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Time for the Pennsic Shout Out Opportunity.
It’s not all warriors and politics. It’s also a little girl’s dreams.
If you want
a) A Pennsic Postcard
b) A phone call on Whiskey Cell Phone Night
c) A brief in-Persona letter from Pennsic
Then drop me a line either in the comments AT THIS BLOG’S MAIN SITE** or send me email [...]

So, here’s the thing. As usual, much to say and little time to say it. Let’s start with something utterly innocuous: Projectland.

At last, I have finished the green linen refashion dress from last year’s Pennsic list; it’s currently accessortized as if it’s late 15th-early 16th c. Flemish working woman, but it’s more strongly based on [...]

Why would this picture of Dave Bowman (that is, Kier Dullea in 2001: A Space Odessy) be dedicated to the Michael Man, Miguel-san?
Oh, baby, geek joy follows.
As usual, Michel spent the greater portion of last week at WonderFest. As it happens, this year is the 40th anniversary of the release of 2001, which, along with [...]

I think it ended exactly as it should. If you are any kind of a geek, & haven’t seen it yet, you need to go do so before the end of the day. I expect to be buying the dvd or whatever. I like the way the understory is told in the character’s costumes [...]

Walking down the hall, I hear one of the other workers asking for more information on a medical practicitoner.
“Doctor who?” he says.
Immediately, I was stricken with the earworm to end all earworms. Yes. You know. The Doctor Who theme played in my head all through the afternoon.
Meanwhile, here’s all kind of geek goodness: Dr. Horrible’s [...]

I wanted to ride my bike to work today; I’ve been able to a couple of times so far since getting the bike, and I really enjoy it. It’s a little under 4 miles one way; the challenge of the ride is not the distance but staying alive in traffic and that last, exceedingly steep [...]

Picked it out the 27th, had some modifications made, got it today. I’ve only wanted a bike for 3 years now, ever since Michael brought home his spiffy vintage bike. You can see bits of his in the picture Technically, his is a size I can ride, but because of the boy bar, I have [...]