London Calling, 2009!

[lemuriapress]

It's a crisp November night here in London-town, where I've been stationed for much of the last week as a special guest of Dragonmeet, an exciting one-day gaming event that draws fans from all over the United Kingdom. I arrived on Thursday morning, flush with more than $1,000 of walking-around money from my London Fund auction (thanks, guys!) and

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[autopope]

I arrived Thursday morning following a 10-hour flight out of Seattle. I didn't manage to sleep even a wink on the plane, leaving me plenty of time to read two ancient science fiction novels in one sitting. ...
After landing, I took a fabulously expensive cab ride to my downtown London hotel, the Copthorne Tara Hotel, just off Kensington High Street. I was REALLY jetlagged on Thursday, but I managed to wander around the neighborhood a bit. ... My belly filled with nasty fried potatoes, I went back to the hotel and sunk into sweet, sweet sleep.

Or at least I tried to. Just like last time, I'm finding that jetlag is REALLY kicking my ass. I've been here four days, now, and I'm STILL not 100% acclimated. I find myself getting tired in the middle of the day and wide awake in the middle of the night. Not an ideal situation.

I fly UK/USA quite a bit, and the US->UK flights are always worst, especially from the west coast.

Here's how I minimize the jetlag ass-kicking experience:

1. Ideally eat before going to the airport, catch a late

[lemuriapress]

Thanks for the tips. I hope I get a hang of this some day. Even last night I had trouble sleeping. Here's hoping today is the day I finally get it right!

[delabarre]

Spire of Nex? O_o

Awesome! I've been hungry for more info on Nex since I started my LoF/Katapesh Nights campaign.

Good to say "hi!"

[anonymous]

Erik,

It was nice meeting you and good to say hi at Dragonmeet. I hope you enjoy that game of Umläut: Game of Metal.

Rich Stokes (who wrote Umläut: Game of Metal!)