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3 September @ 12:30am

Clear, and 75 ° F. For more

Flickr: Dragon*Con

DragonCon2010preview-Thursday-...

3 September @ 12:13am

madmarv00 posted a photo:

Dragon*Con LJ Community

Want to be on TV?

3 September @ 12:08am

Fox 5 Atlanta, CNN and other networks will be interviewing Galen Unhold and other Blood Drive organizers tomorrow morning.

We'd love to have costumed con-goers come hang out and show Atlanta, the US and possible the world, just how hard Dragon*Con rocks.

The interviews will be

Live Granades [Stephen & Misty]

Today’s Embarassing Admission

2 September @ 11:14am

For years I’ve been making fun of razor manufacturers’ ongoing arms race. Three blades! Four! No, five! Make that six! For the longest time I’ve used a three-bladed razor to shave my head, and even that felt excessive.

A few weeks ago a friend of mine gave

Dragon*Con TV

Jenga [DCTV 2010]

2 September @ 9:05am

They’re making a movie about Battleship?!? They’re making a movie about Monopoly?!? What’s next?!? This is what Dragon*ConTV thinks will happen when they try to mix family night with a Jerry Bruckheimer film. Produced for Dragon*Con 2010 by Dragon*ConTV Written and Produced by Brian Richardson Graphics by

ManaNation [A Magic Podcast]

Ep. 112 – Interview with Adria...

2 September @ 4:44am

Ep. 112 features a great interview with Adrian Sullivan, master deck builder and theorist.

solecist.net [Amy's sidelog]

Amy has a new friend

1 September @ 2:07pm

Amy has a new friend :

Amy Qualls-McClure is now friends with

TrickJarrett [Patrick]

Restarting to Blog

31 August @ 4:32pm

I can’t believe I let the bald spot post rest atop my blog for so long. Wow. I’m busy. As always. I write a lot, but now it’s not on here, it’s on Twitter and on ManaNation. That being said, I’m going to be revamping

WhatTheCast?

Episode 81: Pre Con Show

31 August @ 1:33pm

The cast has Dragon*Con on the brain! Brian, Crispy and Stephen talk about what they’re up to at Dragon*Con 2010 … The Dragon*Con Late Show, Dragon*ConTV, The Parsec Awards, Stephen’s panel appearances and a whole lot more. We also give a few props to ThinkGeek for the prizes

Casa De Morrill [Wintersun & Inigo Montoya]

beer goodness

30 August @ 12:04am

Sean and I like beer. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Yesterday, we went to a beer fest called Beat The Heat Winter Beer Fest with a couple of our friends. It was held up in Scottsdale and had many of the high end craft brewers at it.

The Bomb Diggity! [Thomas]

Paddle Faster I hear banjos!!!

28 August @ 2:01pm

So lat night allison_smiley and myself drove up to the mountains of Tn. For a MTAC staff retreat.

We drove for a bit, Then we turned right and seriously left civilization behind us. I swear i heard Banjos. We followed some rather sketchey directions to get there.

Kilted MadMan @ Flickr [Thomas]

[No title]

28 August @ 1:59pm

Kilted MadMan posted a photo:

Wandering in shades of Grey [GreyMan]

Savage ZA!

19 August @ 12:10am

It's the last ZA! before Dragon*Con. It shall be SAVAGE! Little Five Points, here we come. Time for comic book geekery and great za! See you at Savage Pizza a 7:30pm. Excelsior!

What? ZA!
Where? Savage Pizza
When? 7:30pm every other Thursday.
Why?

Patrick the Armorer

[No title]

18 August @ 8:07pm

[No text]

domesticat.net [Amy]

Hello, pastel unicorn

18 August @ 9:39am

Hooray updates! Yesterday afternoon, on the way home, I asked myself the question that often -- OFTEN -- leads to trouble: "Okay, so I've cleared lots of the little projects out of the way. What big beast can I tackle tonight?"

I thought about Miss

siliconchef 2.0 [Brian]

Telecommuting & Conference...

26 July @ 4:24pm

Today, Brian offers his tips for successfully handling an international conference call while working from home.

Flickr: TechOps

Block Party

26 May @ 12:06am

siliconchef posted a photo:

What is going on here? Why do these people have giant wooden blocks? Find out on Dragon*ConTV at Dragon*Con 2010

Sliding Constant [Jeff]

My Attempts at Compartmentaliz...

