more FKO highlights

My snowshoes, at the cottage a few weeks ago
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More FKO highlights:

- Hearing Helen Marshall's poetry and songs.

- Many thanks to Kathleen Sloan for the gift of a gorgeous turquoise beaded bracelet she had made herself. She had also given handmade beaded necklaces to Allison and Jodi, saying the gifts were in thanks for the contributions we've made to Interfilk throughout the years.

- Running into Robert Cooke on Thursday night. What a sweet guy. Thank you, Interfilk, for bringing him to FilKONtario!

- Getting a chance to chat with Barry and Sally Childs-Helton. Sally has half-convinced me to start learning drums. My only concern is the amount of stuff I already have to lug around (guitar, flute, percussion thingies, music), but she says I can get a very child's jimbe (sp?) that will work just fine.

- To Diana: thanks for the dark chocolate-covered raisins!

- Hearing the Fibs again, or at least some of the Fibs (Carl and Jim; Tom was unable to attend). I lust after Jim's percussive tie.

- Spending a bit of time with Dr. Jane Robinson before the official start of the con. She looked over my arms and worked them over, gave me some helpful advice. A VERY cool person...I tried convincing her to move to Toronto, but I'm not sure how successful I was.

- Sunday brunch with Rand, a tradition we've had for a number of years now whenever we're attending the same convention.

- Chatting with Andrea Dale at Montana's at dinner Saturday night. Partway through the conversation, she noticed a sign over my shoulder that read, "WE DARE YOU TO TELL US IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!" and her face immediately assumed a Very Evil and Delighted Expression. Evading my attempts to clap my hand over her mouth, she told Adam English about the sign, and then I knew it was game over (others at the table: Andrea, Allison, Jodi, Tim Jennings, Helen Marshall).

Adam immediately and very enthusiastically began telling any passing waitstaff that it was my birthday ("I'm not kidding, it's REALLY her birthday!"). He took crayons and drew on the paper table covering right in front of me: BIRTHDAY GIRL, with a picture of a birthday cake and candles, with arrows pointing at me. I tried changing some of the pointers to point to Helen, who was sitting beside me, but she changed them back and then hid the crayons from me.

After dinner, the Montana waitstaff came out with dessert and a candle, banging on a cowbell, loudly announcing that it was my 16th birthday. Something heavy was put on my head and a moment later I was blinded by a camera flash as everyone sang happy birthday:



Wearing a birthday moose hat at Montana's. Helen
Marshall observing in delight and relief
(they almost put the hat on her by accident)
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I didn't realize what had been dropped on my head until I was shown the photo above a few minutes later, after the waitstaff and hat had gone away.

I hereby swear that I will someday have my revenge on Adam English and Andrea Dale, by the way...both of them were WAY too smug about the whole thing. I still owe Andrea for several other incidents, including a certain watergun photo t-shirt.

Now just to choose the means of my revenge...

<insert maniacal laughter fading into the distance here>

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