Panicking as scheduled

[telophase]

And of course I'm poking through the conference information on the Internet Librarian conference I'm going to this month, and see that the dress code is stated as "Business Casual." Yeah, I know that all pro conferences pretty much are, but that just makes me start panicking over the fact that my wardrobe is more properly characterized as Business Crummy than Business Casual. And how am I going to fit both conference clothes and con clothes for Yaoi-Con into the same suitcase?

At least I'm going to visit family this weekend. If I panic at Mom we might go shopping. XD

I also was musing on how the conference doesn't have coffee breaks, it has "networking breaks," and then realized OMG I don't have business cards! I don't have the correct networking ritual paraphernalia! I sent an email off to the admin office wodnering if there was time to get them before I left, and the administrative assistant* - who hadn't even been the recipient of the email, BTW - flat-out teleported down to my cube with the sheet of paper that had the five designs I could choose from. I have far too much art background; I had to pick the slightly more expensive version, but they said it was OK. It usually takes abut a week and a half to get them done, so I should have them by the time I leave.

My third panic point is that my iPod battery died RIGHT BEFORE I have to drive across Texas to my mother's house. So I get burn CDs tonight! I'm taking the iPod into the Apple store Thursday morning before I leave for MOm's - they're supposed to be able to do repairs and such there, but from what I understand the battery repair is to give you a new iPod so there won't be time to transfer data to it. *sigh* I can't mail it in because I have to have it for the plane ride - no other option there.

But at least I've reserved my hotel room today - Quality Inn Monterey on Munras Ave. - so I got something accomplished towards the trip.

Gosh, look at the time, only ten minutes left of work.

* The one who really runs the library. You know the sort of position it is. :)

Comments

[bpggle.livejournal.com]

Honestly? At almost every conference I've been to, I've gone business casual. I think I did the business casual thing at the first one I went to and then decided to hell with it. Now I'll do it if I'm presenting or meeting some muckety-muck, but good jeans and a nice shirt have worked just fine for most other occasions (unless I'm going to a vendor reception...then I dress a little more nicely, too). It helps that a lot of people know I'm a native Texan and just assume that I'm laid-back.

I know someone who goes to Internet Librarian every year -- I'll check with her to see if it's really business casual, or if they just say it is.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

XD I figure if I've got a decent halfway-dressy jacket, I can wear nice jeans and leave it at that, and a phone call to MOm produced the information that if I got into town early enough, we'd go shopping and see if we could find one. Phew. XD

I was figuring with teh amoutn of techies likely to be present, the business casual would be weighted a bit more towards the "casual," but it's not like my clothes are exceptionally spiffy anyway. XD

[bpggle.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good plan!

[herchuckness.livejournal.com]

There's always this external ipod battery pack (http://griffintechnology.com/products/tunejuice/). They even have next-day shipping. (Or if you're handy with a soldering iron you can make the altoids (http://www.chrisdiclerico.com/2005/01/18/altoids-ipod-battery-pack-v3/) version.)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Still faster to drive across town to the Apple store. XD However, I may ask if I can test one and if it works, then use it for the drive down and back up and get the iPod replaced next week. Heh

[elfiepike.livejournal.com]

heee. you should so go around in business casual at yaoicon. :D and hand out business cards! (well, maybe not your I Am So Very Professional ones.)

[miss-maroo.livejournal.com]

aren't administrative assistants useful? that's my job title. but it really means "she who must do EVERYTHING regardless of her training and general ineptitude.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yah. They run the place. This particular one is /wonderful/ and always pleasant, even when I've screwed up and not done something corectly, or delayed doing it.

And I've temped in offices so I KNOW how hard the admin asst position is, because *I* sure as hell can't do it. XD