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Welcome to today's game of #MaryGoRound. I'm heading to Beijing straight from Vancouver for China SF con.

To play:
1. When my travel goes well, you drink.
2. When it goes poorly, I drink.
(Sip, don't chug. Does not need to be alcohol to play.)

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Aboard my flight to Beijing. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
They are closing the boarding doors for an on time departure. See you in Beijing. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
Just hit my #NaNoWriMo word count while flying to Beijing during a game of #marygoround. That's 1600 words toward the new novel, THE SPARE MAN.

Have a drink.

(Also, I have no idea what time it is. The jetlag will be intense.)
Welcome to Beijing. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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Welcome to today's game of #MaryGoRound. Beijing to Chicago to Nashville.

To play:
1. When my travel goes well, you drink.
2. When it goes poorly, I drink.
(Sip, don't chug. Does not need to be alcohol to play.)
I've arrived at the airport. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
I'd been warned that security at the Beijing airport was really long and a drag, but I was through so fast I forgot that it was a thing.

Have a drink.

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Mary Robinette Kowal
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Totally agree, but...

And someone who used to do a ton of mask and costume work, glue continues to off-gas for a longer than it smells bad. Please, please, please... Don't make your costume at the last minute.
Also foam rubber, from a from a fabric store or upholstery foam, is the worst. You want a reticulated foam, or an outdoor foam, like "wick-away" It's designed to have moisture pass through it.

You need significantly less than you think you do.
Don't get me wrong. I've seen furries that are beautifully constructed, with excellent movement, good ventilation, and visibility.

I have seen too many that are beautiful sculptures in which the human inside is an inconvenience to the costume.
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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Welcome to today's game of #marygoround. I'm headed to #siwc19 in Surrey, BC via ORD.

To play:
1. When my travel goes well, you drink.
2. When it goes poorly, I drink.

(Sip, don't chug. Does not need to be alcohol to play.)
Aboard my flight to Chicago and thence Vancouver. They are closing the boarding doors for an on time departure. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
Made it to my gate in ORD without trouble. Have a drink. #MaryGoRound
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