Just a quick note before we start the 3 hours drive up to Philadelphia, PA, for PhilCon. It seems my blog is now popular enough to get Spam comments. So, I wanted to explicitly list my comment policy so no one gets hard feeling. First, I love comments — positive, negative, and neutral. Though to […]
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We had a bit of excitement this morning. Just about 2 minutes after my husband left for work, I heard a big thump sound that was very reminiscent of the thump of the trees that came down during Hurricane Isabelle a few years back. The problem was that at 7am there’s not that much light […]
Well, my favorite sweater in the whole wide world is going to be my favorite yarn scraps soon. I’ve mended, patched together, and sewed it so many times, and it’s still falling apart — so I can only wear it around the house. I love that sweater, it’s a dusty blue and oversized and comfy. […]
Since I’m on a panel on “Return of the Living Dead” at PhilCon this coming weekend, I decided I’d better finish listening to the audio CDs of World War Z by Max Brooks. I’m really impressed. The actors playing the parts are really good — they have the accents and verbal mannerisms down so that […]
Well, I got my schedule for PhilCon. I’ll be on four panels this year. Friday (Nov. 16th) 10pm: Western Genre Themes in Science FictionSaturday (Nov. 17th) 1pm The Victorian Age as a setting for (Non-Victorian) Science FictionSaturday (Nov 17th) 9pm Return of the Living Dead (I’m moderating this one) Sunday (Nov 18th) 3pm Taking the […]
Well, having laryngitis does limit some of the things you can do and the cold that goes with it sort of implies that one should stay inside and not do all the yard work that’s been piling up. So, it was time to finish up the first of the pair of Honeycomb socks. However, once […]
In another online group, we’ve been discussing wishes. There’s a lot of people who are all hyped on learning the steps to attract positive forces to grant your wishes. Personally, I make a wish on the turkey wishbone every year, on falling stars, and when blowing out the candles on my birthday cake (soon to […]
Got up very early — got to the convention (very early for us) — saw stuff. Then drove home — 10 1/2 hour drive. I’m bushed. Will re-edit this post and finish Sunday’s report tomorrow. Continued: Well Monday turned out to be Wednesday but here’s the rest of my report. When we arrived on Sunday, […]