Okay, just about packed. Which means all my cosplay stuff is in my suitcase and all my actual clothes are in my duffel bag. (Hey, Allen's boots take up a lot of the suitcase!) Those of you in my room whose numbers I have can expect text messages with my progress in getting there (hopefully, there will be no AMTRAK PHAIL like last year).

With only a few days left to go until leaving for Otakon, I'm getting my stuff together. My Allen coat is missing the bottom button; hopefuly they'll be selling Black Order buttons somewhere at the con. I'm going to be wearing the Sancia costume consisting of stuff bought from a SERIOUS RENAISSANCE CLOTHING SUPPLIER for the first time; the skirt ( Read more... )

You know, in the middle of all the eulogizing of Michael Jackson, I think we may have forgotten one of the best things he ever did . . .

Launching the career of one Weird Al Yankovic. (YouTube wouldn't let me embed the videos, dammit ( Read more... )

So my local cable company put in this ginormous wifi network which it is offering free of charge to all subscribers of its Internet services. (Most likely their way of saying, "Please don't leave us for Verizon FIOS.") So I'm giving it a shot today, and it's DAMN good. The speed is more than decent - I'm sitting out here in a park not only posting ( Read more... )

Okay, I was never exactly a fan of Michael Jackson - though to this day, I think the old Jackson 5 records were some of the best teenybopper pop ever recorded. And I think his personal life was, to put it charitably, highly questionable. But you can't deny the massive impact he had on the worlds of music and music video - the long-form "Thriller" ( Read more... )

Yes, I know it's been forever since I posted in this thing. Here's what I've been up to as of late ( Read more... )

So last year, Radio City decided to send me "preview sale" notices for its annual Christmas Show in August, and I thought that was early.

I got one today. And it's a little more than one week into June. We're not even halfway through the year yet.

Can you say "jumping the gun," boys and girls?

As you probably know, dragonscholar and I have been doing Fan to Pro, the Blog of Professional Geekery over the past year. Well, a few days ago, we tood the next step in the blog's evolution by recording our first podcast, which we're going to be doing on a weekly basis. In the first edition, we discuss E3 and various other geek news items of the week (like the ( Read more... )

I just officially preregistered for Otakon (after forgetting to do it for weeks on end!) And I got clearance from my boss to take that Friday off, even though we're proofing a directory that week, so I can come down Thursday night!

Now, I just need to book my train and pray Amtrak isn't made of the same PHAIL as last year! (brightdreamer and animalboything can tell you ( Read more... )

Got back from Anime North last night. It was an awesome experience, especially since it was my first time doing any really serious cosplaying. (I wore Allen Walker Friday and Saturday afternoons - I went to both D. Gray-Man photoshoots - and Sancia d'Aragon from Cantarella for the Moonlight Masquerade ball).

So, here's some highlights:

( Under the Cut! )