The countdown begins: D minus 6 days, 18 hours, 12 minutes and counting

One week from today at precisely 10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, the doors will open on the 22nd annual Dragon*Con in beautiful downtown Atlanta, GA...and literally tens of thousands of fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror will descend on four major hotels within a six-block radius for four solid days of panels, celebrity appearances, filksinging, costuming, dancing and general partying.

We already know Your Humble Correspondent will be there, and that sadly his Songbird and sffilk will not. We know that joyeuse13 has already prepared costumes for herself and her young one. We know filkertom will be there in his capacity as an invited guest (despite the horrendous experience he endured as head of filk programming there previously), for which he is owed much gratitude. We know spambrian will be hard at work running the D*CTV videos and bumpers. And several members of the local SF clubs to which I belong will be there as well. If you're planning to join us and want to hook up for lunch or something, please fergossakes let me know now and let's exchange cell numbers or something so we can find each other amidst the hordes.

Anyone else willing to brave the crowds and clamor and show up? Or wish you could but lack funds, time or both? Post here. ♫ "Three hundred thousand people took Atlanta on / 'Twas no invading army, it was only Dragon*Con..."♪

Birthdays again (one late, again)

Happiest of birthdays to my favorite fannish ferret, voiceofkiki! And a belated happy birthday wish to another dear friend and the founder of Prometheus Music, egoldberg, whose natal day was yesterday. Many happy returns to the both o' yez.