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sweetmmeblue.livejournal.comOur son left his 3DS XL, gold, Zelda version that looks like this http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/10/10848361-1381753985-150674.jpg charging Saturday in the video game room at night. He went to get it before he left at 1am and it was not there. It had the game "Super Smas Bros" in it http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/4/40/Super_Smash_Bros_for_Nintendo_3DS_US_final_boxart.jpg/250px-Super_Smash_Bros_for_Nintendo_3DS_US_final_boxart.jpg
The game belonged to our public library and he'd like his holiday present back. If you, or someone you know found it, we'd like it back please.
The game belonged to our public library and he'd like his holiday present back. If you, or someone you know found it, we'd like it back please.
2016 Writing Contest
Jan. 19th, 2016 08:51 pmarisialj.livejournal.comCongratulations to the winners of the 2016 Student Writing Contest, who were awarded during the Masquerade Intermission Sunday night.
Honorable Mention:
“The Spaceman” by Ellis Ryder
“Average Joe” by Alexandra Kouroriez
Third place
“Porcelain Woman” by Joyce Hida
Second Place
“Void of a Soul” by Alexis Felicia Romero
“Mithredath,” by Caroline Jeffers
First Place award goes to
“The One-Eyed Knight” by Rowan Bagley, who also receives a matching cash prize for her school, Madison Area Memorial High School
Thank you to all the winners and to all the entrants. We thank you for sharing the fruits of your talent, and we hope that you continue sharing your unique visions with the world! We look forward to our next Student Writing Contest for Arisia 2017!
Honorable Mention:
“The Spaceman” by Ellis Ryder
“Average Joe” by Alexandra Kouroriez
Third place
“Porcelain Woman” by Joyce Hida
Second Place
“Void of a Soul” by Alexis Felicia Romero
“Mithredath,” by Caroline Jeffers
First Place award goes to
“The One-Eyed Knight” by Rowan Bagley, who also receives a matching cash prize for her school, Madison Area Memorial High School
Thank you to all the winners and to all the entrants. We thank you for sharing the fruits of your talent, and we hope that you continue sharing your unique visions with the world! We look forward to our next Student Writing Contest for Arisia 2017!
Assisted Listening
Jan. 15th, 2016 10:46 amarisialj.livejournal.comAssisted Listening Devices are available for a number of events this Arisia!
To see a list click here: https://goo.gl/FHZJ7P
To request a receiver text: (617)648-6552
Wandering Minstrel Program!
Jan. 14th, 2016 03:56 pmarisialj.livejournal.comCheck out our new Wandering Minstrel program! Throughout the weekend, we’ll have designated musicians performing and/or jamming in public spaces (e.g. lobby, mezzanine, concourse). If you like to jam, bring an instrument! Arisia gets plenty of musicians, and minstrels -- even when on duty, if they're not too busy -- are prime candidates for people to jam with.
It's hard to predict exactly where a Wandering Minstrel will end up playing, but various minstrels will be active at the following times:
FRI 2:00pm-3:30 Alyssa Yeager
FRI 3:30pm-5:30 Susan Weiner
FRI 4:30pm-6:30 Nat Budin
FRI 6:30pm-8:00 The Wandering Cellist
FRI 8:00pm-9:30 Alec Heller
FRI 9:30pm-11:00 Char Morgan
FRI 11:00pm-12:00 Zoë Madonna
SAT 11:00am-12:30 Nat Budin
SAT 12:30pm-2:00 Troy Daniels
SAT 2:00pm-3:30 Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee
SAT 3:30pm-5:00 The Wandering Cellist
SAT 5:00pm-6:30 Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee
SAT 6:30pm-8:00 Alan Whitbread
SAT 8:00pm-9:30 Marnen Laibow-Koser
SAT 9:30pm-11:00 The Wandering Cellist
SAT 11:00pm-12:30 Char Morgan
SUN 12:30pm-2:00 Char Morgan
SUN 2:00pm-3:30 Amy Kucharik
SUN 3:30pm-5:00 Troy Daniels
SUN 5:00pm-6:30 Amy Kucharik
SUN 6:30pm-8:00 Zoë Madonna
SUN 8:00pm-9:30 Marnen Laibow-Koser
SUN 9:30pm-11:00 Alec Heller
SUN 11:00pm-12:30 Troy Daniels
In addition, Jonathan Gilbert, Ben Newman, and members of Diabolis in Musica are likely to be playing or jamming at less predictable times.
