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August 26th, 2009
11:51 pm - Dragon*Con schedule
I haven't received my schedule yet for duties in the Daily Dragon office, but below are the panels that I am definitely attending. Ironically, almost every panel that I'm covering for the paper is in the same room. *Weird*
Thursday, September 3
9:00 PM+ Celtic concert, Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
Friday, September 4
10:00-11:00 AM Conversation with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
4:00-5:00 PM Battlestar Galactica cast appearance Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
Saturday, September 5
10:00 AM-11:15 PM Dragon*Con parade outside the main hotels
11:30 AM-12:30 PM Battlestar Galactica all attending cast panel Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
10:00 PM-?? parties at the Sheraton
Sunday, September 6
1:00 PM-2:00 PM An hour with Patrick Stewart Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
5:30-6:30 PM Battlestar Galactica cast panel Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
8:00-10:00PM Dinner with my DC2K author friends
10:00 PM-?? parties at the Hyatt and Sheraton
Monday, September 7
11:30 AM-12:30 PM Battlestar Galactica cast wrap-up Atrium Ballroom [Marriott]
If you're looking to find me at other times, try the Daily Dragon Office, Chicago room [Hyatt]
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/tired.gif) exhausted
Current Music: 80s ipod mix
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August 5th, 2009
12:28 am - Launch party location
The launch party for Tesseracts 13 (On Friday from 3 to 5pm) is in the Delta Suites hotel ROOM 2815.
I can't believe WorldCon is only a couple of days away. I am SO NOT READY!
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/working.gif) busy
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August 4th, 2009
11:19 pm - My WorldCon schedule
I'll be leaving for Montreal early Thursday morning. Here's how my con is shaping up:
Anticipation (WorldCon) in Montreal:
Thursday, August 6
7:00-8:00 PM Reading, with Bob Neilson, Ian Tregelis, and Suzanne Church - room: P512AE
Friday, August 7
1:00-2:30 PM Launch of Tesseracts 13 signings by Jean-Louis Trudel, David P. Nickle, Suzanne Church, Jill Snider Lum, BJ Galler-Smith - Edge Books booth
3:00-5:00 PM Launch of Tesseracts 13 readings by Jean-Louis Trudel, David P. Nickle, Suzanne Church, Jill Snider Lum, BJ Galler-Smith - Delta Suites Hotel
Saturday, August 8
2:00-3:30 PM Battlestar Galactica Postmortem David Clink(M), Amy Sisson, Eliza Baynes, Mathew Rotundo, Susan Forest, Suzanne Church - room: P518BC
5:00-5:30 PM Autograph session ... Suzanne will have books available for signing or bring your own - P-Autographs
I will bring treats to my reading, so if you're looking for some great fiction and yummy snacks, come on down.
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: busy
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June 2nd, 2009
03:45 pm - WorldCon is a Go After All
Today I received an invitation to the launch for Tesseracts 13. So I suppose I AM still going to WorldCon. Now I should really try to find a room before I end up on the street...
My thumb still aches. I can't sit at the computer for long and it's driving me crazy.
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/sore.gif) sore
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May 28th, 2009
06:29 pm - Bummers all around
I have tendinitis in my left thumb. Now wearing a splint, icing, advil, etc. Can only type for short periods.
Found out last night that Tesseracts 13 Won't be in print until September 15, so no WorldCon launch.
Grr...
If anyone out there in LJ land wants to buy my WorldCon membership (I paid $240 Canadian) please let me know. It's in Montreal this year, from August 6 to 10.
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: sore
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March 31st, 2009
02:57 pm - Ad Astra report
Okay, this won't be much of a report, more of a memo...
I thoroughly enjoyed Ad Astra this past weekend. My reading was well attended (thank you to all who came out!!) and my other panels were enjoyable. Michael's GoH duties were fun to watch -- now I know how the other half lives ;).
I've spent the last day and a half sitting and reading and bringing myself out of post-con mode and back to reality. I am allowing thoughts to simmer and hope to start another new short story asap.
