P's A Romantic

At least in the sense that I'm heading to the Romantic Times Convention later this week.

Let's just get it out, up front, that I'm none to happy about flying solo. Flying isn't exactly my favorite thing to do, in the first place, but flying by my lonely gives me more time to think about how much I dislike flying.

I know, I know, the flight's only an hour. Get over it, P!

I would have gladly taken the train, but Amtrak - for some unGodly reason takes eight plus hours to get to Pittsburgh. It's a four hour maybe five all day long, in a car, from where I live. Why Amtrak takes longer to get there is a mystery to me.

Not that I wanted to drive that far either because after commuting on the local beltways for a number of years - my patience for long car rides is little to nothing.

So I'm hopping a flight amidst all the issues of Southwest and American Airlines. Lovely.

Still, a few days to myself, a luxury I'm rarely afforded in the house of Hyman, is well worth the tiny flight. Also, I get to hang out on a YA panel with some lovely ladies who I cyber pal around with - Melissa Marr, Mari Mancusi, and Stephanie Hale.

And did I mention a few days to myself?

So, if you're in Pittsburgh or at the convention stop by and see me at the panel , Thursday evening or Saturday's book signing. Otherwise, I won't know what to do with all that free me time.