In which we share the love...

I've been so excited about Changeling: The Lost's nominations for the ENnies that I haven't taken the time to properly share the love. I'm conflicted about several other categories, because the industry is a small place and while I may not have familiarity with all of the products, there's several categories where I'm at least acquainted with the very talented creators of more than one product being nominated.

I'm not going to be an apologist for voting for/recommending my own products here, or those of the company that's given me the most support and employment. So, if you've got a problem with a heavy White Wolf slant, you may not want to go any further. These are my votes, and, like everyone else on the planet, I'm biased.

That being said (and keeping in mind the fact that any omissions I've made are entirely the result of a) me being dumb and b) me being on my way out the door to Connecticon this morning... )

( Jess' Picks for the ENnie Awards )

( Jess' Pick for the ENnies )

In which we have a great adventure...

So, my goal when I got on the airplane in Tucson was to sleep all the way to Dallas, change plans and do the same all the way to Hartford, in preparation for the long weekend at Connecticon.

Unfortunately a little bit into the flight (which should have been 3-4 hours long) they announced that we would be making an emergency landing in El Paso, TX. The lead-up to the landing was... scary. We banked several times /very/ hard, to the point where my paranoid little mind was thinking "I don't want to die on my anniversary!"

We made it to El Paso, only to find ourselves greeted on the runway/terminal by 2 airport firetrucks and several security vehicles. Three firemen in full 'tinfoil" suits came out to check on something under the wing right next to where I was sitting... while we were still sitting in the plane.

Eventually, they cleared the plane, but since El Paso is such a small airport, there was only one other scheduled flight to Dallas, and it was leaving in about 15 minutes. They boarded those who they could on it (but it was already pretty full) and the rest of us are waiting here for a special flight they're bringing in to get us to Dallas. Unfortunately, it won't get us here until 11pm, and there's no flights out of Dallas that late. So, I'll be staying at a hotel in Dallas tonight, then flying out at 9:35am for Hartford. The opening ceremonies that I was supposed to be at for Connecticon? Start at 9:45am. Somehow I don't think I'm going to make it.

I'm scheduled to arrive in hartford at 1:35, and my first panel is at 2.

It's going to be a long, long weekend.