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TBR 2004 post-con report, part 1

[crossposted to Flaming Monkey]

The Black Road was this past weekend, and it was another successful con, despite the fact that the committee (Jenn (arcaedia), Deb (tryslora) and I) wasn’t exactly at full strength. Deb had broken her foot last Wednesday, and Jenn started in on a cold the same day, which got much worse as the con went along (and was diagnosed as a nasty URI/bronchitis combo today). Still, the show (or, in this case, the con) must go on, so both of them made the best of a bad situation, while I did what I could as the official lackey. In the end, I think things ended up working out pretty well, and most of the attendees seemed to have a great time, but I’m sure both Jenn and Deb would have enjoyed the con more without their respective medical issues.

As for my own TBR experience, I had a pretty good time, despite the behind-the-scenes stresses. It was great to meet some new attendees that I only knew from online (like Bryant (bryant), Ginger (immlass) & Michael (mcroft), and Kris Kunkel (ambersknave)), to spend time with some people I pretty much only see at Ambercons (including Liz T. (lintra), Matt (curgoth), and Jenn W. (djinnthespazz)), and to get in more gaming with those friends I am fortunate enough to see on a more regular basis. I enjoyed both of the games I played in, and the three games I ran seemed to be a lot of fun for those who played in them. I’ll save the details on all of that for another post though….

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My TBR 2004 schedule

[crossposted to Flaming Monkey]

Here’s my schedule for this year’s The Black Road:

Slot 1, Friday 1pm-5pm
Le Cygne: The Lost Swan of Amber
GMs: Ginger Stampley and Michael Croft

I’m looking forward to actually gaming with the famous Ginger and Michael.

Slot 2, Friday 7pm-Midnight
GM (with Jennifer Jackson) — If You Can’t Take the Heat
Players:
Deb Atwood
Kevin Allen
Burr Rutledge
Julia Frizzell
Lou Evans
Matt Andrews
Bryant Durrell

We ran it with 8 players at ACUS, and it was a blast, so hopefully it’ll go just as well this time around.

Slot 3, Saturday 10am-4pm
GM — Nine Losers in Akron
Players:
Jack Gulick
Kevin Allen
Lou Evans
Jeff Trumitch
Bryant Durrell
Kris Kunkel

I’m glad there were six people sick enough to want to play this game. *grin*

Slot 4, Saturday 7pm-Midnight
My Life with Corwin
GM: Jack Gulick

My Life With Master run by Jack, and so probably the game I’m most looking forward to this con.

Slot 5, Sunday 10am-2pm
GM — The Jewel of Zhong Kui
Players:
Lou Evans
Jennifer Jackson
Jack Gulick
Kevin Allen

I expect this will be a fun time for all involved, especially since I already know I’m likely to have players for both Jackie and Jade.

Feed your head

Thanks to arcaedia, there are now LJ feeds of all of the blogs at of2minds.org:

wake_up_blog — Wake Up, my political weblog

flaming_monkey — Flaming Monkey, my gaming weblog

of2minds — Of Two Minds, the weblog where both arcaedia and I post about books, music, movies and the like

spicemustflow — The Spice Must Flow, arcaedia‘s culinary weblog

Now that LJ no longer has a limit on how many syndicated feeds you can watch, why not add them all? *grin*

A meme

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal

Surveys conducted in November 2002 revealed that fully one-third of all Britons viewed George Bush as a greater threat to world piece than Saddam Hussein, and attitudes have not improved since then. — George Soros, The Bubble of American Supremacy [which I haven’t actually started yet]

via arcaedia

My ACUS 2004 schedule

[crossposted from Flaming Monkey]

I got my Ambercon US schedule today:

Slot 2: Volunteer
Slot 3: “Tall Tales of Pattern and Shadow” by Jack Gulick
Slot 4: “Ill Met in Amber” by Christopher Kindred
Slot 5: “Love Like a Burning City” by Sarah Bear
Slot 6: GM [“If You Can’t Stand the Heat”]
Slot 7: “Blaze of Glory: Laws of God and Man” by Sol Foster

I got both of my non-campaign first picks, so I’m pretty happy with how things worked out.