The film festival this year included 26 movies 2 Q&A sessions and 1 intermission ( Read more... )

I left out a bit about Medical Emergency on Mars - the Simulation, which I wrote about in the first part. Because Tigs and I weren’t really clear what was going on (the program didn't say "The Simulation"), we didn’t end up being a part of either the Mars team, or the Mission Control team. That put us initially as mere audience, and later we were ( Read more... )

In my last post I mentioned that “I am not: reading enough, painting enough, playing enough, cooking awesome foods, etc.” I’ve been trying to correct some of these. A while back we got a coupon for $3 off a chicken or beef product from Giant when we next bought taco shells. I found 4 boneless chicken breasts on sale the last time we went to the ( Read more... )

I really should have written this post a week ago, when it was still fresh in my sleep deprived brain. I would have written a nice chronological breakdown of the weekend, but because I didn't I’m just going to hit some of the highlights.

Costume Contest - Considering that a number of people who usually are involved weren’t in attendance I was ( Read more... )

This was a very different Balticon from any that tigergladys and I have attended before. For one thing, we only attended on Saturday and Sunday. We both had to work on Friday, and there wasn't anything all that interesting going on either Friday evening, or Monday, so we just didn't go ( Read more... )

While it wasn't the best Balticon that I’ve attended, there was still a lot to enjoy. There were some great panels like “fanish weddings”, “how to get laid at a con”, “the business of art parts I & II”. There were also some less good panels like Saturday’s “carbon neutral.” It should have been a good panel, but the most well versed person on the ( Read more... )

Balticon starts tomorrow. I must admit I am a little disappointed by this year’s panels. I was hoping for more science and costuming. There seems to be an awful lot of writing panels instead. Not entirely a bad thing this year, considering the Lucymonster factor ( Read more... )

1. What are your favorite kinds of flowers? I've always thought lilies were really pretty.

2. Do you have any cut flowers in your home or office right now? What kinds? Some various wildflowers that aren't doing so well at this point that we got in Frederick .

3. Are you growing/planting any live flowers inside or outside your home? What kinds ( Read more... )

Five on Friday - Tuesday Edition
If you're out shopping and hear a baby cry, what's your first thought? It’s not mine!

Are the passengers in your car required to buckle their seat belts regardless of age? Required? No, strongly encouraged.

Do you ever feel the need to clean/straighten your loved ones? With your own spit? No. Tigs does this ( Read more... )

Wow... Where to start. The last time I posted was when it was still 11 hours till I picked up the truck, and several more hours past that till we made it out of New England. I owe you all (and myself) a long and detailed update, including the episodes "Adventures in Moving", "Do you think the dining room set would fit in the van?", "Home Sweet ( Read more... )