Yes, it's that time of year again, folks. AnimeNorth happens this weekend and I will be there all weekend (I'm staff with Cafe Nocturne). It's an awesome con and a lot of fun and I look forward to going every year. It's great when you can geek out with fellow people of the same persuasion *grins ( Read more... )

The con was a ton of fun but exhausting at the same time. Friday was downright chilly and there was actually a frost warning for Friday night. Saturday and Sunday were gorgeous though. I've noticed over the years that I spend less and less at AN. Not because there isn't any good stuff. It's more like I don't need more stuff, which my wallet is ( Read more... )

Just a reminder to everyone, I will be attending AnimeNorth again this year and it is but 2 days away *YEA!!!* Once again, I will be involved with Cafe Nocturne (on the 2nd floor of the Radisson hotel in the room directly across from the elevators, there will be a sign). If you haven't purchased a ticket for the event, sadly, you're SOL as we are ( Read more... )

I got a bit of a surprise last night. Hubby and I were talking of the upcoming Victoria Day long weekend and it turns out that it's this weekend. I thought it was the weekend after that as AN is always on the Vic D weekend. Only this year, it's not. AN is the 22-24. However, the Vic D weekend is also known here in Canada as the May two-four weekend ( Read more... )

It's snowing. It's mother-fucking snowing. In the 3rd week of April, it's fucking snowing, is -1C but feels like -7C. And not some pissy-ass little flake here or there. Oh no. Enough has fallen that you will need to clear off your car. All the green grass that was showing yesterday, while not buried, is half-way there. This is SO wrong on so many ( Read more... )

The con went swimmingly. We had good weather and a great time. I didn't spend much, but the last couple of years I haven't actually been spending much when I go. I think I spent about s much on food as I did stuff to buy *laughs*. And they did something different with the food vouchers this year where your voucher was for a specific venue instead ( Read more... )

AnimeNorth starts tomorrow. Whoot! I'm taking the day off work and going early to try and avoid the crush of people I typically run into when I leave later in the day. With the con running the whole weekend, I will likely be incommunicado for the weekend so if you email me and I don't reply, that's why. I'm not bringing my laptop although I will ( Read more... )

The threatened freezing rain has made itself known overnight. There's bus cancellations all over the place and there's power outages due to ice build up on trees and powerlines bring said powerlines down. I've got power (obviously) but this is a nasty ass system moving through *sigh*. The walk to work will be... interesting since the sidewalks will ( Read more... )

Whew! Busy weekend was busy. I spent 5 hours on Saturday working on the marketing/art forms for Muse. I had a devil of a time picking an excerpt. But that's usually the way it goes. I also gave what I hoped was a really detailed description of Misu and Gunari for the cover art. I also set them photos of the dolls that the characters are based off ( Read more... )

The Hubby and I bought bikes last night. They were a really good deal because they were last years models (like we care). They need to be tightened up all over the place, but it was fine for the short ride home from the mall. I did discover that I'm appallingly out of shape. A short distance ride that typically takes me 15 minutes to walk had me ( Read more... )