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Little red book of conrunning #2: Self-motivation
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.
If you volunteer to do something -- anything, this isn't specific to conventions -- you can't do it for the thanks you get.There's never enough gratitude in the world to balance out the ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #1: We are all us
This is the first of an occasional series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.
We are all us.A county fair might have carnies and marks. A stage production could have a cast, crew, and an audience. The ticket-purchasers vs. the people who make the show happen ( Read more... ) -
Packing for the stuff that doesn't fold
Planning for trip to #Baycon. I’m going to do a test of packing my car with all the stuff that doesn’t condense. That will give me an idea of how much space I have for everything else which will be repacked into bags to be piled into the car ( Read more... ) -
Packing for coffee and wine
I think for #Baycon I'll bring the smaller coffee maker that I inherited from my folks, rather than the large 12-cup model. I've already decided I'm not bringing wine with me, I'll buy a couple of bottles at the Trader Joe's across the street. Looking for every little bit of cargo space I can reclaim ( Read more... ) -
Planning vs. packing
Research question: Can I bring a carload of party gear and a passenger to Baycon? I'm trying to figure out how much space the coolers and other stuff will take up, so in May I'll be prepared ( Read more... ) -
Taco Seasoning Mix II
Made #tacos tonight, using "Taco Seasoning Mix II" which I just invented. A low-sodium single-use version.
http://www.boston-baden.com/hazel/Meals/tacospice.htm
Taco Seasoning Mix II
For one pound of meat. Cumin, 1/8 tsp ( Read more... ) -
Mall Game
I need to try this on my tablet.
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Graph paper
Am I being lazy if I print out a page from https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/plain/ instead of getting up and finding our graph paper? -
Candles and candleholders
Anybody local to me who likes candles and candleholders? -
Halloween 2017
Report for this year. We had 53 goblins -- three of them after 9 o'clock ( Read more... )