Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Minnesota Science Fiction Society (Minn-StF)'s LiveJournal:

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Friday, May 16th, 2008
9:37 am [davidwilford]	MnStf meeting reminder At the home of David Wilford and Erin McKee, 549 East Third Street, New Richmond, WI. Here are the basic directions to our home: Take I-94 east into Wisconsin until you get to the exit for Roberts, and take Hwy 65 north to New Richmond. Once in New Richmond, stay on Hwy 65 until you get to the intersection with East Third Street (it's one block north of the light where the U.S. Post Office is.) and turn right. Go about five blocks to Oak Street and our house will be the dark green one on the left with the MnStf sign out front. FFI: call either 715-222-9167 (Erin) or 715-222-9168 (David). There are lots of other ways to get to our home, some being shorter or even longer. Always keep in mind that short cuts may make for long delays though... ;-) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
8:38 pm [quadong]	carpool Would anyone like to carpool with Kelly and me to this Saturday's mnstf meeting at Erin and David's (in Wisconsin about an hour east of the Cities)? We need to be there by 3 for the board meeting and will probably stay fairly late. We could use our car or yours. (I've mumbled about this before to some people, but don't recall any definite answers.) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
4:29 pm [quadong]	Minicon flyers to Wiscon Who'd be willing to take Minicon flyers with them to Wiscon? If you are, please e-mail me your address and I'll mail you a stack (or you could arrange to pick them up from me, but that is probably more difficult and the postage cost is trivial). Alternatively, you can print the flyer off the web. However, I've printed it on blue paper to make it a bit more distinctive, so if it's not really easy for you to do the same and there's still time for mailing, let me mail you mine. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 5th, 2008
2:44 pm [kaustin]	The minutes for the April 19th, 2008 MnStf board of directors meeting have been posted to the web. The next board meeting will be Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 3:00 pm at the home of Erin McKee and David Wilford. Current Mood: faanish (Comment on this)
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
11:28 am [dreamhaven]	John Berkey 1933-2008 John Berkey, illustrator and one of Science Fiction's greatest artists, passed away on Tuesday. He was 75. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, April 25th, 2008
6:55 pm [laurel]	Corflu virtual consuite They're streaming video (and audio) live from Corflu right now in their virtual consuite. (I've always thought about doing something like this for Convivial or Minicon or something, but never have.) (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
1:28 pm [asimovberlioz]	Not-so-confidential to pleasant_muse Ahem! Would you kindly answer the following questions for me: Why was it necessary to make that "George Lucas Exclusive" post in two columns with fixed widths, thus screwing up the f-list formatting for those of us with smaller or lower-res monitors? What is the need of posting a "scoop" that is nearly seven months old? and Are you so reluctant to consider any form of criticism that you must delete responses to the said post? Nevertheless, with all good will, I await your reply, you puzzling and thusfar uncooperative person. Current Mood: irritated Current Music: Ambient sounds (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, April 18th, 2008
9:36 am [cakmpls]	Minn-Stf meeting tomorrow Our house: 3328 Colfax Ave. S., Minneapolis (near Lake and Lyndale) Official start time 2 p.m., but the crowd starts arriving later (4-ish). Board meeting at 2:30. I will be making the usual chili, and I hope to also manage a vegan soup. The usual drinkables and munchies will be supplied, but additions are always welcome. We have cats. Only one is likely to appear, at least after a few people get here, and we will have "taped" (sticky roller) the upholstered furniture, but they are here. Kids are welcome if they are attended. They can watch DVDs upstairs if they want to. No smoking, please, either in house or outside near windows. I'm up for a game or 6 of Fluxx. (Comment on this)
