Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

 It remains an interesting place! There was free coffee and treats provided by Georgetown University Press My credit card machine ran out of paper (but then this evening seemed to have more paper...) A lovely lady named Mia came and gave me a croissant because she knows we exhibitors are a bit chained to our booths Not enough people said hello back when I said hello I kept being told how much smaller the exhibit hall is this year than previous years "Surface Pressure" from Encanto  was stuck in my head The most casually dressed people were men I watched a pretty good game of bags I found a welcome sign in many languages Someone told me about a lovely tour they had in Chicago and how the lake moved them I wished the exhibit hall had music One booth was decorated with mini beach balls People finished the game of Jenga I spotted a free zine I ate dinner in my hotel room (luxury) (Prompt by me)

It's an interesting place! I got free sunglasses I had to listen to someone praise the Cubs I had to listen to someone praise UCPD (crediting them with being the only reason the University still exists) I learned that there is no free coffee (a major no no) I chatted with fellow exhibitors I tried new restaurants in this huge complex I sold books I had to deny someone a book because it was my last copy of a major title I got free cake (twas tasty) Games including Jenga, bags, and Connect Four were provided I relearned our exam copy policy I discovered I'm better at navigating the hotel than others My face got itchy from wearing a mask for so long (and I'm wearing it for more hours tomorrow) I lost track of time I stayed on top of my email by working after the conference (Prompt by me)

There are many more good titles, but here's what stood out to me. How to Sa ve a Constitutional Democracy  by Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z.Huq A Fistful of Shells:West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution by Toby Green Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism by Paul S. Hirsch Doodling for Academics: A Coloring and Activity Book by Julie Schumacher, with illlustrations by Lauren Nassef 'I know Who Caused COVID-19': Pandemics and Xenophobia  by Zhou Xun and Sander L. Gilman The Contested Crown: Repatriation Politics between Europe and Mexico by Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll Ukraine in the Crosshairs of Geopolitical Power Play  edited by Peter W. Schulze and Winfried Veit The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency by Daniel W. Drezner Mafiacraft: An Ethnography of Deadly Silence by Deborah Puccio-Den Viral Economics :  Anthropologies of Urgenc...

Time to celebrate! Can you believe I made it to 1300? Boy do I like writing fan fiction I need to dip back into Kimisha's prompts I need to dip more into my Grievance Journal  from Brianna I need to use the journaling prompts from Amelia Flickr is a dear, dear friend I should do more image prompts I should write more that can be submitted I should get back to my cozy mystery I should do a prompt of prompts I will do some more journaling type entries Maybe I'll try a pure photo entry? I'm glad I've kept up the blog this long If you read, I love you dearly I'll keep going (Prompt by me) "Blog" by GotCredit .  Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) .

Time for mistakes to be made. Jasmine, believing in Gino doesn't pay the rent Mike, it's hard to feel sorry for you when you're a huge racist Mike, she dumped you, get a hotel Ben...she left you...literally EW Hamza's dad is coming? Usman just grabbed Kim's boob while he was reassuring her I still hate yammy Kim, it's a cultural thing Gino...you have more than little issues Welp there's the prenup set up Do they not understand that a prenup doesn't protect you against sponsoring a visa? I feel kinda sorry for Memphis Memphis, you should've done some research into how weddings go in Tunisia Aw they seem happy Mike, get a grip Yeah what's wrong with being a cam girl, Mike? Also, it's literally how you met Mike sucks Oop Ben finally says that Mahogany's photos look different etc. Welp she left Memphis and Hamza's honeymoon looks beautiful What now, Memphis? MEMPHIS IS PREGNANT ALREADY? I'm so glad Hamza's family is happy Gino has...

I don't think my party reads my blog. If you do--STOP IT! I'm going to copy and paste a lot of my last posts so I can build on it.  At the capital Three other bastards Elmonia Maglynn , elf, cleric, female, cunning, ambitious, lawful neutral Radfin Preswynn , human, barbarian, male, gruff, partyer, crude, chaotic good Alleera Mosshelm , half-elf, ranger, nonbinary, quiet, observant, true neutral Queen visits again Asks if they can be trusted to deal with other problems in town Eventually get to the trouble at the Drab Yak but only after Alleera bursts in See section below for Drab Yak information Can be a form of community service, but will reflect poorly on the queen if they escape  Alleera bursts in and announces they're leaving. They're still sick though so the queen urges them to stay until they're better Alleera consents, but is frightened of being killed Alleera's fear frightens Abarat Abarat always suspected that the plague was actually murder and fears b...

Time for the Rusical! "I think I've established compromise is for losers" Oof some role choosing drama I feel bad for Lady I like Angeria and Lady's friendship so much "Shake the dice and like it up" Jorgeous is itty bitty Jorgeous seems fine at the choreo, Daya "Make tea out of lemonade" How have you not heard of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ? I love Ru's look Andra Day looks so comfy and so beautiful The background dancers are very good Wow they sure did shoehorn in non-queens Wow Willow looks so pretty Everyone did pretty well in the Rusical I love Lady's look Seven years of bad tuck is a solid joke, Ross I like Bosco's look, but it feels predictable for her I hate to say it, but I'm not a fan of Willow's look I like Angeria's look, but I'm not in love Again, I like Daya's look, but I'm not in love I'm not a fan of DeJa's look (I feel like I'm being harsh this episode) I'm not a fan of Jorgeo...