Change of plans

Travel is hard.

The MBTA commuter rail doesn't run as often as SEPTA regional rail. I have classes which I ought not to miss, which keep me from coming and going as I please. A bus ride to Philadelphia via New York takes a long time. Airfare from Boston is crazy ridiculous expensive. And so on...

The upshot? It's starting to look like I won't make it to either the Pterodactyl Hunt or OVFF.

I'm not happy about this. I really wanted to attend both. But, the difficulty of travel under the circumstances weighs in on the side of staying here and cultivating friendships at Brandeis and around Boston, which is something I really should be doing (only I'm not sure how — I haven't moved out of walking distance of my primary group of friends in eight years). I'm not sure how I feel about spending the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah almost entirely on buses.

If you're one of the many people who was looking forward to seeing me at the Hunt or OVFF... I miss you, a lot. Yes, all of you.

I will be attending Philcon, of course, since I'm still on the concom.