I have attended numerous sci-fi and steampunk conventions over the years, but this was my first visit to the biggest of them all – Dragon Con. Over 70,000 people attended the event, which is held throughout a collection of hotels in downtown Atlanta, GA. We had an absolute blast! If ever there was a place…
For the last two weeks I have experienced the joys of a major home renovation. My first poor decision was to refinish the hardwood floors and remodel the master bathroom at the same time. Did you spot the error in my strategy? Needless to say, refinishing the floors before starting the bathroom renovation would have made a…
I just LOVE the retro styling of this Blue Kiwi microphone! http://www.bluemic.com/kiwi. Thanks to all at IBM and Massive Productions who helped to make today’s industrial voice-over recording session a success.
I recently attended The Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Fair is the world’s largest steampunk event. It’s a very friendly convention. Everyone who attends loves some aspect of the Victorian aesthetic and is genuinely thrilled to meet others of the same mindset. The Fair is a celebration of creativity. There are fantastic…
Yesterday I survived the virtual Hunger Games/Battle Royale/Thunderdome process of buying convention tickets for the 2015 New York Comic Con. I was one of the lucky 141,000 people who managed to secure tickets after sitting through hours of website crashes. Per the NYCC website, “When the ticket queue opened at noon, there were already more…
“We (Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris) have been writing Steampunk since 2009; and even after five years, we still face the question of the ages: What is steampunk? Perhaps a lazy, shallow way to look at the genre is to simply call it “Victorian Science Fiction” and that be the end of it. Truth be…
I spent the last few days at the PAX East gaming convention in Boston. PAX East is a celebration of all types of gaming; tabletop, card, arcade, computer, handheld, mobile and console. The attendees range from industry veterans to tweens just starting to appreciate the world of PS4. Young or young-at-heart, we are all united…