Month: October 2005

Apparently, I’ve caught what’s been going around – Con-Cold.
Stay away from me.

I haven’t been keeping a day-by-day update, because I’ve been a little busy doing other things, such as spending time with Silvia, shepherding two of Icon’s guests around in the eternal search for good beer.
This is pretty early to be awake, but I’ve got to get going to get an interview in this morning.
Joe and I will have MUCH to say about Icon when we record next.
I’ve also made some good connections, and we’ll see how they pan out over the next few weeks.

Have fun at Icon, that’s what it’s all about!

This is the last post before Icon.
Silvia and I will be heading out there in a couple of hours, and hope to have a blast.
If anyone feels like coming along, please do. We look forward to seeing everyone once again.

New show is up.
There’s also a new email update subscription service, so you get email updates when there’s new shows.
Check it all out and more at http://feeds.feedburner.com/miketheman

Have you ever visited a fan-related convention in a foreign country, where you didn’t understand the local language as much as you’d like?
Have you ever wondered what everyone else is yelling around you, but couldn’t get past that first garbled word?
Have you ever sat at a table, drinking coffee, wondering how to start a conversation, but couldn’t because you don’t know the local words for, “Hey, what’s that poking out of your ear?”

Well then, regardless of your answers to the questions above, this event is for you!
Yours truly will be sitting (and hopefully speaking) on an English-speaking panel during Icon, alongside Ilan Eshkoli, Raz Greenberg (both of local fandom) and a couple of foreign guests – Roger Nygard and Robert Burnett, and of course, how could I forget, our wonderful panel moderator, !!

It should be one hell of a panel, so check out the details at the link here: http://2005.icon.org.il/event.php/226
and I’m counting on seeing you there!

: I am the redneck from hell
: naw, Texas only feels like hell sometimes.

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I got an interesting phone call tonight.
Apparently, I might actually be participating in an activity during Icon.
I can’t reveal any further details, but suffice it to say that the event will be in my mother tongue! (And, no, there is no such thing as “Redneckian”!)

I watched the Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros last night.
They played a nice few innings, the score was 5-1 Braves, and the in the 7th, 6-1. In the 8th and 9th, the Astros caught up, making a wonderful dash to 6-6, moving it into more innings.
Now we get to watch the “sudden death” style. Someone get a run already!
The whole thing dragged out until the bottom of the 18th inning (!!!!) when the Astros brought one more in, and it was finally over.
I didn’t think they could ever make it to the 18th inning, but was I wrong….

Not a chance!
We’ve got an amazing show for ya – just point something download-ery this way: http://feeds.feedburner.com/miketheman.

Let me know what you think and want and desire and maybe I’ll get it for you.

Awwww, crap.
Wednesday night I finished off a pack of cigarettes, and haven’t smoked since.
I want to smoke because I like to smoke, dammit.
There are soooo many reasons to stop smoking.
There are only a few to keep smoking, and those are the ones that are important.
But nonetheless, here I am, not smoking.
Again.
I was off for about six months, then on them for about four, and now I’m off again.
Crap.

In other news, I am just starting to get some feedback from the shows from sources outside LJ. This is friggin’ wonderful!

People of the world: Tell your friends about The Real Life! Send them the simple URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/miketheman
Send them to hear the wonderful pearls of wisdom that we reveal ever so often on the show.
Write back, call in, let us know you exist and tell us what you think.

That’s all. Please continue with your scheduled programming.

Well, there’s a new show out, check it out at http://feeds.feedburner.com/miketheman.

A barrel of wishes to all on the new year, and I’m not going to bother asking for forgiveness.
If you haven’t forgiven me already, you probably won’t.
So there.
In your face.

Ain’t that a great way to bring in the new year? Have fun!