So yes, the masquerade was great fun, even though I didn’t see much of it. I was backstage looking after a grizzy bear, a woman with huge wings, and the Great Beast of Aaargh. I think I am starting to specialize in mad costumes. Remember the llama from LA? The only totally crazy thing I missed out on this time was the velociraptors.

I have taken a bunch of pictures, and several videos of people talking about how their costumes were put together. I need time to process them, but I think they’ll be worth waiting for, especially the one about the bear.

The show appeared to go very well, aside from the usual problem of the management forgetting to think about getting competitors on stage quickly at the end to get their prizes. And everyone was happy except the very small number of competitors that the judges elected not to give prizes to. (I have ranted about this before.) I was exhausted, and fell into the Hyatt where I devoured a plate of nachos and met a man who destroys planets (or at least was part of the process that led to Pluto no longer being a planet).

Today we get to learn who Australia has chosen as their Guests of Honor, I moderate a panel, and we do the Hugos. After that, sleep.