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May. 31st, 2005
Media*West
May. 31st, 2005 06:35 pmThis was exactly the con I needed - just relaxing enough to not be stressful, but with enough going on thata I was never bored or lacked something to buy. No fandom was white hot, but Stargate continues strong, Lost had a large following, and House popped up in several places.
( Vids of note )
To tell the truth, I didn't pay much attention to the door decorations, except to laugh at the one for House, dubbed "Snark on a Stick."
I've heard about an interesting book - Red Letter Days, by Rachel Caine. There's a detective agency with a hidden patron... one who sends them to odd places at random times for stakeouts. But things get interesting the one time they don't go and a crime happens...
I've also seen the future of fanzines. Pyramid Press published one of their novellas as a book - perfect bound, full color glossy cover & spine. Not only was it reasonably priced, but it looks so professional that this is a zine that I can take to work and pretend that it's a tie-in. Yes!
And, in true con fashion, I seem to have lost two things packing - a pair of books. One was a used one for a buck, but the other was one I needed, damnit... I'm going to call the hotel and ask them to look behind the TV. Doubt they'll do it, but I gotta ask.
And when I got home, a story of great endurance. One of my roses is so mole-gnawed that it has one root left. No matter what I do I can't prop it back in the ground, so it's lying on its side against an azalea bush, its shorn roots several inches in the air above the ground, its one root still buried.
It's in full bloom. 25 blossoms, not a single one drooping.
( Vids of note )
To tell the truth, I didn't pay much attention to the door decorations, except to laugh at the one for House, dubbed "Snark on a Stick."
I've heard about an interesting book - Red Letter Days, by Rachel Caine. There's a detective agency with a hidden patron... one who sends them to odd places at random times for stakeouts. But things get interesting the one time they don't go and a crime happens...
I've also seen the future of fanzines. Pyramid Press published one of their novellas as a book - perfect bound, full color glossy cover & spine. Not only was it reasonably priced, but it looks so professional that this is a zine that I can take to work and pretend that it's a tie-in. Yes!
And, in true con fashion, I seem to have lost two things packing - a pair of books. One was a used one for a buck, but the other was one I needed, damnit... I'm going to call the hotel and ask them to look behind the TV. Doubt they'll do it, but I gotta ask.
And when I got home, a story of great endurance. One of my roses is so mole-gnawed that it has one root left. No matter what I do I can't prop it back in the ground, so it's lying on its side against an azalea bush, its shorn roots several inches in the air above the ground, its one root still buried.
It's in full bloom. 25 blossoms, not a single one drooping.