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Chicon 7: Book recommendations, 1 of 2
Some of these books were suggested as good reads by panelists; others by my fellow conventiongoers; and two I got off the SF Outreach Project's free-books shelf and have already read (yum!), so I can recommend them personally. Mostly they are books; I should note a few are visual media of one sort or another. If any of these make you think of ( Read more... ) -
Maybe I should start pubbing my ish again
Being immersed in Worldcon is re-raising all my fanac urges. I was at one point nominated for 'Best New Fanzine Fan' ... and then I fell off the face of the planet, relatively speaking ( Read more... ) -
A window into our bedtime routine
I think it's getting to the point where I can declare the newest addendum to our bedroom routine a 'win ( Read more... ) -
I can help you research your family history
Note: this is a somewhat-commercial post. But only on my own behalf.
I've been working through some online resources and search tools for genealogy for myself. Then I started doing it for a couple of friends. I'm finding that (a) I'm fairly good at it, and (b) other people don't have the time or inclination to necessarily do it themselves.
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What I'm Reading: Todd McCaffrey's Pern books
Yes, yes. Don't judge me. I've been in a trough lately, and when it came time to gather up book titles to put on hold at the library, I thought, "Y'know? I really feel like some Pern. Let's see how dire they are." Admittedly, the urge came up because I'd been wallowing in Lackey's more recent Valdemar and enjoying it (in the same way you can eat ( Read more... ) -
RIP, Maurice Sendak.
At least he got to be on Stephen Colbert before the end -- or, rather, at least we got to SEE him be on Stephen Colbert. :-> I will always love the story of the mural he put on the wall on Park Avenue. And as a parent, my favorite line from the New York Times obit is definitely this one: "Roundly praised, intermittently censored and occasionally ( Read more... ) -
Quick convention-related catchup
No, it's not a real post. Sorry.
However: it seems I shall be attending both FilKONtario (April 20-22, Toronto) and WisCon (May 25-28, Madison, WI) and do not yet have rooming arrangements for either. I will be toddler-enhanced at WisCon, though she's pretty good at sleeping through the night lately. FKO will be toddler-free ( Read more... ) -
Quick check-in on busy and stressful life
So amidst staying up all night last night (because of stressed-out freakouts to do with House Stuff, upon which more below), I saw an email cross a list I'm on and responded to it. To make a longish story short, I have an interview for what might be a very-part-time-potentially-growing-to-fullish job, doing data entry and coordination for a local ( Read more... ) -
Networking: I'm on Skype now
So if you are, you might want to know that I can be reached there under the username 'elmason76'. :-> -
Kid milestone roundup
Soooo belated. Oh well. Not letting the perfect become the enemy of the good, so I'm posting it now anyway. Clarifications available in comments, of course.
Because I can't face prose right now, bullet points:
- Food: Her diet has contracted back to a relatively few dishes (noodles with parmesan, cornbread, wheat bread, bagels -- all bread products ( Read more... )