Comic Con Revolution

We joined the Revolution

Until our niece, Annie in Riverside told us about it, we had never heard of Comic Con Revolution https://www.comicconrevolution.com/ontario/?utm_source=CCR+Ont+Attendees&utm_campaign=a36090b444-CCR23-052023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3bb3bf536-a36090b444-128066380&mc_cid=a36090b444&mc_eid=196940ccea in Ontario, California.  It was held last weekend, May 20th and 21st.  For a con I had never heard of, in a not-so-major city, it had quite an impressive guest list, […]

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Old Carpets Never Die

Back in 2019, the LAX Marriot remodeled and put in new carpeting.  But the long-time attendees of Gallifrey One have never forgotten the original carpet.  There are still swatches of the carpet from a backup bolt the hotel still has. They still show up in the charity auction. For a […]

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The Whovian’s Journey

THE ORDINARY WORLD As promised, here is a review of last week’s Gallifrey One 33 1/3, Long Live the Revolution.  As Sci Fi nerds, we have to escape the ordinary world every once in a while.  Our favorite fan get away is Gallifrey One.  Far too much for a full […]

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The Party’s Over…

Dennis 151st blog completed. Second Steampunk novel: 783 words.  <– This is what I’m now concentrating on. Second Steampunk screenplay:  157 pages. First Steampunk novel:  73,675 words. First Steampunk screenplay:  Need to update with notes from the novelization. Third Steampunk screenplay:  38 pages. BABY’S BURGERS!!!

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I’m Out for Blood

Kris and I have been doing the Loscon blood drive for 32 years, but it’s been a long time since we were able to do another con like Worldcon or Westercon.  This year, Westercon will be in Anaheim and we have the opportunity to do their blood drive. We had […]

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Get Those Needles Ready

The Loscon Blood Drive is now two weeks away.  And while the Red Cross is sharpening their needles, I have my own preparations to make.  The flyer on the cover picture, for example. I also had to make the raffle tickets and the raffle ticket drop box.  It’s actually the […]

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Getting Ready to Bleed Them Dry

With Loscon about a month away (Thanksgiving weekend), it’s time to start prepping for the Blood Drive.  This weekend, I sent the sign-up information to the Loscon press info. I also signed up myself.  I’ll be one of the first to donate at 10:00 am. Next, I had to check […]

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Just Yesterday in a County Nearby

This weekend, after a two-year absence, Star Wars Celebration returned.  This is a convention that moves around the country and for it’s return it came back to the Anaheim Convention Center.  Again on a limited budget, we only had tickets for Saturday, but what a Saturday!  By the time we […]

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Friendship is Timeless

We didn’t go to Gallifrey – the Doctor Who convention this year, but Kris was in the art show.  She had several bracelets and a pen wrap on display. We did miss going, but we decided to stay home for health reasons.  One of the things we miss most is […]

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From Wannabe Writer…

I’m working through, “Your Goal Guide”, be Debra Eckerling.  http://thedebmethod.com/yourgoalguide/  And I say “working through” because there are exercises, meditations, keeping a journal, etc.  It’s one of the twelve books I want to read this year, but it’s one that I will go through one or two chapters a week. […]

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