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( May. 25th, 2009 10:09 am)
I'm in the airport where there is free wifi that works like a dream (unlike the hotel lobby and mezzanine, where I was unable to stay connected (ever) to the hotel wireless had to use a Linksys connection instead (that worked fine). Yesterday, I was on a very good panel about editing--You think you can be an editor? We actually talked about what editors do for a change, which was nice.
I was then interviewed by Allison Stein, who did a great job.

After the closing ceremonies, Parris and I grabbed a cab to the closest Casino and played the very cheap slots for a couple of hours. I think I lost about $35 and she won $115. Then took a cab to teh Savoy Grill, a traditional steak house that was Heinlein's favorite. We met with several con people and a guest or two and had a marvelous time. The steak was fabulous. Apparently, the hotel and steakhouse have been sold to someone who plans to restore and reopen in a year or so. The inside of the steakhouse is beautiful--stained glass windows and dark wood. But the exterior needs work--haven't seen the inside of hotel but apparently the owner hopes to make it into a "boutique" hotel. Some of the waiters at the Steakhouse have been there for 40 years. I wonder what they'll do.

After returning to the Hyatt I attended the dead dog party for a little while but knew I had to get to bed fairly early because of my 9:50 am flight home.

I think I already mentioned how fantastic Arthur Bryant's ribs were. I share some of Chris McKitterick's and gave him more than half my burnt ends, which were not burnt enough--no crunch. But the dry ribs with the hot and sweet sauce were heavenly.

Everyone at the con was lovely --a very hospitable, friendly place.

But as usual, I'm glad to be going home.
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I'll be manning the Horror Writers Association book, 5074 on Writer's Row in the Javitz Center. We'll have membership flyers and some free books by members will be given away --by me too.
Friday: 11-1
3-4:30

Saturday: 11-1
3-4:30

Sunday: 12-2:30

In between those times I'll be running around the floor and hopefully grabbing a bite to eat. (or maybe I'll bring my own).

Some members who will be around signing their books are
Alexandra Sokoloff: 2-3pm Friday & 11-12 Saturday

Ellen Datlow: 3-4 pm Friday

Deborah LeBlanc: 11-12 Saturday

Lisa Manetti, Corinne De Winter: 1-2 Saturday

Connie Corcoron-Wilson: 2:30-3:30 Saturday

Kim Paffenroth: 12-1 Sunday

James Currier, Vince Liaguno: 1-2 Sunday


C'mon by to at least say hello and keep me company :-).
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( May. 25th, 2009 08:04 pm)
So...I'm now on LJ and Dreamwidth, which means all my posts should appear on both blogs simultaneously if all goes well.

My use name is ellen_datlow the same as on LJ. Anyone who would like an invite over here let me know -I have no idea how many invites I get.


The reason I've done this is:
Live Journal has been bought by a Russian company and the new owners have dismissed all about a few of the LJ tech employees. Many LJ owners are afraid that 1) the owners might pull the plug at any time and 2) it will change anyway and 3) the service will go downhill.


Dreamwidth has been started by former LJ employees. With it, anything you post can be seen on you lj blog so you don’t have to blog twice. All your posts from LJ can be automatically transferred to Dreamwidth…A lot of people (I gather) see it as a backup in case LJ goes south.


So that’s what the deal is IIRC--I may have a few details wrong, but I'm sure if I do someone will correct me.
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( May. 25th, 2009 08:13 pm)
So...I'm now on LJ and Dreamwidth, which means all my posts should appear on both blogs simultaneously if all goes well.

My user name is ellen_datlow the same as on LJ. Anyone who would like an invite over here let me know -I have no idea how many invites I get.


The reason I've done this is:
Live Journal has been bought by a Russian company and the new owners have dismissed all about a few of the LJ tech employees. Many LJ owners are afraid that 1) the owners might pull the plug at any time and 2) it will change anyway and 3) the service will go downhill.


Dreamwidth has been started by former LJ employees. With it, anything you post can be seen on you lj blog so you don’t have to blog twice. All your posts from LJ can be automatically transferred to Dreamwidth…A lot of people (I gather) see it as a backup in case LJ goes south.


So that’s what the deal is IIRC--I may have a few details wrong, but I'm sure if I do someone will correct me.
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