Hello from London! We've been having a great time so far ( Read more... )

The organizers finally went ahead and officially admitted that they've cancelled Alt-Fest: http://www.alt-fest.com/index.htmlRead more... )

It's increasingly looking like Alt-Fest, the music festival I was planning on attending in England two weeks from now, has been cancelled. Rumors started flying around yesterday morning, and while there's still been no official statement from the organizers, a number of the artists who were supposed to perform have announced on social media that ( Read more... )

Hi all! Welcome to 2013! I hope the year is getting off to a good start for you. I celebrated the turn of the year by going to an excellent party, coming home before midnight, and staying up until the wee hours reading a book. Which in a "start as you mean to go on" sense, was about right ( Read more... )

My grandfather's 90th birthday party was a success! I hope that if I reach 90, I'll have that many people so eager to come and celebrate with me ( Read more... )

Friday morning I arrived in Florida for a whirlwind quick trip to celebrate my maternal grandfather's 90th birthday. Over the past few days, various members of our far-flung clan have been gathering, so I've been getting to catch up with relatives that I haven't seen in years. And meet a few new ones - I've got two first cousins once-removed, a 3 ( Read more... )

I'm back from Worldcon. I had a great time - I think I did a better job of managing my social energy than I often do at Worldcons, which means I spent less time at parties but had more fun at the parties I attended. A good trade ( Read more... )

So, here's the part that everyone really wants to know about: what did I eat while I was in Sofia ( Read more... )

I thought I should take a moment to post a bit about my trip to Sofia, Bulgaria. I have to say, it's a very different experience travelling to a foreign country for business rather than being a tourist. I actually had very little time for doing anything other than working, eating, and sleeping. On the other hand, I spent most of my time working and ( Read more... )

Yay: My Bulgarian language skills are adequate to purchasing a metro ticket ( Read more... )