2003-11-11 1:32 p.m.

There are limitations of course. It's only for associates, so you only get one room. Because obviously, there can only be one of you. And you can only stay 2 nights. But that's ok. Because it's FREE!

So, this year the program starts on Nov 21st. November 22nd, I'll be driving up to Hollywood to see Pella & I scored a room at the Hollywood Renaissance!!! They only put up 2 rooms a night for tradeout & I got one of the two! I'm not sure how close it is to the venue, especially now that the venue has changed, but still - Awesome Hotel!!!!

Then, on December 21st, Joss Whedon's going to be at a Sci-Fi convention in LA to talk about the DVD release of Firefly & the movie scheduled to start filming in 2004. So for the nights of the 20th & 21st I got a room at a Marriott in Manhattan Beach! That's about 20 miles from the Con, but still, weekend away from home :-)

And lastly, most awesome of all, I'm going to take a weekend in January and stay at the JW Desert Springs Resort and Spa!!! Normally this is a $350 per night room, which I would NEVER be able to afford & I'll be there for 2 nights. Just relaxing......