Day One in Orlando

So, unlike my fellow travellers to Orlando, I did not have time to actually blog about my experience while in Orlando.  I was ridiculously busy from 5am to midnight or later.  So, here is my account of my time.

Day One/Official Day One

So we arrived in Orlando on Monday and I went with Mallory to her apartment where I met the fellow maker of The Final Battle, Lena.  We discussed a bit about the show, but otherwise tried to relax and settle in before the storm, so the calm before the storm, as it were.  The next day, Tuesday, we got the ball rolling for real.  Mallory and I went to the conference center, which was the Pacifica Ballroom complex which was attached to the Royal Pacific Hotel.  It was a  beautiful complex, with a lot of space available, all of which would end up being used during the conference.  Mallory and I talked with the hotel people who were in charge of relations between the LeakyCon people and the hotel management and found out where to load in.  Load in was delayed a bit past the time we wanted because the instruments that were being picked up were rather far away.  However, when the truck was finally able to arrive, we actually had a bunch of the cast, crew, and orchestra there and ready to help unload.  I, along with Mallory's dad, took charge of the load in process, with assigning people who knew how to move instruments properly to do that and having others help carry in the set pieces to the main ballroom. We were lucky to be able to put them in the back of the room, since they were still in the process of building the stage and the area where the main events would take place.  We accomplished load in quickly and efficiently.  However, there was one problem with the orchestra not having a room to rehearse in.  This was eventually resolved through much strife, but by the end of the day, we had gotten what we had wanted to get done finished and I personally went and swam in order to relax a little before the insanity that was to come.