GenCon was a blast this year--dancing there as a part of Different Drummer Belly Dancers is always a pleasure. Our set at the costume contest was awesome... I can't wait til we have some Youtube clips to share! I also went out dancing a bunch at night as well, and actually *gasp* played a few games while at one of the biggest gaming conventions in ( Read more... )

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(note: must be read in false British accent)

One week ago, I ventured into the land of the Ga-mers. I felt some trepidation at leaving the ivory tower, but with the support of the Royal Anacademic Society and with the connections I'd made among the natives, my passage went smoothly.

My local guide, lordlothair, took every care to ensure that my stay was ( Read more... )

*sigh* I will often do memes when tagged (even when hella stressed). rymenhild gets the credit for this one ( Read more... )

Reminder: no martini night this week unless you're organizing it yourself. I'll be in Indy, getting my geek on at Gencon ( Read more... )

Wine and paper-writing go together great. Especially when the paper I'm writing contains large chunks of papers I've already written. Heh, heh, heh. I always feel so clever when I manage to pull this off, but it's probably one of the oldest academic tricks in the book (er... and it's a trick I use for conference papers, not stuff I turn in or ( Read more... )