Swords, Shadows, and (Overdue) Super Summer Activity

 

Last weekend, it got REALLY hot in Ottawa!

The heat lasted until Wednesday which meant that for much of the work week (which felt like an eternity!), I was in our basement, stepping outdoors only to quickly water our plants. Much-needed rain on Thursday finally broke the scorching temperatures, perfect timing for a relaxing day off. Friday and today's weather were perfect, so I took full advantage and booked some outings.

I met some people yesterday to see the new Superman movie, which was really good! A great cast, bright and colourful (unlike a lot of DC's previous movies), and fun. A lot of world-building and characters hinting at future stuff, none of whom/which took away from the main story.

Today, I dove into my fantasy-heavy Summer reading pile, choosing the penultimate Shadowhunters novel (top, smaller book) to take downtown for some lunch, fresh air, and a nice little walk, where I got photos of some really fun Canadian animal-themed posters.

I continued reading on our back deck this evening, after being able to pick some herbs from our garden for the first time all week. All in all, a nice couple days.

Rainy weather tomorrow, so probably a very indoorsy snack and cleaning kind of day, then back to work on Monday. 

Cheers!

Planning for a Fall Event??

 

It's been roughly one month since I went to Toronto, and I have the urge to plan for another event, preferably something local (although my uncle just linked me the guest list for Hal-Con 2025 in November, and it looks fairly decent...).

I've been looking into other events I've attended or wanted to attend in the past, and there doesn't look like much of a shortage of potentially fun things to do this Autumn around Ottawa.

• Robert Englund (THE Freddy Krueger!) is the headliner of September's Ottawa Comiccon (with A Jason Voorhees, though not Kane Hodder), so that goes right to the top of my list! 
• The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) is holding a conference in Ottawa around the end of November. I'd be going as a patient (IF the price is right, that is...), and might be persuaded to book a room at the hotel it's at to avoid troubles with Para Transpo/have a little getaway.
• Ottawa holds a literary convention called Can-Con in October. Last year's agenda had some fun stuff, and I may know a few people there.
• There's always hoping the Ottawa Writer's Fest has some fun events for their Fall schedule. 

I already have "placeholders" in my calendar for when I have more information and a better sense of my own schedule and can rule things out, but it looks like I've got some decisions to make over the next month or two.

Cheers!