After Archie there was another panel on how to become a writer for geek publications, which seemed to be entirely about how this was a terrible idea if you enjoyed things like food and shelter. I kind of felt bad for the eager young hopefuls who kept asking questions like "no, there has to be a loophole somewhere." There wasn't.

By the time it was over my knee felt ok enough to walk to the hotel. Typical of a con, I'd forgotten to eat lunch, so some room service, followed by pain killers and maybe a soak in the hotel's jacuzzi.

The panel was the last of the day, so...