Here's a rough idea of what they're likely to be doing:
Alyssa Yeager: original songs from the perspective of a geek/goddess/girl
Susan Weiner: violin instrumentals and some mostly original folk songs
Nat Budin: geeky folk, rock, and pop; guitar and vocals
Wandering Cellist: dark fantasy cello
Alan Whitbread: traditional; concertina and some vocals
Zoë Madonna: accordion
Amy Kucharik: ukelele originals
Alec Heller: guitar instrumentals
Char Morgan: classical and folk; violin
Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee: Balkan and other music; accordion/vocals/guitar
Marnen Laibow-Koser: violin
Troy Daniels: Renaissance lute
Jonathan Gilbert: probably violin
Ben Newman: guitar
Diabolis in Musica: Medieval fusion on period instruments, with dancers? Perhaps we misunderstood.
It's hard to predict exactly where a Wandering Minstrel will end up playing, but various minstrels will be active at the following times:
FRI 2:00pm-3:30 Alyssa Yeager
FRI 3:30pm-5:30 Susan Weiner
FRI 4:30pm-6:30 Nat Budin
FRI 6:30pm-8:00 The Wandering Cellist
FRI 8:00pm-9:30 Alec Heller
FRI 9:30pm-11:00 Char Morgan
FRI 11:00pm-12:00 Zoë Madonna
SAT 11:00am-12:30 Nat Budin
SAT 12:30pm-2:00 Troy Daniels
SAT 2:00pm-3:30 Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee
SAT 3:30pm-5:00 The Wandering Cellist
SAT 5:00pm-6:30 Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee
SAT 6:30pm-8:00 Alan Whitbread
SAT 8:00pm-9:30 Marnen Laibow-Koser
SAT 9:30pm-11:00 The Wandering Cellist
SAT 11:00pm-12:30 Char Morgan
SUN 12:30pm-2:00 Char Morgan
SUN 2:00pm-3:30 Amy Kucharik
SUN 3:30pm-5:00 Troy Daniels
SUN 5:00pm-6:30 Amy Kucharik
SUN 6:30pm-8:00 Zoë Madonna
SUN 8:00pm-9:30 Marnen Laibow-Koser
SUN 9:30pm-11:00 Alec Heller
SUN 11:00pm-12:30 Troy Daniels
In addition, Jonathan Gilbert, Ben Newman, and members of Diabolis in Musica are likely to be playing or jamming at less predictable times.
Here's a rough idea of what they're likely to be doing:
Alyssa Yeager: original songs from the perspective of a geek/goddess/girl
Susan Weiner: violin instrumentals and some mostly original folk songs
Nat Budin: geeky folk, rock, and pop; guitar and vocals
Wandering Cellist: dark fantasy cello
Alan Whitbread: traditional; concertina and some vocals
Zoë Madonna: accordion
Amy Kucharik: ukelele originals
Alec Heller: guitar instrumentals
Char Morgan: classical and folk; violin
Colin Ferguson & Heather Lee: Balkan and other music; accordion/vocals/guitar
Marnen Laibow-Koser: violin
Troy Daniels: Renaissance lute
Jonathan Gilbert: probably violin
Ben Newman: guitar
Diabolis in Musica: Medieval fusion on period instruments, with dancers? Perhaps we misunderstood.
Tactile Tour of the Art Show
Jan. 12th, 2016 09:37 pmarisialj.livejournal.comArisia is happy to announce that we are offering the Tactile Tour of the Art show again this year! This is a tour designed for people who are blind or have low vision, to get a chance to examine 3d objects from the Art Show. We will be at a new time, Saturday at 2:30 pm, in the art show. The tour is not limited to fans who are blind or have low vision. If you are interested in how we do this, or might want to do something like this at another event, please come along! Archivists gloves will be provided for relevant objects.
Mobile-friendly guides
Jan. 9th, 2016 07:09 pmarisialj.livejournal.comMobile-friendly guides to Arisia 2016 are now available through Guidebook!
Guidbook: https://guidebook.com/g/Arisia2016/
KonOpas: http://schedule.arisia.org
Both will be updated with any last-minute schedule changes.
