Alan Irwin’s Blog

So after a long hiatus, what would it take to finally get me back on this blog again? My annual trek to San Diego for 5 days of pop-culture based geeky goodness: San Diego Comic-Con International 2008. Of course! I try to explain to folks how this convention (the Con) is more than just comic [...]

A quick update on the Gap Fire in Santa Barbara County and its impact on us. So far (11:00 pm on July 3) we are fine. As you can see on the map (the blue markers are area landmarks either in the fire or near the fires boundaries), we are out of the danger area. [...]

Okay, the coolness factor at Comic-Con just went up a notch. It turns out that the Obama campaign is exploring the idea of having their candidate show up at Comic-Con. There isn’t a lot of information beyond the fact that an exploratory call was made, but I can see how an appearance would appeal to [...]

This is a satellite image of the fire areas taken on Tuesday, October 22. I’ve pointed out the location of Santa Barbara to assure our friends that we, personally, are not in any danger. There are fires in Santa Barbara County (which is why the national media keeps mentioning Santa Barbara), but the real impact [...]

If I were anywhere near Atlanta this weekend, nothing would keep me from this event. A bowling challenge between the MurrFurs and the USS Republic Klingons. Two geek subcultures going toe to … err … claw to claw on the lanes. This is the kind of culture war that I think is a model of [...]