My Dragon Con 2025 Schedule

Date: August 25, 2025

Interstellar News: Life has been life-ing lately. I fully intend to post more often, rather than just my yearly Dragon Con update. This year is my first as an attending professional and I’ll also continue to help out my author friends where I’m needed.

Here’s my 2025 schedule, including both official and unofficial appearances:

Thursday, 8/28

  • 7 pm: Get Over Here! Mortal Kombat Movie Hits 30 (Marriott M103-105).
    • Description: There’s a sub-zero chance that fans should miss this tribute to the movie that made us forget Christopher Lambert in Highlander 2. What’s that? You don’t remember Highlander 2? EXACTLY.
    • I’ll be a panelist along with three other wonderful folks. You can’t miss me, I’ll be the shortest Sonya Blade you ever did see.
  • 8:30 pm: Just Yell Out the Name of a Classic Sci-Fi Show (Marriott M103-105). Since I’ll already be in the track room, I’ll be the “board boss” for this gem. As people yell out a show, I’ll write it down and then the panelists will discuss it.

Friday, 8/29

  • 10 am: Muppet Mayhem (Marriott M103-105). I’ll be the board boss once again, unless I severely oversleep. The Swedish Chef will make an appearance.
  • 1 pm: Batman Forever Forever! (Marriott M103-105). My Lady Riddler cosplay and I will be crashing the panel that celebrates the ridiculousness that is Batman Forever, Jim Carey, and Tommy Lee Jones.
  • 7 pm: We Finally Really Did It: Planet of the Apes Role-Playing Game Live Play! (Marriott M103-105). From the impressive mind of Andrew E.C. Gaska, you won’t want to miss this live play. There will be foam dice involved!

Saturday, 8/30

  • 10 am: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Marriott M103-105). I will either try to crash as a panelist or just jump in and heckle… it will be a game time decision.
  • 2:30 pm: Classic Sci-Fi Fandom Feud (Marriott M103-105). The mighty Sue Kisenwether has requested my board boss skills. Since she brings the bagels, I do what she says.
  • 7:30 pm: TMNT turns 30 (Marriott M103-105). I will either heckle the crap out of Keith R.A. DeCandido, or join him to discuss the most glorious of films. We’re also having a pizza party, so don’t pay full price for late pizza!
  • 8:30 pm: One in a Million: The Dick Tracy Movie (Marriott M103-105).
    • Description: Totally true fact: Sales of yellow rain coats tripled in 1990 when this movie arrived. Another totally true fact: The most popular names for children that year were Mumbles and Breathless.
    • Unfortunately neither my Dick Tracy or Breathless Mahoney cosplays worked out, but I’ll still be a panelist who makes sure everyone gets a bath.

Sunday, 8/31

  • 11:30 am: Are You Afraid of Nick at ’90s: A Tribute to Pete & Pete, Alex Mack, & More (Marriott M103-105).
    • Description: The ’90s were prime time for TV viewers of a certain age. Our tribute to Sci-Fi-adjacent sitcoms and extremely much more.
    • I am super stoked to finally be old enough to remember these “classic” shows. As a panelist, I’ll be gabbing about cucumber melon and such 🙂
  • 1 pm: What Makes Pern So Influential? (Hyatt Embassy AB).
    • Description: The Dragonriders of Pern has been a favorite of fans for years. What is it about it that makes it so influential to both readers and writers?
    • I shall be moderating this panel. I have come up with fantastic questions for Jody Lynn Nye, Marisa Wolf, Kacey Lyn Ezell, and Melissa Olthoff.
  • 4 pm: Andrew E.C. Gaska Author Signing (Westin Overlook). Drew will have some books for sale and will be signing things you bring him — I’ll just be helping out!
  • 7 pm: Classic TV Table-Read: Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary (Marriott M103-105).
    • Description: Live from the Marriott, it’s Saturday night on Sunday! Be part our SNL 50th anniversary celebration with dramatic readings of classic SNL sketches.
    • As a professional Linda Richman cosplayer, I’ll be hosting Coffee Talk… no big whoop.

