Okay! I've gotten my registration packet, checked out the lay of the land at McCormick Place, and did some thinking and this is my pretty much final schedule. I did get approved to take off work on Monday to go to the RDA session at the membership pavilion, yay, so I will be taking copious notes. :)

( Schedule this way )

I guess it's a sign I'm really in the right field that I'm totally looking forward to a professional conference. I just spent probably about four hours today poring over the millions of emails (okay maybe just hundreds) from various vendors, as well as postcards and such, and the official conference wiki, to try and figure out my schedule. I still haven't even had a chance to talk to my boss (I don't need to take Friday cuz that stuff is all in the evening but there's a couple of cataloging things on Monday I really want to attend), nor have I contacted my NMRT mentor.

BUT...I've got a tentative list of things I want to go to.

( My tentative schedule, for anyone interested )

Yes, my teddy bear cosplays as well.

( Pictures this way )

Yes, I have signed up for it! I'll be working on another story in my Torchwood AU for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Big Bang.



I'm signed up to write Torchwood/Doctor Who AU (I'm planning on writing my universe's Time War). My wonderful beta, crysty_twilight is also going to be writing for it :D I'm trying to talk Carole into writing the prequel to her TARDIS Big Bang for this.

The author signups end June 30th, and the writing period is until October 31st, with stories going to betas November 1st through 15th and stories posted the first two weeks of December. However, since I plan on doing NaNoWriMo again, my goal is to be done much earlier with the fic.

Artist signups (hint hint) go through October 31st. There is an artist sign up list sorted by fandom. (mine will be up there eventually, I just signed up five minutes ago so it's not there yet)

I'm crazy...but I'm also excited. Time to get to doing Time War research! :D

Yes, it's finally live! There is some spectacular artwork, and very interesting stories there.

I have a story there, "Kiss Her Goodbye" -- it's in my Torchwood AU and there's three really amazing pieces of art for it. I have to go hug my artists, I am in total SQUEEEEEEEE mode and probably scaring the living daylights out the Starbucks baristas.

My friend Carole (huskyfriends) also has a story there, hers is called "Children of Time", and it's really awesome. I've gotten to read it from first draft til final and it still doesn't get boring. See if you can tell who the kids are based on ;) It's a bit long (over 80K) but SO SO worth the read!!!

There's a BUNCH of great stories!!! I really cannot wait to sit down and read these...I wonder if I can count them for summer reading? Some of them are as long as real books. ;) I know a few people on my flist and authors that I enjoy are in there. I saw erin_giles has a story in there, Damsels in Distress" that I really cannot wait to read :D

Please check out the great stories and artwork there and please let me know what you think!!!!!!!!

I now return you to your regularly scheduled flist....as I go off to squee and scream and dance. :D