DragonCon this weekend!

That’s right, boys and girls.

I’ll be at DragonCon this weekend. It is one of the largest science fiction/fantasy/comic book fan conventions in the nation, held in downtown Atlanta, GA. Just like last year, I will be providing daily picture updates of all of the freaky geeks in costume, as well as any star/author sitings.

Tentatively, I owe Patrick Rothfuss and Tom Kratman food and/or frosty beverages as a thank you for the interviews they’ve done here on The Hodge. John Ringo will be there; hopefully I can ask him what the hell he was thinking when he wrote the second half of Ghost. I also hope to hook up with John Scalzi for at least a little bit. He was charming as always at Penguincon, and even recognized me (by name!) from a panel he was moderating.

I’m also somewhat of a fanboy when it comes to the potential for meeting Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, and Morena Baccarin; they’re all going to be on a Firefly-related panel at one point in the weekend. There is also going to be a pretty decent turn-out from the BSG cast, although my secret crush on Katee Sackhoff will remain unfulfilled due to her recent cancellation.

On top of all the goodness above, there are the typical panels for writers and literary enthusiasts, so I expect to find myself inundated with good techniques and advice for struggling writers. It can’t hurt, right?