The musings of a weary mind. Conversations on aikido, gardening, cooking, travel and, maybe, woodworking.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, David, and Emilie
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else..
The Walk:
Twice. And then a bunch of work with David and Ellie later in the evening
Releases:
Watched over Dan, Mario as they worked with David and Emilie
Techniques:
Worked with Mario, Marvin and Dan on Kote hineri
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, Mario, and John (plus my cousin watched the class as potential new student)
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Worked on introducing folks to Kote hineri, technique no. 11.
John got introduced to Oshi taoshi and Ude gaeshi.
Aftermath:
None of note.
We played "Who gives a hit" and got manhandled. I think we were close, but not in the lead often if at all.
Aikido players: Tim, Russell, Dan, Marvin, Mario, John, and David
Ukemi:
None today
The Walk:
We had four students do it today for their demonstration
Releases:
David worked with Gale, plus the four students did it today for their demonstration
Techniques:
John demonstrated 1-5
Dan demonstrated 1-10
Marvin demonstrated 1-10
Mario demonstrated 1-10
Aftermath:
4 students were promoted.
Friday:
Stayed in for lunch
Missed aikido as I was at work until 7:15 working on a QEP issue
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Half Price to see if they had any Jack Campbell books
Barnes & Noble to pick up the new Elizabeth Moon book
Apple Store to look into the issue with my phone
Grilled pork ribs with the in-laws
Basketball
Sunday:
Up at 4:45 a.m. to go pick blueberries
Home at 10:00 a.m. with 29.5 pounds of blueberries
Nap
Take mom to airport
ApolloCon meeting
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I missed class because I got hung up at work late trying to resolve an issue for QEP.
Aikido players: Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We ran through all of the techniques. Each uked twice and tori'd twice. Very respectable. There would be no issue with promoting them based on the night's work.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Skyline Deli
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Windshield replacement at Safelite
Dinner at El Centinela with K.
Started working on breads for Sunday
Sunday:
Blueberry pancakes
Milk rolls
Tiger rolls
Croissants
Shortcake
Dog Walk
Grilled out dinner for in-laws, mom, sis and niece/nephew-in-law
Monday:
Dog Walk
Harvested blackberries
Nap
"Wordplay"
"Safety Not Guaranteed"
"Godzilla Raids Again"
Basketball
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Al, John, David, and Emilie
Ukemi:
Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice. And then a little work with David
Releases:
Worked with David. Made it through the first 4.
Techniques:
Oversaw some "punch-the-dummy" and some intro work for Shomen-ate with David
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, Al, John, David, and Emilie
Ukemi:
Got in a full set before class. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice. And then a bunch of work with David and Ellie
Releases:
Watched over Dan, Mario as they worked with David and Emilie
Techniques:
Oversaw some "punch-the-dummy" and some intro work for Shomen-ate
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We rotated uke/tori roles through the evening. Everyone worked on Ude gaeshi, Hiki otoshi, Ude hineri and Waki gatamae. We did 5 reps on gaeshi, 3 on hiki, 3 on hineri and 1 on waki.
Everyone did fairly well.
Aftermath:
None of note.
We were close in the games, but in the end, we weren't able to stay with them. Losing about 15-21 in the first two. I think we won 15-11 in the third.
I had one good opportunity at a kill last night. As I was swinging, a ball came onto the court and cancelled the point. I could not stop the swing. It was a nice swing. But, completely moot.
Friday:
Lunch at Eat's Mesquite
Aikido
Start on sourdough
Saturday:
Sourdough
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Preakness
Dinner at Joe's with K. and the in-laws
Sunday:
Sourdough
Grilled out steaks and corn
Basketball
Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Mario, John, David, and Ellie (2 new students)
Ukemi:
None for me (still babying the injured right knee). Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice. And then a bunch of work with David and Ellie. I got them through the entire Walk
Releases:
None for me today
Techniques:
Did a little "punch the dummy" work with David and Ellie
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Marvin, Mario, Gale, John, David, and Ellie (2 new students)
Ukemi:
None for me (still babying the injured right knee). Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice. And then a bunch of work with David and Ellie
Releases:
Watched over Dan, Mario and Marvin
Techniques:
Did no technique work
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, Mario, and Marvin
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Kim worked with Dan on 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Mario, and Marvin worked on 7, 8, and 9.
The goal was to have them work on 7, 8, and 9 and then run through all ten techniques. We spent too much time on the primary techniques that we did not get an opportunity to run through the entire set.
Maybe tonight.
Aftermath:
None of note.
We played Cervaces, and played poorly. We lost 9-21, 10-21 and I'm not certain of the score for the third game.
