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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1290 on: January 22, 2011, 07:28:57 PM »
Quote from: Shecky on January 22, 2011, 05:15:36 AM
Yesterday, Jim said she was at about 80%, but he had a full-blown case of the con crud.

:(  Someone send them chicken soup stat! 
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1291 on: January 23, 2011, 04:21:54 PM »
Quote from: Kali on January 22, 2011, 05:49:01 AM
I have sort of a self-centered question... Did someone mention fanfics at the con or something?  I'm abruptly getting a huge spike in readership and "favorite story" of the two Dresden fanfics I wrote and posted on fanfic.net  Not that I'm complaining!  Not at all.  I'm just wondering why after all these months, there's a bunch of new readers all of a sudden.  :D

This is from my Con-Addled brain, so bear with me...

Jim did talk about FanFic in one of his Q&A's.  He said something like he used to treat fan fiction as "What FanFiction?  If I acknowledge it then I have to exercise my Copy Right and stomp all over the people who are most rabid about my writing."  Now with "Creative Commons" he can acknowledge that we have the right to write FanFic as long as we avoid monetary reimbursement.

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1292 on: January 23, 2011, 06:13:03 PM »
Quote from: Toe-mas on January 23, 2011, 04:21:54 PM
This is from my Con-Addled brain, so bear with me...

Jim did talk about FanFic in one of his Q&A's.  He said something like he used to treat fan fiction as "What FanFiction?  If I acknowledge it then I have to exercise my Copy Right and stomp all over the people who are most rabid about my writing."  Now with "Creative Commons" he can acknowledge that we have the right to write FanFic as long as we avoid monetary reimbursement.

Thanks

Ah, there you are! Did you enjoy the rest of the con?
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1293 on: January 24, 2011, 10:04:48 AM »
Quote from: Shecky on January 23, 2011, 06:13:03 PM
Ah, there you are! Did you enjoy the rest of the con?

I enjoyed MarsCon a lot.  It wasn't as big as Baltimore ComicCon, which they say is pretty small for a ComicCon, but the only other Con I've been too.  MarsCon felt... tight knit? Or was that the large influx of Dresdenphiles?

It wasn't too long after I got to talk with you Sunday that I got the call. My wife and daughter wanted to meet up for lunch.  Jim left, I'd met up with a bunch of people from the forum, I figured I'd head out.  It was a weekend well spent.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1294 on: January 24, 2011, 12:13:13 PM »
Quote from: Toe-mas on January 24, 2011, 10:04:48 AM
It was a weekend well spent.

Amen to that.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1295 on: January 24, 2011, 01:25:05 PM »
I wanna do it again!  And this time have a little more time to hang out with people.  Lesson learned:  it might be cheaper to drive back and forth from Williamsburg to home, but not having to leave early would have been WELL worth it.

Also: Can I get the recipe for the marshmallow chocolate s'more like things that were shared at the fan dinner?

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1296 on: January 24, 2011, 02:13:26 PM »
Quote from: Ink Slinger on January 24, 2011, 01:25:05 PM
I wanna do it again!  And this time have a little more time to hang out with people.  Lesson learned:  it might be cheaper to drive back and forth from Williamsburg to home, but not having to leave early would have been WELL worth it.

Also: Can I get the recipe for the marshmallow chocolate s'more like things that were shared at the fan dinner?


Yeah, I'll get that when I get home.

And it's definitely worth it staying in the hotel for small cons like that.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1297 on: January 24, 2011, 02:44:18 PM »
Especially considering how inexpensive the hotel was!  Split four ways, my share of the room for two nights was $35.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1298 on: January 24, 2011, 03:51:31 PM »
Quote from: Starbeam on January 24, 2011, 02:13:26 PM
Yeah, I'll get that when I get home.

Thank you thank you!

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1299 on: January 24, 2011, 10:39:08 PM »
Quote from: Priscellie on January 24, 2011, 02:44:18 PM
Especially considering how inexpensive the hotel was!  Split four ways, my share of the room for two nights was $35.

The Motel 6 next door was $30/night for 1 person.  Opened to the outside though.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1300 on: January 24, 2011, 10:40:05 PM »
Quote from: Serack on January 24, 2011, 10:39:08 PM
The Motel 6 next door was $30/night for 1 person.  Opened to the outside though.

Which is fine, unless the doors weren't airtight?
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1301 on: January 24, 2011, 11:07:06 PM »
They do keep the light on for you.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1302 on: January 25, 2011, 12:29:50 AM »
Quote from: Shecky on January 24, 2011, 10:40:05 PM
Which is fine, unless the doors weren't airtight?

Some people feel more secure if the doors open to a hallway.  I was using it as an indicator of how it wasn't as nice a place as the Host hotel, but there weren't beds left for me.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1303 on: January 25, 2011, 12:34:38 AM »
We asked for a cot for our room but the mattress frame was too big to fit anywhere.  :D
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #1304 on: January 25, 2011, 12:45:03 AM »
What Serack is neglecting to mention is that he forgot to get a reservation anywhere.  I let him use the second bed in my room (a double being cheaper than a single for some reason) and when I went to pay the extra $15-$20 nusiance charge, being a fine upstanding citizen (stop laughing!), the lady working the desk just stared at us with her mouth agape and said:

"Nobody's ever admitted to adding a person before.  Let me get you an extra key.  No charge."

So I gave her a beer as thanks.
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