https://stevedrice.net/ 2026-05-20T12:21:18+00:00 https://stevedrice.net/ https://stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/introduction [Texas] Texas Journal Saturday, August 23rd, 1997 - Houston, Texas I am very tired. I definitely need a vacation, though I don't know how much relaxation I will be doing. It is August once again, and I am once again off to the World Science Fiction Convention to be held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Now, certainly the area is interesting but not somewhere I really wanted to visit for any reason. I only found out after booking my flight that the Alamo took place there. text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page1 Sunday, August 24th, 1997 - Galveston, Texas (Coast of Gulf of Mexico) It was a much nicer day today, perhaps yesterday was a bad experience simply because I was tired. Everything went fairly well today, well, except for the balloons. I started the day by taking advantage of the free breakfast at the hotel. I was not there for a long time so I needed to get something for free. I really was upset yesterday about paying so much for the hotel. I guess it is just as the manager said, it is si… text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page2 Monday, August 25th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas A hot day in Texas, never mind the driving. Began the day with a swim in the Gulf of Mexico, which was just a short walk down to the beach. Nice to be swimming in the Ocean again, something about it that just is so much nicer than a swimming pool or a lake. Saw a few shrimping boats out in the Gulf. Had a swim in the pool only briefly before packing up for the return trip to San Antonio. text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page3 Tuesday, August 26th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas The day began on not exactly the best of footings, and eventually ended 180 feet below the ground. I woke up fairly early to visit Six Flags, Fiesta Texas, a theme park that is very popular around here. The guide book from the automobile association indicated that it would be open, however, it turned out not to be, but not before I made the trip to the park (about half an hour away). So, suspecting the worse, I also attempted to see if Sea Wor… text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page4 Wednesday, August 27th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas [Downtown San Antonio, Texas] Slept in today, not very good. I began the day by parking downtown so I could make my way to the Convention Center to advance register for the convention which starts tomorrow. I found my way there by walking along the riverwalk, it was very pretty and interesting. Eventually, I managed to determine that the registration was at a hotel a few blocks away, and I got all of the information I need for tomorrow. text/html 2026-05-19T18:19:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page5 Thursday, August 28th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas 55th World Science Fiction Convention : LoneStarCon II - Day 1 It was a particularly social day today, met lots of people and listened to lots of interesting information. The owner of the motel fulfilled his promise and drove myself and a fellow convention member to the convention center this morning. He is from Ohio and was commenting about the various conventions he has been to. text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page6 Friday, August 29th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas 55th World Science Fiction Convention : LoneStarCon II - Day 2 It was a long day today, I learned a lot, spent a fair amount of money and I am very tired. After talking to a few people, including cab drivers, who, by the way, seem to be very easy to talk to here, they indicate that the weather is very changeable, I guess my definition differs. Here, changeable means the difference of about 20-30 degrees. Changeable that I am used to is about 2… text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page7 Saturday, August 30th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas 55th World Science Fiction Convention : LoneStarCon II - Day 3 If yesterday was busy, today was much worse. I never did really sit down except for the show later this evening. The day began in search of an autograph from a favourite author. An interesting note is that he is well known for his books about the colonization of Mars (particularly interesting in this day of the Mars probes). He is well liked by the fans and good to talk to (as I… text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page8 Sunday, August 31st, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas 55th World Science Fiction Convention : LoneStarCon II - Day 4 Very difficult to get up today. I have been up fairly late, after the walk last night and writing this “exposé”, I got to be very late, and up relatively early. It was worth it. text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page9 Monday, September 1st, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas Today was really a day of relaxation. Or at least my idea of it. I can see that many people may just sit around, read a book, perhaps watch a movie or something, me, I went to Six Flags: Fiesta Texas, a local theme park. text/html 2015-10-02T20:11:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/sidebar * Texas Journal * Sunday, August 24th, 1997 - Galveston, Texas (Coast of Gulf of Mexico) * Monday, August 25th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Tuesday, August 26th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Wednesday, August 27th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Thursday, August 28th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Friday, August 29th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Saturday, August 30th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Sunday, August 31st, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas * Monday, September 1st, 1997 - San Anto…