Stuff and things

I may be bowing out of two conventions this year. I'm going to Hawaii with my family in November, which means I'm not going to WFC. And I love you guys, but Hawaii beats sitting in a hotel bar in San Diego for three days. Now it looks like I'll also be skipping WorldCon. I'm sadder about this, but finances are a bit grim, and the dayjob is all but begging me to work that weekend.

But I'll definitely be at Armadillocon, and I may bring my Talisman board to make up for missing the epic Talisman bar game in Reno. Anyone else feel like playing?

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I've completely failed to think of a cool contest for La Cité des eaux. Instead I'll send copies to txanne, deakat, and saare_snowqueen, on the condition that you share pictures of the book in some pretty, unusual, and/or amusing setting.