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So Krystalle and I have been a bit lax in our regularly scheduled SnarkCasts, but we managed to crank one out before the end of the year.  If you're looking for something to listen to that is a little Dragon*Con, a little MMORPG, and a little "WTF?!?", give us a listen.

You can find us over on the Dragon*Con MMO website,  or on iTunes.

Happy New Year!

-Grim

I'm looking for a double room in any one of the 4 host hotels for Thursday through either Monday or Tuesday.

I will be staying at the Wyndham Garden across from the Sheraton. Has anyone stayed there before. Sorry if this is a repeat. Thanks for any comments about this hotel

Now that Christmas is been and gone, just a reminder on the price increase on 02/15/10!  Get it now or it'll be $80 each!  Getting ours next week!

Saw this while I was poking through a recipe site looking for ideas on repurposing five thousand pounds of holiday cookies.

http://www.chow.com/stories/11925

It is adorably simple advice.

Hello All:
Our group have a room reservation in the Hyatt  for Thursday to Monday.   We're looking to trade it for a room in the Marriott as an even exchange or compensated.  

I am flying out of southern California (SNA) for Dragoncon 2010.  Dang it, flight cost has gone up to $465 this year compared to $380 last year.Anybody got some hints and suggestions on how to get a cheap flight? ....and perhaps fly with me?   First drinks are on me ;-)   I tend to get nervous on planes by myself.  Would you be my flight buddy?  Come fly away...

Just wanted to wish everyone in here a wonderful Holiday season whichever way you may celebrate it!

As I did a few years ago, posting a little holiday song from someone near and dear to most of you in here...

I've finally finished posting my Dragon*Con photos from this year. It took a lot longer than I had hoped it would!

They're at: http://photo.oscarc.net/Conventions-Cosplay/DragonCon

Not sure if this is actually the correct place to post this sort of thing so I'm putting it up both on this community and Dragon Con Rooms in hopes that somebody lets it through. I would like to spread the word that I am available to DJ at room parties and other con related events next year. I have a massive music collection and I use Ableton Live for laptop mixing. I am also a dancer who is into costuming. All I would need are speakers and an RCA jack to get your party jumping. I have all sorts of music spanning from nerdy to sexy to classic to poppy to glitchy to noisy to hard and beyond. Just tell me what you like and i can most likely accommodate. Interested parties should contact me via livejournal messages.

I just got a reservation for the Westin. Has anyone ever stayed there? If so, can you tell me a little about your stay, both the good & the bad?

Last night I went to Neil Gaiman's reading and signing at Decatur GA held at Agnes Scott College organized by Little Shop of Stories. There were about 1,000 of us there and he signed for everyone all night, till after 1AM. It was so great to see him here again, the last I saw him was at DragonCon in 2000. One of the most interesting things occurred during the Q&A, when he answered the question of why he hasn't been back to DragonCon since. He told us that he used to enjoy going to DragonCon in the early 90's, but the last time he attended in 2000 it was not organized well for his appearance. He was told to go up to his room and wait for someone to come get him in a few hours for some activity. When he asked why he couldn't go his own way for a few hours instead of going to his room and doing nothing, he was told "No", he had to stay in his room. Hours had passed, and he asked if they were ready, and (I believe) was told that the activity had passed and someone forgot to get him. He also mentioned that he was presented with a lifetime achievement award, except for the fact that the award was not ready in time for the con and showed up in the mail a few months later. He wasn't mad about the award, pretty sure just about waiting in his room. He said whenever he is asked if he wants to come back, he still remembers having to sit in his room. So, take note here, he hasn't been back for 9 years now because of that. Do you want to have Neil Gamain come back to DragonCon? Maybe DragonCon organizers need to tell him he can make his own schedule and work around what he wants. I know there is a lot going on, but if you give him the freedom to do what he wants, when he wants to, maybe he might come back. Just something to think about.