baitcon | Many, many thanks

Hi, I'm Rachel, the one with the fuzzy dog. (As opposed to the multiple Rachels without).

I had a great time at the parts of Baitcon for which I was actually present. This was my first one, and I'll definitely be back next year! Brodie also had a blast, and sends lots of fuzzy fuzzy love. Sorry about the woofing. We're working on it; I promise.

For those people who expressed concern about

bester, he is doing much, much better. He passed the kidney stone (or "little Jimmy Hoffa", as I've been calling it) about an hour ago, and has spent most of the day hopped up on Percocet and NSAIDs. I wouldn't trust him to operate a doorknob today, much less heavy machinery, but yay for narcotics, 'cause they work. ;)

I want to extend heartfelt thanks - and I think I can safely speak for

bester here as well - to the many many people who helped us out this weekend. The kindness, compassion and patience shown by the hosts and attendees at Baitcon was truly humbling. People we didn't even know checked to make sure we were okay, brought us food, made sure we were comfortable, fetched, carried, and did God only knows whatall else. Actually, so did people we did know. Special thanks to the medical folks there who took time out from what should have been a relaxing con experience for them to assist

bester at all hours. And to Dr. Jen, I don't know who the hell you are on here, but you are the Bestest Samaritan Evar, and we owe you many, many frosty beverages. (Dr. Jen took us to the ER, helped us navigate the various medical personnel, got us stuff we needed, sat with us the entire seven hours, and brought us back. We heart Dr. Jen). JB, you rock like fucking Gibraltar. If I tried to name everyone who helped us out, I'd forget people, so I won't, but I do want to acknowledge

mytheria as The World's Greatest Girlfriend, particularly since she managed to pack us up and get us out of there without serious mishap.

So yeah. I wasn't around for much of Baitcon, because I was off tending to

bester, but when I was, people were damn good to us, and I'm grateful. Didn't want that to go unsaid.

See y'all next year, this time hopefully without any emergencies!