| Bill Boyde was in a very serious car accident on the way to Westercon |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|11:06 pm] |
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I just got home from the Las Vegas Westercon where I saw Bill Boyde, a long-time volunteer for VikingCon and participant in BSFFC events. He was involved in a very serious car accident on the way to Westercon in which the driver, Roberta Carlson, was killed, and one of the other passengers lost half of his fingers. Bill and the other two passengers in the car survived with just scrapes and bruises but they are all very shaken up.
Bill has very generously charged everyone's plane tickets home to his credit card. Bill isn't rich, though, so a fan fund has been set up to help them with these expenses. PayPal donations can be sent to wboyde@eskimo.com. The money will be used to pay for the group's travel expenses home and any leftover funds will be donated to Roberta's family. If you can help, please do so. Thank you! |
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| Doctor Who |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|10:31 pm] |
First Off, A tribute to last year's finale:
( Lyrics )
-I imagine this was running through the writers' head during season finale.
OK, NOW I feel better. Excellent, feelgood episode-( Except for...(SPOILERS) )
Absolutely delightful, lots of "Fuck yeah". I want to see the first 5/6ths again. |
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[Jul. 5th, 2008|07:10 pm] |
I went out to Ocean Shores yesterday and spent the day hanging out and eating hotdogs cooked on a campfire. Eventually when it started to get dark we went out to the beach along with a couple thousand other people to shoot fireworks. I bought a bunch at 'boom city' (An indian reservation where you can buy fireworks since they are normally illegal here), and Amber's dad bought a bunch too, which gave us about 3 hours of firework entertainment, with a bunch left over.
The 250 shot saturn missile battery was probably the best thing besides some of the double and triple shot mortars.
After the fireworks we got back to the tent where things took a turn for the worse. First the air mattress wasn't holding air so we were basically sleeping on the ground, and it was cold and damp, and as the night went on it was raining constantly, and slowly leaking into the tent. About 5am I realized we had a problem, and my backpack full of books and various other important items was soaked, along with Amber's shoes, my pants, and the bottom of the blankets we were using.
So at 5am we knocked on the camper Marc & Robin were sleeping in and we got some breakfast (which I was happy cause I had woken up several times in the night because of hunger) and Amber took a nap while I watched the Bucket list on DVD in the camper.
After this the rain was still going which made everyone want to go home, so we headed over to this casino and had lunch cause there was no roulette tables available, and we decided definitely getting food is better than possibly winning money.
On the way home (about 3.5 hours total) I got so sleepy I had to pull over into a rest stop and take a 30 minute nap, drove another 30 minutes or so until Amber felt good enough to drive for a while, then we switched again and I did the last hour. I got home and slept ever since, and now we have pizza which is sitting at the corner of the bed waiting for me to finish writing this. |
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| 2 Memberships for Sale |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|08:13 pm] |
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I have two memberships for sale, I would like to sell both together, via paypal. I paid $175 each but will sell both for $300. We have a work conflict and cannot attend. Let me know. |
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[Jul. 5th, 2008|09:17 pm] |
Camping trip ended super early.
We woke up this morning sleeping in a puddle of water and all of our stuff (clothes, books, Nintendo DS, cell phones, blankets, etc) soaked. It rained a lot last night and our tent leaked.
My socks were full of sand from the beach and when we got back to the campsite past midnight last night... I was too tired to care. When I woke up this morning my socks were soaked and covered in wet sand and my butt was wet (at first I thought I had pee'd myself!!). It wasn't a pleasant way to wake up, to say the least.
We drove home this morning and by the time we hit Olympia we were so tired so we pulled over at a rest stop and took a nap haha.
BUT it was quite the adventure and that's always a good thing :).
Last night was a BLAST on the ocean setting off fireworks!!! I hope I get to do that again!.
All the pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/azalea581/sets/72157605997003322/
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| Popular Fan in hospital; benefit concert |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|05:03 pm] |
Long time Science Fiction fan Bruce Dane had an accident June 2 which has left him paralyzed from the neck down. He's had surgery on his neck and we are hoping for a lot of recovery, but it will be a lot of work and a long haul to get there. He is currently in ICU at Porter Hospital in Denver.
There will be a benefit concert on July 19th to help raise money for medical and future living expenses. The concert is being held at Soda Springs park in Manitou Springs Co. If you can't make it and would like to donate you may go to http://www.boomerbox.com .We'd love to see you there.
I will answer what questions I can. I am no longer on the newsgroup RASFF; someone may wish to post this information there as well. |
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| Fandom News & World Report - 7/5 |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|01:50 pm] |
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Here's hoping everyone had a marvelous Fourth! I have information about the funeral service for Bert as well as many thanks to everyone for their support from her family. There are also fundraising efforts afoot to help the others who were in the car with her to get home. There's also a campaign to save the Arecibo Telescope as well as movie and other media news....
( Fannish news... )
( Sister sites... )
( Blogdates... )
( In the news... )
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| Hotel Room Available |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|02:17 pm] |
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I have a hotel room available at the Crowne Plaza. Non-smoking for five nights. Check-In: Wed 6 Aug 2008 at 04:00 PM & Check-Out: Mon 11 Aug 2008 at 12:00 PM. $129 a night. Is anyone interested in taking this off my hands? |
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| Single Adult membership for sale |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|02:05 pm] |
Life just doesn't play fair sometimes and now I can't go.
