{"id":2731,"date":"2018-01-12T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T12:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2018-01-11T22:27:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T03:27:11","slug":"its-not-illogical-its-illogicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/its-not-illogical-its-illogicon\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not Illogical, It&#8217;s illogiCon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend is our local Research Triangle, North Carolina, science fiction and fantasy convention: <a href=\"http:\/\/illogicon.org\/\">illogiCon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/illogicon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scienceFiction.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"imagecaption\" style=\"font-size: 50%;\"><em>(Professor Schrodington, the illogiCon mascot.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got going on:<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3:00 p.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Geeky Gateway Drugs&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>7:00 p.m. &#8212; Opening Ceremonies &#8212; I get to play the opening song!<\/li>\n<li>8:00 p.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;They Blinded Me With Science&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:30 a.m. &#8212; &#8220;Office Hours&#8221; &#8212; come by and chat! (<em>and maybe buy a book or CD<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>12:00 noon &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baen.com\/\">Baen Books<\/a> Traveling Road Show<\/li>\n<li>4:00 p.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Science Clickbait&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>6:00 p.m. &#8212; Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:00 noon &#8212; &#8220;Music for the Road&#8221; Farewell Concert w\/ David Tyberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad I only have one convention-related event on Sunday, because I&#8217;ll be heading to north Raleigh right after I&#8217;m done to host the monthly &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1952726114961138\/\">Writers Coffeehouse<\/a>&#8221; at Quail Ridge Books &#8212; from 2-4 p.m., all writers welcome!<\/p>\n<p>Should be a good weekend!<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share 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