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Met with a friend then got around to trying Dessert Story on a rec from sister's vegan partner (HOORAY FOR VEGANS) and it has SO MANY THINGS I CAN EAT. Had a watermelon sago which was strange but nice, then napped, then had a lovely evening with lizbee at Chocolate Buddha: gluten free AND wheelchair friendly Japanese! Which was very nice! Got to watch the adorable local sparrows flitting around Federation Square, too.

Just before we parted I had a weird moment where I was sure I'd seen a massive billboard flash the single word BOOBS, I stared at it doggedly until it cycled to that ad again and I could prove to lizbee that I wasn't imagining things.

And then I went to a different Taiwanese dessert place (9 taiwanese dessert? On Swanston street, also accessible) and had hot grass jelly with lotus seeds and red beans and tapioca and then google searched "Taiwanese dessert perth" because OMG. TASTY HOT DESSERTS I CAN EAT. (Which are vegan afaict! Probably gluten free too? Or at least low gluten?)

And now to feed my dragons before the sugar wears off.

Another good day. Can't be bothered looking up all the links, I may add them later (dreamwidth is being wonky so I want to post this while I have the chance)
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Started off well, had sudden catastrophic spoon failure.
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Well! We have registered and picked up our bags etc (on the ground floor, for anyone else who gets confused by the Calculated Risk Rationalisation or whatever conference happening at the door connecting to the Hilton) and are waiting for the Worldcon opening ceremony which is at two. Picking up our badges saved exactly zero time since we got confused and waited in the "people who have pregistered but not picked up their badges" line anyway (which was a whole one person long for our end of the alphabet) Said hello to some people, and even though I'm resting in my room same as I have been for most afternoons lately it's cool to know that the con is there, waiting.

The scooter has been very useful in some contexts, especially any long dull travel in a straight line or when I'm backtracking a lot because I'm lost or standing about a lot (it was thus great for registering). Not suited to an umbrella and no gloves in the rain though, brr. Also, well, I'm not very good at it. I am quite embarrassingly bad at using reverse to do three point turns etc.

Yesterday I managed to TOTALLY screw up organising to meet people and yet it ended up going about as well as it possibly could. I got to meet nixwilliams which was great. We chatted for a bit and then he tagged along in the rain while I picked up my badge (much drama, since the power was out, for no real benefit) and pick up some carrots from the Spencer St IGA (they had five, two of which were off :/) And I didn't run over his feet with the scooter once!
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I tend to find travelogues very dull myself, so don't feel bad if you feel like scrolling by, but if nothing else other Worldcon goers might find some of this useful.

First off: when we checked into the Hilton and they took our credit card number they put a hold on the cost of our stay AND an extra hundred dollars a night. Which was more than we had on the card (we have a very low limit!), thankfully they were willing to wait until we had a chance to transfer some money across (and have yet to complain that, it being Sunday, the money is presumably still not there). No idea what they would have done if we didn't have the extra money to hand up front.
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