Last con I went to was DragonCon, maybe nine years ago. Stood in line for two hours to register, thus missing the panel I most wanted to attend. Spent the rest of the weekend trying not to melt down from either the heat or the immense number of people. Made forays into the con to buy books and spent a lot of time in my hotel room reading. Decided large cons are not for me. YMMV.

Speak to me of plus-sized tights or their equivalent.

There are tights now that are smooth non-clingy fabric on the outside and warm fleece on the inside. I've heard of them, but never tried them, because I never saw them in plus sizes until last year.

I scheduled the plumber for noon so the housemate would get his shower and be out of the house. Just got a call from him saying he was ahead of schedule and could he come by in about fifteen minutes. Housemate was literally in the shower. Plumber seemed almost annoyed that I wouldn't agree to him coming over, though maybe he's more used to people being eager for the chance.

I look forward to living alone and not having to take other people into account for scheduling.

At least you didn't hairspray your glasses.

Trufax. ETA and I will probably never make that particular mistake again. The bottles are different colors and different shapes. As well as having their contents written on the labels.

Connie, I found some plus-sized fleece tights I really liked last winter. I'll look to see what the brand was when I get home. They were warm and fit comfortably.

You know what's annoying about moving? I keep having to answer my phone when I don't recognize the number. Earlier Pacific Gas & Electric called to ask me if I'd entered the address correctly, because they called the person in that unit and they weren't planning to move. I'd been given two different addresses at some point during the lease-signing process, so I signed up for an account with whatever one their website recognized. I gave her the correct unit address and thanked her for calling. I've been using the correct unit address everywhere else, so hey, crisis averted.

And then my Doctor called. Any thoughts re: submitting a written request and picking up my medical records myself, or waiting until I find a Dr. in San Francisco and sending a request to have my medical records sent there?

Jesse, for Goodstuff? [link]

I've discovered I really love dresses, long dresses with skirts that move. However, winter will be here, and my legs will freeze. Speak to me of plus-sized tights or their equivalent. Panty hose were of the devil and I think I'd rather have bare legs then wrestle with panty-hose-like things again.

Lane Bryant has good tights. I caught them on a ring and got a run, but the run hasn't moved in 6 months and several washings.

Oh, I took the plunge and ordered my first eShakti order. What pushed me over the edge, beside the 50% off sale, & the renewal of the $40 first purchase code was discovering that if you ordered through your mobile phone, they gave you an additional 20% off. (See? Cheap.)

So I got this with elbow length sleeves [link]

And this, as a knee-lentgh dress with elbow length sleeves. [link]

Freezing those is not actual easy in the summertime.

I'm lead to believe swimming in the North Atlantic will do it. Not that it's recommended.

Shrift, how much will they charge to send them out to you? A lot, I bet.

Sockdreams seems to have a good selection of plus-sized tights:

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I love their Foot Traffic tights. Not super warm but fine if you work in an office.

If you want warmth for the winter, you might investigate thermal things - I used to work with a woman who wore skirts (fairly short) all the time and she got knee-length thermals to wear. She liked them - said they kept her from freezing.