Hotel cancellation and wait list
Jan. 7th, 2016 08:29 pmarisialj.livejournal.comDue to overwhelming demand, We will most likely not be able to honor wait-list requests for sleeping rooms made after October 1st. There was an overwhelming early response for reservations. We make every effort to accommodate our members but there are a limited number of rooms available. We will continue to notify people on the wait list as rooms come available.
Additionally, members may wish to contact friends to make arrangements or to make reservations at the Renaissance Waterfront Boston, which is only a short walk away from the Westin. Also, watch Arisia social media for any last minute announcements regarding hotel availability. The link for that can be found here: http://arisia.org/hotel#reserveren
We apologize for the inconvenience and the Innkeeper staff will continue to notify those who made requests as we are able.
If you need to cancel your reservation, contact the Innkeeper and your room will go to the next person on the wait-list.
Additionally, members may wish to contact friends to make arrangements or to make reservations at the Renaissance Waterfront Boston, which is only a short walk away from the Westin. Also, watch Arisia social media for any last minute announcements regarding hotel availability. The link for that can be found here: http://arisia.org/hotel#reserveren
We apologize for the inconvenience and the Innkeeper staff will continue to notify those who made requests as we are able.
If you need to cancel your reservation, contact the Innkeeper and your room will go to the next person on the wait-list.
LARP sign up
Jan. 6th, 2016 02:30 pmarisialj.livejournal.comDo you like to LARP? Do you want to find out what LARP is all about? Come to one of our LARP Games at Arisia! The list of games we are hosting can be found here: http://arisia.org/larping Reserve a spot in a game today! We are currently accepting player sign up - just fill out the form at the bottom of the webpage!
Arisia tech help wanted
Jan. 4th, 2016 02:20 pmarisialj.livejournal.comCome join the Arisia video crew! This year, Arisia is broadcasting six live events, and recording others - our most ambitious schedule ever. We need your help to pull it off. Roles include operating a camera, directing, switching, shading, or even pulling cable to keep from tripping the camera operator. If you're interested but have little experience, attend our Video Production Workshop at 6:00pm Friday in Grand B. Otherwise, email us at tech at arisia.org.
Draft schedule is up
Jan. 3rd, 2016 11:53 amarisialj.livejournal.comArisia draft schedule is up. http://www.arisia.org/publications
Schedule: http://www.arisia.org/schedule
Featured: http://www.arisia.org/featuredevents
Program Participant Bios: http://www.arisia.org/bios
Find out what interests you!
Membership reminder
Jan. 2nd, 2016 02:51 amarisialj.livejournal.comOnline registration for Arisia 2016 has been closed. MEMBERSHIPS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT CON!
Please bring photo ID when you come to pick up your badges at con.
Please bring photo ID when you come to pick up your badges at con.
arisialj.livejournal.comResponsibilities: Come help setup Arisia's Computers and Printers. We are talking roughly 8 Windows XP and Windows 7 machines (mostly laptops), and roughly 6 HP LaserJet Printers. The computers would be pre-configured and the printers pre-tested. They should just need to be plugged in, connected, and made sure they are working. But it might also involve helping some people in Ops / Sign Shop / Newsletter / etc. setup their computers to talk to the Arisia printers. It would probably also involve working with others in Ops IT who set up the network. Two-three people who have done this in the past but now have other positions at Arisia would be available for support if necessary
This would involve being there on Thursday during the day and hopefully also Friday during the day. It is possible you might get by with Thursday evening and Friday day. Also, this would involve being there on Monday to break things down.
Experience with Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7 required. Experience with HP LaserJet printers and Apple (for help setting up their computers to print) a plus.
Please apply to ops-it@arisia.org
This would involve being there on Thursday during the day and hopefully also Friday during the day. It is possible you might get by with Thursday evening and Friday day. Also, this would involve being there on Monday to break things down.
Experience with Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7 required. Experience with HP LaserJet printers and Apple (for help setting up their computers to print) a plus.
Please apply to ops-it@arisia.org
ASL Interpreters at Arisia!
Dec. 27th, 2015 03:18 pmarisialj.livejournal.comArisia is pleased to announce that the Northeastern University ASL program has partnered with us to supply ASL interpreters at our convention. If you are interested please email access@arisia.org for details. The deadline for notifying us is January 8, 2016
Other accommodations include:
Alternative format publications: electronic text, Braille and large-format versions of publications
ASL interpreters (by request) and CART services for the Masquerade
Priority seating for persons with disabilities
Tactile tour of the Art Show
Free memberships for PCAs (Personal Care Assistants--also called “Adult-in-tow memberships”)
More details at http://www.arisia.org/Access
Other accommodations include:
Alternative format publications: electronic text, Braille and large-format versions of publications
ASL interpreters (by request) and CART services for the Masquerade
Priority seating for persons with disabilities
Tactile tour of the Art Show
Free memberships for PCAs (Personal Care Assistants--also called “Adult-in-tow memberships”)
More details at http://www.arisia.org/Access
Excited about indie games?
