the first albionidaho con report evah
Nov. 26th, 2008 01:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
albionidahoToday is brought to you by Chai tea and Brandon Flowers.
Say it with me: God bless Brandon Flowers.
Except what is up with the new album? Really? It could grow on me, but it is certainly no Hot Fuss nor Sawdust, and it's particularly no Sam's Town. Or perhaps I'm becoming even more snobby and picky in my old age.
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I am home after a long road/business trip. I missed Fox and Avadore very much, but I also knew that good things could come from this trip for me (and thus them) and so I carried on.
Yes, I took a long trip during NaNoWriMo. Though I am behind I am determined that I will finish my 50,000 words. This is my sixth year and some measly road trip will not hold me back.
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The working highlight of my time on the road was most certainly my attendance at the first annual Bizarro Con, organized by the fine people at Eraserhead Press Rose O'OKeefe and company did a bang up job of organizing and conducting an amazing weekend. Held at the gorgeous Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, the con was productive, informative, inspiring, and insane amounts of fun, as one would expect from anything Bizarro.
In attendance was Forrest Armstrong, Daniel Scott Buck (who has a way with the laydaaaays), Jeff Burk (my new partner-in-steampunk-exploration), Garrett Cook, Kevin L. Donihe, Eckhard Gerdes, Cameron Pierce, the most awesome Gina Ranalli (who won the first Wonderland Award for Best Collection) and Andersen Prunty.
It was a particular pleasure to spend time joking around with and taking photos with Mykle Hansen (I am currently enjoying the hell out of his Eyeheart Everything right now); discussing the best breastroke technique with Jeremy Robert Johnson (author of Angeldust Apocalypse and Extinction Journals), and, of course, my beloved Carlton Mellick III who completely ripped up the weekend with his live readings. I also had some fantastic conversations with the lovely Bruce Taylor, who completely and utterly stole my heart.
I learned a great deal about marketing, how small presses work, and how community can come together with a unified passion to make their dreams come true. Expect great things from the Bizarro community.
It was my particular pleasure to spend time with my dearest of dears![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pamrentz,who absolutely knows how to rock the tacos and cookies and dry out a girl's smalls, and with the ever-patient and enjoyable chris_reynaga, who continues to prove his ability to entertain a crowd.
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Currently, I'm brining a turkey. Who's surprised?
Say it with me: God bless Brandon Flowers.
Except what is up with the new album? Really? It could grow on me, but it is certainly no Hot Fuss nor Sawdust, and it's particularly no Sam's Town. Or perhaps I'm becoming even more snobby and picky in my old age.
I am home after a long road/business trip. I missed Fox and Avadore very much, but I also knew that good things could come from this trip for me (and thus them) and so I carried on.
Yes, I took a long trip during NaNoWriMo. Though I am behind I am determined that I will finish my 50,000 words. This is my sixth year and some measly road trip will not hold me back.
The working highlight of my time on the road was most certainly my attendance at the first annual Bizarro Con, organized by the fine people at Eraserhead Press Rose O'OKeefe and company did a bang up job of organizing and conducting an amazing weekend. Held at the gorgeous Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, the con was productive, informative, inspiring, and insane amounts of fun, as one would expect from anything Bizarro.
In attendance was Forrest Armstrong, Daniel Scott Buck (who has a way with the laydaaaays), Jeff Burk (my new partner-in-steampunk-exploration), Garrett Cook, Kevin L. Donihe, Eckhard Gerdes, Cameron Pierce, the most awesome Gina Ranalli (who won the first Wonderland Award for Best Collection) and Andersen Prunty.
It was a particular pleasure to spend time joking around with and taking photos with Mykle Hansen (I am currently enjoying the hell out of his Eyeheart Everything right now); discussing the best breastroke technique with Jeremy Robert Johnson (author of Angeldust Apocalypse and Extinction Journals), and, of course, my beloved Carlton Mellick III who completely ripped up the weekend with his live readings. I also had some fantastic conversations with the lovely Bruce Taylor, who completely and utterly stole my heart.
I learned a great deal about marketing, how small presses work, and how community can come together with a unified passion to make their dreams come true. Expect great things from the Bizarro community.
It was my particular pleasure to spend time with my dearest of dears
pamrentz,who absolutely knows how to rock the tacos and cookies and dry out a girl's smalls, and with the ever-patient and enjoyable chris_reynaga, who continues to prove his ability to entertain a crowd. 
