Today started early with setting up the Capclave table at about 9:30 am. We were a bit late getting there at 9.45 a.m. Once set up it was greeting people as the walked bay, explaining about our convention (Capclave), who the guest of honor were (Connie Willis, Ann VanderMeer, and Jeff VanderMeer) and what type […]
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Managed to get the car packed and on the road at a decent time. Then drove back to pick up the box we forgot. Had to stop at the post office and then Kinkos to get copies made of the Capclave Registration Flyer. Finally, made it to the metro to pick up a friend also […]
Not that anyone but me cares, but I checked the online program for my schedule and this is where you can definitely find me at Balticon this weekend. The descriptions of the panels will be in your program book. Friday, May 28: 4PM. Getting Published 101 (Belmont Room) All your publishing questions answered; including how […]
One thing about knitting is that it keeps you humble. I cast on the stitches and knit the first 5 rows and discovered that I should have used the smaller sized needles. So, I pulled it all off the needles and unraveled. By then it was after midnight last night. Today I finally found the […]
It seems that the old saying, “the faster I go, the behinder I get” is getting a workout in my life. The zines go live on June 1st. But then you probably knew that. But, I’m going to be at Balticon from May 28th to 31st — I think you begin to see the problem. […]
I’ve been thinking of getting back into the habit of using the Wii Fit again. We updated to the Wii Fit Plus at the beginning of the year. I hoped that the Wii Fit Plus would have a bit less attitude — but no such luck. To use the Wii Fit you have to have […]
We’ve been dealing with car transmission problems for the past two week. The first weekend in May, we lost all the gears except 1st on our way home from Virginia. Monday, we took the car in to the garage. They checked it out and an hour later determined it was indeed the transmission and they […]
Rumor has it by Jill Mansell, Sourcebooks Landmark, ISBN: 978-1402237508, pages 404, Price: List $14.00, Amazon: $10.08. Jill Mansell’s Rumor Has It is hilariously funny as well as embarrassingly relevant. Tilly gets home from work to find her live-in boyfriend has moved out with all of his stuff. Not to worry, she’s not that broken […]