We're back from almost a week away north of the border, visiting friends and running a small stall at Tabletop Scotland.
Debs had her stall selling her cool gothy wares from her Misery Makes business and I was helping there, and we kept Stoo and Rhi company on the We_Evolve stand next to us. We had a similar stall last year, and it was good fun, but not exactly a huge money-earner – we kinda went thinking it'll be good to have a look around the convention, and spend some time with Stoo and Rhi, taking in the sights in Scotland, and petting their cats.
The convention itself was good! Quiet still, especially on the Friday, and a 10th of the size of UK Games Expo, but we met some cool people, saw some cool games, and I bought the prettiest dice I had ever seen.
I mean, look at them. I saw them last year at the Trayed and Tested stand, and I pondered getting them then, and I took too darn long. By the time I decided to get them, they were gone... Luckily, this year, they had another set and I wasn't going to wait this time. Look! Look how gorgeous they are...
Overall, the convention was better than last year, but there was something different this time. Last year I'd just read through Mothership and saw all the cool zines and came away from it filled with ideas and plans, eager to do cool stuff. This year, I was just exhausted, and came away with a great head-cold. Joy!
Unlike last year, we were kindly invited to stay a couple of extra days by Stoo and Rhi to take in the sights of Scotland. We had a quick wander around Glasgow (really cool bronze map of the city)...
... and Rhi drove us around some of the nearby Lochs...
Awesome.
I'd like to thank everyone who came and visited the stand at Tabletop Scotland, and offer my heartfelt thanks to Stoo and Rhi for putting up with us / putting us up, and I'm so sorry that you felt you had to entertain me with a rewatch of The X-Files while we were there. I throughly enjoyed it, and hope you weren't too bored (you've up to a cracking episode next if you decide to keep going, Beyond the Sea).
Now, I'm going to continue taking the meds to fight off the con-crud, and recover from the 8hr train journeys (each way).
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