Category Archives: Conventions

Update: The Year of the Con

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Those of you in my inner circle (anyone who reads the blog even once) will know that I declared 2012 The Year of the Con.  I am still on track to attend more cons this year than I have in … Continue reading →

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Con Game Update

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I posted a little while back about 2012 being my Year of the Con; attending cons is my priority for 2012.  Well I recently hit my first snag in my Year of the Con, and I won’t be attending Futurecon … Continue reading →

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What I’m Doing at Pure Spec

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Yesterday I told you all about the wonders of Edmonton’s premiere geek even, Pure Speculation.  I’ve been busy prepping for the weekend, so I’ll keep today’s post short.  But I wanted to let you know two things I was up … Continue reading →

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Pure Speculation

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

If you are a geek in Edmonton, there is really only one place for you to go this weekend: The Pure Speculation Festival (Pure Spec to its friends).  This is our city’s Nerdvana, our Geekrala, our Dorkapalooza.  (Hyperbole?  Never in … Continue reading →

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2012: The Year of the Con

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

It’s no secret I love conventions.  I think there is no better way to meet my fellow geeks and just have a great time than at a convention.  I would spend every weekend at a con if I could.  Okay, … Continue reading →

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Random Acts of Publicity: LitFest

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

For the final instalment in Random Acts of Publicity Week, instead of talking about a single book by someone I know, I’m going to talk about a single book festival by someone I know.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you … Continue reading →

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Animethon Wrap-up!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

If you swung by the site Sunday looking for an Animethon Day 2 post, my apologies.  Due to a combination of illness and staying up Saturday night gaming until 2am, I not only didn’t get back to Animethon on Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Weekend at Animethon: Day 1

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Day One of Animethon complete!  As first days go this was a pretty good one; a few bobbles along the way but nothing that won’t be smoothed out (hopefully) for Days 2 and 3. I got to the Registration line … Continue reading →

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Animethon: Prologue

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

This morning will feature a criminally short post, as I ready myself to attend Animethon for the weekend.  I will, however, post a daily round-up of everything I take in over the weekend.  So do pop back Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading →

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