I am in full regalia including the Foncy Hat. And, of course, got dragged into a meeting where I can only thank a merciful providence that the new Customer Service Overlords couldn’t see me in my “vampire slaying outfit”. For the first time in 30 years I won’t be handing out candy or stickers this [...]
I should stop going to cons, I always feel like crap upon the return to Mundania.
The Hobbit. Also, I am helping pay for food for Occupy Boston with the help of somebody I met online through reputation management. This is a seasonal vegetable curry my new friend made. When I don’t talk about my personal life on my blog, is it because things are bad or because I’m busy…. Social [...]
I watched the helicopter video of the assault on the Oakland OWS folks Gas. Un fracking believable. And oh look. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2011/10/26/oakland-police-love-kittens-teargas/ So instead of showing the veteran who was injured by the assault by the police on peaceful protesters, they show an Oakland cop petting a kitten. If you see the video, you will be [...]
The night of the Dead Dog, he played a banjo dulcimer in Myxolidian 5/4 time while I played in 4/4. It sounded like the world’s coolest mythological soundtrack. Anyway I’m home. I FUCKING HATE TORONTO AIRPORT.
Cindy was marvellous as always and I managed to survive the event without shaming myself too much. Media filk last night went great and OH CTHULHU it was grand to hear Blind Lemming Chiffon play blues. Also that Tim Griffin guy SEE BELOW. PLEASE GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND PICK ANY SONG THAT LOOKS INTERESTING [...]
Highlights: Toyboat doing a heavy metal (okay, fuzzy rock) version of Little Fuzzy Animals. A beautiful audience participation version of Nessie Come Up. (Both the above songs in heavy rotation by John Caspell, so much sighing on my part). Finding out that there’s an MP3 of the Roberta Bondar song on Judith’s website! yes. I [...]
and I laughed, and laughed and laughed. It never ceases to amaze me how WONDERFUL people in filk fandom are. How attentive, and sweet natured, and by Darwin’s beard, among the funniest. I called mOm to tell her, and she said, “But… I have some of her books.” Well, of course. The circle is small…. [...]
Cindy will arrive shortly and go straight to sleep in my room. I will find something to do with myself while she kips and waits for her room to be ready – I am thinking I might like to go look at the enslaved animals, if only in remembrance of the other Ohio animals who [...]
But I don’t. Blech.
Just found out that a childhood buddy of mine won an award for conservation efforts. This is a name check for Nadine Kanim. http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=33D75CC4-E52F-7636-E033637AD71F1F24
Castle namechecked Jason Bateman last night, and I laughed quite immoderately. Terrified of taking some time off.
That’s her bag I’m wearing. http://www.radjuli.com/
A visiting English filker named Deborah, who plays splendid violin /fiddle, landed at Tom and Peggy’s last night. The siren song of Filk and Poutine rang out across E Burnaby, and Rob W, Paul, daughter Katie, The Bean Family (Bean is SO cute now) plus Cindy, and we all sang. Frobisher Bay made somebody cry, [...]
AHHHHHHHHH! Bonus pic of married-into-royalty.
