So, last weekend was Penguicon, which is made of awesome and win - this was my third year, I think, and there hasn't been one that I didn't have a fantastic time at.  We went with kids this time, which made things challenging in a lot of ways, but it also made them awesome in some others, so it's a toss-up as to whether or not we'll bring all three ( Read more... )

There is still internal squeeing - I know that my Bad Guy Gregory (tm) piece still needs work, of course, but OMG, the comments I got!  It's awesome that most of the workshop participants liked it, of course; they're all good, interesting writers in their own rights even if some of the styles aren't what I'd normally chose to read.  But!  The ( Read more... )

So, it was a really fantastic weekend.  Friday, we got to the hotel and didn't do much but relax until time to open our room doors for Guitar Hero, but that in itself was fantastic; I love my kids, wouldn't trade them for anything, but the time that we get to just relax is very little and it's a priceless, cherished thing.  Anyway, the Guitar Hero ( Read more... )

Everything seems normal on the baby front, which is a relief especially since insurance and doctor visits didn't happen until halfway through the bloody pregnancy.  I'm guessing the due date is going to be pushed back by a couple weeks, at least, unless it's standard procedure now to do ultrasounds earlier than they did with the girls I've already ( Read more... )

Con was wonderful - great fun, great people, great conversations . . . yeah. The one panel I sat in on would have been better had it not devolved to bickering about source material (really? For goodness' sake) and home schooling (again, really? Come on, people) that took up roughly half of the time; I greatly enjoyed the Singing Tesla Coils and ( Read more... )