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Who I am...
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What I do in spite of not getting paid for it...
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Suggested links...
(an editorial...)
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Who I am: Well, I'm a single twenty-something gay midwestern daoist
liberal capitalist member of the cultural elite... My name is Andrew Terrance
Trembley. In most circles, I go by Andy. However, in some circles, I
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Where I live: By the good graces
of my landlord and housemates (who I
can generally say I like, although they sometimes drive me crazy) I get
to live in an absolutely gorgeous neoclassical Victorian mansion. The
name of the place is Lytheria and it's owned by a guy named
Lee Schneider. Lee's been restoring the place for nearly two decades.
Oh, I almost forgot. It's in Milwaukee... Wisconsin... You know, the place
with all the cows. Or is it the place with all the beer? (Remember, cow-tipping
is much easier after a few beers... no, the cow needs the beers, not you). If you're
one of them foreigners (like an Illini) and you want to visit, remember to have your passport
ready, or you may find crossing the Cheddar Curtain difficult... |
What I get paid to do: I'm a consultant. That is to say, I get paid to do
things with computers that are not long-term enough to merit hiring
a regular employee. Or I do things with computers that
the regular employees don't have time to do (because there aren't enough
regular employees). Or I do things with computers that the regular
employees are not competent to do. Right now, I'm an e-mail administrator and systems
analyst. It pays the bills, and can sometimes be immensely satisfying. |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Spacelanes |
What I do in spite of not getting paid for it: Well, let's see...
- I'm an unrepentant internet junkie... for newsgroups, I limit myself to
soc.motss,
alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,
and a few tech newsgroups. I do a bit of web design here and there
(If you care, you can take a look at my web-page-design rant).
I get my connection
thru DIAS Internet, a local provider
here in Milwaukee.
- My favorite way to kill a weekend is to haul off to somewhere remote,
and spend my time at a hotel at a science fiction convention. We're not
talking the commercial conventions like Creation or
TrekFest, but rather fan-run conventions, like
Minicon,
First Contact,
WindyCon,
and ICon. It's a
great time to meet up with far-flung friends, party, do a bit of music,
and have discussions not otherwise found in nature. Take a look at
The Adventures
of Priscilla, Queen of the Spacelanes to see an example of something I was
involved in this year at Minicon 32
- During the summer, I spend my weekends at the Bristol Renaissance Faire.
I've just joined the court ("Master William Camden, at thy service...")
this year, but I have worked at the fair in other capacaties in the
past.
- To get my Elizabethan fix when it's not Faire season, I like to attend
SCA events. It's a different
game, but it's still fun. I'm a member
(currently lapsed) of the Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr.
- I play saxophone (soprano, at the moment) when I have the chance to get
together with other musicians (usually at SF conventions). I also play
oboe (although I'm extremely out of shape, and can't play for more than
a few minutes at a time... you think this is a joke? you try it),
bassoon (I don't have one at the moment... if anybody out there knows
somebody selling a used bassoon, e-mail
me), and recorder.
- I write a bit... Nothing published, unless you count the web... The
TwinkCode (written with Kirk Johanning) is possibly my best piece of
humorous writing. I'd put up a copy, but Matt Melmon already maintains an absolutely
delicious annotated version...
- Another bit of writing I do is for MilwAPA. MilwAPA is the monthly distribution
of the Milwaukee Amateur Press Association. Basically,
we all get together once a month, with our 'zines, and have a collation
party (where we, of course, coallate the 'zines together into bound--well,
stapled--distys). Some of us have been doing this for thirteen years.
If you would like more information, or even to become a member, e-mail
ye Official Editor,
Glen A. Boettcher.
- To facilitate my lust for nice new clothes and costume, I sew. I'm a
founding member of The Metro-Milwaukee Unfinished Projects and Prairie
Restoration Society and co-host of Stitch'n'Bitch, our
bi-weekly meeting. You can check our meeting schedule below.
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Schedule Information
- Stitch'n'Bitch: Alternate Thursdays, 7-ish, usually at Lytheria.
For more information e-mail me.
Dates for May '97 and June '97 are 5/29/27, 6/12/97, and
6/26/97.
- MilwAPA Collation: Usually last Saturday of the month, location
rotates. For more information, e-mail ye Official Editor,
Glen A. Boettcher.
Dates for the next three months are 5/24/97 at Lytheria, 6/21/97 at Todd's,
7/19/97 at Todd's.
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Macintosh Stuff...
SF Stuff...
- First Contact is
a local science fiction convention here in Milwaukee
Gay Stuff...
Great web design...
- The Enhanced for Netscape Hall of Shame says "If anyone thinks
they can make better buttons than Doc Ozone I'd like to know."
- Charley Parker writes the most amazing comic book I've seen on the web.
It's called Argon Zark.
Far-flung friends...
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