...I see skies of blue, clouds of white. Bright blessed days, dark sacred nights...

Gallifrey One report part 3: Saturday. (See also part 1, part 2, and part 4.)

On Saturday, missmea dressed as "Captain Jack Harkness," so she could flirt with anything that moved. (I don't know if she ended up flirting with the Dalek.)

Catherine the Great had given me a welcome-gift when we checked in: bottle of red wine, fruit and cheese plate. It wasn't my convention, so I wasn't prepared for a round of gift-exchanging, but I did give her a tangerine for each day.

( Saturday afternoon I had a meeting scheduled... )

( Then Christian and I wandered down to the Strategicon: Orccon gaming convention... )

( Christian wanted to look at the function space in the Sheraton Gateway... )

On the way back, we learned that the gang was getting ready to have dinner. Christian and I met them at the hotel, we got the cars out of the parking lot and drove/walked to dinner and we all drove back, or home in Christian's case.

( Meanwhile, at the hotel, people were lining up for the Masquerade... )

After the Masquerade Halftime and the Awards, Toby Hadoke did his one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf. Paul Cornell (left) and Toby had both complimented me earlier on the work I'd done on the postcards. Toby quipped that he finally got an "and" credit. "... and TOBY HADOKE performing his play MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF" was how I'd ended the list of guests on the postcards.

I'd been trying to reach fangrrl_squees all weekend. She looked fried Friday night, and frantic Saturday evening. She was helping with the Masquerade, and making things happen -- she'll be running the Masquerade next year. By the time the Masquerade was over for the night and she'd had some time to decompress, she was back to her chipper self. (right)

( One wacky thing that happened Saturday night was a group of fans running around and into/out of the Pass-Through Tardis... )

That evening, Maria was wearing a slinky red dress as "Lucy Saxon." Complete with subtle black eye makeup -- some people didn't notice, some people saw it and immediately were ready to beat up whoever she'd already put in the hospital. No, no, it goes with the character. It's rare for the character to smile, but you'll notice she's holding a surprise for her husband. When Maria walked by late that night, I heard Dan Sandifer mention that red was now his favorite color... (right)

Next: Late night, Sunday and home.