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drpaisleySaturday was good. Went to Lawrence for KanPoly, stopped by Brits to see my sister-in-law and pick up supplies, then hit the Free State Brewing Co. for some fresh beer before heading home. That evening was the 40th Anniversary Soíree for the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society. I had spent Friday night finishing the special edition of the club 'zine for the occasion, and it turned out pretty well, I thought (though I was reminded afterwards I had forgotten to include the first contribution I had received; this will be rectified with the online version). The Board was kind enough to present me with the first ever Tom Reamy Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Endeavors. I was pleasantly surprised, and deeply appreciative of the recognition.
Sunday a bunch of people went to the Royals game. Whilst there, my phone went off. and it was my old buddy Tim Miller, of FenCon. I could almost hear him, and there was some problem with their program book*, and "Help us, Obi-Paisley, you're our only hope!" I told him I would call back when I got home.
The first problem was that the file was in a newer version of InDesign than what I had here at the belfry. So they saved it down for me, but not far enough. So, at 7.30p (2 hours in), I hopped in my car and drove to work, where I knew I could save it to the proper format. Except, there was no one on duty at the guard station, and I hadn't been there on a weekend in so long I had forgotten the magic button-pressing sequence to get to my floor. After waiting a half hour, I headed back home to give Tim the bad news. Another person in their group was able to get me a file I could open, so I got to work.
The text was all there, but in a very basic layout. I was forced, due to the circumstances, use fucking Arial Narrow! as the body text. It hurt, people, it hurt. I worked until 3a, then got back up at 6. And, of course, due to the sudden onslaught of work at work meant I actually had to go to work! On a Monday! For the first time in eight months or so. Actually, this was a good thing, in that I discovered I could not create a pdf from the file I was using (probably a function of it having been saved down multiple levels). So I saved a pdf at work, and brought everything home. After a few frantic hours, I went to bed at 1a. When I got up at 6a, there were a few minor details to be cleaned up, and it was off to work at 9, where I found the boss gone, so I was ready to do the final pdf and send it to the printer.
Ha. This was when I discovered I was missing several graphics, including two that had been sent to me the night before. Thankfully, the emails were still available at the Roadrunner site, and at 1.40p, I uploaded the final pdf to the printer, 46 hours after Tim first called.
Yes, I am insane. And good. To celebrate, here's some music. I am getting closer and closer to 30K in my iTunes. Thank you again, Parris, for the Shuffle, it has been a brain saver at work.
1) Moanin', Art Blakey
2) Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3) Patent Trolls, Crystal Swells
4) Front Row, Metric
5) Sparkly, Young Magic
6) Menace, Brian Eno
7) Way Down Now, World Party
8) Angels, Black Mountain (10/06/07 Le National Montreal Cananda)
9) The Attitude Song, Steve Vai
10) Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) (Organized Noize Remix), Janelle Monáe
and then some
11) Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing, The Beatles
12) Americano, Leningrad Cowboys
13) Phantom On The Bottom (The Lady Tigra vs. Justice), DJ Paul V.
I must go to a ConQuesT meeting tomorrow to re-acquire the box of books I sent home with John Platt following Renovation, so I know what I don't need to buy at Archon next weekend. Otherwise, after a well over 40 hour week (I am usually doing 28) at work, plus all the other chaos, I hope to do some serious sleeping.
*It should be noted I layed out the FenCon VII program book last year, but I had a whole week to do it.
Sunday a bunch of people went to the Royals game. Whilst there, my phone went off. and it was my old buddy Tim Miller, of FenCon. I could almost hear him, and there was some problem with their program book*, and "Help us, Obi-Paisley, you're our only hope!" I told him I would call back when I got home.
The first problem was that the file was in a newer version of InDesign than what I had here at the belfry. So they saved it down for me, but not far enough. So, at 7.30p (2 hours in), I hopped in my car and drove to work, where I knew I could save it to the proper format. Except, there was no one on duty at the guard station, and I hadn't been there on a weekend in so long I had forgotten the magic button-pressing sequence to get to my floor. After waiting a half hour, I headed back home to give Tim the bad news. Another person in their group was able to get me a file I could open, so I got to work.
The text was all there, but in a very basic layout. I was forced, due to the circumstances, use fucking Arial Narrow! as the body text. It hurt, people, it hurt. I worked until 3a, then got back up at 6. And, of course, due to the sudden onslaught of work at work meant I actually had to go to work! On a Monday! For the first time in eight months or so. Actually, this was a good thing, in that I discovered I could not create a pdf from the file I was using (probably a function of it having been saved down multiple levels). So I saved a pdf at work, and brought everything home. After a few frantic hours, I went to bed at 1a. When I got up at 6a, there were a few minor details to be cleaned up, and it was off to work at 9, where I found the boss gone, so I was ready to do the final pdf and send it to the printer.
Ha. This was when I discovered I was missing several graphics, including two that had been sent to me the night before. Thankfully, the emails were still available at the Roadrunner site, and at 1.40p, I uploaded the final pdf to the printer, 46 hours after Tim first called.
Yes, I am insane. And good. To celebrate, here's some music. I am getting closer and closer to 30K in my iTunes. Thank you again, Parris, for the Shuffle, it has been a brain saver at work.
1) Moanin', Art Blakey
2) Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3) Patent Trolls, Crystal Swells
4) Front Row, Metric
5) Sparkly, Young Magic
6) Menace, Brian Eno
7) Way Down Now, World Party
8) Angels, Black Mountain (10/06/07 Le National Montreal Cananda)
9) The Attitude Song, Steve Vai
10) Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) (Organized Noize Remix), Janelle Monáe
and then some
11) Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing, The Beatles
12) Americano, Leningrad Cowboys
13) Phantom On The Bottom (The Lady Tigra vs. Justice), DJ Paul V.
I must go to a ConQuesT meeting tomorrow to re-acquire the box of books I sent home with John Platt following Renovation, so I know what I don't need to buy at Archon next weekend. Otherwise, after a well over 40 hour week (I am usually doing 28) at work, plus all the other chaos, I hope to do some serious sleeping.
*It should be noted I layed out the FenCon VII program book last year, but I had a whole week to do it.
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