Getting Ready For The Big Percheron Congress (and things I look for when staying at a hotel.)
So just when you think I’m back to blogging consistently I’m off for a week to do the World Percheron Congress with my sculptor friend Carol Herden. She’s the one I went to the Kentucky Horse Park with. I have no idea what to expect for this event. I could potentially get rich, or I could suck wind. Hard to say.
Here’s what I do know, or rather what I think I know from what folks have told me.
It is a rather major event that only happens once every 4 years and it’s not always in the US. I believe last time it was in Canada and next time it will be in France. So if US folks want to do the event, now is the time. There will be about 150 vendors which says to me some folks figure it will be good business. It runs 7 days!!!!
My conversation yesterday with Carol.
Me: Holy crap, it’s 7 days long!!! When I agreed to go I was thinking it was like 3.
Carol: I know!!! I thought the same thing.
Me: Do we have a hotel yet (Carol is really laid back like me. We both do so many events that we really don’t get too excited over minor details like if we have a place to sleep at night.)
Carol: Yeah, but everything was booked so it’s in Ankeny. It’s not a chain hotel but it didn’t look like a roach motel based on the photos on the internet.
Me: I don’t really care as long as it’s clean.
Carol: We’ll I hate beg bugs.
Me: Yup. We’ve been checking for ‘em too, wherever we stay now.
Carol: It looks okay. It has a pool and I don’t think we’ll get stabbed in our sleep or anything.
Me: Wait … okay I changed my mind. Not getting stabbed in my sleep is at the top of the list in things I want from a hotel. It’s way more important than cleanliness.
So in theory I’ll be back Halloween night. Which means I should be able to still post my Halloween story. I’m going off the grid for this week, though perhaps I’ll check on things from the hotel computer. (If they got one and providing I’m not stabbed.) I think the last time I went that long with no computer was at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Wish me luck!
Um … scratch that. Wish me wealth! 
Wow, I hope you have a great time and get rich! One thing for sure, you will get some great reference shots!
Loved and chuckled your post and wish you well in the hotel!
Hope you get plenty of rest and recreation relatively speaking, even though you are working.
Have been waiting the the Halloween post that has something that shook even your ghost/spirit tolerant nerves!
Have a good time, enjoy every minute of it, get lots of good Percheron references and hope you sell tons of art. Looking forward to your Halloween story too. Enjoy!
Make a million!
I look forward to hearing about it when you get back!