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Old 12th April 2008, 06:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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BayCon 2008

BayCon 2008 in Santa Clara, CA is Memorial weekend if anyone lives in the vicinity. It's a great convention.
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Old 12th April 2008, 06:29 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: BayCon 2008

It has, in the past, been a great convention; the last two years have been disappointing. But this year sounds like it could be fun.
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Old 17th April 2008, 04:40 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Teresa,
I thought you might like to know that the "PR2", their second progress report has been posted along with a link to all the guests on the programming page. Kage Baker is among them.
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Old 17th April 2008, 05:11 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, I've got my hotel reservations for the weekend (have had for a couple of months already)...but my friend who was supposed to come along isn't going to be able to attend now. So, I'm kind of going back and forth about whether my mother and I will go ahead and go up for the weekend. It all kind of depends on how my mother is feeling.

I'm going to hold on to the reservations for awhile before I make up my mind. So, I might be there or I might not. *sigh*
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Old 17th April 2008, 05:16 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Well you know, LMA, a chance to meet you after all this time would definitely get me there, if only for a day.

Aside from that, I hope your mother will be feeling well enough. I've been in ill health since the beginning of the year myself, and I know how discouraging that can be.

And thank you, Worldbuilder. I will take a look at that programming page.
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Old 17th April 2008, 05:23 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Well you know, LMA, a chance to meet you after all this time would definitely get me there, if only for a day.

Aside from that, I hope your mother will be feeling well enough. I've been in ill health since the beginning of the year myself, and I know how discouraging that can be.

And thank you, Worldbuilder. I will take a look at that programming page.
That's one of the things I'm taking into consideration in making my decision, Teresa, aside from my mother's health. I would love the chance to finally meet you. After all, the two August 23 people around here should finally get to meet.

I'm sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling well. I hadn't realized.
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Old 17th April 2008, 05:43 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I'm sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling well. I hadn't realized.
I don't talk about it much. Anemia is boring. (Even more boring when you're the one who is suffering from a severe case of it, but still ...)

Having the flu for three and a half months is a little more interesting, but not in ways that anyone wants to hear about.
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Old 21st April 2008, 06:53 AM   #8 (permalink)
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My mother has been having some issues with anemia, as well, along with her other problems. She has not been happy with having to have so many blood tests. Especially when the lab techs seem to think that she is target practice and they end up not having very good aim.

Actually, that would probably be the most likely problem to interfere with attending BayCon, as it stands now. Her oncologist is actually encouraging me to keep her to as normal a schedule, including traveling, as possible. So, we'll see.
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Old 23rd April 2008, 05:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Teresa and LMA,
Look me up if you come! I'm sure I'll be on tons of panels. Easy to find. Looking forward to it. And Teresa, I found a Tim Powers book I like! Anubis Gates.
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Old 8th June 2008, 06:50 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Hey gals. Guess you didn't come? Or did we miss each other? It was a blast. I posted pics on my blog: Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys.

I gave a copy of my book, Awesome Lavratt, to Tim Powers and he gave it back to me with a pen for me to sign it! How cool is that?

I was on panels with Walter Hunt, Tony Todaro and Deborah J. Ross.

Sat across the table from Kage Baker while she read and even sang (a sea chantey) from her new book.

I'm looking into more conventions. Maybe SpoCon.
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Old 8th June 2008, 06:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
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No, I couldn't make it. Too sick, too overwhelmed with other things.

I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Walter Hunt or Tony Todaro, but Deborah J. Ross is a delightful lady and (as I'm sure you noticed) an excellent panelist. What was the topic of the panel -- or panels -- you were on together?
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Old 8th June 2008, 08:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The one with Walter Hunt was History vs. Historical Fiction. With Tony and Deborah (and YES! she's a great moderator, in fact. Refreshing change...)was naming your characters. I enjoyed it immensely.
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Old 10th June 2008, 11:03 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: BayCon 2008

Hello,

I'm not really new to the SciFi/Fantasy world but I am new to the conventions scene because to be honest I never knew they exsisted until a friend of mine told me about one in the D.C. area she went to and met with another buddy of mine who lives in that area.

I see there is one in the Bay area of California (I'm guessing). Are there any in or around Santa Barbara or is that area really not too popular for these conventions.

I'm curious cause I was thinking about checking one out when I get back to the real world later on in the year.
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Locus Magazine has lists of upcoming cons online. Check there to see what is going to Central and SoCal.
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