Cajun Brits?

We passed a store this morning which had an amusing name; I think it would be most amusing, though, for Brits who had spent at least one Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

"Bristol Beads"

Cajun Brits?

We passed a store this morning which had an amusing name; I think it would be most amusing, though, for Brits who had spent at least one Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

"Bristol Beads"

Gaming at Arisia 2006

There has been a lot of talk about the state of gaming at Arisia 2006 over on the Yahoo Boston Gamers board; unquietsoul5 first brought the issue up there, I think, and also mentioned it in his journal (the post is friendslocked).

The problem is that gaming is being moved out of Stanbro, which is a large public room at the center of the con, and is being moved into a series of conference rooms up on the relatively obscure fourth floor. You can read more about it on the board.

I've only made a few comments there - I'm more of a lurker, and rarely read the board at all - but I made one suggestion which was apparently useful: that a board be placed next to Stanbro listing the games on the fourth floor.

In retrospect, though, that really isn't an adequate solution. So I made the following post:

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The worst part of moving gaming off the Mezz is that it will make gaming invisible to a large part of the con. The fourth floor is more difficult to reach, and if things are set up the way that they were the last time that gaming was moved there, the game rooms will be off at the extreme end of a corridor - effectively nowhere. People won't be passing by, won't be aware that there IS any gaming at the con. Effectively, it was a kind of internal exile.
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There have been no responses yet, but it has only been about twenty minutes.

Gaming at Arisia 2006

There has been a lot of talk about the state of gaming at Arisia 2006 over on the Yahoo Boston Gamers board; unquietsoul5 first brought the issue up there, I think, and also mentioned it in his journal (the post is friendslocked).

The problem is that gaming is being moved out of Stanbro, which is a large public room at the center of the con, and is being moved into a series of conference rooms up on the relatively obscure fourth floor. You can read more about it on the board.

I've only made a few comments there - I'm more of a lurker, and rarely read the board at all - but I made one suggestion which was apparently useful: that a board be placed next to Stanbro listing the games on the fourth floor.

In retrospect, though, that really isn't an adequate solution. So I made the following post:

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The worst part of moving gaming off the Mezz is that it will make gaming invisible to a large part of the con. The fourth floor is more difficult to reach, and if things are set up the way that they were the last time that gaming was moved there, the game rooms will be off at the extreme end of a corridor - effectively nowhere. People won't be passing by, won't be aware that there IS any gaming at the con. Effectively, it was a kind of internal exile.
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There have been no responses yet, but it has only been about twenty minutes.

The Press and the Poor

The Press: The Enemy Within by Michael Massing.

This is a damned good article, well worth reading. It certainly enraged me.

I'm going to keep an eye on this guy.

The Press and the Poor

The Press: The Enemy Within by Michael Massing.

This is a damned good article, well worth reading. It certainly enraged me.

I'm going to keep an eye on this guy.

Open Question: Fiction?

Last night I realized something: I get more pleasure out of an hour spent writing fiction than I do out of an hour spent playing Diablo.

That said...it seems pretty clear that my journal is not the place to get much feedback on my writing (or, indeed, on anything at all ).

I am not discouraged.

I am not discouraged.

I am not discouraged.

Actually, I'm really NOT that discouraged. Perhaps I've lost my mind, I don't know.

But anyway, the thought struck me recently that I should, perhaps, be posting my writing in some more appropriate place (as well as in my journal; you won't escape that easily ). Someplace online that's designed for writers to get feedback.

Of course, I should probably watch out what I ask for; I'll probably get the most hurtful feedback imaginable. But still, I just might give it a try.

So here's my question: can anyone recommend a good place to post my fiction? I noticed that there are a BUNCH of writing communities on LJ, but I don't know which ones are good and which ones are crap. Nor do I necessarily want to be limited to LJ. So if anyone out there knows of some good sites for writers, please let me know!

Open Question: Fiction?

Last night I realized something: I get more pleasure out of an hour spent writing fiction than I do out of an hour spent playing Diablo.

That said...it seems pretty clear that my journal is not the place to get much feedback on my writing (or, indeed, on anything at all ).

I am not discouraged.

I am not discouraged.

I am not discouraged.

Actually, I'm really NOT that discouraged. Perhaps I've lost my mind, I don't know.

But anyway, the thought struck me recently that I should, perhaps, be posting my writing in some more appropriate place (as well as in my journal; you won't escape that easily ). Someplace online that's designed for writers to get feedback.

Of course, I should probably watch out what I ask for; I'll probably get the most hurtful feedback imaginable. But still, I just might give it a try.

So here's my question: can anyone recommend a good place to post my fiction? I noticed that there are a BUNCH of writing communities on LJ, but I don't know which ones are good and which ones are crap. Nor do I necessarily want to be limited to LJ. So if anyone out there knows of some good sites for writers, please let me know!

Grand Obsession, Part 4 (Final)

(continued from part 1, part 2, and part 3)
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Grand Obsession, Part 4 (Final)

(continued from part 1, part 2, and part 3)
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