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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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The city finally showed up yesterday morning, and the shutoff valve is fixed. The plumbers are here now, so this fiasco might just be about to be finished. Maybe. Perhapps.

In the meantime, some music:


1) Batman, Link Wray

2) All We Have, Brazilian Girls

3) Within Without, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

4) Severe Tire Damage Theme, TMBG

5) Funky Mississippi, Rufus Thomas

6) Got To Get You Into My Life, The Beatles

7) Know Your Chicken, Cibo Matto

8) The Losing End, Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Aichken Taiikukan, Nagoya, Japan 3/3/76)

9) Quit (Don't Say you Love Me), Neil Young (05-21-2002, Brixton Academy, London, England)

10) Hungry Basshead, Metawon


and then these played:


11) I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City, Sinéad O'Connor

12) Mobilia Perpetua, Downliners Sekt

13) Brown Sugar, ZZ Top


I spent most of yesterday helping set up for a big Hallmark Ornament Collectors convention at the Westin Crown Center (same ballroom used for parts of the Heinlein Centennial). There are 7 large Xmas trees (and one life-size Barbie covered in ornaments) being displayed. They will be auctioned off at some point in the proceedings. The one that some of my tens of readers might be interested in is draped with various sf-related gew-gaws, including Star Wars and Star Trek pieces, and is entitled "Spruce: The Final Frontier." I don't have a link, but I'm sure a little googling will provide the info on this extravaganza, for those in the area who might be interested in dropping in.

Speaking of dropping in, we are having a "Not at Worldcon, Damnit!" party here tomorrow evening starting 8-ish. Drop Rohanna or Dragonet or myself a line to let us know you're gonna make it. BYO.

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