20251209 — Whirlwinding

A long week spent out of town for the doctor's melds into a too-quick week running behind on convention preparations and other responsibilities... Well, merch orders should ideally get to me in a few weeks, so at least that's already done. I hope nothing goes wrong with the process; I think it was a risky move to open pre-orders during the holiday season, but I didn't take it into consideration until it was too late. Nothing to be done about it now, though.
My contact lenses certainly will not arrive in time, but that is due to my procrastination, so I can't really be annoyed by it... It'll be fine either way. What I should be worried about is the actual panel, since, 1: The presentation is not done yet, and 2: I have done no form of public speaking since I was in college. I'm not sure if the nerves come from the fear of messing up or just having a lot of eyes on me, which is somewhat odd for someone who regularly wears gaudy cosplays and gets asked for photos with shocking frequency.
Anyways, there is some excitement there too, though. I get to talk about something I enjoy and hopefully brainwash encourage others to give my favorite novel a chance. Can I do so in 45 minutes? To be determined.