So, I did a stupid thing today.

Sigh.

I'm participating in Armadillocon, a completely fun SFF con in Austin. This morning I participated as one of the "pros" in a writing workshop, an all day affair that was really fun (great stuff turned in for critique). At any rate, I completely misread my program guide and thought that the only things I was obligated to do today (Friday) were the morning and afternoon sessions of the workshop.

I planned to hang out Friday night, see a few friends, chit chat. (Had I done that, someone would have surely said, "Aren't you on a panel right now?") But D calls and asks if I can get C from day care. "Sure," I say, because I have no firm committments.

How wrong I was ....

Now --- HOURS too late -- I decide to doublecheck tomorrow's schedule. And in doing so, I have an ephiphany. I misread the schedule and missed panels.

Color my face very, very, very red. (I blame it both on idiocy and the fact that the schedule is in military time. Which, ahem, also relates back to the aforementioned idiocy.)

So, anyone attending the panels where my aura was hopefully attending in lieu of myself ... if you have questions about the topic and feel the need to have my input on the subject, well, drop me an email and I will espouse for you. Probably more eloquently and thought out than I would have in person (guilt, you know).

And please accept my sincere apology. I really can't believe I managed such a faux pas. (And now, of course, the question is: would I have been better off NEVER figuring out what I did?)

Yeesh.