Aug. 9th, 2009

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Well, the city got its part of the job done Thursday, and Anthony Plumbing showed up bright and early Friday morning and took care of the rest of it, so there is no longer an ever-widening hole in the front yard, and we even have better water pressure than before. Now, the question is what to do to keep the dirt on the slope of the front yard where it is, as opposed to washing away when it finally rains again.

the evening was highlighted by the "we're not at worldcon, damnit!" party. Kalimeg came by and presented me with a bottle of Unibroue's Terrible, my fave of their many fine beers. Athenaartemis, her new sister Skylar and uncle Lyle also came by, as did the injured Robin Bailey anhis long-suffering wife Diana. With the Royals kicking the crap out of the As as a background, we talked worldcons, fandom and many other topics, and as the beer and wine (for the legal drinkers) flowed, things got stranger, and ended with the creation of Maya Con Dios: Chicxulub in 2012 -- It's the End of the WorldCon as We Know It! Details to follow.

Woke up this morning feeling very well, and did some cleanup here in the belfry. Had a quiet interlude on the porch with a tasty Perdomo Lot 23 torpedo and a bottle of Great Divide's 15th Anniversary Oak Aged Double IPA.

Now, after a tasty dinner of pork chops and wild rice, I am preparing to quasi-liveblog the Hugos, right here from Kansas City. So stay tuned, people, for fun, excitement and surprises galore.
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It will be interesting to see how many windows I can fit into my 24" monitor and be able to read them.

And the first award is the Big Heart Award, to Andrew Porter, longtime editor and publisher.

Showing the In Memoriam List now. Hope they used the one from the Souvenir Book. Poor Spacebat.

Now announcing the winner of the Hugo Awards logo contest. Winning designer is Jeremy Kratz; design will be online later tonight.

First Fandom Hall of Fame Award goes to James Gunn! Whoo hoo!

David Anthony Durham is the Campbell Award winner, and gets the tiara

Time for the Hugos. First one is Best Fan Writer: Cheryl Morgan

Fan Artist: Frank Wu

Best Fanzine Electric Velocipede

Best Semiprozine Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal (big shock, Locus does not win Best Locus!)

Best Related Book: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008
by John Scalzi

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: WALL-E

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Best Editor Short Form: Ellen Datlow

Best Editor Long Form: David G. Hartwell

Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of
Bones Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright

Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola

Best Short Story: “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang

Best Novelette: “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear

Best Novella: “The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress

Best Novel: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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