Category Archives: SciFi Conventions

Virtual Cons

Posted on 2022-08-31 by Holly

ChiCon 8 starts today ( or mostly tomorrow). Obviously, it is in Chicago. What is just as obvious is that I am not there. Attending in person this year felt like it was insurmountable. I attend Cons for the people … Continue reading →

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Bearly there

Posted on 2019-08-10 by Holly

and before you make any comments about Golden Bears – yes I know this bear is not brown. Get over it. What else? My backer kit from the PDX Broadsides kickstarter arrived. This is a Filk/Folk group from Portland Oregon … Continue reading →

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Who won anyway?

Posted on 2016-08-20 by Holly

Saturday is the traditional evening for the Hugo award ceremony. As part of the reg crew with set up at 0800 in the morning I am sort of feeling a bit ragged about 2000 when the ceremony is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Didn’t think of this

Posted on 2016-08-19 by Holly

It was a reasonable morning @ 0800. Even discounting the announcement that we couldn’t take the shuttle to the convention center like we had yesterday. Apparently we weren’t special enough, not being relocated at the last minute from the Phillips … Continue reading →

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Nuggets

Posted on 2016-08-18 by Holly

Just for fun, go read Wiki on Dr Robert C Baker. The reason I learned about him today, much less of his existence was courtesy of   Food science is important. And McDonalds is not the originator of the chicken nugget… … Continue reading →

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Opening Salvo

Posted on 2016-08-17 by Holly

Unlike most of the previous WorldCons, we were so good (cough, cough) at our jobs in registration that we essentially never had a line. Seriously, after dealing with lines varying anywhere from 2 to hundreds of dedicated fans. By the … Continue reading →

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Going to Kansas City

Posted on 2016-08-16 by Holly

and that means Missouri, not Kansas for all us who never knew/have completely forgotten US Geography. It was a morning that started obscenely early. BART get to Oakland in time for me to make an 0620 flight so our eldest … Continue reading →

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Who Do?

Posted on 2016-07-04 by Holly

Voodoo… The discovery of the day? VooDoo Donuts.  Go take a look at their website. Not only do they have amazing art, they make really, really good donuts… We walked from the hotel to the nearest location on our side … Continue reading →

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Been Mugged

Posted on 2016-07-03 by Holly

After spending more time in both Green Room and the MidAmeriCon table I was ready for a hike. Concert in the afternoon then out onto the Green Line (or Red or Blue, from the hotel they all go downtown). The … Continue reading →

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Running a Fan Table

Posted on 2016-07-02 by Holly

I had intended to get up early, hit the gym then do some volunteer work. And then morning arrived. I seriously thought about the fitness center. Really, I did. But elected not, instead heading over to the Green Room, meeting … Continue reading →

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Mermaids and Filk

Posted on 2016-07-01 by Holly

WesterCon – as you might have guessed is the West Coast Con which seems to cover a goodly part of the Western US (today Portland, next year Tempe, Denver in 2018). The Con actually dates back to 1948 with its … Continue reading →

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Going to Portland

Posted on 2016-06-30 by Holly

No, we didn’t hit the boys on our way out of town.   Shana and I caught a Southwest Flight from Oakland allegedly mid-afternoon.  Getting into the city is easy. Portland is civilized. The light rail system is absolutely brilliant. … Continue reading →

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