an encore of cogs

I got an email from the local SF club last night. Some time ago, I had offered to do my steampunk-movie presentation at one of the monthly meetings, and they were interested. It'll happen on November 13th. Yes, it's a Friday, but things will probably go more smoothly than when I did the presentation at FiestaCon. The past-life therapy group had taken so long vacating the premises that, once I was all set up, my laptop booted up and the projector working, I was almost 15 minutes late. By the time I was done, way too close to the start of the next panel, its participants were well roasted by the Arizona sun.

realms return

The revived Realms of Fantasy finally showed up in my mailbox today. I had hoped this would be the issue containing MK Hobson's "Big Gay Pirate Story". Alas, it wasn't. I must be patient. Besides, I'm simply and extremely glad the magazine is back.