Friday:
Lunch at Simon's Homestyle Cafe
Aikido
Saturday:
Haircut
Banking
Aikido
Nap
Basketball
Dinner with K. and El Centinela
Sunday
Worked on Croissants, Panquemado, and Cinnamon rolls
Cooked out for Dinner: chicken, sausage
Basketball
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Marvin, Mario, John, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice. I only did once, as my knee was questionable
Releases:
Watched Mario, Dan and and Marvin work together
Techniques:
Mario, Dan and Marvin did 1-10 left-side. We then ran through the troublesome techniques (7, 8, 9, and 10) to try to clean them up.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Dan, Marvin, Al, And John (We had about 5 potential students watching tonight!!!!!)
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Worked with Al on his.
Techniques:
Worked on Gedan-ate and Ushiro-ate with Al and John.
Also worked on Ude gaeshi with Dan and Marvin.
Aftermath:
Took a bit of a tumble when working with Trey and landed hard on my knee. Even with the knee pads on, it did swell up some. I iced it overnight and it's sore still, but the swelling is 98% gone. It might be sore because the ice pack rested on a bone for a while. It feels bruised, but it might be a ligament.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, Al
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Kim worked with Al on three-step techniques and Oshi taoshi.
Dan , Mario, and Marvin ran through their 10 techniques and we then ran through the ones with issues: Ushiro-ate, Ude-gaeshi, Hiki taoshi and Wake gatame
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Frank's Pizza
Aikido
Saturday:
Oil change for truck
Aikido
Worked on Panquemao
Worked on Deep dish pizza
Deep dish pizza for dinner
Basketball
Sunday:
Maas nursery for blueberry bushes
Tookie's for lunch
Nap
Planted blueberry bushes
Mulched with remains from the pine tree we had taken down on Thursday
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Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Marvin, Mario, Gale, John, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Watched Gale and Marvin work together and Dan and John work together
Techniques:
Watched over Marvin and Gale as they worked on Oshi taoshi.
Al had his Yonkyu demonstration.
Marvin then ran through his techniques with Mario as uke. Marion ran through his with Marvin as uke and then Dan ran through his with Mavin as uke.
We're going to attempt to get them all to Sankyu by the end of the month.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Mario, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Worked with Marvin on his.
Techniques:
Worked on Oshi taoshi with Marvin for most of the evening.
Aftermath:
None of note.
I found this recipe at : http://www.cocinandosabores.com/2013/02/panou-panquemao.html and used google to translate it. Now I'm going to quadruple the quantities.....
Ingredients
4 eggs
160g mild olive oil or sunflower oil
260g sugar
160g milk
1000g flour
60g fresh yeast
lemon zest
For decoration
1 egg beaten
sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 º F Prepare baking trays with parchment paper
Dissolve yeast in warm milk, about 110F
Incorporate in a bowl the eggs, sugar, oil and lemon zest. Mix well .When milk is foamed with the yeast added to the egg mixture and
finally incorporate the flour. Mix well and remove from bowl.
Put the dough in our work surface and knead well until we get a
smooth batter without lumps , put it in a deep bowl, the cover with a
kitchen towel and let rest until doubled in volume approximately 1-1/2 hours
After the dough has risen enough, remove the dough from the bowl and knead to lightly degas the dough.
If we want to make small panquemaos split the dough into portions each about 80g each. shape them into round balls. Let them rest on the tray about 15 minutes away from drafts , in a warm place.
Paint with egg and sprinkle each roll generously with sugar.
Place the trays in the oven and let bake about 15 minutes , remove from
oven and let cool on a rack.
They are ideal for breakfast or snack with a cup of hot chocolate
============================
Results:
The dough did not rise, so I must have mucked something up in the process. I may go back to the original and try it in the quantities specified. I've found another recipe I'm going to try first.
This comes from thefreshloaf
Ingredients:
Bread flour : 500 gr bread flour
Eggs: 2 large
Water/Milk: 130 ml
Olive oil : 100
ml
Sugar: 100 gr
Honey : 20 gr
Salt : 7 gr
Lemon or orange
zest
Orange flower water (some drops)
Yeast: 5 gr
Garnish:
One beaten egg and more sugar for garnishing.
Directions:
Make a solid preferment some hours before with some of the flour,
some of the water or milk and a pinch of yeast (we call this sponge).
For example, 100 gr of flour, 65 ml of milk and a pinch of yeast.
Mix
and knead the rest of the ingredients, shape a ball and let it rest at
room temperature until triplicates its size.
Divide in small pieces and
shape round balls.
