Nova Albion TK, and also
Mar. 30th, 2011 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anthimeriaI went to the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition last weekend!
It was a fantastic time that I have a whole neat post written about, which will appear as soon as I can be bothered to copy it out of my notebook (Things I Do While Waiting For Panels To Start 101). I will say that I felt terribly underdressed, and hope that Skywatch will have been picked up by a publisher by the time the con comes around next year so that I have an excuse to spend the money to create a fanastic costume.
The "and also" refers to the fact that I volunteered to donate blood tomorrow, and might be freaking out about it. I hate needles, I have tiny veins, and also I'm not usually qualified b/c they prefer you to not have been ill within the last mumbledy weeks, which NEVER HAPPENED while I was in college (stress causes illness, with me). But it's one of those things I always felt guilty about not doing. So I am taking my fear by the throat. (Possibly it has grabbed me by the throat in return . . .)
Wish me luck?
It was a fantastic time that I have a whole neat post written about, which will appear as soon as I can be bothered to copy it out of my notebook (Things I Do While Waiting For Panels To Start 101). I will say that I felt terribly underdressed, and hope that Skywatch will have been picked up by a publisher by the time the con comes around next year so that I have an excuse to spend the money to create a fanastic costume.
The "and also" refers to the fact that I volunteered to donate blood tomorrow, and might be freaking out about it. I hate needles, I have tiny veins, and also I'm not usually qualified b/c they prefer you to not have been ill within the last mumbledy weeks, which NEVER HAPPENED while I was in college (stress causes illness, with me). But it's one of those things I always felt guilty about not doing. So I am taking my fear by the throat. (Possibly it has grabbed me by the throat in return . . .)
Wish me luck?
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Date: 2011-03-30 08:34 pm (UTC)If you weren't on the wrong coast, I'd say come out next summer for this little new con I'm lit chair of. The website isn't live yet, or I'd link it. It's going to have a steampunk theme.
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Date: 2011-03-30 09:59 pm (UTC)Thanks for the good wishes.
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Date: 2011-03-30 10:41 pm (UTC)And good luck with the blood donation! I don't find it that scary, but I've never had a real issue with needles and my veins are blood donation superstars. The worst part is the finger prick during the screening, so if you get through that, you'll be fine. :)
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Date: 2011-03-31 03:29 am (UTC)Thanks for the luck--I'll take all I can get. Needles are not my thing--not after the incident where the nurse stuck it in and WIGGLED IT AROUND. So. I hope I don't faint, basically.
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Date: 2011-04-11 11:17 pm (UTC)http://contemporal.org/
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Date: 2011-04-12 05:26 pm (UTC)