Clearly, it’s a Western
I just figured out why I’m the only fan on the East Coast who doesn’t watch Galactica. According to Wired magazine:
Even Battlestar Galactica, the flagship show of (hello!) the Sci Fi Channel, keeps a distance [from being identified as SF]. “It’s fleshed-out reality,” explains executive producer Ronald D. Moore in the sci-fi mag SFX. “It’s not in the science-fiction genre.”
Ahh, I get it. I was expecting Galactica to be science-fiction. Silly me.
And now, a multiple-choice question: You are behind another vehicle in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. For the last 5 minutes, the driver has moved no faster than 30 MPH. You’re running a little late, and you’d like to drive the speed limit. Do you:
A) Flash your headlights at the driver ahead;
B) Tailgate the other vehicle closely, hoping the driver will get the hint;
C) Attempt to pass the other vehicle, which will result in their sudden discovery of their gas pedal and acceleration to 70 or 80 MPH rather than allowing you to pass.
The answer in Hampton Roads is, of course, C.
Activating Foot Transport System
Another thing I like about the new job: I get more exercise as I cross the base back and forth to take a look at client’s machines.
(I could drive, but if it’s nice out, why not burn a few calories?)
Not quite on Time
The 2007 season of Doctor Who started on Technicon Saturday, and no one on my flist posted word one? Not even rubinpdf?
I need to follow these things more closely. I also need to buckle down and finish the 2006 season… and Torchwood maybe…
Technicon 24 Sunday
April 1st, 2007
I woke up marveling at the fact that, after the lengthy whirlwind of a day I’d jumped into yesterday, I felt clear-headed and painless. It took me only about 15 minutes to repack my laptop and overnight bag – I hadn’t had the time to pack anything more than that on the way out from Norfolk. I went to kathleenroberts and jameshroberts‘ room to recover my corkscrew I’d left last night… then back 20 minutes later to recover the laptop bag I’d forgotten after retrieving the previous item. (Clear-headed, yes. Fully cognizant of my surroundings, no.)
I got to talk to vileone for a while about the LARP I didn’t manage to attend, then turned in my White Elephant contributions (someone set up us the bomb!) a little late. I hope they sold – I didn’t have time to stay and see. Then I spent at least half an hour chatting with rattrap – he gave me some keen Xmas presents! jsciv dropped in for the tail end of that conversation – at this point, I was wishing I’d had another day of con to spend, as I had *not* had the time I wanted to catch up and chat with everyone!
12:30 arrived, and I gave shrewlet a hug and reluctantly hit the road – I was planning a Roanoke stop that would add 2 more hours to my driving time. But I remained buzzed for the next whole day – heck, it still hasn’t worn off completely. To repeat myself: Technicon was awesome, my friends rock, and I absolutely cannot wait for next year!
Sparks and steam
Elfie’s mailserver appears to be non-functional at the moment.
Phooey on the timing of mischevious gods – I’m not in the mailserver at work yet, so I’ve been using Elfie for work correspondence.
Edit: 0900 Friday, yay, it’s working.
Edit: 0947 Friday, ooops, no it tisn’t.
Edit: 1427 Friday, yes, yes it is.
Technicon 24 Saturday
March 31st, 2007
I should have gotten up earlier, but my copy of “Should’ve” got lost somewhere around those traffic accidents. Still, by 10:00 or so, I was clean and dressed, and shrewlet suggested some quick breakfast protein – I directed us to the nearby Hardee’s.
45 minutes’ wait for a dry, overcooked sausage biscuit. Not my best plan ever.
The day got better from there, though
Technicon 24 Friday
Here’s a little more detail on Technicon weekend, broken into three entries:
March 30th, 2007
I had played with the idea of getting an early start on Friday, but that turned out to be completely unrealistic. There was some household packing to do so that furniture could be moved over the weekend, and quite a bit of telephone-based red tape to handle. Suffice it to say that I didn’t get to leave the house until 2:00 p.m. 5 hours of drive meant I’d be late for the start of the con, but I’d make my 9:00 panels easily enough – or so I thought, until multiple accident scenes on I-64 cost me another 2 hours.
Technicon 24
Technicon was awesome.
It was just what I needed, frankly, to recharge my batteries a bit to offset the drain of the trying days recently. anterus and his staff did an amazing job. I’m a fan of the new hotel, too.
I’ll have a lot more to say – some of which will go in the special filter – after I’ve gotten a little sleep. Somehow, I’m still in no pain from dancing on Saturday night, but my body is beginning to ask me in a general sense just what the hell I thought I was doing all weekend.
LJ people who made the weekend especially nice for me: shrewlet, platypusgirl, krysturtle, meiran, tltrent, kittykatya, tzel, rainbowsaber, kittenchan, impink, southernsinger, pathia, rattrap, fishy1, colleenk, dracoshen, vond, kathleenroberts, jameshroberts, and jsciv. That’s not even everyone from my Friends list whom I saw there – just a list of people I remember helping me out when I needed something. My friends rock.
Special thanks to vileone and vilejynx, who do not hate me despite the fact that I completely ran out of time to participate in their LARP!
I definitely want the DVD – and I absolutely want copies of those pictures. You know which ones!