Ferment at room temp for 1 hour
Ferment in the fridge overnight
Warm up 1 hour before baking
Paint with beaten egg and dust sugar.
Bake it at 350F, until it gets good color.
Aikido players: Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We worked on the footwork for Waki gatamae. We then ran through it a few times as a full technique. We finished up running through it a few times just with uke and tori in the anticipated positions so he could get some mental memory of the body relations.
Aftermath:
None of note.
We played Recreational Buffet last night and squeaked out with a win. We lost the first game, then recoverd and won the second game 21-19. The third game was about 15-11, I think.
We usually have close matches with RB, so it was good to come away with a win.
Friday:
Lunch at Tejas Bar & Grill
Aikido
Refresh starter
Saturday:
Pictures at Friendswood FIG Festival
Banking
Aikido
Birthday celebration for Dan at Johnny Tamales
Work on Sourdough
Sunday:
Work on Sourdough, Panquemao, and Banh Mi
Woodworking
Nap
Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Dan, Marvin, Mario, John, and Al
Ukemi:
I got a number of falls in while trying to get Marvin to recognize the difference between what he does and what we want to see.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Oversaw Al and Mario.
Techniques:
Mario work with Al and they ran Al through the first 5. 5 good techniques on each side before moving on.
Aftermath:
We sang "Happy Birthday" to Dan.
Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Mario, and Al
Ukemi:
Got in a full set before class started. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Worked with Al on his for most of the evening.
Techniques:
Ran through the first five with Al. 3 good techniques on each side before changing techniques.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
No techniques tonight. Instead, we spent the evening on tsugi ashi footwork and the 3-step approach for the techniques that we want starting at green belt.
We ran through the the footwork for the first 8 techniques, right and left sides.
Aftermath:
None of note.
A new season started last week, but I had other commitments and could not make the game. We won 3-0, though.
This week we won 2-1, losing the first game and then staging a comeback to win the last two. I managed to serve the final point, amazingly placing it where I wanted, but not where I expected it to go.
Friday:
Lunch at Little Napoli's
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Nap
Dinner at El Centinela with K
Sunday:
ASH work
Nap
"Communicating Doors" at the Alley
Cupcakes at my sister's
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, and Al
Ukemi:
Got in a full set. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Al ran through a demonstration for green belt. He'll be doing it for real in a couple of weeks.
Techniques:
Al ran through his set of techniques. At the end of class, I served as uke for Al and Dan to run through 1 - 3.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, John, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Oversaw Mario working with John.
Techniques:
Mario and John worked on Ushiro-ate
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
I was evil. I had them work at 3-step distance and do only left-sided techniques. I also called out the techniques in Japanese (followed by the number from Ju Nana Hon Kata) just before they started the attack.
All things considered, it went well. They probably want to kill me.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Lacey's Deli
Banking
Aikido
Saturday:
Banking
Aikido
Dinner with K. and Mom and Pappas Bros.
Sunday:
Video work
Repair in-laws closet
Golf
Nap
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice. We spent a large amount of time in between the two reps working on how to walk smoothly.
Releases:
None today
Techniques:
I worked with Al and we went through 1, 2, 3 and 5. He's good to go on 1 and 2. He might be good on 3. We need to see him work on 5 with other ukes.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, and Al
Ukemi:
Got in a full set before class started. Watched over everyone else.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Worked with Mario on his releases for most of the evening. Also did some footwork work with him.
Techniques:
None tonight
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan , and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We worked on Oshi-taoshi and Ude-gaeshi.
We did a little work on tsugiashi (sp?) footwork.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Up and out of the house by 6:45am
I45 to Beltway to 290 to Brenham and then random turns for Bluebonnet pictures
Drove through Independence and a number of other small towns, but did not get a great collection of pics
Into Wellborn for lunch at Hullaballoo
Into College Station to check into the hotel
On to the Hilton for AggieCon
Quick pass through the Art Show: nothing of much interest.
Had dinner at C&J's with the Monkey House crew
Wandered through the MSC to check out the renovations. Never managed to find the way to get to the guest rooms
Saturday
Breakfast at Kettle
Sat, read, and people-watched most of the day
Did get to a panel or two
Dinner at a Mexican restaurant near 6 and Boonville Rd (La Botana)
Took some pictures of Rudder Fountain
Sunday
Up to check out and get on the road by 7:30
Stopped at Rolf's for kolaches (very disappointing)
Home by 10
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Aikido players: Kim, Dan , and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We worked on the first 5 of Ju Nana
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday
Lunch at La Palapa
Aikido
Saturday:
Working on sourdough bread
Aikido
Satchmo time
NCAA basketball
Brownies
Dinner with K at King's
Sunday:
Sourdough
Pain Au Chocolate
Nap
Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Gale, Dan and John
Ukemi:
Watched over everyone else. Got a few falls in as demonstration.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Marvin and Gale worked together. Dan and John worked together
Techniques:
Dan and John worked on Ushiro-ate
Marvin and Gale worked on Gyaku gamae-ate and Gedan-ate
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, Al, John, and Zach
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Each green belt got a white belt to work with.