5 May @ 12:59am

My friend Geof Morris has posted tweeted linked etc. about several things lately that have really made me think. He keeps writing about things that center around personal privacy, our public personas, what we choose to present to others about ourselves and how.

read

Voltaire's Lair

Stop-motion night in NYC! 4/29...

21 April @ 8:39am

Thursday, April 29, 7

Nailbiter's Pointless Journal [Luna]

Ok, I think I get it now

21 March @ 10:50am

I've been reading a lot of websites about Fat Acceptance lately. Mainly Fat Nutritionist Fatshionista and Kate Harding. I've been struggling with it. Thoughts run through my head like "But, we eat too much junk food. Too much processed food. Populations who eat traditional diets

King of bitter drunken typos! [Redneck]

Drinking!

17 March @ 6:42pm

I'm headed to the highlander. Unless someone has a better idea.

Posted via LiveJournal.app.

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6 February @ 8:54pm

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Chris Lanphear [dot] com

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Southern Stylings from a Cultured Redneck [4x4]

It's been a bumpy ride...

7 January @ 2:27pm

2009... Let me tell ya what... You wanna talk about a year that will forever be embedded my head? I don't think there is a year that has had more ups and downs for me, to be honest. Looking back, 2003 was rough. More down that up. 2004 was more

PagemasterJim [Crispy]

Time Rolls Forward

20 August @ 12:57pm

Man, I never use this site as much as I used to lately. Sorry for anyone that depended on updates about me from here. Most of you may or may not know that Dana and I decided to get back together sho...

The Pirate Jiggy [Jake]

A Not So Simple Question

12 June @ 8:08am

I have been wrestling with these thoughts for weeks now. I don’t really know how to answer the question but I think it may help to write my thoughts about it down here. Before we get to the question I think it only fair to give some idea as

Dom Charming's Musings [Tim B.]

We regret to inform you that t...

9 June @ 4:03am

Happy Birthday,

The Atlanta Campaign [Scotty]

"And you know it's time t...

1 March @ 1:24pm

Yes, it snows in Atlanta.

Of course, while it sets a beautiful tableau in an otherwise blah day, I can only hope that most of it melts off by rush hour tomorrow morning. Yes, enjoy this while it lasts as it is

DC Security LJ Community

Rooms?

17 January @ 12:03am

So, I'm planning out my Cons for the year (Frolicon, SELF, D*C, and DomCon) and making hotel arrangements where necessary.

The Hyatt and Marriott are *already* sold out.
(Shut up, those of you who've been going to this forever, this is only my second year and the

Corey's LJ

me = slack

19 December @ 10:53pm

Ok, I've been away from LJ for a while.

Like WAY AWAY.

If there is anything REALLY important, I'd hope you guys would have called me.

Hmm, semi update, been working up in PA a LOT lately. They keep sending me so

Keep Reading, You Might Find Me [Jill]

Tired of being walked on by Wa...

21 November @ 11:17am

Sorry for not putting this behind a cut tag, but I want people to know what happened, and others to watch out for this sort of thing.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent bank?

I have had it with the crappy treatment from Wachovia.

tk0667 @ MySpace [Thomas]

Where am I?

4 June @ 8:24am

If you really want to keep up with me than check my LJ http: tk0667.livejournal.com But in other news Life is ...Interesting.....The wife is about to ship ...

Voltaire's Podcast

When You're Evil

15 April @ 6:15pm

When You're

Your Hair Should Be Orange [Suzan]

Two game wardens, seven hunter...

27 March @ 10:37pm

Bruno the Bear While generally I am saddened by the outcome of most wild predator-human clashes, for some reason I find the legal battle over this bear’s body hysterical. Reading what all the bear had killed during it’s brief Bavarian jaunt, all I could think of was ‘

