I felt slightly important this morning when I opened my e-mail to find the following:

Stephen Fry is now following you on Twitter!

I did exchange e-mails with him a few years ago...

Looks like FedCon USA, the convention that treated Aaron Douglas and James Callis (and most of their other guests) so badly, is shutting down in mid-convention.

Forget what I said about making Creation look good. They're now making FlanVention look good.

Big PSA: FedConUSA has nothing to do with the very successful Dallas convention Fencon, which ( Read more... )

Exhibit 1: Fedcon USA vs. Aaron Douglas and James Callis.

Exhibit 2: More of the same.

They're making Creation look good.

eta: More from the Chief himself.

Big PSA: FedConUSA has nothing to do with the very successful Dallas convention Fencon, which is hosting its fifth convention this October. Fencon is run by a bunch of people who know where ( Read more... )

RIP Bob Asprin.

(per filkertom)

Thanks to mnelson for pointing this out:

88 Lines About 44 Fangirls

Absolutely awesome.

I always have a fantastic time at FenCon, mainly because my friends from ORAC are involved in putting it together, but also because they do a heckuva job ( Read more... )

Message relayed. Response follows:

"Tell balthrop to tell simon_says110 he is going to be an only child."

This was after an intimation of specific bodily harm.

First on the agenda: happy birthday to autographedcatIt's a lazy weekend. Fortunately I have a whole week of laziness to look forward to since I'm on vacation! My plans are still up in the air, though. I had been planning a county-hunting trip to Jacksonville, but there's a tropical depression forming off the Bahamas, and the forecast track takes it over -- wait ( Read more... )

I would like to wish everyone on my flist a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa and a great weekend!

Shopping's done! Woot!

I stopped by Remember When one last time today. Sharon's selling the inventory and will be closing sometime next month. I'll really miss Remember When. It was Sandy Williams (who managed the store oh so many ( Read more... )

My birthday was OK. Started out slow, worked up to a bunch of fun when Sara had all us Houston Browncoats over to her apartment complex for a full night of Monty Python's Flying Circus ( Read more... )