I've spent the morning conversing here and there. So far, I've located two SF digests with my mom's stories, discussed a possible book project with Michelle Nolan, learned that pioneering fan Joe Sarno is seriously ill, bought weird Spider-Man stickers, and on and on: some moments distressing, most fun.

I've finally managed to set up my voice recorder (remember when we just used to hit "record"?) and I've videotaped Gary Colabuono about his company's Wii game, for heaven's sake. One delight of previous years' shows not so much in evidence this year: beat-up Golden Age for $3 or so. Sigh.