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Geek Girl Crafts 85: Best in Show
Sandy sits out episode 85 due to illness, and I almost miss it myself for the same reason but manage to join Jade in order to discuss our adventures at Convolution.
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Con-Volution 2015: Legion of Fandom
Convolution was excellent, everything you could want from your regional convention. I was not the only one to remark that it felt a lot like Baycon did once upon a time. Convolution is still relatively new and not yet as large as Baycon at its height but it certainly had that high energy, the evening scene in particular, and that feeling that ( Read more... ) -
GGC Episode 84: Favorite Animations
In our latest episode we talk about recent animation that we’re digging on the small screen and the large, plus of course Jade and Sandy discuss their latest crafting projects.
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Bye bye cinnamon rolls
This week is my last working at the cafe near my house after being there about six months. It is a terribly convenient job in many ways and I certainly enjoy the free pastries, but I won't miss waking up before the sun is up nor working in a place without air conditioning ( Read more... ) -
Labor Day weekend.
After working nonstop for far too many days in a row I took Labor weekend off and headed down to San Jose to help celebrate Bryan and Mette's 15th wedding anniversary. The event had been a long time in the making since busy friends means difficult scheduling, but it was definitely worth the wait ( Read more... ) -
Hugos, Helsinki Part II
Sasquan has passed and the Hugo vote went about as well as could be expected, which is to say that the slates got no awarded and there were some solid winners outside of that. I watched the ceremony on Ustream from the comfort of my bed and was impressed, it was top notch, the best Hugo ceremony I’ve seen in fact. Its a credit to everyone involved ( Read more... ) -
Hugos, Helsinki
I vacillated for a bit but eventually paid my money and voted for the Hugos and the 2017 Site Selection ( Read more... ) -
Netflix fix
Catching up on old shows seems to be the name of the game for me right now. I finally finished all of Fringe, which I had seen the first three or so seasons of a couple of years ago but decided to start from scratch. It was definitely worth the rewatch, although it's also true that I found the final season underwhelming. The characters and humor ( Read more... ) -
July at last!
The last couple of weeks have been relatively uneventful, mainly involving extra work shifts covering co-workers on vacation and various social plans falling through for one reason or another. Which is fine since the former means more cash for my eventual departure and the latter means I had more time to recover from the lingering cold and cough ( Read more... ) -
Movies and Music
I just had five days off in a row, which was nice even though I seem to have caught a cold which is making the last day extremely low key ( Read more... )