I need a fairy godmother.

[gurdymonkey]

Or maybe sponsors.

Scratch that. I wouldn't be curing cancer, or feeding the hungry or doing anything other than enjoying my hobby. Why should I expect other people to give me their money just so I can play? (Plane and rail tickets alone would cost a few grand. Not to mention things like passports, visas, event expenses, and so forth. Or getting enough time off to travel. As it is, I have to fly back to NJ in a week so I can go through the contents of the attic and figure out how much of it I want to ship out here because my sisters ganged up on my Dad and he's selling the house and moving into a condo. (Airfare, car rental, boxes, postage....)

Sigh. One can dream....