Snow Day

Hey, it’s a snow day! We’re getting about a foot of snow today. Both rarelylynne and Caitlin had their schools close.

Ugh... I’m so sick of this winter. We’re all fighting colds. Caitlin had another night of vomiting. It seems to be cold related. She seems fine this morning.

I went to see Cloverfield last night with my friends Kevin and torresroman. I enjoyed it for the most part. It had lots of neat, original ideas. I didn’t really get into the characters, but the tension was well maintained. My biggest problem with it came from watching it with stomach full of snot. I nearly hurled a couple of time from the camera moves. This is probably a film best watched on DVD.

We voted yesterday. We are good citizens.

Panels at Odyssey Con

Last night, the preliminary panel list came out for Odyssey Con in Madison. I’ve been on a lot of panels before. I’ve done panels at last year’s Odyssey Con, Convergence, Geek.Kon, Windycon, Chicago TARDIS, and The Aicardi conference. I love being on panels. It’s exciting, fun, and I get to babble on about my favorite things.

I really don’t get nervous about panels. I try not to volunteer for things that I know nothing about, and usually my fellow panelists are other fans or acquaintances. This Odd Con is a bit different. I’m on a few panels with Pat Rothfuss and truepenny. That’s only a little intimidating. I know them, and I’ve been on panels with truepenny before. With them I just have to step back a little and try not look like too much of an idiot since they’re both well read and articulate.

What has made my heart stop is that I’m on a panel with George R.R. Martin. That freaks me out. I’ve heard that grrm is a nice guy from those who have met him, but it’s still a little overwhelming. He’s a major author of our time, an outspoken curmudgeon, and one of my favorite authors.

I just hope that I don’t sound like a gibbering fool.

At least I have a couple of months to get myself ready.