I may not get time to do an extended Philcon post before Thanksgiving, because I'm focusing on putting some items up on eBay in time for Cyber Monday. I'll try to share some pictures in the next day or so. In the meantime, I'll share some highlights.
( Philcon highlights. )

After my disappointing experience with the failed Catherine Asaro interview at Philcon on Sunday, I just wanted to do something that was low-stress and fun.

( One last panel, on anime and culture. )

New Year's Eve, my husband, The Gryphon and I partied with friends at The White Rabbit's place, who was hosting his annual party.

( Extreme grilling, Germany, and cannons. )

I didn't get a chance to finish writing about Philcon before the holidays, so here goes. When we woke up Sunday morning, The Gryphon was clearly not well. He told me that he had a sore throat, and he could barely talk. "Would you mind if I stayed home?" he asked.

The truth is, I would rather have had him with me, because I always love to spend time ( Read more... )

I spent much of the early part of the day on New Year's Eve getting ready for the party at The White Rabbit's house. This meant putting together the food we were taking, packing an overnight bag, and loading it all in the car.

In addition, I did my regular afternoon assignment, worked in a couple dog walks and a session of Dance, Dance Revolution, ( Read more... )

I've always been jealous of my friends who have LJ blogs, because of the interactivity it allows. So, on the advice of a fellow writer I met at Philcon, I'm going to start mirroring my blog entries from Musings: An Online Journal of Sorts.

Once again, The Gryphon and I were invited to be panelists at Philcon, held this year in the Sheraton ( Read more... )