Every year I seem to bounce back from con a little easier than the year before. I even had several people tell me "You seem more relaxed this year. What are you doing differently?" I barely did ANYTHING this year. I sat on some panels, I was obnoxious during a trivia contest, I went shopping several times, I had fun. I did not see any stars this ( Read more... )

For the first time since we got married, we don't have anyone from the internet crashing with us before or after Dragon*Con. This makes me sad. Why? Because this is the cleanest my house has ever been right before a Dragon*Con ( Read more... )

I'm just NOT ready for school to start next week. I keep forgetting that its the end of the summer ( Read more... )

I go back to work on Monday. I have a couple weeks of pre-planning and new teacher orientation to do before school starts on Aug. 13th. I'm viewing my third year of teaching with an odd mix of excitement and dread. Excitement, because I truly do love my job and I like everyone I've talked to at my new school very much. Dread, because my last ( Read more... )

So I offered to be on a panel for Sue Phillips, the director of the Sci Fi/Fantasy Lit track at Dragon*Con. It's called "Enough is Enough! -Or is it?". Its a discussion of what happens when a series goes on too long. Since I'm a SMOF for the Wheel of Time fandom, I figured I could speak intelligently on the topic ( Read more... )

We went to ACE yesterday. Great convention, though small and quiet. Jimmy was surprised I wanted to go, considering I'm not much of a comic fan. I am a huge fan, however, of conventions I'm not working for. I got to spend time with my adopted daughter and her family. She was in the costume contest last night and won in the Children's catergory ( Read more... )

Some of you figured this out already, as the feed magically started working today (Not really magic, a quick email to LJ's support fixed it) but I'm starting my Dragon*Con pre-planning now. If you're planning to attend, or are simply curious, go visit the track site.http://www.

If you have any pictures of the ritual "Strangling of Kathana by a member of the RP Staff" we do each year at Dragon*Con, please send them to me. Its for...um...a project.

Some of my students have stumbled upon AgeofLegends.net recently. Try to keep from making comments there about me boozing it up or making out with other women's husbands for awhile. =) And if you could quietly pass this along to anyone else who might frequent those boards, I'd love you forever.