Baltimore, Here I Come!

[stoutfellow]

Well, I took the plunge; I'm going to Balticon. It'll be my first con, so I'll be reading up on the "your first time" advice that's appeared from time to time on the LMB list. Who else is going?

Meanwhile, I've been discovering the pleasures of MusicMatch Jukebox. It's been sitting on my computer since I bought the thing, but it was just this morning that I got around to finding out what it could do. I'm in the process of loading all of my CDs onto my hard drive now. For the moment, I'm dumping them all into a single playlist; I suppose eventually I'll make smaller, more specific ones. (My CD player is a three-disk carousel; loading it is inconvenient, in particular because, to put in the third disk, you have to close the carousel, make it rotate, and then re-open it. It has a tendency to fight you at that point, re-closing almost immediately. The idea of having them all on my computer is exhilarating.)

Comments

[filkferengi]

Be sure your beard is well grown-out by then, to make it easier to recognize you. Wear your badge in a prominent place, for ease of identification. Best of all, if you have a Bujold shirt of any flavor [especially the eye-catching, but attractive blue-and-white Chalion ones designed by trolleypup], wear it around when you want to be found, especially on Saturday, which tends to be one of the busier days. Put yourself in places where you can be found, & the fun will find you.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I go beardless this time of year. But I do have an idea how to make myself conspicuous...

[filkferengi]

And this idea is what, exactly? You are *such* a tease! It probably helps make you a better professor, but is a bit frustrating for the audience at home. ;)

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Come now, you've met my on-list alter ego... (Actually, I don't know about conspicuous, but distinctive he might be.)

[filkferengi]

From what I've heard about Balticon, that's a crowd it'd be hard to be conspicuous in. Kudos to you for trying, though.

Speaking of things to try at Balticon, don't forget to check out Heather Alexander, the music guest. Iirc, her website is heatherlands.com. Her stuff really rocks! [in a lively, celtic way] Lots of listies are major fans.