I had a dream last night. Oddly (for me, anyway), I remember this dream. It was about Shore Leave, the Star Trek convention held in Baltimore every July. So! The dream. As many attendees know, the Hunt Valley Marriott changed the carpet about a year and a half ago. In light of that, the conventionContinue reading “On a Shore Leave Dream”
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On a Strange Dream
I haven’t been sleeping well of late. Actually, ever since the move I’ve simply not been able to sleep, at least not until the early hours of the morn. It’s also means that I’m either remembering my dreams or I’m hallucinating. I don’t normally remember my dreams, and yet I remember quite vividly part ofContinue reading “On a Strange Dream”
On Evaluating the Week
Today I feel mildly awake. It’s been quite a long week. Shore Leave over the weekend, inventory prep at the store–convention, lengthy drive, twelve-plus hour days at work. Suffice to say yesterday I was exhausted and unable to move, and not just from the seventeen hour shift I pulled on Wednesday due to performing theContinue reading “On Evaluating the Week”
On Hives
I should have known better. At the Hunt Valley Marriott bar Friday night food wasn't available, so many of us in the corner of the bar snacked on Chex Mix. It must've had cashews in it. My arms have broken out in hives. Oh, I'm miserable. I should have known better.
On Shore Leave, A Quick Afterthought
Back from Shore Leave. I decided against staying until the bitter end. Frankly, I was tired, and I thought I needed sleep more than I needed to stay through to Mystery Trekkie Theatre. But we’ll cover that later, perhaps tomorrow. For the time being, I want to talk about the Dealer’s Room. Specifically, bootleg DVDContinue reading “On Shore Leave, A Quick Afterthought”
On Shore Leave 2006, Day Three
Have I ever mentioned how much I like the buffet breakfast at the Hunt Valley Marriott? I haven’t? Well, I do. 😉 What’s on tap for today? Well, that’s just it–the morning’s looking rather dull and lifeless, and the things I want to see and do aren’t until late in the day. Shore Leave hasContinue reading “On Shore Leave 2006, Day Three”
On Shore Leave 2006, Day Two
Ah, the second day of Shore Leave. Today looks to be exciting and jam-packed. The panel I’m most anticipating today is at eleven–“The Original USS Enterprise, the early American Navy, and the Life of Horatio Hornblower.” I don’t know what this is, but I know that, just from the panel’s topic alone, I’ll be gluedContinue reading “On Shore Leave 2006, Day Two”
On the Road
Today begins Shore Leave, a science-fiction convention I attend every July just north of Baltimore. And so, I am on the road, from Raleigh to Baltimore. It’s a long, lonely road, enlivened by the craziness of the Washington mixing bowl, the hecticness of the traffic on I-95 from Fredericksburg north. Fun, fun times. Tonight’s programmingContinue reading “On the Road”
On Getting Ready
Tomorrow begins Shore Leave, the Star Trek/media-SF convention I attend in Baltimore every July. I haven’t packed yet. Today I work until six, then I need to come home, pack a bag, and get some sleep. A little time, a little rest, will do me good. I should clean out the Beetle. Yes, that wouldContinue reading “On Getting Ready”
On Shore Leave IV
Mystery Trekkie Theatre. It’s an annual tradition–Peter David, Mike Friedman, and Bob Greenberger play Mike and the ‘bots picking nits and making fun of Star Trek episodes. This year, they didn’t do a Trek episode. They dug up the 1964 Alexander the Great pilot, starring William Shatner and Adam West. Oh, the horror! The horror!Continue reading “On Shore Leave IV”