Being the only gay couple at a convention is, well, boring. We had a lovely time with many fannish friends, but being the token gay couple surrounded by young straight fans in their breeding frenzy becomes, shall we say, somewhat tedious? Who were *we* supposed to flirt with? Westercon was the same weekend as the Calgary Gay Rodeo , so all the Canadians (even if they *knew* about Westercon) were out camping at the Rodeo Grounds all weekend. Plus, Gaylaxicon was the same weekend as Westercon this year. Sigh. So, note to the Gaylaxians : Booking "the annual national gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & friends Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Gaming Convention" the same weekend as a major mainstream SF convention makes the other convention far less fabulous. Can we avoid doing that again?