Edwardian Ball 2011

Mark Day, the guy who filmed the crossplay Justice League I featured recently, just sent me his latest video. It's pretty awesome, too, so I thought I'd share:

This is the Edwardian Ball held recently in Los Angeles. I remember seeing Mark's last video of the San Francisco Ball last February, and both are equally incredible. The Ball itself is both beautiful and disturbing by turns, and I'm fascinated by the mash-up of Victorian, steampunk, carnival, and just plain weird styles. Part of the performance is a live staging of Edward Gorey's "The Eleventh Hour," and then there are lots of musical numbers, dances, and aerial acts. Definitely a spectacle in every sense of the word, and Mark captures it all beautifully.

Anyway, hope you enjoy, and check out Mark's Youtube channel for more!

GeekGirlCon

I was recently asked to help spread the word about GeekGirlCon. As a geek, a girl, and rabid convention fan, obviously this is right up my alley.



Of course, the powers that be then decided to host it in Seattle - a location which couldn't possibly be farther away from me and still remain in the continental U.S. - and I'm really trying not to take that personally.

But, I digress.

The convention isn't until October, but I'm telling you now because this is their very first year, and they're looking for people to get involved any way they can. You're encouraged to volunteer, spread the word, suggest topics, bring cookies (ok, I'm guessing on the cookies), and just generally get plugged in over at the GGN website.

So, go! Do that. Tell 'em I sent you.

And then maybe start a petition for an east coast version.

;)

PS - Oh, and guess what? Katie and her mom will be there!