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He should know better!
No idea what this guy is talking about. There is nothing modern at Pennsic. Nothing at all. NO sci-fi nor fantasy fandom related either. No top 40 pop on stage at official Pennsic productions, no elf ears, no modern costumes nor mundane clothes. Never has been. Never will be. Not one bit. Not ever.
Ask me how I know.
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Random and Various
Getting the ShadowCon booklet put together, handmade cards for folks who asked for 'em are going out today, and more loaves of beer bread than you can shake a blurry stick at were baked for work potlucks (both hubbie and self ( Read more... ) -
Did I mention that it was cold
Work day concluded, changed to jeans, picked up Vincenzo to make supply run
to Occupy Memphis. We gave blankets, hot packs and other supplies donated by ShadowCon Staffers to the chilled heroes, and on the way back to return Vincenzo
to his abode, we passed a demolished church and scored many many bricks
for completing walkway in front yard.
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Time to say
Tried to come up with a wordy essay to tackle the topic of learning to brag.
After considerable time spent trying to find flowery phrases that are both humble and happy, I can not come up with anything other than to give a list, and if some bragging spills out, so be it. It was not all acheived by the puny sweat of my brow alone, so when I brag, I ( Read more... ) -
and now?
So does the story end here? Actually, Stephen's employment quest will go on. This meager-waged dead end spot actually pays less than Stephen's unemployment check, and the cost of parking is astronomical. Thankfully, he enjoys the work, and if they keep accomodating his class schedule, it will be just the thing til finishing the degree. While ( Read more... ) -
They both start with the letter "G", but they don't mean the same thing
Today Stephen began his first day of full-time employment - first time in 20.5 months ( Read more... ) -
"Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive." - Henry Ellis
I can't do much, but at least I can say when I was wrong. So here goes:
I owe some friends of mine an apology. And another one a happy welcome back.
Smart Friends of Mine Who Shall Remain Nameless: You were right. Keep the door open. Burn no bridges. Shrug off offenses that were given, and look to the future. My reaction was to dig a hole and ( Read more... ) -
Best. Year. for Classes. Evah.
Just wanted to send out the kudos to people who made this the most successful Al ( Read more... ) -
not as if the deck is stacked... nah.
So Stephen is in school, loving every minute of it. Unfortunately, could only afford part time classes for him, next semester, maybe he'll qualify for a loan or federal funding.
In the meantime, this is what he has to look forward to. (he's already run into this problem in his job search)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110217/ ( Read more... )