11. Hours.

Yep. I put in 11 straight hours in the art show yesterday. There were precious few volunteers available, so I stayed all day, except for when I was off on emergency supply runs. Never even went upstairs.

BTW - artists are morons. Not speaking of myself, as I can read basic instructions, use common sense and ask questions if I don't understand. But 80%-90% of them - morons. I unpacked and hung art for 9 mail in artists - 1 sent return postage. Another didn't send return postage but otherwise her mailing was correct. The other 7 - one disaster after another and all of the artists' making because they didn't read the freakin' instructions, use common sense or ask a question. Oh, and when everything related to the art show says you must register for it by May 1? That means you register by May 1. Not walk in at dinnertime Friday and say 'here's my art'. There is no room left. We gave it all to the people who registered. And oh yeah, if you don't pay for the space? You don't get the space. Period. Gack.

Balticon, Continued

More adventures in art shows, although this time it's more the buyers than the artists (aside from the guy who sent his art to the hotel instead of the art show). But we've had buyers taking photos with their cell phones, and a lot of quick sale adventures. Mostly people seem to think they can personally write 'quick sale' on something and it's theirs. Even if there's already bids on it. Even when the signs specify you must bring it to a staff member. We're counting them as regular bids for now.

Meanwhile, I hit the dealers room and landed a copy of Ticket To Ride: Nordic Countries, which is out of print and going for outrageous prices on Ebay. I got it for MSRP, no tax or shipping :) Happy me! And a stuffed squirrel, he's quite cute. Obviously my netbook works in the art show, which had been a concern. Speaking of concerns, had an interesting conversation with the conchair of Shore Leave. (jslinder I'll e-mail you.) Back to it...