We survived, and even had fun. We decamped to the lounge area outside and discussed earthquakes and disaster preparedness, and all sorts of other delectable topics - and then they, alas, had to leave so we bid one another a fond farewell and they're coming to visit us on Dec 15 anyway so more earthquake discussions to come. These are Good People.
Well, but this was it for the con, really. We hung out in our room for a while, and then decided to check out the Dead Dog Parties, if any - and, having found one, hung out there for a while before decamping to try out the restaurant after all for a light supper. This done, my back was starting to act up a bit so we eschewed further parties and retired to our room and eventually to early bed.
Monday, we rose to a damp and gray day, and ventured forth to experience the Portland Streetcar. We caught one to the Pearl District, and Powell's, and spent a happy while burrowed into bookshelves, coming out with some considerable loot - but first I signed about seven copies of the first Worldweavers book, and also some six copies of "Embers of Heaven" - folks, this book is a UK edition, only really available in the UK via the British Amazon, and the postage costs there can be pretty high, but now you have the opportunity of GETTING THEM FROM POWELLS, signed, and if you have anyone on your list who might enjoy the folow-up to "The Secrets of Jin Shei" but who was handicapped by living inthe US where the book hasn't been readily available - well - Christmas is coming, and the books are at Powells waiting for you, orderable online. They cost some $8 or so plus shipping, nothing to break the bank. You heard it here first.
We then caught the streetcar back to the main library, where I had a pleasant encounter with a couple of librarians and left a sheaf of bookmarks ("COOL!" one of the librarians said, "We often get asked for bookmarks but only have those boring old ones with the library rules to hand out - these are GREAT!") I discovered that the Multnomah library system has some ten copies of "Gift of the Unmage", and at the time of writing this report all but four of them were out and about being read. This pleases me.
I left
Back to the library to pick up
Back at the hotel.
All in all, a thoroughly good con.
Good night, now. See you all on the other side.