Episode 64 – 2011 Wrap Up, Part 1

This episode is part 1 of a car cast where we cover our highlights of 2011.

Apologies for the audio quality as we’re testing a new set of microphones and the road noise was louder than we anticipated. It gets particularly loud around the 30 minute mark, but that only lasts for six or seven minutes. Listening through, we’ve come up with some ways to greatly improve the audio from the car.

Stuff we mention:

Episode 59 – Cheap Beach Second Honeymoon

*Recorded March 7, 2011*

News from Virginia Beach

  • Visit with M.A. in PA and Paulette Jaxton; chatting and knitting.
  • Super cheap beach vacation was expiring so we mad a mad dash towards the ocean.
  • Ditched By Kate News
  • Chooch received a CR-48 Chrome OS laptop and gets his geek on talking about it
  • Viv will be requesting submissions for a book of collected breast cancer stories, fiction or non-fiction as soon as details are worked out. Watch her blog for more information.

No nuggets or promos this time around. We catch ya on the next one!

Special Episode 2 – NaNo for Noobs

Simulcast in Podereo on the Balticon Podcast feed, we are proud to bring you the recording of the “NaNoWriMo for Noobs” panel recording. Now is the perfect time to get your outlines down and prepare to write that novel you’ve always wanted to in November!

From the Balticon program guide:

How it was won or lost
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a motivational novel-writing program for anyone who has wanted to write a novel but doesn’t know how to get started. The program provides guidelines, structure and countless tools for success yet many still do not complete the 50,000 words required to be a winner. This panel of NaNoWriMo participants and winners will discuss their strategies for success, and if finishing even matters.

Panelists include:

Episode 47 – BlenderCon 2010

Summery comes to a close, well at least as far as school and such are concerned. Con Season is also winding down and we continue the third year of our “BlenderCon” tradition.

Things we mention include:

Episode 46 – California Dreamin

Heeeeeeeellllo Internets! Feels good to be back in The Burrow to bring another episode of ITB.

In this episode we discuss:

Episode 45 – Live at Balticon

We were happy to have another opportunity to do a live show at Balticon. This year we are joined by three luminaries of podcasting who came together to discuss 3D usage in movies, upcoming reboots, and their favorite films of all time.

Our guest are:

P.G. Holyfield

We are happy to bring you an interview with the talented P.G. Holyfield. P.G. has a book launching soon and we had a chance to talk about it with him along with his writing process, gaming, and lots of other odds & ends.

We love talking to P.G. so much that this went a bit long (just under an hour), so the episode doesn’t have any news or updates for us- we jump straight into the interview!

In this episode we discuss:

Sci-Fi Fantasy Prom Promo 1

Event: Sci-Fi / Fantasy Prom
Location: Balticon 44 at the Hunt Valley Marriot, Derby Room
When: Saturday, May 29 starting at 11:00pm (2300 hrs)
Duration: Scheduled for 3:00 hours

Prom the way *we* want it

This is the prom where geeks rule, and freak flags fly. The only prom around with costumes and prizes so come as your favorite fantasy or sci-fi character. Don’t have a partner? Throw on an undershirt and bring a toaster – bam, you’re Chief Tyroll!

Music will be DJ’d by Tee Morris, and Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit is the Master of Ceremonies.

Feel free to spread the promo far and wide and add to your podcast!

Thanks to Paulette Jaxton for lending her voice

Snowpocalypse Part Deux

Another ranging discussion about life, the universe, and everything

In this episode we discuss:

  • Viv’s geek chasm
  • Record snow fall
  • Snow burglars break into the house?
  • Kaylee turned 1
  • New Years board gaming
  • Chooch gets a (virtual) bunny
  • CoH Podcast ends
  • T turned 13
  • Kid birthdays suck when they don’t live with you
  • M and his girlfriend may be getting back together (again)
  • J is loving Rock Band
  • Kaylee loves snow
  • Viv’s now a knitter
  • MA’s a Modern Domestic Geek Godess
  • We help Tee get his house back in shape
  • Looking forward to Farpoint
  • Looking forward to Balticon
  • Quickie health update
  • Chooch is still caffeine free – and dreams about soda
  • Promo: Variant Frequencies

Quick Note

I wanted to make everyone aware of additional recordings of Balticon panels that Viv and I participated on.

I didn’t feel right about dropping these directly into either of our podcast feeds since they contain no gaming, parenting, or blending content 🙂 They are focused on podcasting/recording/audio techie stuff.

You can check them out over at my new site Random Acts of Chooch. The three panels contain different combinations of me, Viv, Scott Sigler, PG Holyfield, MAinPA, Thomas “Command Line” Gideon, Dan the Fan, Nobilis Reed, Marc “Grailwolf” Bailey, Heather Welliver, and Tyler Waldeman.

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