I had an excellent time working the Green Room with erin_trying, rosefox, sinboy, glib_dichotomy, malaul, and Randee [edit: kitteridge, and anyone else I missed [edit: deyo, and mactavish, for example]. I didn't get to spend much time out and about in the con, but it all worked out. Got some tasties from Dealer's Row, and got significant driving experience-at night and in (light) snow on the way home, even ( Read more... )

The 2600 van made it to HOPE, as usual. Emmanuel Goldstein, the Editor of the magazine calls it one of the greatest social engineering tools ever made. For instance, even though its color scheme is decades out of date, it is still able to go to and through restricted areas, including phone company facilities. Linemen wave to the van as it passes. ( Read more... )

My mom's going back to the hospital tomorrow. They are unhappy with the lack of progress made on the oral antibiotics, so she'll be going back in for a week or two for the IV. I'm worried, but I have faith she'll beat this soon ( Read more... )

Weekends are, as we know, made for construction by the MTA. It appears that some Yankee fans with some crayons decided to help the bridge-and-tunnel set figure out how to get to the game this past weekend. The other sign is usually there when there's construction, so I think that's done by the attendant. Found in Penn Station ( Read more... )

By Madison Square Park. Why aren't you here? Dinosaur is, and a dozen other great BBQ joints from all over the country.

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I know that rosefox and sinboy, and I think that kgola are all going to Arisia. Who else is?

I would like to thank the following for showing up to my birthday gathering this weekend (in no particular order): queenbast, her Gabe1, faboo, malaul, their son Liam, ellf, his Lauren, ladyravn, jcholewa, Alex, Kitri, shoujo_mallet, faery_kat, her Isaiah, Laura, last_soldier, stoneliongrowl, catmandux, Montgomery, Jeff, angst_pirate, and quem98. Also, special thanks to my sous-chefs stoneliongrowl, Alex, and Kitri. And an extra special one to the last two in that list for ( Read more... )

Lunacon was excellent! Got to have fun with people I know, and got to know others better. Big dick jokes abounded in the evening. We played Katamari in the pool. s00j was her mellifluous self. shoujo_mallet was excellent in all ways. The few panels I went to were good. My $5 cup was under utilized, as expected, but what is one to do with so many party options? ( Read more... )