So this past weekend, I attend my first science fiction/fantasy convention ever.
It’s not like I’ve actively avoided cons when I was living in Chicago. I knew about WindyCon and Duckon and Anime Central (my sister went to that—kudos to her). It’s just that I thought they looked sort of…weird. I had no great desire to [...]
Archive for April, 2009
30 Apr
Oddcon Thoughts
13 Apr
Happy Birthday Funtime Links
So yes, it’s my birthday. Go ahead, me. It’s my birthday. And for presents, I’ll share yummy funtime links with you.
(Actually, I’m feeling a little lazy because today was a lazy day.)
There’s an interesting video at the TED website which shows what the internet could look like in the future. Imagine walking around wearing projectors [...]
9 Apr
Book Review: The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
I made the decision to start reading more scifi/fantasy books by people of color (i.e. black people) about a week before I learned anything about RaceFail. In February’s issue of Ebony Magazine, they listed some books to read. I usually skip over it their selections, since they usually have romance and/or memories–stuff I’m not interested [...]
6 Apr
Celebrating Black Future Month
Remember Black History Month back in February? Yeah, I didn’t either. Sadly, my observance of the month has faded along with Kwanzaa, which my family never really celebrated anyway (in fact, it never even entered our heads to celebrate it). I do have fond memories of all the stuff we had to learn during Black [...]