Sunday, 8/31

  • 8:30 am and 10 am I will very likely be unofficially crashing both the Batman Begins at 20 and Roll-a-Panel 1990 & 2000 anniversaries panels in Marriott M103-105.
  • 11:30 am: Socials in Science Fiction: How Does SF Use Social Sciences? (Hyatt Embassy AB).
    • Description: The social sciences are everywhere. Our panelists will discuss how they are used in Science Fiction, whether well done or not. Should there be more of a focus on them?
    • I shall be moderating this panel. I have come up with hard-hitting questions for Alison Tracy, Shane McInnis, Anya Martin, and Marie Vibbert.

Come find me and say hi!

TA Out!

My Dragon Con 2024 Schedule

Date: August 20, 2024

Interstellar News: I have apparently not posted since last year, and I sincerely apologize to all three of my loyal readers. I’ve been to a ton of conventions in the last year, received a promotion at work, and started doing more project management for BLAM! Ventures. I am once again super excited to be attending Dragon Con this year. Here’s my 2024 schedule:

Freaks and Geeks

Friday

  • Earth Station One Presents: Freaks and Geeks 25th Anniversary — 4 pm in Marriott M103-105. Come see me, two of my favorite Kevins, and Denise to discuss this one season masterpiece.

Saturday

  • We’re Going to Need You to Come in Saturday: The Office Space Anniversary — 10 am in Marriott M103-105. Come see me, two of my favorite Michaels, Van Allen Plexico, and the almighty co-directors to discuss this absolute gem of pre-2000 office life.
Office Space

Sunday

  • Researching Time: Preparing to Write Time Travel – 11:30 am in Hyatt Embassy AB. The Sci-Fi Literature Track tagged me to moderate this panel. Panelists include Andrew E.C. Gaska, M.A. Rothman, Robert J. Sawyer, S.M. Stirling, and Shami A. Stovall.
  • Ultimate Face Off: Nicolas Cage vs. John Travlota — 10 pm in Marriott M103-105. I will be board-bossing this epic panel that you will NOT want to miss.

I’ll be checking out panels and cosplaying throughout the weekend, so come find me and say hi!

TA Out!

My Dragon Con 2023 Schedule

Date: August 27, 2023

Music Video of the Day:

The hubs and BIL went to a Three Doors Down concert yesterday, and Candlebox opened for them. Love this gem.

Interstellar News: Life has been hectic the last few months. I’ve added on a job and a roommate, lost one of my fur babies, finished Season 2 of Enterprise and started Season 3 (a forthcoming post about my thoughts is forthcoming), and I’ve been struggling with some health issues. However things are coming about and I’m excited to be attending Dragon Con this year. Here’s my schedule:

Thursday

  • 7 pm in Marriott M103-105: Just Yell Out A Sci-Fi Show That You Remember. I’ll be the “board boss”, so you can tell at me 🙂
  • 10 pm and 11:30 pm in Marrott M103-105: I’ll be doing my best to attend Classic Sci-Fi Explosion and MTV’s 120 Minutes hosted respectively by my good friends Chris and Kevin.

Friday

  • 10 am in Marriott M103-105, I’ll be cheering on my dear friend Andrew E.C. Gaska as he discusses the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park.
  • 11:30 am in Marriott M103-105: Pirates of the Caribbean: 20th Dauntless Anniversary. I’ll be talking about all things savvy and suggested in the code.
  • I’ll likely be helping out in the America’s Mart selling some books for the rest of the day.

Saturday

  • I’ll be in Marriott M103-105 from 11:30 am – 4:30 pm for the following panels:
    • 35th anniversary of Die Hard (as a panelist)
    • 40th anniversary of He-Man (as an emotional support audience member)
    • Muppet Fights (as an emotional support audience member and very likely board boss if needed)
    • Kevins v. Michaels of Sci-Fi (as a moderator)
  • I’ll do my best to stay awake until 11:30 pm to celebrate the late, great Pee-Wee Herman.