Current Location: the den
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/mellow.gif) calm
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March 25th, 2009
08:51 pm - Ad Astra Convention
Once again, I will be attending the convention,
Ad Astra Con 2009, this coming weekend,
March 27 to 29, 2009, at the Crowne Plaze Toronto Don Valley Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Here's my schedule:
Saturday, March 28
**originally, I was to appear on this panel, but my older son's hockey team is now playing their final game around that time
**4:00 PM Creative Block, with Ruth Stuart, Joanne Ellen Hansen, Kent Burles, Gemma Files - Salon 241
Sunday, March 29
12:30 PM Reading ... Come on by, there might be treats! - Crowne Room
1:00 PM Marketing Yourself, with Hayden Trenholm (moderator), Michael Green, Michelle Rowan, Eve Silver, Suzanne Church - Ballroom Centre
2:00 PM Tesseracts Anthologies, with Claude Lalumière (moderator), Madeline Ashby, Douglas Smith, Robert Boyczuk, David Nickle, Suzanne Church - Ballroom Centre
I hope to see you there!
Current Location: in bed
Current Mood: busy
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November 3rd, 2008
11:58 am - World Fantasy Con declared a Success for Suzanne
I arrived home, safe and sound, from Calgary last night. World Fantasy Con was not only fun and educational for me, but also a great career success.
I had a chance to plot noodle with a respected author concerning a story ending, I met a publishing person I never would have believed I would have the courage to talk to, and I was able to catch up with friends, including ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) reddherring1955, whtbearfan, roberthoge & Kate, and kijjohnson (thanks for the drink, btw!). I also had the chance to chat with jaylake, davidlevine, ellen_datlow, and aliettedb. I was disappointed that ladnews wasn't in attendence even though his name was listed in the programming.
I've also begun the insanity known as NaNoWriMo. I'm behind, a bit, but getting words down. The shiny counter:
3167 / 50000 words. 6% done!.
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: accomplished
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October 16th, 2008
05:35 pm - WFC is a go
I finally had the time to sit and book my flights for Calgary's WFC. My mom is tagging along, since she hasn't been on a vacation all year and she loves Calgary.
I'll be staying at the main hotel, for all of you who are attending. I'm flying out of Kitchener, so I save most of Toronto's ridiculous fees. Yay. But we arrive after 8pm Thursday, so I might miss most of the first day's festivities.
Hope to see some of my LJ friends there.
Current Location: the den
Current Mood: accomplished
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September 3rd, 2008
04:26 pm - Has anyone seen my summer?
Holy cow, it's been more than a month since I posted. I think that's a personal slacker record for me. So much has happened, I hardly know where to begin. At the same time, it's all the same stuff: kids, swimming, cons, etc.
I just came back from Dragon*Con. I had a total blast, catching up with friends including reddherring1955, eugie, orig_ladycat, whtbearfan, aldeygirl, friedsf, and arkhamrefugee.
One of the highlights of the con for me was my interview of Edward James Olmos.
Now that my children are back at school I finally have a regular time slot in which to write. If only I could catch up.
I vow to use LJ more often. Fingers crossed I can pull it off.
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/cheerful.gif) cheerful
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May 5th, 2008
07:18 pm - Update
GenreCon was fun again this year. I spoke on four panels in a row from noon til 4pm, so I was pretty beat by the end of the day, but still managed to have a great time at the post-con dinner at "Ups and Downs."
Thanks to jeffreyab for inviting me again this year!
On the eye recovery front, I saw the doc today. My inflammation is down to a mere 10% of its original stages. So yay! The bad news, however, is that the 0.25 diopter distance issue has not resolved itself with the swelling. So I won't be 20/20 in my left eye. On the plus side, this slight imperfection doesn't affect my ability to drive and it might delay my need for reading glasses.
The doc gave me the go-ahead to finally work on my garden, so long as I wear good sunglasses and don't work on a really windy day. Yay! I can finally do the clean up that my neighbours all did three weeks ago!