Techniques:
Marvin and John worked on Aigamae-ate
Mario and Zach worked on Gyaku gamae-ate
Dan and Al worked on Gedan-ate and Shomen-ate.
I worked with Marvin on Waki gatame
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We spent the evening on Ude-hineri. Mario worked on the entry. The key to that being light and going where uke directs you. In order to be light, after the hip switch, I had him hold on with only thumb and pinky. It's quite tough to use a lot of muscle with only those two fingers involved.
That change gave him some more fluidity and allowed him to get a better entry.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Our last match of the season, against Bumpin' Uglies, went ok. We lost the first game, won the second game, and almost won the third one. The last game score was 14-16.
No game next week, which is the final week before playoffs. As we've only won one match, it's not likely that we'll be in the playoffs.
Friday
Lunch at Macondo
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Satchmo time
NCAA basketball
Dinner with K at El Centinela
Sunday:
Grocery shopping
NCAA basketball
Iron Man 3
Mowed some of the side 40
Pecan Pie Regulach
Aikido players: Trey, Dan, Marvin, Al
Ukemi:
Got in a full set before class. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Trey and I worked on release together. We spent about 45 minutes picking each other apart. Trye found about a 10th of a second discrepancy in some of my coordination.
Techniques:
Al worked on Gedan-ate, Dan worked on Gedan-ate, and Marvin worked on Waki-gatame
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Trey, Dan, Marvin, Zach, Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Each green belt got a white belt to work with.
Techniques:
Dan and Marvin worked on Ude hineri.
Al and Zach worked on Gyaku gamae-ate
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Dan
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
We spent the evening on Gedan-ate.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Trey, Dan, Mario, and Al
Ukemi:
I managed to get a full set in. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Each green belt got a white belt to work with.
Techniques:
We did some work on Gedan-ate and other first set techniques.
Trey and I did some occasional work together on some of our stuff and kind of goofing around and seeing what turned up.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Dan, Marvin, Mario, John, Zach, Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Watched over everyone else
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Each green belt got a white belt to work with.
Techniques:
The green belts worked with a white belt on Shomen-ate. At the end of the class, the green belts worked together on Oshi Taoshi and the whites worked on Shomen-ate
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Hearsay
Aikido
Saturday:
Banking
Aikido
Read with Satchmo
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Everyone worked on Hiki Taoshi, left side.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Everyone worked on Hiki Taoshi, left side. We then worked on Ude hineri on the right side
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Market Square Cafe and Bar
Aikido
Warmed up sourdough starter
Created a soaker of Polenta and water
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Worked on poppyseed sourdough
Read with Satchmo
Sunday:
Baked poppyseed sourdough - not enough structure in the dough, loaves were ugly
Baked Anadama loaves
Spent a bunch of time with Satchmo
Watched some saved episodes of Castle
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, John, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Helped Al with his.
The Walk:
Twice.
Releases:
Worked with Al on his set. We did not do them all, so we could have some time for techniques.
Techniques:
Worked with Al on Shomen-ate.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, Mario, John, Zach, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Helped Al with his. He's doing really well.
The Walk:
Twice, plus some more work with Al.
Releases:
Worked with Zach on his set. Went really well.
Techniques:
Worked with Zach on Shomen-ate, Gyaku-gamae-ate, and Ushiro-ate.
Aftermath:
None of note.
August 2011 :
I'm asked to head up the Art Show for LoneStarCon3
February 2012 :
At Boskone in Boston to start laying groundwork for borrowing lighting and steel from their well-used supplies.
March 2012:
At AggieCon in College Station to chat with them about borrowing Kee Klamps for use at LSC3.
July 2012:
Running ArmadilloCon Art Show - tweaking Art Show Helper
August 2012:
ChiCon 7 helping run the Art Show, recruiting staff, getting more experience with the steel.
February 2013 :
At Boskone in Boston to get more details and more experience with their steel supply.
Learn that the Texas steel supply storage facility has experienced a fire. Pegboard is gone. Steel is thought to be ok.
March 2013 :
At AggieCon in College Station acquiring and inventorying their Kee Klamps.
