Odyssey Con

rarelylynne and I will be at Odd Con this weekend. This is a nice, intimate convention. If you're bored this weekend, feel free to drive out to Madison to hang out with us. We have a very light schedule.

Odyssey Con
Radisson Inn, Madison WI, April 24-26, 2009.
GoHs: Emma Bull, Pat Rothfuss

My panel:
Doctor Who/Torchwood After Dark- This is the yearly panel for all things Doctor Who. We'll be looking back at Series 4 and the Russell T Davies era. We'll also talk about the upcoming specials, Series 5, and the casting of Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. and a discussion of the popular adult Doctor Who spin-off. It will probably get raunchy at some point.
Michael Thomas, Lynne Thomas, Lynn Laakso, Kathy Sullivan
Sunday, 11:30 AM

Nice day

The weather today is dry and cool. I'll take it. Here are some quick things while rarelylynne is off doing the Rare Book thing in French.

1- I've managed to increase my volunteer workload again. I'm now on the RAMP Wheel-A-Thon Steering Committee (RAMP is our local disabilities advocacy agency). Many of you might remember our fundraising efforts last year. It shouldn't be too much of a time sink (I hope). I'm also going to be working with the City of DeKalb's IT department as they redesign the city's website. I'm the member of the Disabilities Commission who will help them with ADA compliance.

2- I spent the afternoon out at the independent coffeehouse. It's called The House. I'm usually only they for evening live shows since they're closed in the morning. The place is a mix of aging hipsters and NIU art kids in retro-kitsch surroundings (so much velvet). I sat there drinking my coffee, reading Gregory Frost's Shadowbridge, and eavesdropping on conversations. Good times. It was nice to get out of the house and actually take some time off. Also, very little has changed since my coffeehouse days over a decade ago. It's like college culture got frozen somewhere around 1994.

3- The Cubs are still chugging along. Dusty Baker's Reds...not so much. We're not a perfect team, but our division blows. The Cardinals and Brewers have good points, but the Reds, Pirates, and Astros are putrid.