7:18 am [pegkerr]	Death of Margaret Howes; funeral today David Lenander let me know of the death of Margaret Howes, a longtime Minneapolis fan and attendee at Minicon and one of the co-founders of the Rivendell Group of the Mythopoeic Society here in Minneapolis. Margaret was 80. There was an obituary in the Star-Tribune yesterday, and the funeral is being held today: Margaret J. Howes Howes, Margaret J. Age 80, of Mpls, passed away April 15, 2008. Survived by son, Bruce (Joyce); daughter, Denise; 7 grandchildren; sister, Dorothy (James) and brother, Douglas (LaVern). Funeral Mass Friday, April 18, 2 PM, with visitation 1-2 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church, 509 W. 54th St., Mpls. Cremation Society of MN Mpls 612-825-2435 Published in the Star Tribune on 4/17/2008. David Lenander writes: Margaret was one of the original group that gathered together at the invitation of Todd Zuhlsdorf to form the Rivendell discussion group of the Mythopoeic Society. She and Ruth Berman and I were the only ones from that original gathering, in 1973 or 74 who were still regularly attending. Margaret had been a member of the Society over the years, off and on, and had attended a Mythcon or three. She was our guest of honor at Bree Moot 5, after the publication of her novel, The Wrong World, and I have a web-page up for her fan activities here. If you cannot attend her funeral service, you might want to post a memory or condolence to the Guest Book on the StarTribune Obituaries web-site, or if you'd like to send any comments to me for posting on my Margaret Howes page, I'd be happy to do that. Perhaps we can take a few minutes at the [Rivendell] meeting on Saturday to remember her. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
5:35 pm [captinben]	Have you RSVP'ed for the DR Who Meetup yet we are going to be watching The Torchwood Season Finale and Partners in Crime at Merlins Rest which is located at E. Lake St. and 36th Ave. Minneapolis, MN The event will take place April 19th at 4pm (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, April 11th, 2008
3:55 pm [laurel]	June meetings shifted I've updated my previous post and the Minn-StF website to reflect the fact that the June Minn-StF meetings have been shifted from the usual 1st & 3rd Saturdays to the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of that Month. I didn't know that when I put this stuff together, had just heard the hosts for the two meetings and presumed the dates. Oops! Sorry about that. The first meeting of June will be on June 14th at the home of Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz. The second meeting of June will be on June 28th at the home of Marian Turner. And it sounds like there won't be a meeting on July 5th (since it's a holiday weekend, CONvergence is that weekend, we'll have just had a meeting the previous weekend, and so forth). (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
3:59 pm [laurel]	Upcoming Minn-StF Events This list and more can be found on the Minn-StF website, but I figured a post here once in a while couldn't hurt. Mark those calendars! If anyone has any additional info on meetings or corrections, please get in touch. Contact Lydia Nickerson (lydy) if you'd like to a host a meeting, there are still some which haven't been spoken for listed here and more in late summer and fall that haven't been scheduled or claimed yet. Saturday, April 19th - Minn-StF Meeting at the home of Jonathan Adams and cakmpls (3328 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis). No smoking, cats, kids okay if attended. There's also a Minn-StF Board meeting at the meeting, starting at 2:30pm. Saturday, May 3rd - Minn-StF Meeting at a location yet to be announced. Unless I've missed an announcement (someone let me know please, if I have so I can update the website). Saturday, May 17th - Minn-StF Meeting at the home of Erin McKee & davidwilford (549 E. 3rd St, New Richmond, Wisconsin). Dogs, cats, smoking outside, and stargazing if weather permits. Note that the June meetings have been shifted to the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Saturday, June 7th 14th - Minn-StF Meeting at the home of fmsv & cowfan (4323 France Ave in Minneapolis). Cats, piano rolls, no smoking. The grill will be on if people want to bring food to grill. Saturday, June 21st 28th - Minn-StF Meeting at the home of Marian Turner (4042 Wentworth Ave S, Mpls). Children welcome, childproof, no guns. July 4th - First Pre-Registration deadline for Convivial 3 (the 2008 Minn-StF Fallcon). We'll also accept pre-registrations at the $30 early-bird rate at the Minicon/Minn-StF party at CONvergence. Saturday, July 5th - No Meeting. Looks like there probably won't be a meeting on