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outsdrUp at 5:30 a.m. At the airport by 6. No time for breakfast. Say goodbye to Andy; he goes back to the hotel to sleep a while longer. On the plane by 8. Smooth flight to Denver. For once, the next gate is just down the terminal a bit, instead of halfway across the airport. Used the free wifi to send a message to Andy, then got on the flight to DC. I choose to fly into Dulles airport, because then I could avoid all the beltway unpleasantness and traffic. The flight was long, but I watched a few videos on my ipod, and managed to snatch a few naps.
Got into Dulles at 3:30. Found the baggage return, and realized I was about ready to pass out from not really eating all day. Found a store selling some over-priced beef jerky and cookies, sat and ate and watched people getting their bags and doing people stuffs. Finally felt human enough to go outside and catch the shuttle bus to the rental cars.
There was a big line. Oh well. Finally got to the counter and sympathize with the poor girl who was supposed to get off in five minutes - there were MANY people behind me. Get my car. Hit the road. An hour later, I was in Frederick.
And to Beyond Comics I went!
My friend Doug works there, and it was also Free Comic Book Day- I've never been able to attend one before, so this was a first for me. The place had a lot of people in attendance, though apparently the big rush had been earlier in the day. Still, I'd never seen a crowd that large at that store before. And it was nice to hear people talk about, and be excited about, comic books.
I also ate at Roy Rogers, which I haven't had in years. And it was good. Although they no longer serve 'holsters' of fries.
I hung out there until Doug got off work, and we went to Waffle house (ETA: No, actually it was a diner. Waffle House was the next morning.) Still full from Roy Rogers, I simply had some pie and ice cream, as well as cup after cup of coffee and glasses of water- apparently, I hadn't been drinking enough during the day. Doug's partner Dave came by, and then we went back to there townhouse for the evening. We talked, I played with their cat and befouled their bathroom with the most embarrassing of odors (damn Olive Garden!), then turned in for the night.
Got into Dulles at 3:30. Found the baggage return, and realized I was about ready to pass out from not really eating all day. Found a store selling some over-priced beef jerky and cookies, sat and ate and watched people getting their bags and doing people stuffs. Finally felt human enough to go outside and catch the shuttle bus to the rental cars.
There was a big line. Oh well. Finally got to the counter and sympathize with the poor girl who was supposed to get off in five minutes - there were MANY people behind me. Get my car. Hit the road. An hour later, I was in Frederick.
And to Beyond Comics I went!
My friend Doug works there, and it was also Free Comic Book Day- I've never been able to attend one before, so this was a first for me. The place had a lot of people in attendance, though apparently the big rush had been earlier in the day. Still, I'd never seen a crowd that large at that store before. And it was nice to hear people talk about, and be excited about, comic books.
I also ate at Roy Rogers, which I haven't had in years. And it was good. Although they no longer serve 'holsters' of fries.
I hung out there until Doug got off work, and we went to Waffle house (ETA: No, actually it was a diner. Waffle House was the next morning.) Still full from Roy Rogers, I simply had some pie and ice cream, as well as cup after cup of coffee and glasses of water- apparently, I hadn't been drinking enough during the day. Doug's partner Dave came by, and then we went back to there townhouse for the evening. We talked, I played with their cat and befouled their bathroom with the most embarrassing of odors (damn Olive Garden!), then turned in for the night.
