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My books on LT- The Weapon Makers by A. E. Van Vogt
- The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.e.van vogt
- Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 7 (July 2012) by Sheila Williams
- New Avengers Vol. 2: Sentry by Brian Michael Bendis
- Huntress by Malinda Lo
- Enna Burning (Books of Bayern) by Shannon Hale
- The House on Durrow Street (The Magicians and Mrs. Quent) by Galen Beckett
- New Avengers, Vol. 1: Breakout (v. 1) by Brian Michael Bendis
- The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Andrew Marr
- The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Category Archives: conventions
Conventions!
2012 is going to be a year that is sadly bereft of conventions for me. Big sad face on that front. However, 2013 and 2014 look to be good years. I’m probably going to Redemption (Coventry, England) as usual in … Continue reading
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Conventions, cycling and knitting, oh my!
I have got to get myself back into the habit of posting about things that aren’t Unix scripting issues. Although the good news is that I now know much more about scripting than I used to and have a good … Continue reading
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Convention: The Aftermath
I am writing this on the train with the intention of posting when I get Internet access. But right now I need to do things to keep myself awake so that I get off the train at the correct station. … Continue reading
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Convention: Day 4
The convention is over and I’m at the Dead Dog party. That is not a hooray thing But I will try to stay awake as long as possible. It’s been a busy day, this is the first time that I’ve … Continue reading
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Convention: Day 3
*flump* About an hour ago I suddenly realised that I was shattered and couldn’t work out why. Then I realised that I’d either been attending panels, talking on panels or stewarding since 10am and it was now 6.30pm. In other … Continue reading
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Convention: Day 2
So far, Redemption is brilliant fun As I was here this morning, I volunteered to help sort out the charity bookstall which was a great time, mainly because of the girls that I was working with. Then I registered (so … Continue reading
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Convention: Day 1
Arrived in Coventry a couple of hours ago and I’m settled into my room with paranoidangel42. We have a slight problem in that they just (yesterday) replaced all the locks on the doors and the new keys don’t work very … Continue reading
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Security clearance, Redemption and rugby, oh my!
Oracle Reports is a thing of pure, unadulterated evil *sigh* Apparently I need a certificate of some kind to say that I’m not a criminal in the UK for my security clearance for the semi-government job that I’ve been doing … Continue reading
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A post of positive things
So today had a quality of disasterousness to it and my wrists are not happy about me falling on the ice on Saturday and then spending today typing, so I’m doing a ‘positive things’ post. 1) I’ve got a short … Continue reading
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Coming to England
I have just purchased my tickets – I will be flying into Heathrow on 18th Feb and leaving on 3rd March. Woo-hoo! Redemption 09, here I come. And look out London yarn stores. Heh. Now I need to book the … Continue reading
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