Last year's Dragon*Con was crowded to the point of being off putting. I was concerned about whether I would enjoy the con this year as a consequence. I had other concerns unrelated to the size of the con, including but not limited to areas for improvement in the volunteer staff on which I work. I was honestly thinking that this year might be my ( Read more... )

Our entire family enjoys the local Dogfish Head Alehouse. Andrea's and my only complaint is the cost. Both the food and the beer are superb, it is just a bit pricey for us to afford going there too often.

Thanks to my GPS' bias towards right turns, a few months back I was driving through Old Towne Gaithersburg. I passed Growlers that from the ( Read more... )

I realy do, especially when I am perfectly willing to play by the rules. Many, many others are documenting the iPhone woes. I am just a lowly iPod Touch owner. I am not particularly incensed at having to pay for what should be a free software update. Ten bucks isn't worth the bile ( Read more... )

I am not insane, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. There is a bit I remember seeing on the Young Ones when MTV was showing it back whan I was a teenager. A couple of demons kvetching about how hard it is to collect souls when doing so requires their name being said and both of them have unusual names.

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Jump to 5:23 in this clip, you'll ( Read more... )

Thanks to Boing Boing I caught this link to John Hodgman's new comic book review ( Read more... )

Here are some memes I witnessed birthed or helped birth at Balticon 42. I will be, consciously or otherwise, probably helping in their diffusion in the coming months ( Read more... )

The high points were, as with last year, the author readings. I met more great folks and renewed acquaintance with a few more. My two absolute favorites were the short short slam and Mur's reading (despite the heat and its contribution to my grouch implosion later on that day). The live events I attended came a close, close second. Balticon is ( Read more... )

We got a late start. Our first event was The Singularity. Dave Kanter and southernronin put on an amazing event, only topped by a huge announcement from the crazy talented creators of Stranger Things. I'm not sure if or when this can be discussed publicly, so I'd suggest subscribing to their feed to get the official announcement in their feed direct from ( Read more... )

I got some time to hit the dealer room as well as to pick up Balticon 42 tee shirts for both of us. The largest offering in the dealer room was a wide variety of books. I found the same dealer from whom andreahg had bought my Cthulu fish tee last year and picked up a Cthulhu for President tee. You know, when you're tired of the lesser evil.

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We headed down to Reagan National to pick up matt_wallace yesterday anticipating early holiday traffic. We were surprised at how little was on the road and got there way early. We decided to park and get some lunch before Matt's flight arrived. It is odd how even when you are not travelling through the airport, it can still make you feel tense. Especially ( Read more... )