Pearls of wisdom IV

CONVENTION HOTEL?

Yes! Definitely. If you can afford it, stay at the convention hotel.

It makes life so much easier.

Why?

Schedule's packed. If you want to see everything and do everything (or almost everything), you won't have any free time. And sometimes a person just has to go (for whatever reason: food, clothes - that'll look better in photo ops, not clothes in general, that bloody ticket you forgot, make-up emergency, really short power nap...) to their room. Which kinda becomes mission impossible if it takes you more than an elevator ride to get there.

And let's not forget the fact that karaoke and dessert party end around 1 am. It could be cold outside, it could be raining or snowing, it's definitely dark... Do you really wanna go brave the weather and spend your precious I-could-be-sleeping-right-now time on making your way to another hotel? Yeah, I thought so.

And of course, the 6 am Sunday breakfast. When you're operating on 4 hours of sleep and trying to:
- find something to wear
- get rid of your bedhead
- apply make-up without poking your eyes out...
and all that while running late, when every second counts,
staying at the convention hotel is a lifesaver. (Or at least a nervessaver.)

And believe me, on Sunday night, after you survive all the panels, photo ops and autographs AND waiting in line for 2 hours to buy JPEGs, and your feet are killing you because of those damn high-heeled photo op shoes, and you're too exhausted to move, you'll pat yourself on the back for choosing to stay at the convention hotel. Well, no, you won't. Cause you won't have the energy. But you'll be thinking about it.