July 5th because it's a holiday weekend, CONvergence is that weekend, we'll have just had one the previous weekend, etc. If someone really wants to host a meeting anyway, talk to Lydy. Saturday, July 19th - Minn-StF Picnic at Minnehaha Park in picnic area #2 (between Godfrey Pkwy and Nawadaha Blvd). Here is a link to a map of the park (it's a PDF); there's also a map in the Minicon 43 program book. The picnic will start at 2pm and run until dark (around 9pm). There will be a grill going for anyone who wants to grill something (bring your own food to grill). Minn-StF will provide some beverages and snacks, we encourage you to bring some food to share. There will be game playing, so feel free to bring table games or outdoor games. Later in the evening some of us will take a walk down to the falls. We recommend that people show up closer to 2pm for this event than they normally would for a Minn-StF meeting. Saturday, August 2nd - Minn-StF Meeting at the home of sraun and iraunink (3928 11th Ave S in Minneapolis). Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451, realitychallenged@fireopal.org, sraun@fireopal.org Saturday, August 16th - Minn-StF & Minicon Meeting at the home of quadong and Kelly Strait. More details will be posted on the website soon. More meetings yet to be scheduled, of course. Minn-StF meetings are usually on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Convivial 3 will be October 17-19, 2008. Minicon 44 will be April 10-12, 2009. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
8:25 pm [mizzlaurajean]	AppleCon Volunteer Opportunity's 100% volunteer powered! ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
8:19 pm [mizzlaurajean]	AppleCon Programming updates Haven't registered it's not too late to come join the fun making. Here's just some of what will be happening ( Read more... ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
12:15 pm [kaustin]	Today's MnStf meeting Today's meeting is at the home of Scott & Irene Raun (3928 11th Ave S in Minneapolis). Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451. (Comment on this)
11:44 am [pgdudda]	MN-stf meeting today? I just checked the online version of Einblatt, and it's still showing the March edition. Is there in fact a MN-stf meeting today, and if so, where? Current Mood: curious (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, April 4th, 2008
7:11 pm [mizzlaurajean]	Applecon, April 11th, 12th and 13th 2008 Woot! We have past out first year goal of 50 members Applecon now has 65 members 56 attending adults (3 are teens I think) 3 supporting adults 5 children between 5 - 12 (more of whom are closer to 12) 1 under 5 And you can still register on line for $50 http://www.minneapplecon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=39 Or for only 5 hours remaining you can buy a supporting memberships for $20 (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
10:15 pm [von_krag]	Hugo books '08 For the duration of the 2008 Hugo campaign, Ian McDonald, Robert J. Sawyer, John Scalzi, Charles Stross and their respective publishers are making special electronic editions of their Hugo-nominated works available at request to 2008 Hugo voters. The authors have put together a package of their books for the voters’ convenience. Where can they get these special editions? Well, right here, of course! 2008 Hugo voters are eligible. To be a Hugo voter, you must be a member of Denvention 3, this year’s Worldcon. Current Mood: pleased Current Music: GotRadio - New Age Nuance - msng (Comment on this)
Monday, March 31st, 2008
8:34 pm [von_krag]	Web sites used to attack epileptics http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/03/epilepsy The incident, possibly the first computer attack to inflict physical harm on the victims, began Saturday, March 22, when attackers used a script to post hundreds of messages embedded with flashing animated gifs. The attackers turned to a more effective tactic on Sunday, injecting JavaScript into some posts that redirected users' browsers to a page with a more complex image designed to trigger seizures in both photosensitive and pattern-sensitive epileptics. Current Mood: angry Current Music: The Valley Of The Moon - Lisa Gerrard (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
11:49 am [kaustin]	The minutes for the March 15th, 2008 MnStf board of directors meeting have been posted to the web. The next board meeting will be Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 2:30 pm at the home of Carol Kennedy and Jonathan Adams. (Comment on this)