I went to Balticon for the first time in three years. It was a very good time for me in spite seeing nearly no programming. I honestly admit that much of the programming that interested me were at times when I was working the anime room. The best thing for me was the ability to socialize at a more relaxed pace. Most of the time when I'm at a ( Read more... )

Note: This is a very theoretical document that I’m writing. This is not actually every going to happen, but may be used by folks to try and change the con scene.

I am a very practical person in fandom, but there are times I get crazy ideas in my head such as running a convention. This usually happens when I get someone who throws absolutlely ( Read more... )

It was a very quiet weekend for me and I am glad for it after last week's snow. One of the things last week's snow forced me to make a decision was Vegas. I unfortunately won't be going to Vegas this year because I am not sure I would enjoy it along with the next time I fly to be more regional. I am actually not liking what the TSA is doing. I ( Read more... )

Peter Fernandez, the voice of Speed Racer, passed sometime in the last day or two (ANN didn't give a date of passing.) www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-15/speed-racer-voice-actor-peter-fernandez-passes-away is the link to story  on ANN. I am surprised nobody from the New York Times or someone like that picked up on it.  Besides being the voice ( Read more... )

This should be a nice weekend for me because it will be a long weekend for me. My weekend will start at 3 PM (or a few minutes earlier) tomorrow and will continue until Tuesday. I do need to get a haircut along with Aberdeen Ironbirds Baseball and some Anime watching this weekend. I hope to get the Haircut done Friday afternoon, but I think that ( Read more... )

For the first time since the weekend before, I was home for the whole weekend and able to relax some. This is the start of a slow period for me with no cons until Otakon, but plenty to keep me occupied. I got the lawn done for the first time in a couple of weeks and also watched more of Gundam 00 along with Weight Watchers and the usual chores ( Read more... )

It was a busy weekend for me with the mundane stuff more than the fannish stuff. Getting enough groceries through Friday (when I leave for Balticon), watching Secret of Kells, Weight Watchers and watching House of Five Leaves.

For those who aren't into anime much, House of Five Leaves is a show that is on Funimation's Video Streamer right now. Read more... )

I had a quiet week, so I am not going to talk much about the last few days. We also aren't at the right point in talking much about A-kon in two and a half weeks, so I have had something in my head for the few days.

Tokyopop is looking for America's Greatest Otaku. www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-05-13/calling-all-otaku/announcing- ( Read more... )

This was a busy weekend for me. I had an Anime USA staff meeting. It was fairly quick and for the first time in a while I got home early (6:30 PM) and had home cooked dinner on a Saturday for once since Easter ( Read more... )

I am a couple days behind everyone else in fandom on this, but I did want to put some thoughts on this person. For those who may have missed the news, here is a report on it: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-19/ ( Read more... )