Sandy sits out episode 85 due to illness, and I almost miss it myself for the same reason but manage to join Jade in order to discuss our adventures at Convolution.

Download links, shownotes and more over at the Geek Girl Crafts Podcast website.

Hugo nominations are done, thank goodness. I found it less stressful than previous years, at least partly due to a deliberate effort to ignore negative chatter about various categories or nominees.

In other news, Geek Girl Crafts #53 is up, the gals and I discuss sftnal tech that's become reality.

Posting just about everywhere except here, obviously, but I guess I should at least cross-post now and then.

Most recently I went to FogCon, and the Geek Girl Crafts Podcast turned 50.

 Episode 21  of the podcast is up!

We mainly talk about the Hugos nominations and The Avengers, there is some gushing about the latter.

SF/SF #126 is up, with some words about Furcon and furry fandom from Christopher Erickson, part two of johncoxon's Bay Area Museums report, and Tom Noe on Rockage, as well as my own Gally report.

In other Gally related news, Geek Girl Crafts Podcast episode #14 is up. jadecat9 and I report from Gally, and then Jade joins racerxmachina over at Stitches West.

The day after tomorrow is not only Marked Down Valentine's Chocolates Day, it's also when the roommate and I hit the road and head down to the LAX Marriott for the Gallifrey One Doctor Who Convention and Liver Abuse Marathon.

I am currently sitting in a room replete with unfinished costumes, so we'll see how that goes, but regardless the convention ( Read more... )

As most of you know, lady_leandra my co-editor on SF/SF is writing costuming-related pieces for Examiner.com. She recommended that I sign up as well and so I did! I'll be writing similar stuff to what I cover for SF/SF, and probably reposting some in the zine, but obviously I'll also be to cover things that might be a bit off-topic for a fanzine. You can find ( Read more... )

It's hard to believe October is just around the corner and fall is already upon us, but the Halloween Stores have started popping up, so I guess it's true. I felt from the outset that 2011 was going to be a good year, what with Worldcon coming back within easy traveling distance and a host of other things, but it has surprised even me so far, and ( Read more... )