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Lenny Kravitz: It Is Time for A Love Revolution
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April 29th, 2008
March 26th, 2008
04:54 pm - My Schedule for Ad Astra
Here's my schedule for this coming weekend at Ad Astra. I hope to post it to my website as well:
Friday, March 28
9:00 PM The Experience of Blogging, with Suzanne Church (moderator), Marc Mackay, Gemma Files, Sandra Taylor - Commonwealth East
Saturday, March 29
1:00 PM Getting the Most Out of a Writer's Workshop, with Stephen Kotowych (moderator), Suzanne Church, Tony Pi, Douglas Smith - Gallery Center
3:30 PM Reading Come for the candy! - Suite 443
Sunday, March 30
11:00 AM Setting up Writers' Groups Online, with Kelley Armstrong (moderator), Suzanne Church, Ian O'Neill - Commonwealth West
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: busy
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January 20th, 2008
08:09 pm - Home from Troy
High Voltage Confusion was fun! I met a few new people and enjoyed not only my panels but the two others I attended. The kids enjoyed their first con, particularly the Anime room, the Dance Dance Revolution room, and the "free food" as found in the consuite.
The con seemed to be totally rocking, particularly in the party department, though since I had the kids the only party I attended was the pizza/PJ party for the kids where I enjoyed a Road Runner DVD.
The drive was tiring, requiring much caffeine. But I'm home and we're safe.
Whew!
Now to get to helping with the homework I should've made the kids do all weekend...
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: Sum 41: Underclass Hero, and Guitar Hero III
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November 5th, 2007
06:26 pm - Back online
I had a great time at World Fantasy Con over the weekend. I met some new people, visited with friends, and wow: reddherring1955 and whtbearfan surprised me on Friday! I'm so glad they made it to WFC, we had a great time catching up.
I got home late last night and wanted to reconnect online then drat! My internet was down.
But I'm back now and proud to announce that I got some NaNoWriMo words in. I'm up to 3,524 words on "Poison." Not bad for a second day. (I managed just over 300 words and that's all at WFC).
The shiny counter: (Yikes - Zokutou is down, but they left me some code so the blue bit is wrong but the numbers are right)
Go me!
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: accomplished
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October 30th, 2007
05:49 pm - I'm down but not out
I sat down today and processed the pile of rejections that have been accumulating. It turns out that just about everything I've submitted lately has come back. Bummer. I haven't had the time, energy, or nerve to send anything back out, either.
Must find motivation somewhere.
I have been editing book 1 of my trilogy and I've mapped out the plot for book 2 which I intend to write during NaNo. Here's hoping I can scrape some writing time in during WFC. Oh, and I should probably pack soon.
Halloween approaches...
Current Location: my office
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September 4th, 2007
07:05 pm
The pictures, as promised, from Dragon*Con 2007.
( Click for the highlights )
Current Location: my office
Current Mood: busy
Current Music: Daughtry
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September 3rd, 2007
10:46 pm - Home, safe and sound
I'm at home, unpacked, and exhausted.
The flight home was wonderful. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? The airline gave me a free upgrade to first class. I had the whole row to myself so I slept for most of the flight, except for the snack of wine, cheese, crackers, and grapes. I was pampered and I didn't even pay for it! I'm having a very good luck day.
I miss all my Dragon*Con friends already. *sniff*
Must. Sleep. Now.
Current Location: in bed
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: Daughtry
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05:29 am - Dragon*Con report
I had my best Dragon*Con EVER this year. I put in more hours in the Daily Dragon office than last year, wrote five articles, spoke on three panels in the SF Lit track, and participated in a writing workshop.
Thursday night I watched four bands and reported on the concert for the Daily Dragon.
( Friday report )
( Saturday report )
( Sunday report )
Once I return home, I'll post pictures.
Current Location: Daily Dragon office
Current Mood: exhausted
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August 30th, 2007
06:36 pm - Dragon*Con Day 1
I'm sitting in the Daily Dragon office, having just proofread tomorrow's copy. People are pouring into the con hotels. I can't wait until the panels start tomorrow.
Current Location: Daily Dragon office
Current Mood: cheerful
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