Who All's Going to Philcon?

[dr_pretentious]

This'll be a weird one, logistically. I'm day-tripping to Philcon with my infant and my coeditor, leaving my spouse and firstborn at home. Dan assures me that his staying home with only one kid underfoot means the porch will be finished, but for the painting, by Monday. I like the word "done," even when we come up with convoluted definitions for it, so I'll be trying to manifest my Vortex of Schmooze superpowers while baby-wrangling. I think I can, I think I can.

So aside from the folks I already have plans to meet up with there, who's going?

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[jeneralist.livejournal.com]

Despite my proximity to the event, I won't be there this year. Friday night I'll be at the Raconteur in Metuchen, listening to Taylor Mali; Saturday I'll be puttering around the house, trying to clear out some of the huge piles of Stuff littering the living room; and Sunday is for shuffling across town with 24,999 of my closest friends.

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

You're doing the Marathon? I had no idea you'd gotten into that. Very cool.

During my childhood years in Japan, my dad took up marathoning for a while. The Japanese marathon fans and supporters would gather by the side of the course and yell, "Ganbatte kudasai!" to all the runners, which roughly translates to, "Persevere, please!" So, ganbatte kudasai to you.

[jeneralist.livejournal.com]

Not the marathon -- just the half marathon that's run at the same time on (mostly) the same course. That way, when I'm the last one to finish my race, I'll blend in with folks who are finishing a much longer run.

About 20 years ago, I did a 4 mile run in Newark. The official results postcard I received said that for my age/gender group, I came in 17th out of 16 [sic]. I expect to have a similar performance this time around.