friends I am fortunate enough to see on a more regular basis. I enjoyed both of the games I played in, and the three games I ran seemed to be a lot of fun for those who played in them. I’ll save the details on all of that for another post though….
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