Send out email when?
finalized documents/rates when?
got first artist reservation when?
April 2013:
Boston not interested in shipping steel or pegboard down to Texas. Lighting supplies and Kee Klamps are fine, but not the main pipe and pegboard.
July 2013:
Finalize needs as far as pipe, Kee Klamps, and pegboard are concerned.
Get quotes on IMC from San Antonio suppliers. One supplier said they would cut the pipe for $1/cut. They had a good price on the pipe to begin with, so planned on using them once we finalized on the amount of steel to get.
???? find out none of the pipe from the legacy Texas supply is usable. It was in the fire and was declared a total loss. Don't know why. Now we have to buy all new steel.
August:
2 weeks to convention:
Place order for IMC. Supplier says they *don't* cut pipe. Panic. Panic some more. Art Show brain trust comes up with way to cut pipe on site. Convention Center (and Fire Marshal) thinks we're going to be using cutting torches and won't allow it without massive safety precautions. Tell them we won't be using cutting torch. They allow us to do the cutting on site. We hire a crew from Freeman to do the cutting for us.
Get quotes on pegboard. Tried to find 1/8" pegboard. Very tough to find. 3/16" pegboard easier to find. Home Depot does not carry uncoated pegboard as a rule. Lowes does.
Get quotes on EMT pipe and for getting it cut. Go with Home Depot.
1 week to convention:
Reserve cutter in Converse, Texas for pickup on the way into town
Sunday before convention
Make snapshot of online database for use with my software on-site as
I'm not expecting to have internet access in the convention center: too
expensive.
Pick up 16' rental truck to haul Art Show and Staff Den supplies to and from San Antonio.
Load truck. In the rain.
Monday before convention:
Up at 4 am.
Raining.
Finish loading pickup and rental truck
K. goes off to WalMart for some Dry Ice. I head out to S.A.
Stop in Converse, Texas for cutter.
Arrive in S.A. Unload cutter. Wait for Pipe delivery. Pipe arrives. No forklift. We offload by hand 195 10' pieces of 3/4" IMC. I then set about measuring the pipe and marking it for cuts
Look for power for cutter. Find it. Set up cutter. Freeman crew arrives. It's noon. Freeman starts cutting. Still cutting at 4 p.m.
I run into Austin to help load the ArmadilloCon Art Show supplies onto the truck en route from Dallas. Truck behind schedule. Go to dinner. Load truck. Back to S.A. Check on pipe. Cutting all done and stacked.
Go to bed
Tuesday before convention:
Get pegboard delivery. Get EMT pipe delivery. Start assembling the Art Show. Done assembling the Art Show, except for Lights, around 7 p.m. Ahead of schedule.
Wednesday before convention:
Lights have issues. Set up control desk area of the Art Show.
Mail-in art delivered from climate controlled storage.
We don't hang art until lighting is done.
Lighting done late afternoon. Start hanging art.
Thursday of convention:
Hang more art, check folks in.
Discover my software needs some work done. Panic. Staff comes to rescue and gets me some peace and quiet so I can do the coding. Issue resolved.
Friday of convention.
Start making sales in art show
Discover my software needs some more work done. Panic. Staff comes to rescue and gets me some more peace and quiet so I can do the coding. Issue resolved.
Sunday of convention
Close Art Show to prep for auction. We get 1/3 of receipts generated before we re-open. Staff is amazing, we manage to get down to minimal wait time about 2 hours after re-opening Art Show after the auction.
Use of chairs and love seats for a waiting area was a great idea.
Monday of convention:
Start tearing down the art show. Load up the rental truck with the mail-in art, staff den supplies, art show supplies.
Tuesday after convention
Decide nothing really to be done in S.A. so leave for home.
Saturday after convention:
Last of mail-in art mailed back to artists
2 weeks after convention:
Numbers for checks sent to convention check writer
Friday:
Lunch at Treebeard's
Aikido
Saturday:
No muffins today
Banking
Went to Rice to pick up my niece's formerly stray kitten
To the vet with the kitten
Back home and set the kitten up in one of the rooms
Olympics
PetsMart for kitten supplies
Kept the kitten company overnight
Sunday:
Blueberry muffins, left out the sugar. Weird.
Kitten stuff
Olympics
Pawn Stars
Homemade Lasagna for dinner
Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Dan, Mario, John, Zach, and Al
Ukemi:
None for me. Helped Al with his. Got him to the next step up the gravity well
The Walk:
Twice, plus some more work with Al.
Releases:
Started introducing Al to the releases.
Techniques:
Did some intro work on Shomen-ate with Al
Aftermath:
None of note.
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