This was my first Boskone. Also, since I've never attended an Arisia, it was my first time in this con hotel as well. I was waffling all over the place, so I missed the room block at the con hotel. I called to see the price of a non-block room and it was $260. Yea.. no. So I stayed at the Marriott Renaissance a block or so away. Both hotels only ( Read more... )

I'm going to Boskone next weekend. So expect some con reports from me. I won't promise specifics. Just that there will be some. Well, at least one. :) I think both hotels (the con hotel and the one I'm staying in) have sucky, expensive wifi. So the con reports may not come until after the con. I may tweet or facebook from my phone, if you're one of ( Read more... )

I just finished watching S2E3 of Sherlock. Wah. Now I have to wait for more Sherlock ( Read more... )

I'm thinking about going to Arisia. I've never been before, but I've certainly heard about it. Anyone out there in lj-land have any thoughts, comments, advice about it? Should I go? It turns out it's more convenient to get to than Readercon was, and I can only assume it has better food possibilities ( Read more... )

My Doctor Who download hasn't finished yet, so...

I found this erm.. column? It's so hard to tell what to call things these days when they're 'news' according to Google and show up on newspaper sites. They could be news articles, or columns, or letters to the editor, or something else entirely. And how can you tell?

Anyway.. Science-fiction fans ( Read more... )

Aren't new cons exciting? Julie Holderman and Tamora Pierce found a gap in the con world. There's no cons for readers and writers of YA sf/f.

I've been lax on my blog reading, or I would've found out about this sooner.

If you're interested in finding out more or volunteering, head on over to The YA FSF Con livejournal community. Be sure to read ( Read more... )

I'm going to try to keep this entry short and quick. Quick is more important than short. Stuff to doooo ( Read more... )