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I could have bought more books!
Frontier airlines charges $75 for a checked bag if the weight is over 50 pounds. For this reason - and other financial reasons - I didn't buy as many books as I would have liked while at WorldCon. Even so, my suitcase felt very heavy and I was afraid I'd have to cough up the extra money. Not so. The suitcase weighed ONLY 42 pounds. Darn! Too ( Read more... ) -
Vancouver meetup on August 17th?
Are the Vancouver (and area) people still able to meet on August 17th (Sunday)? I'm sorry for not sending out the reminder sooner, but I've been recuperating from my vacation and forgot to check in on livejournal ( Read more... ) -
A good start to my vacation!
I made it to Denver safe and sound. The plane trip was mostly uneventful, but we did hit some turbulence as we approached Denver airport. There were thunderstorms in the area; I think I may have brought the rain with me from Vancouver ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday, the_mongrel!
Hey the_mongrel!
I hope you had a fantastic day.
I would have sent this out earlier, but I was traveling. I did think about you though.
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Will this happen a third time?
About a year ago (or was it longer?), I caught a bus after work and met dragontail for the first time. We spoke for less than five minutes because he and stareyednight got off at the next stop ( Read more... ) -
When worlds collide
stareyednight commented about seeing the Cirque du Soleil performance Corteo, which reminded me of my own thoughts after seeing the performance ( Read more... ) -
"I've never read...
a book!" Lister, Red Dwarf
Inspired by kelliem. The top 100 books list. It seems that some people have read only 6 of these books ( Read more... ) -
Denvention, here I come!
Yesterday, I bought my membership for WorldCon in Denver, which is happening August 6-10, 2008. I also booked my flight and reserved my hotel room ( Read more... ) -
Getting some exercise
My neighbor told me about a great FLAT bicycle route near our apartment building, so today I went for a ride. It was wonderful ( Read more... ) -
Because he asked so nicely
If you are a fan of Red Dwarf or The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or of similar tales featuring an inept "hero" who has to work with sarcastic robot assistants and ship computers that barely obey the hero's commands, you might enjoy Hal Spacejock by Simon Haynes ( Read more... )