Today was the first day of the convention. I am officially exhausted.
Yesterday was nice. We met up with my friend for dinner and met his roommate. We talked for about an hour and a half before returning to the hotel to chill and watch TV.
Today we woke early and I went for a swim so I wasn't overly hurting today. The pool here is small but nice and clean. It's made of steel. I swam for about half an hour before my head started to hurt from not eating.
Got dressed and decided to explore the city. So, we walked around and made our way to the sports arena where the Columbus hockey team plays. We couldn't snoop around the arena because of practice but we did check out the team shop, which was fun. Joe was in hockey heaven.
On the way back, we explored the North Market and went to this new restaurant called Double Comfort for lunch. It was really good but spicy food.
By then, it was close to time to get in line across the street. We waited for an hour and it was time to get in! We wandered around the huge vendor area. So many incredible artists. I even talked with several authors, either novels or graphic novels and comics. I'm all for supporting other indie writers so it was great to talk to them. I told my friend who is a really talented artist, and working on her own comic, maybe we can tour conventions together promoting our work.
Back at the hotel, I went for another swim and packed up mostly. Letting my suit and towel dry overnight. Just have to load the car tomorrow morning, enjoy day 2, get some autographs, attend a couple panels, and head home.
Phone is about to die on me and I still have to write down the panels for tomorrow so I can figure out how I'm fitting in autographs.
Despite being exhausted, I had so much fun. Joe is such a funny fan boy. He got 3 autographs from one of his favorite actors and had a big grin on his face when he was done.
Excited for tomorrow. Let you know how it goes on the way home.
