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FenCon wrap up
I stayed fairly late yesterday at FenCon, and didn't leave Dallas until almost 5. Normally I check out and leave around 1, so this was much later than normal for me. But there were several programming items I wanted to attend. The first was on Plausibility in Fanstasy, a fun panel that included Shanna Swendson, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Stephen ( Read more... ) -
FenCon, Day 2
FenCon day 2 was a lot of walking around and talking to people. There was a lot of programming, but not much that I was keen to see. Because this year's con has a steampunk theme, there was a lot of steampunk programming, but a lot of it was more oriented to the maker set, not as much to the literature. But FenCon does have a lot of costumers, so ( Read more... ) -
FenCon Day 1
My first day of FenCon started before I drove up to Dallas. It really started on Thursday night, in a way (or rather, Thursday night was part of why I did not initially start out having a good time at FenCon). I got home from work around 6:30 Thursday night to find that my A/C was once again blowing hot air into my apartment, and that it was 85. ( Read more... ) -
Books 35-46
It's been 2 months since I've reported on the books I'm reading, and reading continues apace. These books are in random (not reading) order:
35. Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine. The finale to Rachel's very successful Weather Warden series. When last we left Weather Warden Joanne and her Djinn husband David, earth was in a bit of a pinch, and Mother ( Read more... ) -
ArmadilloCon, with a side of Why isn't SF/F Fandom More Diverse?
This past weekend was the annual running of the Armadillos festival, otherwise known as Armadillocon. I enjoy going to ArmadilloCon, it was my first con, it's local, it has a lot good going for it. And this year was no exception. I took off Friday and spent some time straightening up for guests (The Simpsons stayed with me, to the chagrin of my ( Read more... ) -
Catching a breath
I am taking a moment this weekend to catch a breath or two. August is one of the busiest months of the year, along with May and December. Yes, end of semester processing, checking in all document submissions, then certifying degrees. And with summer, this happens in a compressed timeline. Tuesday is our big deadline for getting everything done, ( Read more... ) -
They say it's my birthday
Word on the street is that it's my birthday. Might be the card and check I got from my mother, the fabulous (and I do mean *fabulous* gift bag from Joy, which included a jar of her coveted homemade tomato sauce that she gives to no one, some amazing cheese, pickles, her OMG pickled carrots that she knows I would die for, some wonderful decaf tea - ( Read more... ) -
A matter of trust
Trust is not something I come by easily. There are many reasons why, and I think I'm aware of at least most of them, and as an adult, I try to find balance between a healthy amount of distrust in new situations and that more pathological I'll never trust anyone. To indulge in the latter would lead me down the road of loneliness, bitterness, and ( Read more... ) -
Books 24-34
Reading continues apace. I am at the halfway point in the year. I am well on track to read 50 books this year, likely more than that. I can thank my forced, brief convalescence back in April for that, since there were few things I could do easily in the days after getting stuff done to my ear. These are presented in no particular order:
24. The ( Read more... ) -
ApolloCon, The Wrap Up Edition
Another ApolloCon has come and gone. I am safely back in Austin, my traveling companion has been safely delivered to the bosom of her family. And I decided to get a 3 way from my man Joe, since it was right on my way home. I managed to do this con on the cheap. Somehow, I ended up only buying myself 1 meal the entire weekend. I ate, but I had a ( Read more... )