Ebony's Pearls

Running the Green Room is awesomely fun.

OK,it's a lot of planning and physical labor, too, but that is made up when I see the blissful look on a face taking that first morning sip of coffee or the joy on seeing bananas or the relief that there's real food available and the easing of panic when the color-coded programming schedule and map are seen.

Those things make the Green Room a pleasure to do.

I am, however, a huge ditz and routinely forget things like ladles, breath mints, Diet Dr.Pepper, and more. No matter how many lists I make, I forget stuff.

So it's good I have minions! They help me with the things I forget. They pee the ice chests and fetch fresh ice so the drinks stay cold. They help haul things to the Green Room and lend ice chests and crock pots. They help set up the Green Room. They restock the ice chests throughout the day, and refill the fruits and veggies and candies and breads. They take water and sandwiches to our guests who can't get free. They answer tough questions posed by our guests. They take out the trash frequently so it never builds up to appalling proportions. They help pack up the Green Room at the end of the Con.

Minions make the Green Room run smoothly.

They do all of this because they believe the guests of the Con deserve to be pampered a bit.

I love my dear minions. I give them "minion" buttons and feed them for all their hard work. I depend on them. Without them, the Green Room wouldn't be so nice.

Minions are the best people.