Tag: boston
member name: Rick S.
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June 03, 2008 07:36 PM EDT --
Dramacon Vol. 3 by Svetlana Chmakova published by Tokyopop
The third volume of Dramacon brings us back to the Yattacon anime convention. Christie is back for her third year, . . .
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June 14, 2009 11:23 AM EDT --
As a teenager and through my college years and beyond, I was a huge fan of the New England Aquarium. I've been a volunteer there on two occasions, my high school senior community service project, and . . .
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April 21, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
Magic tournaments were a big deal at science fiction, comic, and gamine conventions when the game first became popular. Over the years, though, Magic became something of a specialty, with dedicated tournaments . . .
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March 30, 2008 11:53 AM EDT --
Usually when I write these "On the Road" reports, I'm writing about geeky things I do for fun. This is the first time I'm writing about geeky things I do for work.
My school is on . . .
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February 22, 2007 12:29 AM EST --
Happy Ash Wednesday!
While Mardi Gras was being celebrated in New Orleans and other locations, Gynn and I were enjoying a vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, following a weekend at the Boskone . . .
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August 11, 2009 02:58 PM EDT --
Last week, our friend Josh Sullivan was visting us here at Ogremoot on Cape Cod. Josh is traveling around the country as part of a project called 52 Friends . If you're visiting for the first time, . . .
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March 13, 2007 04:55 PM EDT --
The marking period has ended and my grades are in after a very work-heavy weekend. Last week's arctic blast is also gone, and the story that I was finishing up at our last writing session will be online . . .
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March 20, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
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March 20, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
We had a nasty sleet storm on Friday, and Boston got snow, resulting in the cancellation of our family St. Patrick's day get-together. Instead, we had a quiet weekend of working on layout and . . .
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March 28, 2007 10:54 PM EDT --
It was a good plan. Finish up the latest issue of Caravan, get it copied at Staples, take care of the errands I needed to do. All of that would get done Friday night, and I'd leave for the Boston Zine . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:13 AM EST --
Well, February went by quick, as it is wont to do. Here we stand at the last day of the shortest month, and we're looking at a very busy March as we try to put the finishing touches on a comic project . . .
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March 08, 2007 10:57 PM EST --
We're still experiencing an arctic blast here on the Cape, although things are supposed to start warming up tomorrow.
Of course, we get it pretty easy as New England weather goes. How about turning . . .
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March 15, 2007 12:10 AM EDT --
Today, we celebrate Pi-Day. Tomorrow, we beware the ides of March. This Saturday, of course is St. Patrick's day. So hopefully the Luck 'O the Irish will be in full effect all week. And with that, . . .
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September 17, 2008 11:39 PM EDT --
For those in the Boston area interested in small press publishing, this coming weekend (September 20-21, 2008) is the Boston Zine Fair . It runs from 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday and Sunday at the Art . . .
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December 12, 2008 09:48 PM EST --
I recently spent some time looking up convention dates for the Winter/Spring of 2009. I'd love to hear if anyone else is planning to go to any of these events. Here's my list. I'm listing . . .
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October 21, 2007 01:15 AM EDT --
The newest Magic: The Gathering set is Lorwyn, which features a tribal-based play style and a Celtic mythology feel.
The prerelease event took place at the UMass Boston Camput Center.
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February 18, 2007 01:27 PM EST --
Boskone is one of the “Old Guard” of literary SF conventions, with a history stretching back more than 40 years, it is run by NESFA, the New England Science Fiction Association. I’ve . . .
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March 06, 2007 06:29 PM EST --
March is very much in like a lion here on the Cape as we've currently got a wind chill factor of 2 degrees outside. We're gonna brave the cold and head out to Borders in Hyannis MA for our . . .
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March 27, 2007 05:35 PM EDT --
Nice warm spring day today, and it's also crunch time. The second issue of our comic book, Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire, is finally heading to the printer this week, and we're in rush-mode. . . .
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April 03, 2007 05:03 PM EDT --
We just finished sending our new comic book to the printers, so this has been an insanely busy week. Tonight, Gynn is in relax mode, but I have some new deadlines looming. Meanwhile, it's college admission . . .
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