Dec. 23rd, 2015 09:47 amarisialj.livejournal.comArisia is hosting our first-ever Indie Game Expo on Sunday, January 17th from 9 AM to 3 PM in Grand A Ballroom! Come check out the year's best tabletop and digital games, sneak a peek at upcoming releases, and chat with developers from indie game studios. Read more here: http://arisia.org/IndieGameExpo
This year's exhibitors include:
- A.E.G.I.S. - Combining Robot Strategy Game
- Aviary Games
- Breakers Yard
- Choice of Games LLC
- Descendants: Voidborne
- Dragoon by Lay Waste Games
- Eye4Games
- G.M.O.ooh!
- Games by Play Date
- Geek Fever Games
- Joshua A.C. Newman of the glyphpress
- OBEY
- Risen Games
- Robit Riddle
- Space Capsule Games
- Vampires & Villagers: Curse of Christoph
- VirZOOM Virtual Reality
- XANTARA
This year's exhibitors include:
- A.E.G.I.S. - Combining Robot Strategy Game
- Aviary Games
- Breakers Yard
- Choice of Games LLC
- Descendants: Voidborne
- Dragoon by Lay Waste Games
- Eye4Games
- G.M.O.ooh!
- Games by Play Date
- Geek Fever Games
- Joshua A.C. Newman of the glyphpress
- OBEY
- Risen Games
- Robit Riddle
- Space Capsule Games
- Vampires & Villagers: Curse of Christoph
- VirZOOM Virtual Reality
- XANTARA
arisialj.livejournal.comSign up in advance for Friday!
Donor Hours: Friday, 1:30p-7:30p (not 2:30!)
Link for appointments: (Strongly recommended!)
https://www.halfpints.childrenshospital.org/index.cfm?group=op&hlc=ARISIA&hostlookupcode=ARISIA
Donor Hours: Friday, 1:30p-7:30p (not 2:30!)
Link for appointments: (Strongly recommended!)
https://www.halfpints.childrenshospital.org/index.cfm?group=op&hlc=ARISIA&hostlookupcode=ARISIA
Volunteer for Arisia!
Dec. 17th, 2015 01:17 amarisialj.livejournal.comGreetings,
Did you know that Arisia is a completely volunteer run convention? Have you ever looked about the convention and thought you might like to help out? If you are interested about what is involved for volunteering for Arisia and what volunteering opportunities exist please visit: http://arisia.org/Volunteer
Did you know that Arisia is a completely volunteer run convention? Have you ever looked about the convention and thought you might like to help out? If you are interested about what is involved for volunteering for Arisia and what volunteering opportunities exist please visit: http://arisia.org/Volunteer
Presenters wanted for the Igs at Arisia
Dec. 7th, 2015 09:18 pmarisialj.livejournal.comWho do you know who has strong stage presence, likes science that makes you laugh and then makes you think, and will be at Arisia on Friday, Jan. 15? Nominate them as a presenter for the event on Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes. More information and a nomination form at the link.
http://www.improbable.com/projects/surveys/arisia2016.html
http://www.improbable.com/projects/surveys/arisia2016.html
Party hosting and hotel special requests
Dec. 3rd, 2015 11:00 pmspinrabbit.livejournal.comPeople who would like to host a party have until December 5th to fill out the Party Host Request Form . Prospective party hosts should already have a reservation at the Westin or should be on the Waitlist.
The deadline for requesting accessible rooms, cots, cribs, or connecting rooms is also December 5th. The deadline for requesting to be in the family block, in a low/shabbat floor, or any other locations requests or reservation modifications is December 9th. Any special requests must be made by filling out the Special Request Form.
The deadline for requesting accessible rooms, cots, cribs, or connecting rooms is also December 5th. The deadline for requesting to be in the family block, in a low/shabbat floor, or any other locations requests or reservation modifications is December 9th. Any special requests must be made by filling out the Special Request Form.
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