DragonCon 2008 The Aftermath

[puppetmaker]

Happy Birthday to Ariel who is now 17. It was yesterday but we are traveling so I didn't get to write that here. She got sushi for dinner and a lovely cake from the best bakery in the area. She also received some items from DragonCon that she really wanted.

We are home. Took a little long than we would have liked but we are safe and the cats are happy to see us. Really happy to see us. I am being snuggled to death by cats. Which is strange because I know they got lots of scritches and attention. I guess they are just happy to see me again.

Our Internet is not talking to our wireless router and I am at my wits end as to how to get the two to talk to each other. There was a power out that wiped the DSL box and we had to reset the password. Now the Wireless doesn't have the same password so it won't talk to the DSL box. I have been trying to get my router to talk to my computer so I can get it to play nice with the DSL. Can't seem to get it done. I am on a Mac trying to get it to talk to my Netgear.

The drive back would have been shorter IF there the road hadn't been closed due to a 5 car crash that closed the interstate we were on. My sympathies to the family of the young man who was killed in the collision. So we had to detour which added a couple of hours onto the trip. Kudos to Ariel and Caroline for being champions of the ling drive. Not a complaint from either of them the whole time.

We have unpacked the car. Today I plan to start the laundry. My mother made my life so much easier by doing all of Caroline's so she has all her good clothes for the first day of school. Now I have to make sure that Ariel has the clothes she wants to wear for the first day of her Senior year.

I have lots of thoughts about these past two weeks which I will be writing about most of this week I think. In between I will be recovering the house from all the travel we have done.

I am grateful to have at least gotten the Internet connection working on one computer.

Comments

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

It was such a pleasure to meet you and Ariel at DragonCon, and to see your work. A proper thank-you card is on its way, but I wanted to say: many, many thanks for having speedlime and me at your fabulous party. We had a lovely time.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

It was so much fun to meet you both. I wish I had more time to talk.

You will be happy to know that the camera was found and returned.

I promise I am usually not that Distracted.

Dobbie wanted me to tell you that he misses you *grin*

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

Give him a sock from me!

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the splendid Ariel, with whom I had a really enjoyable conversation at the party-where-people-weren't. She is somethin' else, that girl. Somethin' else.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Ariel says,Thank you for the birthday wishes. And it was so awesome to talk to you at that party. Thanks also for walking me back to the room. You rawk.

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

Aw, lovely-- I'm just sorry I didn't think to let you use my cellphone sooner. But it was fantastic to speak with you in the meanwhile, and furthermore, you also rawk. So together, we rawk out. (throws horns and headbangs like a house-elf)

[amarafox.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Kiddo :D 17 already? About the same age as my eldest Niece!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Ariel says Thank you! :D

[millysdaughter.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to Ariel.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Ariel says Thank You!

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ariel.

Have you actually gone to the admin console on the router?

Most routers have a fixed address of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.0.

Sorry if you've already tried this.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I can't even get that far. *sigh*

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

If you put the IP address in your browser what happens?

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Spinning Black and White wheel of death.

I have it hooked up to the Internet portion of the router figuring that I am inputing info rather than removing.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Oh and I reset the ethernet according to the directions in the book on the router but something is not working there either

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Nope.

Hook the internet into the router and the network cable from the router to the computer.

So in goes into the router and out goes into the computer.

Then type the IP address into your browser and change the settings.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

No matter what the wiring ALWAYS remains consistent.

The network cable and network protocols allow data to transfer both ways.

[geekgrl64.livejournal.com]

I am so glad that you had a greeat time at the con. I missed meeting you, but passed in the Marriott, you had a determined look on your face, so opted not to bother you.

It was a great con. It seems with the addition of the 4th hotel to not be as crowded in the Hyatt, or anywhere for that matter.

Glad you made it home safely and that you all had a great time!

[hazelwitch.livejournal.com]

Also passing on Happy Birthday wishes to Ariel, and once again, loved Dobby. :)