Sunday

I’ll be the board boss for Battle of the Mad Scientists (10 am) and again for the Battle of the Fictional Bands (11:30 am). I’ll be a participant in the Classic Table Reads at 2:30 pm and then a panelist on the Hocus Pocus panel at 5:30 pm. After dinner and a nap, I’ll be at the Charity Lock-In suffering through a classic and a low-key favorite, Super Mario Brothers.

Monday

After checking out of our hotel rooms and loading up the Dragon Wagon, we’ll all attend one last panel — Classic Sci-Fi Roll-A-Panel where 20 movies from 1998 will be discussed in one hour.

TA Out!

ENT: “Future Tense”

Date: January 4, 2023

Season 2, Episode 16

Music Video of the Day:

“Words can’t say and I can’t do enough to prove it’s all for you…“

Interstellar News: We’ve been working on the Great Basement Remodel and have gone back to work – so life is back to being bananas. I’m coming up on some even busier days ahead, including being back in the classroom this semester. At least there are only 80 students this time.

TL;DR: Enterprise finds the remnants of a spacecraft with a dead humanoid inside. The Suliban and Tholians come after them, wanting the vessel, while Reed and Tucker find themselves in a time loop. T’Pol and Archer argue about getting involved in the Temporal Cold War – and then stuff starts disappearing. Archer believes the folks from the future saved them and muses about procreation.

Favorite Quote:

Archer: I wonder if they’ll believe that humans and Vulcans will be swapping chromosomes one day?


T’Pol: They’re more likely to believe in time travel.

Har har har – we get it, Spock hasn’t been born yet.
Tucker and Reed fixing something

“How can a ship be bigger on the inside than the outside?”: Part of the problem with me watching episodes and then not writing about them for a while, is they begin to fade. I always take notes when I watch, but my notes are all absolute nonsense on this one – likely because of the time travel shenanigans. I love that Tucker things the vessel they found is basically a TARDIS, and him and Reed getting stuck in a time loop was fun. I didn’t hate this episode, but I also didn’t love it because I don’t remember it all that well. I think Porthos would rather be sleeping in front of a fireplace than watch this episode, but who can blame him? Move over Porthos, I need some snuggles.

TA Out!

2023 and STILL No Flying Cars

Date: January 2, 2023

Music Video of the Day:

“Don’t spend today away, cause today will soon be gone, like yesterday is gone…” 

Interstellar News: Another year has come and gone. 2022 had a lot of changes for me both personally and professionally.

Professionally – We finally got another advisor on the team as well as a student services specialist and two graduate student interns. This means we’re going into 2023 fully staffed, as well as our largest number of undergraduate students ever… yay? I co-chaired a committee on professional development and put on a successful half-day symposium. Everyone who is more important than I am at work seems to think I’m doing a good job, so I’ll just keep trucking along.

Miyoni (the otter), Frankie (the unicorn), Andrea (the T-rex), and Tuff (the wolf)

Personally – I got to do a lot more travel, which made me extremely happy: Virginia (twice), New York (five times), Indianapolis (IN – for a convention), Charlotte (NC – to see Billy Joel in concert), Red Lodge (MT – for a wedding), Atlanta (GA – Dragon Con!), NJ, Salt Lake City (UT – for a convention), Maderia Beach (FL – to perform my best friend’s wedding), and St. Louis (MO). I also started to take my physical and mental health a bit more seriously, something I plan to double down on in 2023.

The husband person finished the built in bookshelves in the living room (they are gorgeous and just need some finishing touches), we hired someone to build us an amazing back deck (complete with stairs for us and Zoom), and we started the GREAT DOWNSTAIRS REMODEL. 2023 is going to be hella expensive – but absolutely worth it when it’s all said and done.

some cools books being held up by a cat bookend

I’ve watched a lot of Trek I haven’t written about – so that’s up first. I may do more Marvel MCU movies, or perhaps some TV reviews here and there. I also may be doing more PA work for one of my author friends, so I might have to muster up some “free time” first. I’m also back to teaching this semester, which I am not looking forward to for some reason.

Remember to be excellent to each other, party on dudes, live long and prosper, and may the Force be with us all. Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023.

TA Out!