Alas, I missed my chance to post when not sick with something or other. They were a good three days, though. We got so much done. We were awesome. Now I have a head cold which I hope is on the way out. But it's only a head cold, and except for that one day where my head was so full of snot there was no room left for brain, I guess it's okay ( Read more... )

Neil Armstrong (5 Aug 1930-25 Aug 2012)

The email alert came in from NPR and I felt my stomach just sink. Another hero gone.

Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
-G. Magee

eta:

Tears were running down her ( Read more... )

I'm catching up on LJ (at a conference in north Wales, and have had some disagreements with the internet) and I've seen a few 'where I was five years ago when Deathly Hallows came out' posts. And I have trouble resisting nostalgia, so thought I would join in.

I was in Eugene. fyredancer came down to join me and moonlight69 for the midnight release--I think it was ( Read more... )

I realised I am unclear on some of the etiquette of Fanlore. Is it acceptable to fill in your own entry, or are you meant to wait until someone else impartial does it? It seems like it would be less work for all concerned to do your own, especially when people move fandoms and such. Obviously you look like a twat if you write 'X is a famous ( Read more... )

These have been the voyages of the Space Shuttle 'Discovery'....

The final morning before the Discovery left the space station, they woke up to William Shatner. Just go and read, and then watch the video at the bottom of the article, because it's brilliant.

Back from ClosetCon, a very cool and unique expeience. Not nearly enough sleep, of course, and today I've got a bit of a headache, but am going to write up some sort of con report before I get too distracted doing the things I need to do.

( Old School Slasher Con, with pictures, inside! )

Aww. The Trekkie developers seem so happy with their videogame....

I had a moment recently of confusion, because while I loved the last movie I am a bit twitchy about some of the changes from the old school Trek. I said to myself, 'but I have never been a Trekkie type person!' Which is true, mostly because I was a Star Wars fanatic instead. But ( Read more... )