Tomorrow I'm leaving for Milwaukee Wisconsin. I'm going to be at Midwinter, a big deal for crazy, geeky gamer girls like me. Basically, a group of hundreds of One World by Night Vampire: The Masquerade players will take over a hotel for three days.
This means I won't be online or around my computer.
Being a freelance writer is interesting, because it means I'm always working. I've been known to pull my car over to conduct an interview by the side of the road or take a call during dinner in a restaurant and have it morph into a Q&A session. So, in some ways being unplugged will be good (at least when it comes to my computer- I'll still have my notepad and phone with me), but I keep trying to justify bringing my laptop with me. Every time I come with a reason why it's a bad idea (I don't want a lost, stolen, or broken computer) my brain whines about it and tries to come up with an excuse, like "You need your computer so you can do a little work in the hotel, which probably has free wifi."
I know I won't actually get work done in Milwaukee, because I brought my laptop to St. Augustine a few months ago and didn't get any done then, but I did have to either lug my computer around in its case or worry about it sitting alone in the hotel. So, instead I'm going to enjoy my weekend of being semi-unplugged and work on a short story or two. I also have a stack of books I'm bringing, so I'll be updating the book list I've been neglecting on this blog.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. And, if there are any fantastic places I should visit in MIlwaukee while I'm there, let me know!
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