AC was very enjoyable, and I agree with a new acquaintance. The more I think about it, the more I am glad I didn't stay with a single group the entire convention. I am writing this so late afterwards because the job has had mandatory overtime on a slow portion of the quarter, so it's been grueling.

It was relaxing this year, and that is a first for me. I am glad there are no people to constantly please, and I can just run off and do what I would like. I think during the con I was a philanthropist though between social events, that blind guy and his wife, one woman who hadn't been at a convention in some time and needed help getting situated, and a number of smaller fiascoes. Felt good to just relax.

I never saw the cleaning lady so happy before either, apparently I was a good tipper and so were many others. The people on the street seemed happy the convention was going on, no more remarks about "Cartoon Nightmares" or pedophile slurs as I walked. Bars emptied, and people asked me to snap pictures. I held about 12k in cameras all weekend long.

Saw people I haven't seen in years and it felt good. Tried to offer refunds again, but people insisted on having the art instead of their money back. That was moving for me, and felt good. I am glad I didn't stop caring about that type of satisfaction.

There was a person following me who shouldn't have been following me; but surprisingly the people I was with chased them off or made eye contact for me to shoo them away. I am dreading that this may have been  sabrewing 's doppelganger who harassed that guy with the infant. That stalker in question was carrying multiple different badges. I wish I had snapped his picture, but we kept scarring him off before I could get the tablet ready. He was always about 10 feet away before he stomped off with a sour face each time he was spotted.

Oddly enough people who had seen me at previous ACs and had avoided me, had no trouble approaching me this year and enjoyed some socializing. Got to talking about the reasons they stayed at arms length, and it's understandable. I apologized they saw me at bad moments with certain people. All in all it felt really good. Wish I had had more time, but I was constantly on the move.

I hope you are all doing well. I'll have a few days off this week in between some unexciting work periods. Work continues on art, but my father has fallen ill and needed hospitalization. He will talk to a surgeon, but they cannot give him anything within 4 months and that's a lot of time for things to go wrong.