Farpoint 2015
The main reason I haven’t updated until now is that the wifi on this side of the hotel does not exist. It becomes a whole thing to get onto the Internet in the hotel lobby.
That and Peter is finishing up his next Star Trek: New Frontier novel and so the computer is being used for that. He is at the point where he is really on a roll and heading for the end of the story. So any spare time he had is being spent writing.
Caroline has been having a blast. She has a number of friends who come to this convention and they run around in their little group just like Ariel did back in the day. I see her when she gets hungry and when she checks in with us.
I was not schedule for any panels this year so I have had some free time to talk to people. I have caught up with a number of friends and met new people as well.
Peter had been doing his usual convention stuff.
All in all a pretty quiet convention. The most excitement, if you can call it that, has been the weather which has been a bit nasty the past 24 hours. I think a lot of people have memories of Farpoint’s past where we got snowed in.
And for the first time in quite a while, I didn’t bring any puppets. Felt a little weird and I don’t think I’ll be doing that anytime soon. I got a crazy idea for DragonCon that I might have to do. Or it may turn into a puppet slam piece. I just have to figure out how to built top hats and derbies for my sized puppets. Or I might go for my first all female puppet display.
I have been given a writing challenge. Can’t say more than that but it should be interesting. I am going to give it a go and see if I can pull this off. I have to do some research along the way.
I did discover some more theater folk in my convention circle. They didn't know my background nor I theirs but it sure gave us something to talk about. Someone asked me if I missed stage managing. I said there are parts that I miss and other parts that I am so glad I am not dealing with. I still know how to do it if called upon and it is interesting to see where that skill set has been useful.
I even got to talk puppets this weekend with a fellow puppeteer that I have talked to online for a number of years but we met face to face for the first time here.
It was nice to just have time to do what I wanted to do or what Peter needed me to do.
(the next day)
The drive to and from was not bad. A few spots of traffic and we avoided pothole repair both ways.
We got home and the cats were happy to see us since the heat had gone out. That problem is solved and they are much happier then they were.
So lots of fun. Next year I will be putting something in the art show and I might be on a panel or two.
I am grateful that Farpoint is the convention that it is.
That and Peter is finishing up his next Star Trek: New Frontier novel and so the computer is being used for that. He is at the point where he is really on a roll and heading for the end of the story. So any spare time he had is being spent writing.
Caroline has been having a blast. She has a number of friends who come to this convention and they run around in their little group just like Ariel did back in the day. I see her when she gets hungry and when she checks in with us.
I was not schedule for any panels this year so I have had some free time to talk to people. I have caught up with a number of friends and met new people as well.
Peter had been doing his usual convention stuff.
All in all a pretty quiet convention. The most excitement, if you can call it that, has been the weather which has been a bit nasty the past 24 hours. I think a lot of people have memories of Farpoint’s past where we got snowed in.
And for the first time in quite a while, I didn’t bring any puppets. Felt a little weird and I don’t think I’ll be doing that anytime soon. I got a crazy idea for DragonCon that I might have to do. Or it may turn into a puppet slam piece. I just have to figure out how to built top hats and derbies for my sized puppets. Or I might go for my first all female puppet display.
I have been given a writing challenge. Can’t say more than that but it should be interesting. I am going to give it a go and see if I can pull this off. I have to do some research along the way.
I did discover some more theater folk in my convention circle. They didn't know my background nor I theirs but it sure gave us something to talk about. Someone asked me if I missed stage managing. I said there are parts that I miss and other parts that I am so glad I am not dealing with. I still know how to do it if called upon and it is interesting to see where that skill set has been useful.
I even got to talk puppets this weekend with a fellow puppeteer that I have talked to online for a number of years but we met face to face for the first time here.
It was nice to just have time to do what I wanted to do or what Peter needed me to do.
(the next day)
The drive to and from was not bad. A few spots of traffic and we avoided pothole repair both ways.
We got home and the cats were happy to see us since the heat had gone out. That problem is solved and they are much happier then they were.
So lots of fun. Next year I will be putting something in the art show and I might be on a panel or two.
I am grateful that Farpoint is the convention that it is.