::sigh::

[ksmith]

Just cancelled my WFC hotel room.

::mutter::

Comments

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Well, look at it this way. There are a number of us exceedingly cool people who won't be there. You're not alone.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I really need to manage my vacation time better. I used this year's allotment for writing, which means I really didn't have any significant time off. No cons. No travel at all. Next year, so help me I am taking a real break. NYC for a week, probably in March.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

Sympathy.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It would have been a nice break.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

True. I think you're wise to plan for a non-writing break next year.

E.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Trying not to think about NYC too much, because it's almost half a year out and I don't want to wish the months away. But I think about puttering around and window shopping and museums and maybe a show or two...

There's a boutique hotel called The Library that sounds neat:

Located 1 block from the New York Public Library, each of the Library Hotel's 10 guest-room floors is dedicated to 1 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal System.

Read more: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/newyorkcity/H42296.html#ixzz13R7Z04zI

[cabri729.livejournal.com]

You could come to This ConFusion Has Not Yet Been Rated in Detroit this January instead. We're just as good as the WFC! And more SF-y!

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you won't be at WFC. It would be nice to have seen you.

And if you feel a need for a con, Windy is drivable and in 2½ weeks.

I'll be staying at the Library Hotel next month when I'm in New York for the SFWA Reception. If you like, I can give you a report on whether it is worth staying at beyond the cool concept.

[daveamongus.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely second that notion.

But, I'll also miss not seeing you at WFC.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

WFC was supposed to be my last gasp prior to a couple of heavy work months. By mid-November, I will be up to my armpits in sekrit project. So much for the rest of 2010.

I'd be interested in The Library's wi-fi costs. If past experience in NYC hotels repeats, they're prohibitive.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Looks like fun. What's the weather like?

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

According to the Library's website, "Complimentary wireless high speed Internet access (value $15 per person)."

I also know of another hotel I've stayed at the last two years which is closer to Times Square, a little cheaper than the Library, and also includes free wifi, called The Hotel at Times Square (it is about two blocks away from TS). Both hotels also include breakfast.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

And at the same intersection as the Library Hotel, there is this coffee shop (http://omgshots.com/410-despresso-coffee-shop-in-new-york.html), which includes a vertiginous-inducing book theme.

[daveamongus.livejournal.com]

Well, it's January in Detroit, so not much different from January in Chicago. It's almost certainly going to be pretty damn cold, and there's a chance of snow piled up to the rooftops.

But, I keep going because it's just that much fun.