Memorial Day, 2010

To absent comrades.

Baycon rides off into the sunset.

I didn't really have a last two days at the con, more like a last 1.5 days. I was an early adopter of this year's con crud release. This year's model seems to be a throat infection. Joy. All I did today was have a few final chats with people, check out a few things, and throttle Publications for getting my email address wrong in the newsletter. Part of the fun was the "hunt Doug" contest that was developed on the fly. Get a picture of me actually sitting on a panel, get a ribbon left over from years gone by. But people got into it. I now know how celebrities feel.

Did end up sitting in on two panels on Sunday. Refurbished History, the annual stealing from history panel, and Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond a panel about villains and their motivations and weaknesses. Both were fantastic.

But today I was just dead. We did manage one more swing through the dealers room, where I was mugged by this doublet at Pendragon Costumes...



Anyone have a spare $350?

I eventually left, and kshandra remained to document the final moments of my ascent into legendary status. First came the hoax zine (PDF). Then came the Hiss&Purr. Where it turns out that I was actually in charge over EVERY ASPECT OF THE CONVENTION!!!!!



I deny everything. There's no paper trail. I want a lawyer!

So, the goodies.

• WWW:Watch by Robert Sawyer. I loved WWW:Wake and can't wait to read this.


• The Noise Within by Ian Whates. Recommended to me by Tom Whitmore of The Other Change of Hobbit. I can always rely on him to find me excellent Hard SF.


• Is Anybody Out There? edited by Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern. A collection of SETI-related fiction. So far pretty good, except one terrible effort from Mike Resnick.


• Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Because kshandra never saw it.