So, this is the second time this year that I've struggled with a convention's programming process. Both times, people have responded that the folks doing the scheduling are volunteers, that they're doing the best they can, that I should just deal, etc. I'm starting to wonder if the problem isn't poor scheduling practices -- it's just me ( Read more... )

...is that Alan Tudyk is an acting *god*. Damn.

EDIT: Okay, okay, towards the end there was an awful lot of scenery chewing, but still, damn. I am fonder of him than almost anyone else from Firefly, I think.

A friend has asked me for a referral for a web designer. I seem to remember someone on my Flist recently lamenting being out of work or under employed or something and being in that field. (I know that several of you are out of work, but don't remember everyone's specialties ( Read more... )

RELS XXXX (Islamic Cultures) Monday/Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ( Read more... )

I mentioned this to a few folks over the weekend. It's called The Bliss of Inner Fire. The link is to the Google books version, which has a lot of the text, so you can get a feel for how it's written. It's about Tibetan Buddhist techniques for making the body temperature higher even in cold locations, using a particular breathing technique.

Dave Arneson, who created Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax, has died. We'll have to raise a toast to him this evening at FiDi.

Alright, here's the deal. kevin_standlee is always talking about fans getting more involved in Hugo nomination and voting. This year, I've been trying to do some of that. I occasionally listen to the Escape Pod podcast; starting this week, they're reading this year's Hugo nominated short stories. On my way to cmdrsuzdal's meetup thing yesterday, I listened to the first ( Read more... )

This coming weekend is the start of the Ren Faire in southern California. According to the website, a vendor is attending that ewhac and I desperately need to get ahold of. Unfortunately, we don't have any contact info for her and she doesn't have a website. All other attempts to contact her have failed. So, I'm looking for someone to hand carry a ( Read more... )

As I mentioned in earlier posts, I recently purchased a custom bag from Timbuk2. They have a storefront in San Francisco (Hayes Valley) where I ordered my bag, so I could take advantage of the extra fabric choices and greater customization options they had there ( Read more... )

Ricardo Montalban has passed away.

*sniffle*

I totally had a crush on him when I was younger.