I attended BayCon 2014 this past weekend. Fun! Inspiring!
I’ll be writing a longer post about the con on my writers group’s blog, Leasspell Writers Group at http://leasspell.blogspot.com/ . In the meantime, here’s an image of Denise Tanaka, Jennifer Carson, and myself participating in the Master Crafter’s competition on Saturday. We made a welcome basket for aliens that had recently landed on our planet.
Denise Tanaka, Carolyn Hill, and Jennifer Carson
This past weekend, I attended Convolution 2013 in Burlingame. Despite being only in its second year, the con was well-organized and well-attended; the staff obviously put a lot of thought and loving work into making the three-day event a success.
I had a blast dressing in costume, attending the entertaining panel discussions, and soaking up the fen energy. Kinda hard to return to mundane life this morning . . . .
Me in my western steampunk costume.
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Tagged Convolution, Convolution 2013, fandom, fantasy, fen, science fiction
Chocolate-covered-brocolli video games that improve brains!
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Star Trek version of Settlers of Catan. Must have!
“Imaginary horror movie posters feature aliens, swamp things, mummies and more on this quilt fabric Eerie Alley Halloween collection designed by Pink Light for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. The Mummy poster is about 6 inches tall.”
–Product description. “Imaginary Scary Movies, Eerie Alley” by Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Creative Quilt Kits website. July 2012. Web.
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“Once in a generation, the Blood Moon begins its fell cycle, bathing the realm in a pallid light. Compelled by its sinister presence, the restless dead rise from their graves, vampires hunt for unwary prey, and witches engage in nocturnal rituals. Worse yet, the horrifying Werewolf prowls the night, seeking heroes with whom to share his curse.”
–Product description on the back of the box containing The Blood Moon Expansion for Talisman, revised 4th edition, 2012.
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“The Starveling Cat! the Starveling Cat! warm as a lizard! fragrant as a bat!”
–Snippet in Fallen London online game. Web.
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“Art Deco Eleventh Doctor”
–Bill Mudron. “Art Deco Eleventh Doctor.” Print. For sale at http://mudron.bigcartel.com/product/art-deco-eleventh-doctor
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“Bumps on the head:
As usual, the cranial exploration students start taunting the phrenologists, and phrenological manipulation hammers are produced. Mayhem breaks out shortly thereafter, and the porters lead a charge of the hired help to break things up. You are in the thick of things, and suddenly you are surrounded by a coterie of second year students armed with cranial implements. You put up a sterling show of arms, but there are too many and you soon find yourself phrenologically manipulated into unconsciousness. You wake the next day, on an examining table. It seems that you have been studied.”
–Storylet result in Fallen London online game. Web.
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“The Poet meets a skulking gaggle of suspicious figures. You observe the meeting from the shelter of a rat-ridden rubbish heap. He asks a great many excited questions. What are the latest outrages perpetrated by the Masters of the Bazaar? Are the heights of the Flit still safe from the Constables? What is the next target for the next bombing?
The Poet’s acquaintances are clearly anarchists, but they’re not telling him much. They’re more interested in the package he’s carrying. He hands it over. They open it to check the contents: pies. The Starving Poet has been starving himself to feed anarchists.”
–Storylet in Fallen London online game. Web.