Technically, Friday was the first day of the con but since I got here on Thursday it feels like Day 2 for me. We started with the opening ceremonies which were short and simple. The various GoH’s introduced themselves and said, “hello” to the audience. Martin Young, the Toastmaster, gave me the straight line of […]
I’m at BayCon and I have to say they are treating me very nicely. Fresh fruit in my room. Dark chocolate. Mmm… Yesterday was lowkey. Tobi Schneider met me at the train station and took me around to get me oriented. I saw John Picacio, Artist GoH last night and we caught up. I also
I’m hopping on a train to Santa Clara TODAY for BayCon, where I’m one of their Guests of Honor. I’m looking forward to seeing the always fantastic art Goh John Picacio and to meeting Fan GoH Bobbie DuFault and Toastmaster Martin Young. I’ve got my schedule below, but wanted to point out a couple of
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I’m currently at the airport waiting for my flight home. My original flight was cancelled and the new one is delayed. The bonus is that it gives me time to blog for the first time this weekend. The Nebula Award weekend was great fun but busy. Since I was there as both a nominee and
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RT @sfwa: Watch the Nebula Awards LIVE tonight! http://is.gd/be7UEp #
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Word you don't want the pilot to say, "I have some good news & some bad news…" We were held in the air for weather. #marygoround # I have 10 minutes to make my next flight and we aren't even at the terminal yet. Bets anyone? #marygoround # I just missed the connection and have
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Oh, the early. It hurts. #marygoround I'm up to catch the MAX to the airport on my way to D.C. for the Nebulas. # I caught the MAX to the airport with no problem. Aside from being up before the sun, that is. #marygoround # I'm through security with an upgrade to first class. Have
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Those folks who have been following me on Twitter, have probably seen some particularly gruesome puppet building posts. I haven’t told anyone what I’ve been building because it was SECRET. Now I can tell you. Last night, I went to Seattle to John Scalzi’s reading as one of the surprise guests he’d promised for this
Process Shots: Building Papa Fuzzy for John Scalzi – Pt. 1 Read More »
We've landed in Portland twenty minutes early. Have a drink! I'm going to meet @scalzi at his gate, now. #marygoround #
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For those reading along, I've finally posted the latest The Transfigured Lady chapter. http://bit.ly/k51tJY # All I have to do is put fur on his feet and then I can go to bed. So why am I surfing the internet instead? # Note: Fine hand-stitching and dirty martinis don't mix. Curse the need for hand/eye
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After a very productive and immersive weekend, I’m heading back to Portland today. John Scalzi is also flying into Portland within half an hour of me. Given our combined travel karmas, I fully expect the airport, and potentially, all of Portland to implode under the combined weight of Things That Go Wrong when we travel. I
I finally realized that the reason I was slowing down with the Transfigured Lady is that I had hit the 2/3rds mark. I seem to always need to stop and reread about here so that I can make sure that things are still moving along in the direction I want them to go. Even though
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A bit of his eyesocket was rattling around inside his skull. Opened his soft palette to get it out. Glad I hadn't attached his head yet. #
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Hurrah! My copy of @scalzi's Fuzzy Nation just arrived. Resisting temptation to reread it right now. # I'm at the airport to go to SLC. Just realized that I left the yeti at home. #marygoround # We've boarded ontime. I've been upgraded to first class. I'd say "have a drink" but given the hour maybe
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It’s nice to see a puppet wrangler get her due. The LA Times has an article about the wrangler who maintains the Beaver puppet in The Beaver. The new film “The Beaver” stars Mel Gibson as a mentally ill man who begins to speak through a battered hand puppet that he retrieves from a dumpster