{"id":14485,"date":"2010-05-30T11:26:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T15:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/?p=14485"},"modified":"2010-05-30T21:31:35","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T01:31:35","slug":"baycon-2010-saturday-true-blood-scifi-fantasy-anime-and-chainmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/30\/baycon-2010-saturday-true-blood-scifi-fantasy-anime-and-chainmail\/","title":{"rendered":"BayCon 2010 &#8211; Saturday: True Blood, SciFi, Fantasy, Anime and Chainmail!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">Greetings SciFi and Fantasy Fans!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><a title=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">BayCon 2010<\/a> \u2013 Day 1 (well, officially Day 2, but Day 1 for me)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><a title=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14507\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BayCon2010-576.png\" alt=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" width=\"576\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">Arguably the largest science fiction and fantasy convention produced entirely in the San Francisco Bay Area, <a title=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">BayCon <\/a>happens every year for four days over the <strong>Memorial Day<\/strong> weekend.\u00a0 The convention offers panels, gaming events, workshops and other activities around the clock, including readings and autograph sessions with scifi\/fantasy authors and artists.\u00a0 There is so much going on that it can be really hard to decide which panel or activity to attend at any given time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">This convention is for people who love science fiction\/fantasy books, swords and armor, dressing up in costumes, gaming and anime, with a little bit of broadcast media thrown in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">I had planned to attend the Weapons and Armor panel first thing in the morning, but decided to snag my seat for the <strong>Chainmail Workshop<\/strong> instead since it would have limited availability.\u00a0 While I waited for my chainmail-making lesson, I was treated to a very informative session on creating a demo reel led by<strong> Phil Gust of Redwood City,<\/strong> a costumer and Editor of <a title=\"Click to visit Siw Costumers!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siwcostumers.org\/member-profiles.html\" target=\"_blank\">SiW&#8217;s &#8220;Virtual Costumer&#8221;<\/a>. He enjoys sci-fi and fantasy costuming, and has particular interests in props. <a title=\"Click to visit Phil Gust at Siw!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siwcostumers.org\/member-profiles.html\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Gust<\/a> is a fantastic individual!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">The chainmail lesson was great. I was really looking forward to it and the instructor, <a title=\"Click to visit Renee Ritchie at BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baycon.org\/2010\/programming.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Renee Ritchie<\/a>, didn\u2019t let me down.\u00a0 I must say, linking a bunch of little circles together is a lot harder and more intricate than it looks! Lucky for me, the novice on my right turned out to be a magical genius woman who helped me out a lot.\u00a0 Here is a picture of my first little bit of chainmail (don\u2019t laugh):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><strong>OffWorldTravelr&#8217;s First Attempt at Chainmail: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Baycon 2010 Chainmail\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14486\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Chainmail.jpg\" alt=\"Baycon 2010 Chainmail\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Chainmail.jpg 575w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Chainmail-256x192.jpg 256w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Chainmail-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">Next I chose a panel discussion\u00a0on how writers go about creating the worlds and inhabitants that form the backdrop of their stories, particularly non-human beings like aliens and mythical creatures.\u00a0 The panel included <a title=\"Click to visit Kieth Baker at Bossy the Cow!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bossythecow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Baker (creator of D&amp;D Eberron campaign<\/a> setting); author<a title=\"Click to visit Adriienne Gormley on Good Reads!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/2903189.Adrienne_Gormley\" target=\"_blank\"> Adrienne Gormley<\/a>; photographer, costumer and indie film art director <strong>Karen Tully<\/strong>, and event moderator <a title=\"Click to visit with T.N. &quot;Tony&quot; Todaro!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.todarodesign.com\/expertise\/expert-author.html\" target=\"_blank\">T.N. (Tony) Todaro<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to visit Saga of the Lightriders!\" href=\"http:\/\/tonyntodaro.com\/html\/chronology.html\" target=\"_blank\">Saga of the Lightrider<\/a>).\u00a0 I was really impressed with everyone on the panel and enjoyed listening to them think about environments and characters in such a deep and creative way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">T.N. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Todaro at BayCon 2010<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><br \/>\n<a title=\"T.N. Todaro at BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14498\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Author11.jpg\" alt=\"T.N. Todaro at BayCon 2010!\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Author11.jpg 575w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Author11-256x192.jpg 256w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Author11-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">With my head full of\u00a0mythical places and beasties I was off to a BoF (a.k.a. <strong>Birds of a Feather<\/strong>) session for fans of <a title=\"Click to visit True Blood!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/true-blood\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">True Blood<\/a>&#8211;the HBO series and the <a title=\"Click to visit author Charlaine Harris!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlaineharris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sookie Stackhouse novels by\u00a0Charlaine Harris<\/a> that the series is based on.\u00a0 It was a real treat to hang out with this group of dedicated fans and talk about True Blood as well as some of our other favorite T.V. series, books and authors.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Season 3 of True Blood <\/strong>is set to begin on<strong> June 13<\/strong>, so get ready for some more vampire\/shape shifter action and maybe some werewolf action to make things even more interesting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">I finished up my day in the Marketplace, browsing gorgeous, handmade coats, bodices, masks and jewelry, and meeting authors and publishers who were eager to talk about their new projects and autograph their books. \u00a0And it wouldn\u2019t be a convention without purchasing a new shirt, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14487\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Marketplace1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Marketplace1.jpg 575w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Marketplace1-256x192.jpg 256w, http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baycon-2010-Marketplace1-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\">It was time to head home for the night, but I am looking forward to tomorrow, Sunday May 30, 2010 at fabulous <a title=\"Click to visit BayCon 2010!\" href=\"http:\/\/baycon.org\/2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">BayCon 2010<\/a>! I am thinking that next year I might stay at the hotel and hang out for the <strong>Masquerade Ball<\/strong>, <strong>Klingon Slave Auction<\/strong>,<strong> Rocky Horror Cabaret Show<\/strong>, or maybe take part in <strong>Boffer Wars<\/strong>. Scifi\/fantasy fans really know how to have fun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><strong>offworldtravelr<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/offworldtravelr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12744\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/OffWorldTravelr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings SciFi and Fantasy Fans! 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