*What is this?* Planet TechOps is a one-stop shop to keep up on all things Dragon*Con, including the projects and blogs of members of TechOps and Security. This site is automatically updated when something new gets posted.	*Wanna add your page here?* Not a problem! All you need is a site or a blog with an RSS feed, which most of them have nowadays. Just let us know, and we'll get you added!	*Wanna bookmark this?* Easy! Just drag this link onto your bookmark folder or toolbar. If you use Internet Explorer, you can also click here to make this your home page!	*Make this page your own!* Click here and you'll get to choose which feeds you want to show plus more options. Your settings will be saved on your computer. Plus, this annoying message will go away. ;)
Weather.com: Atlanta Current Weather Conditions In ... 3 September @ 12:30am Clear, and 75 ° F. For more read more »	Flickr: Dragon*Con DragonCon2010preview-Thursday-... 3 September @ 12:13am madmarv00 posted a photo: read more »	DragonCon LJ Community Want to be on TV? 3 September @ 12:08am Fox 5 Atlanta, CNN and other networks will be interviewing Galen Unhold and other Blood Drive organizers tomorrow morning. We'd love to have costumed con-goers come hang out and show Atlanta, the US and possible the world, just how hard DragonCon rocks. The interviews will be read more »	Live Granades [Stephen & Misty] Today’s Embarassing Admission 2 September @ 11:14am For years I’ve been making fun of razor manufacturers’ ongoing arms race. Three blades! Four! No, five! Make that six! For the longest time I’ve used a three-bladed razor to shave my head, and even that felt excessive. A few weeks ago a friend of mine gave read more »
DragonCon TV Jenga [DCTV 2010] 2 September @ 9:05am They’re making a movie about Battleship?!? They’re making a movie about Monopoly?!? What’s next?!? This is what DragonConTV thinks will happen when they try to mix family night with a Jerry Bruckheimer film. Produced for DragonCon 2010 by DragonConTV Written and Produced by Brian Richardson Graphics by read more »	ManaNation [A Magic Podcast] Ep. 112 – Interview with Adria... 2 September @ 4:44am Ep. 112 features a great interview with Adrian Sullivan, master deck builder and theorist. read more »	solecist.net [Amy's sidelog] Amy has a new friend 1 September @ 2:07pm Amy has a new friend : Amy Qualls-McClure is now friends with read more »	TrickJarrett [Patrick] Restarting to Blog 31 August @ 4:32pm I can’t believe I let the bald spot post rest atop my blog for so long. Wow. I’m busy. As always. I write a lot, but now it’s not on here, it’s on Twitter and on ManaNation. That being said, I’m going to be revamping read more »
WhatTheCast? Episode 81: Pre Con Show 31 August @ 1:33pm The cast has DragonCon on the brain! Brian, Crispy and Stephen talk about what they’re up to at DragonCon 2010 … The DragonCon Late Show, DragonConTV, The Parsec Awards, Stephen’s panel appearances and a whole lot more. We also give a few props to ThinkGeek for the prizes read more »	Casa De Morrill [Wintersun & Inigo Montoya] beer goodness 30 August @ 12:04am Sean and I like beer. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Yesterday, we went to a beer fest called Beat The Heat Winter Beer Fest with a couple of our friends. It was held up in Scottsdale and had many of the high end craft brewers at it. read more »	The Bomb Diggity! [Thomas] Paddle Faster I hear banjos!!! 28 August @ 2:01pm So lat night allison_smiley and myself drove up to the mountains of Tn. For a MTAC staff retreat. We drove for a bit, Then we turned right and seriously left civilization behind us. I swear i heard Banjos. We followed some rather sketchey directions to get there. read more »	Kilted MadMan @ Flickr [Thomas] [No title] 28 August @ 1:59pm Kilted MadMan posted a photo: read more »
Wandering in shades of Grey [GreyMan] Savage ZA! 19 August @ 12:10am It's the last ZA! before Dragon*Con. It shall be SAVAGE! Little Five Points, here we come. Time for comic book geekery and great za! See you at Savage Pizza a 7:30pm. Excelsior! What? ZA! Where? Savage Pizza When? 7:30pm every other Thursday. Why? read more »	Patrick the Armorer [No title] 18 August @ 8:07pm [No text] read more »	domesticat.net [Amy] Hello, pastel unicorn 18 August @ 9:39am Hooray updates! Yesterday afternoon, on the way home, I asked myself the question that often -- OFTEN -- leads to trouble: "Okay, so I've cleared lots of the little projects out of the way. What big beast can I tackle tonight?" I thought about Miss read more »	siliconchef 2.0 [Brian] Telecommuting & Conference... 26 July @ 4:24pm Today, Brian offers his tips for successfully handling an international conference call while working from home. read more »
