LCC 2009 in Hawaii

[Karen from AustCrime]

I'm going.

I'm definitely going.

I think.

I should be okay to go.

Really, it's 2 years away - I can organise myself in 2 years can't I.

I might need to get a "real" job - one of those ones that pays you to do something to go, but I'm definitely, possibly, wanting, probably to go.

Partly this is because Hawaii's not quite so much cut lunches and waterbags away from where I'm at.

Plus in 2 years I can probably explain to my Australian Terrier why I'm away. (SO can swan off on business trips a couple of times a year - that's no problem, but little dogs need me). If he doesn't miss me when I'm away I'll strangle him when I get back.

But in 2 years time our Ancient German Shepherds will be even more ancient.

And LCC's in cider making season - will I be able to get away.

But I really really really want to go to at least one of these conventions whilst the knees still sort of work, the eyes are still functioning, and my brain has a slight grasp on reality.

So I'll be signed up and paid up before September.

Really

[Fran Read]

And I'm going too, even though it is a terrible time of year for an Aussie school teacher. I'll have two weeks to break in my new class and then I'll abandon them for another three weeks at least. How could I even be thinking of doing something as mean as that? But I know that LCC is going to be so much FUN that I can't bear to miss it!

[Karen from AustCrime]

Okay - well you're on. I'm now only about $50 short of the sign up fee so GULP - if nothing else it'll be you and me!

[Helen]

If you'll be signed and paid up before September, Karen, so will I!

I really want to go for all the same reasons you do, and surely 2 years is plenty of lead time.

My main difficulty is the time of year - I work at a university and LCC is in the first few weeks of semester 1. While I don't have much direct contact with the students, they and the other staff generate a lot of work for me. Still, the bosses are always on at me to take my long service leave ...

Yep, I'm definitely going to be there.