Taking bids up to July 13th, Cash or barter for interesting stuff.
I'm into steampunk and hard SF.
Attending Membership only. |
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| 7/4/2008 |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|11:33 am] |
I'm camping! I am waiting to set off fireworks tonight... More to come.
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[Jul. 4th, 2008|09:15 pm] |
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yay! I found my phone! I thought it was a goner. 27 txt messages! ohmygod! |
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| Ravenous Hoardes |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|04:38 pm] |
SO things are in full swing out here. 4 boys, two girls, five men, five women, a swimming pool, a slip & slide, and beer for everyone who chooses to drink it.
Gwen & Her Beau slipped out to get more supplies, and there will be meat.
Woof. Everyone under the age of 14 is soaking wet save Mercy, who for some reason takes to water like a house cat.
I think we should fly a Union Jack, but Mike won't have any of it. My poor sweetie is hiding out here in the beastie due to allergies.
Off to prepare MEAT. |
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| Travel Fund |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|03:08 pm] |
Roberta Carlson, "Bert", as she was known to many, a personal friend and a much loved Pacific Northwest con-runner, died on her way from Seattle, Washington to Westercon in Las Vegas. An investigation by the Highway Patrol determined that the accident was "no fault".
Accompanying Bert in the car were 4 other Pacific Northwest fans. All 4 are suffering from the traumatic experience. One of the fans is still in the hospital with serious damage to both of his hands. Arrangements are being made and a location set up to collect funds to help these fans return to Seattle. More information is available on the following Web page: http://community.livejournal.com/seattle_2011/ William Boyde, one of the four, will pay for the group's air flights home and the fund will be used to reimburse these travel costs. Any funds beyond the travel costs will be donated to Roberta's family.
You can send any donations to William via paypal to wboyde@eskimo.com
Thank you again for all your warmth, concern and sentiments.
Bobbie |
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| how does one avoid feeding the bears? |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|12:29 pm] |
As many of you know, I am planning on walking about the reformatted mole-hills in the vicinity of the Denvention; I hope to wander to the top of at least one or two 14K foot mole-hills, though I am not so enthusiastic about meeting a fourteen thousand foot mole.
I gather that bears can be a problem. I have seen recommendations either to ties bags up in a tree (a problem if no convenient trees are around) or use a "bear-proof" container.
What is a "bear-proof" container? Has anyone used such a container?
Bears are generally very strong and have been known to rip apart people. How can a portable container do any better?
Another suggestion is to bring along food with little or no smell.
What foods fall in this category?
While I was not planning on hiking with lutefisk and gorgonzola sandwiches spiced with garlic, I am trying to plan my meals. |
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| Fandom News & World Report - 7/3 |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|04:58 pm] |
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Sad news from Westercon as one of our community passed away tragically. RIP, Bert - you will be greatly missed. On a slightly happier note, I have interesting tidbits about Metropolis, the operatic version of The Fly, and George Takei's wedding...among other things.
( Fannish news... )
( Blogdates... )
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| 2 Hyatt Reservations for Transfer + I need 2 Memberships |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|06:35 pm] |
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I am seeking two adult memberships if anyone has any for sale. Please email baelzar at hotmail or comment here.
My friend and I decided to stay at the Sheraton, and are willing to transfer these Hyatt (at the Convention Center) reservations:
1) Arriving 5AUG / 5 nights / Regency Club Room - 2 Double Beds / $199 per night plus tax
2) Arriving 4AUG / 7 nights / Regular Room - 2 Double Beds / $159 per night plus tax
You can attempt to change the reservations after the transfer, which will be done using this method.
See you at Worldcon! |
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| COFFEE!!! |
[Jun. 30th, 2008|01:45 pm] |
Because of the heat, and the resulting sickness that always comes with drastic climate changes, I have not slept properly in a week, and really didn't sleep at all last night.
So, I am at this moment finishing up shots 10, 11, and 12. Shots 13, 14, and 15 are waiting in the wings.
And I'm only half way through my work day.
Should be interesting. |
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| Horrible news |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|09:40 am] |
Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed and one of her passengers seriously injured in a rollover accident on the way to Westercon. Here's the original announcement from the Orycon mailing list, and an update.
Today on the trip down to Westercon there has been a deadly accident. We
don't have all the details yet but Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed in a
rollover accident. The family has been told and will keep me informed and I
will keep you informed. They thank us all for there support, but please ask
if you have and sympathy emails you want to send please send them to me at
genecon at hotmail.com and I will get them to the family.
Also in the car was William Boyde, Nez, and Howitzer. They are doing ok and
have been released for the hospital. Nick Navota was also in the car and is
being flown to a hospital with a crushed hand and there going to see if they
can save the hand. Bobbie and Jerry are on the seine with them.
If you have any questions you can email me at genecon at hotmail.com or you can
call me at 206-304-4531.
Gene Armstrong
(Sad in my heart for the loss or a great friend)
The update:
Nick is out of surgery and is pretty much ok.
He has lost 3 fingers on his right hand and they have reconnected his right
finger and thumb on his left hand and they will see if the body doesn't
reject them.
Like I said before the others are ok and only have bumps and bruises. They
are very shaken but they have all (with Bobbie and Jerry) got to Vegas.
More later... Please post this to list or LJ
Gene
There is talk of organizing a fund to help the injured people with transportation home. If any of you at Westercon can get details, please post them here. |
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