Flickr: TechOps Block Party 26 May @ 12:06am siliconchef posted a photo: What is going on here? Why do these people have giant wooden blocks? Find out on DragonConTV at DragonCon 2010 read more »	Sliding Constant [Jeff] My Attempts at Compartmentaliz... 5 May @ 12:59am My friend Geof Morris has posted tweeted linked etc. about several things lately that have really made me think. He keeps writing about things that center around personal privacy, our public personas, what we choose to present to others about ourselves and how. read read more »	Voltaire's Lair Stop-motion night in NYC! 4/29... 21 April @ 8:39am Thursday, April 29, 7 read more »	Nailbiter's Pointless Journal [Luna] Ok, I think I get it now 21 March @ 10:50am I've been reading a lot of websites about Fat Acceptance lately. Mainly Fat Nutritionist Fatshionista and Kate Harding. I've been struggling with it. Thoughts run through my head like "But, we eat too much junk food. Too much processed food. Populations who eat traditional diets read more »
King of bitter drunken typos! [Redneck] Drinking! 17 March @ 6:42pm I'm headed to the highlander. Unless someone has a better idea. Posted via LiveJournal.app. read more »	Technorati: Dragon*Con New Search Results, from Techn... 4 March @ 6:00pm Technorati and Ingboo have partnered together to provide an all new kind of subscription experience for Technorati content, including search results. Look for a blue Ingboo icon for a full range of subscription options. Feeds are also available for: Hottest Blogosphere Posts Latest Original Articles from Technorati The Technorati read more »	techops.net Hello world! 6 February @ 8:54pm Welcome to Smilingpeanut.net. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start read more »	Chris Lanphear [dot] com Hello world! 6 February @ 8:54pm Welcome to Smilingpeanut.net. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start read more »
Southern Stylings from a Cultured Redneck [4x4] It's been a bumpy ride... 7 January @ 2:27pm 2009... Let me tell ya what... You wanna talk about a year that will forever be embedded my head? I don't think there is a year that has had more ups and downs for me, to be honest. Looking back, 2003 was rough. More down that up. 2004 was more read more »	PagemasterJim [Crispy] Time Rolls Forward 20 August @ 12:57pm Man, I never use this site as much as I used to lately. Sorry for anyone that depended on updates about me from here. Most of you may or may not know that Dana and I decided to get back together sho... read more »	The Pirate Jiggy [Jake] A Not So Simple Question 12 June @ 8:08am I have been wrestling with these thoughts for weeks now. I don’t really know how to answer the question but I think it may help to write my thoughts about it down here. Before we get to the question I think it only fair to give some idea as read more »	Dom Charming's Musings [Tim B.] We regret to inform you that t... 9 June @ 4:03am Happy Birthday, read more »
The Atlanta Campaign [Scotty] "And you know it's time t... 1 March @ 1:24pm Yes, it snows in Atlanta. Of course, while it sets a beautiful tableau in an otherwise blah day, I can only hope that most of it melts off by rush hour tomorrow morning. Yes, enjoy this while it lasts as it is read more »	DC Security LJ Community Rooms? 17 January @ 12:03am So, I'm planning out my Cons for the year (Frolicon, SELF, DC, and DomCon) and making hotel arrangements where necessary. The Hyatt and Marriott are already* sold out. (Shut up, those of you who've been going to this forever, this is only my second year and the read more »	Corey's LJ me = slack 19 December @ 10:53pm Ok, I've been away from LJ for a while. Like WAY AWAY. If there is anything REALLY important, I'd hope you guys would have called me. Hmm, semi update, been working up in PA a LOT lately. They keep sending me so read more »	Keep Reading, You Might Find Me [Jill] Tired of being walked on by Wa... 21 November @ 11:17am Sorry for not putting this behind a cut tag, but I want people to know what happened, and others to watch out for this sort of thing. Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent bank? I have had it with the crappy treatment from Wachovia. read more »
tk0667 @ MySpace [Thomas] Where am I? 4 June @ 8:24am If you really want to keep up with me than check my LJ http: tk0667.livejournal.com But in other news Life is ...Interesting.....The wife is about to ship ... read more »	Voltaire's Podcast When You're Evil 15 April @ 6:15pm When You're read more »	Your Hair Should Be Orange [Suzan] Two game wardens, seven hunter... 27 March @ 10:37pm Bruno the Bear While generally I am saddened by the outcome of most wild predator-human clashes, for some reason I find the legal battle over this bear’s body hysterical. Reading what all the bear had killed during it’s brief Bavarian jaunt, all I could think of was ‘ read more »