Lair of the Ice Demoness

I keep writing posts in my head but I never have the time to sit down and actually write them down here.
So here are some random thoughts:

First I want to let theyarnproject know that I got his package! Thank you so much for the perfectly crocheted piece of cake and cookie (it looks so good I want to eat it!) and the crochet hook! I'm sure I will get use out of it. In fact, yesterday I was crocheting the first horn for the baby viking helmet (hat actually) that I'm making for a friend's baby and the crochets are so tight that I instantly understood why theyarnproject would be cursing at his projects! LOL! I decided to switch hooks down a size and that seemed to solve the problem for now.

Today I went over to a friends house to drop off a couple of things and visit. She fosters rabbits and she had a lionhead rabbit that she said looked like he should be a steampunk rabbit! And he does have quite the sideburns going on there! But I said he needed goggles. She didn't have goggles but she did have a collar and bowtie (for her cat but it worked on the rabbit). So here you are, Sir Rothschild:




I had to take about 20 pictures to get a few good ones. LOL!

Things are busy at work and at my house we are getting ready for Confluence. Which is the local literary science fiction, fantasy and horror con that dergeis and I help run every year. dergeis is getting ready with the video program. He's purchased a new projector screen. I'm directing the musical and also helping in the art show. It's a crazy time in the household!

It might be a bit quieter around here. I'll be reading, though.

The short work week still felt like 5 days. Things at work are ramping up with projects so I may be even more absent from LJ than normal. I work in IT for a university so we try to get stuff done during the summer when the majority of students are away.

Also, in two weeks is Confluence. Even though I've been off the official conference committee, I'm still involved with the musical this year and the art show. It's hard not to be when my friends are and they could really use the help. I hope to see some of my LJ friends there, too!

Due to some mitigating personal circumstances, I have to say that I wasn't as organized as I could be this year for Confluence. Still, I had a pretty good time and the art show did better than we expected. Highlights for me were the beer tasting and the Guest of Honor speech and not only because those were the only events I was able to attend as opposed to running or being a part of. The most important things I learned from the GOH speech were to write something that you'd like to read and only John Scalzi can get published just by putting his stuff up for free. I also enjoyed his story about meeting his beautiful wife, Kristine. I appreciated having amg04 to help out running for food for us and much appreciation also for Bonnie, moonbeamjedi and pengylady who were extremely helpful during all parts of the art show! It was great to see kosaginolegion and others. (I'm sorry to not remember everyone as I'm a bit brain fried at the moment.) This year's production went off well and caused much laughter and a few groans at the puns therein. I was especially pleased that we needed to build more panels on which to hang art than last year for this years art show. I would have liked more 3-D art but I realize that this is a lean year for people and they are probably having to take on more work to make ends meet. I got to finally see dr_zfrq in person at the dead dog filk at dreamdancer85's place. In all, I'd say it was a good con for me despite the events leading up to it.

Well, the results remain to be seen but the conference had attendees and lots of stuff going on. Our art show was bigger and better than ever. I got to see friends and not sleep. So this will be quick so I can go to bed early and catch up on what I didn't get this weekend.

EDIT: A really big thanks to amg04, moonbeamjedi and friend Francis, pengylady, kosaginolegion, mewsrissicat, mewschangeling, mewsgryphoncat, scs_11, wen_spencer, mrgoodwraith and especially celticmoons, plus all those people who either don't have an LJ or whose LJ names I don't know, for all your help, suggestions, conversation, and making my con really enjoyable!