Picture Kaleidoscope 10/9/13 - The Fencon and More Edition

And....we're off!

Nightwatch: The Haunting Light Painted Nightscapes of Noel Kerns from Peta Pixel, article by DL Cade. And he's from Texas! Some funky and cool pics in the article.

Sunrise pics!

It's like I've been getting to work earlier than I should. lol

Sometimes clouds scream for a pic. The striation was very clear on this day.

Daughter was able to sneak pics of the kitten when her battery was recharging. Heh

So cute!

Super cool new chandeliers at the Crowne Plaza in Addison. Loved how the outside looks like an atom. Very fitting with the science panels at the con. :)

Actual 3D ponies! They were utterly ADORABLE!

Cuteness overload!

The one and only time the projector worked for Rachel Caine. She got a table this year to promote the coming Morganville Web Series! Oh yeah!

Signed posters for the web series.

Common Grounds Coffee mugs, pics of Amber Benson (She's playing Amelie!) and a pair of Myrnin's Bunny Slippers. Bwahahahaha!~

And a super awesome Abby Sciuto! So cute!

See you on Friday!

Picture Kaleidoscope - AllCon 2013

This past weekend was AllCon!
So of course I had to take pics. :)

I LOVED this! Multi-generation Star Trek. 

Sebastian from Black Butler.

This guy made a great Colonel from the SF TV show who's name I've yet to be able to recall. Loved that he had an led light in the tube to the Molotov cocktail to make it appear lit. 

Amazon Athena? She was all glittery! Mean looking spear too.

Loved this one too! Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians. Even to the frost on his hoodie. 

Cruella De Vil - she looked Fabulous!

Sand People!

Bucky! So cute..!

Sam and Dean Winchester! From the episode where they got sucked into the TV shows by the Trickster. These two did like 3 costume changes through the day (Couldn't get pics! Wah!) In the Medical Show, regular civies, and in their CSI costumes with the sunglasses from the same episode. I thought I saw Bobby Singer join them later in the day. Heh heh.

Sith Cheerleaders! The 501st was in attendance doing all sorts of panels, games for the kids, and more!

Bjoran Hogh Priestess outfit. Photo does not do it justice. Wah!

Iron Man was also in the house! He had working lights on the hand gauntlets too. Several incarnations of Tony Stark running around.

Though Pan Am only lasted 1 season, it obviously made an impression on some peeps out there. She looked great!

Louis from the Vampire Lestat.

A little vampire action too!

Incredible detail on this costume! Photo does not do it justice.

Look at those wings!

Is this not the cutest outfit ever? There were a lot of dolls. I heard there was even a costume contest for the dolls. I saw several wiz by that were utterly amazing! One had multicolored feathers wings and another 3 foot span dragon wings. Wish I'd been able to get pics!

My Little Pony was also heavily represented. 

Ack, wish it had focused better. I couldn't help but think of this as Star Wars ala The Wizard of OZ since the costume set up is in the same vein as the lion and the scarecrow. 

Yeah, I forgot to bring the good camera. It's amazing how the phone camera can do awesome one minute and not so much the next. :P

Mind Sieve 10/15/12

Howdy Folks! Hope ya'll had a great weekend!

This was too darn cute not to share. And actually true in many respects. Hee! My Little Pony - The Conventions Song.

This one was also shared by Tor.com - The Maker. Funky, fun, and in the end somewhat disturbing. 

Charlie does make some of the cutest videos or weirdness ever. This is Charlie, meeting Evil Charlie in The Other Charlie. Lol

The latest from The Piano Guys - Titanium/Pavane (Piano/Cello) - Some gorgeous vistas in this one.

Couldn't remember if I'd shared this one. It looks like a lot of fun. Hyde Park on Hudson trailer.

This one looks a little mental - On The Road trailer.

And speaking of mental... Trailer for The Lords of Salem. Uhmmm.

Theme for "Gravity Falls". Just discovered this cartoon recently. Total blast! Check it out on Disney if you get a chance.

Oh. Oh! A Good Day To Die Hard trailer for 2013. Oh yeah!

Selling Our Books On Social Media - Don't Be A Personal Space Invader from Kristen Lamb.

From DuoLit and Toni the Geek - The Ultimate Guide To Writing Email Updates (Your Fans Actually Read). Definite possibilities here...hmmm.

From John Scalzi - Amazon Author Rankings And Who They Actually Benefit. (Since there's no way in hey I'm going to have a great number, I'm not looking. Nyah! *fidget*)

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - Ask The Writer: "How Do I Get Published?" Good advice and insight as always!

Take care!

Mind Sieve 7/11/11

Here are this week's offerings!

Jimmibjr wants us to test our Firefly mettle by watching the trailer for "My Little Serenity" (Fripping AWESOME!)


From FansOfMovies the link to the 3rd Cowboys vs Aliens trailer. Oh yeah!



Gene Lempp shared a link to a review by Tiffany White on TNT's Memphis. It's quirky and weird and I personally like it! Hubby even more so. Heh.

Kristen Lamb's WANA (We Are Not Alone) Wednesday - Understanding Influence: Making the Most of our Time on Social Media.I am totally not good at this. lol.

Google + - Kristen Lamb shares her thoughts on the new Social Media outlet.(Right now, if you already have a Google Account you can sign up to get email updates (they were allowing immediate sign up but got flooded! Heh heh). I can only think of it as yet another place to have a profile and add to my humongous list. lol.)

CasseraComm wrote a post about How to Increase Sales by Watching TV.  She makes some very good points! Useful for teasers on social media and trailers.

Justine Musk did a nice blog post on having a Brand and the Seven components of having one. Some definitely nice bits in here! 

Gene Lempp takes us to his latest playground to get our mental creative muscles moving - Forest of Sand. (Don't forget the sunblock!)

Chuck Wendig's tell all book Confessions Of A Freelance Penmonkey is out! You can find all the info, some reviews and more here. If offensive language doesn't bother you there are many gems to be found within his colored words. :)

What Separates Man From Monkey - post by Chuck Wendig. (NSFW)

Rachel Brooks tells us Why Writers Always Need to Be in "Writer Mode". Hear, hear! (Though I've botched this myself a time or two or five! (always it too much of a hurry! oi!)) You just never know who might be watching. :)

Jami Gold shared this great post from Roni Loren on Death by Critique: 6 Ways to Avoid It.

P N Elrod shared a link to a Poetry Scam - info supplied by The Poetry Sanctuary. Sadly they are targeting kids - so beware!

That's it for this week. Enjoy!