The Eaton Conference: Day Three — Idea Overload B

(You can read about Day One and Day Two here and here.) Day Three The third day of the Conference (technically the second and last day of the event, which only ran from Friday to Saturday) proved to be both intellectually exciting and terrifying.  We first attended a panel called “Neocolonialism, Global Capitalism, and Monstrous […]

The Eaton Conference: Day Two — Idea Overload A

As promised, here are my notes/thoughts about the Eaton Conference (part one).  Day Two should go up tomorrow or the day after.  Here goes: Day One The theme of the Eaton Conference this year (Global SF) proved to be an immensely informative one, not simply because I had the opportunity to be exposed to all […]

The Eaton Conference: Day One — American Airlines Sucks

Packing is (usually) easy enough, unless you forget something. I suppose you can guess where this is going: I forgot something. And not just any something. It’s the kind of something that isn’t exactly easy to replace, especially if you are traveling through Miami to Los Angeles. What did I forget? My cell phone. I […]

The Eaton Conference: My Weekend Begins

In case you don’t follow me on Twitter or don’t know me personally, I thought I should let you all know that I will be in Riverside, California (near Los Angeles) for an academic conference this weekend (and won’t return until Tuesday).  This isn’t just any old conference though.  Eaton is a science fiction (and, […]

Hugo Nominations? They’re Not the Only Ones

Everyone seems to be in plug mode for the Hugos, and so I’m going to join the game and let you all know a few of the things I’ve done in the last year that one can nominate for a Hugo: I am apparently eligible for Best Fan Writer for the work I have done […]

Top 10 Blog Posts in 2010 and from 2010 (Because They’re Different)

I’ve been tweeting my top ten most popular posts in 2010 and it occurred to me that maybe I should put that list here, along with a list of the most popular posts written in 2010, since the lists are actually quite different.  So, here goes: Top 10 Blog Posts in 2010 Top 8 Most Ridiculous […]