Stone of stumbling and rock of offense ([info]wordweaverlynn) wrote,
@ 2008-04-18 17:06:00
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Fourth Street Fantasy Convention
Coming soon to a Midwestern city near you! The Fourth Street Fantasy Convention, complete with a Friday-night party and reading, hosted by [info]elisem, where you can get a new booklet with stories inspired by her amazing jewelry. Which you should see and probably buy some of. The jewelry. And the booklets. And the con memberships.

* June 20 - 22, 2008
* in Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Guest of Honor: Elizabeth Bear


Memberships cost $40 until May 15, 2008; they’ll cost $60 at the door.

Why do Minnesotans have all the fun?

Did you know my paternal grandfather was born and raised in Minnesota? He stopped having fun, though, possibly because he moved away.

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[info]ciannait
2008-04-19 12:08 am UTC (link)
Slogging through a Minnesota winter, though, not so fun.

But I do love the Twin Cities, and when there in not-winter, often miss it. Have you ever been?

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[info]aedifica
2008-04-19 12:54 am UTC (link)
I follow a link from a comment in [info]elisem's journal, and find a comment from someone I know? Hi! :-)

And yes, we Minnesotans do have all the fun. It makes up for the fact that it snows in April.

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[info]wordweaverlynn
2008-04-19 04:05 am UTC (link)
I grew up in the hilly Northern Tier of PA. I do understand April snow. Even occasional May snow. A frost-free growing season from June 15 to September 1.

But here (I live near San Francisco now), we have frost maybe once every two, three years and roses blooming twelve months a year. We are all going to hell, but it's worth it. It's worth it.

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[info]serrana
2008-04-19 05:47 am UTC (link)
FFS, there's serious discussion of it snowing here tomorrow. Which is Not Right. We have had more than our fair share of winter this year and I would like it to go back where it belongs, thanks. *shoves snow northward*

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[info]wordweaverlynn
2008-04-20 12:36 am UTC (link)
Here, take my snow shovel.

I won't be using it.

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[info]serrana
2008-04-20 12:40 am UTC (link)
It melted off by the time we were done with Suzuki (about 10:30), but...yeah. Snow on the grass, this morning. Feh.

It's hailed intermittently all day, but not too hard; as I remarked to C., "I think our standards have changed since we started living here. If we'd had weather like this in the East Bay, I'd've stayed in all day, but here I've been outside for six or seven hours, walking around and riding buses, and I don't feel all that put-upon."

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[info]gramina
2008-04-21 02:58 am UTC (link)
It snowed in *Seattle* yesterday, I am assured by a Trustworthy Source.

Now that's just *wrong.*

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[info]wordweaverlynn
2008-04-19 04:01 am UTC (link)
No, but one of my sisters moved there directly from a year in Africa, and I have a lot of friends there.

I grew up in the hills of northeast PA. I know all I want to know about winter.

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[info]wild_irises
2008-04-19 02:34 am UTC (link)
Minnesotans have all the fun? What is it that I've been having?

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[info]wordweaverlynn
2008-04-19 03:59 am UTC (link)
Beats me. But Minnesota is the traditional dream of Happy Fun Land for Bay Area folk. Just check the Best of Craigslist: We all have problems. Minnesota is NOT the solution.

Seriously, Minnesota doesn't have all the fun. But it has a lot of the fun (or fen) not monopolized by the Bay Area. Plus reasonable house prices, ten thousand lakes, and more blackflies than I even want to think about.

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[info]aedifica
2008-04-19 03:27 pm UTC (link)
Don't forget the mosquitoes! (I've never had a particular problem with flies here, though.)

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[info]wordweaverlynn
2008-04-20 12:43 am UTC (link)
You might call blackflies "gnats." Definitely not house flies.

Here's a Canadian folk song video about them.

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[info]seaslug_of_doom
2008-04-19 02:59 am UTC (link)
Yeah, when I was in Minneapolis this past December I thought it looked like an interesting town. But then I noticed the massive heat lamps in the bus stops, making them look like terrariums, and I was like, "Uh, no."

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[info]madam_silvertip
2008-04-19 10:04 pm UTC (link)
I wish I could go to this one.

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