ConFusion 2010
In honor of Mr. Beagle, Coral dressed as a unicorn for the masquerade! We had just watched "The Last Unicorn" a few weeks ago and our girl loved it., so Larc made her the costume. Coral won first place in the Junior Division. Of course, Larc is the first to point out there were only two entries in that division this year. Coral definitely was glowing all night. (See video here.)

There were often multiple panels I was interested in attending. Normally I try to hit a science panel or two, but this year I ended up mostly in tech and writing panels. I did at least get introduced to Steve Collins, the science guest, by TOR editor Jim Frenkel, even if I missed his actual talks. Too bad there.
I wasn't on any panels myself, but instead just had fun, relaxing, hanging out with friends. Larc and Coral spent much of the weekend in the kids programing, which was wonderful as well.
Quite a few writers were in attendance -- mostly found at the bar, as usual. The writers I talked to included Jim C. Hines, John Scalzi, Tobias Buckell, Merrie Haskell, and my Clarion and WOTF buddy, Phil Kaldon.
What else stood out? Talked photography with my friend Rick Lieder. Talked puppets with Matt Arnold and picked up a few techniques I will try. Enjoyed Satori Circus during the masquerade. My brother, Stephen, and I checked out the Current Motors electric bike talk by Erik Kauppi. Got to see the cute babies Buckell and their mom, Emily. Some impressive costumes. Room parties. Old friends.
We all had a wonderful weekend.



