Marietta Monster Mash

[cornerofmadness]

So I was there when it opened because I had to vacate the hotel and the coffee house I wanted to go to is on street parking and good luck finding a spot. Ha. My new GPS doesn't know its left from its right but it's rather hard to miss the Washington County fairground building. I have questions. Big ones.

This venue is on par with the tiny cons my friends run in Athens or the one at my university. the space is about the size of a basketball court. So HOW did they get nearly a dozen guests lined up? Granted these aren't A listers but still. I thought there would be more events than this. Nope just the cosplay and the vendors so note to self, next time just drive up. There are no lines for this (much like the aforementioned small cons) or at least come up to Marietta and do other things the night before.

The vendors were good. I bought crap I don't need like usual (You bought a plant Dana. Go to your shame corner). I bought more rocks (now you stay in that shame corner) but I didn't buy books (okay you can come out eventually) I did get a cool wine glass (I thought it was glass but its food safe resin) with Medusa on it. More and more she feels like my spiritual twin. Bought some holiday gifts.

Had the singularly worst cup of coffee this year. They had a drink vendor, mostly these fruity drinks made of 90% torani syrups and pop. I can't drink those (because my sugar is sky high today, maybe because I slept like crap on that rock hard broke ass bed) 'oh we just added coffee'. It sounded good. Basically caramel and butterscotch with some whipped cream and chocolate drizzle. At least it wasn't pricey. I swear to you there was a demon in it that drank up the sugar because it was bitter as hell in spite of the syrups and I'm fairly sure it was just brown water. Like did you make a singular cup of coffee and then water it down into this?!?

So...I met Butch Patrick. I did think Eddie Munster was cute when I was a child. He was a sweet guy seemed very impressed that I was a doctor (that came up in conversation with someone else standing in line while we waited for the boomer to figure out how to use his phone to take payment). Shook my hand upon meeting me wasn't expecting that.



I had planned to go to Spagna's for lunch, the Italian place I like in Marietta but oops it's dinner only but right around the corner (literally) is Harmar historical village within Marietta (one of the oldest cities in Ohio) and Harmar tavern. I did a dumb thing. I looked at the ABV percentage of alcohol after I drank the drink. I'm like Oooo Ace's Peach cider (they do, for my money, the best ciders in America) I didn't think about it having a lot of alcohol. Only as much as three beers. Oops. I tried food I wouldn't normally eat, a juicy lucy with pimento cheese, hot honey and pickles. It seemed like usual sandwich price...only I learned it had no fries/chips/side of any kind so that made it pricier and...someone in their kitchen needs to learn what a juicy lucy is (the cheese is inside the burger). It was tasty but it wasn't a juicy lucy.

I also needed gas so I swung past Stokes coffee shop on my way to the gas station which I haven't been too in forever. Pumpkin Maple Macchiato oooo so good. I let the caffeine and alcohol battle it out (shut up liver, you're fine)

I stopped off in Athens at Marshall's for more christmas shopping and into Jackson for my brisket sandwich (eating more beef in one day than I usually do all month)

And then I cam home and started grading the last class of bone practical exams. It's finally happened. Someone scored a zero. They wrote something in every blank but missed all 85 questions. I didn't think that was possible. Also everyone the hyoid is NOT a baby mandible. Good guess though. Can someone get more about five more of those 10% alcohol ciders?

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Comments

[spikedluv]

Sounds like you had a pretty good time and a frelling busy day, omg!! A lot of good food and drink, though. I lol'd at (shut up liver, you're fine).

Also, I love your hair in that photo! It looks fabulous!

Thank you for the fic mentions!

[cornerofmadness]

It was a busy one (literally finished grading at 1130 pm OMG)

the liver is a whiner

Thanks. It's actually one of my wigs

and you're welcome

[spikedluv]

I had no idea! It look's great!

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. Generally if my hair looks good, it's a wig.

[aien_hime]

Ooooh you got a plant on a con? I didn't even know anyone'd sell plants at a con!

[suzume]

Sounds like you had a good time! I mean, c'mon, you met Butch Patrick! That alone sounds like a nice day to me~

[cornerofmadness]

it was. Exactly and he had a cool shirt.

[suzume]

Ooh, yeah! Sounds great!

[cornerofmadness]

wasn't exactly how I imagined my weekend going but it was fun