HurriCon

If you're in central New England this weekend, stop on by and check out Pi-Con. And if the hurricane hits, stay on the extra day for the slumber party!

Happy weekend, and east-coasters, stay safe!

It's Not Easy Being Weird

As a recovering nerd, I fell off the wagon this weekend--BIG-TIME. I went to Pi-Con, "An event for Geeks, Nerds, and Dorks." Personally, I prefer to call it "A Celebration of the Nerdly Arts."
Snapshot impressions of Pi-Con:

• "I know where my towel is."
• "I haven't thought about Babylon-5 this much in years." 
• "Tom Smith is an underrated genius."
• "We need to put up signs for Ninja-con...and have them lead to an empty room."
• "I want a Unipegikitty:"

Art by Jeff Zugale. Source: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/05/30/fanfic-contest/

I came home to discover that Damsel in a Dirty Dress has given me the Strange Blog Award:

Stop on over and feed her fish (lower left)--it's hypnotic.Thanks, Nicole!

Be sure and post a comment for Adversary's Virtual Launch Party by Wednesday of you'd like to win a signed copy. I'll also have a t-shirt giveaway at the upcoming reading and signing at Border's Books in Concord.

Link-O-Rama (Part 2)

Hi folks,

Thanks for the good wishes--I'm feeling better today (it must have been one of those 24-hour leprosies). I've got a few links for you today, including another review for Minder that compares me to a cyborg...um, in a good way.

I also have two new book events to report: Pi-Con in Enfield CT (August 20-22) and Borders in Concord, NH (August 25th).

I love how international everything is--Minder is now available in Kenya.

Finally, I've got two links that made me laugh out loud:
Zombies (thanks to a friend-of-a-friend on Facebook) and Tough Love (via You Suck at Craigslist).