Gwen Frazer

Running/Planning CMAT · Running/Planning · Song · 2025

I'm obsessed with @cmatbaby.bsky.social right now , love the song Running/ planning open.spotify.com/track/65Csu3...

With all the research I'm doing for the panels and pulling together a speech for toastmasters to present after Easter on hosting a geocaching event , it's all go at the moment

There is lots on the programme for Eastercon, I found lots of panels on horror , I'm also on a panel about Irish horror films and moderating a panel on Irish mythology & horror , looking forward to both and a panel on Jurassic park, lots of fun for the weekend

Time to get back into the swing of posting now that Eastercon is getting closer and I'm a programme participant

Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner and TV pundit, dies aged 76 * Irishman revealed in December his cancer diagnosis * ‘We all have a huge hole missing without his presence’ The former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76, his family have announced. The Irishman revealed in December he had been…

Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner and TV pundit, dies aged 76

YouTube video by HousePlants HousePlants - Sweets & Cursing (Live at the Beekeepers)

Banging tune about giving up sweets & cursing

youtu.be/ig0-aP9oHPw?...

Just finished reading The book of gold by Ruth Francis Long

I reached my reading goal this year, delighted, joining book clubs and the library have encouraged me to read more, setting a higher goal for 2025

Haven't been on here in ages no idea what to post, i might stick to my toastmaster journey. I'm doing a leadership development pathway and I'm on level 2. My last speech was about leadership style. I have to work in the next section which is an intro to mentoring trying to think of I was a protégé

Scotland-based fantasy writer Carl Bayley let his curiosity get the better of him and grabbed a ticket to Fantasycon. Here's how it went.

britishfantasysociety.org/my-first-fan...

Overhead at a con - sexy people with fangs

Had a lovely time on a panel talking about traveling for conventions

Panelists Juliet E McKenna, Thomas Olivieri, Kristina Hard and Oskar Kallner. Moderator Marianna Leikomaa

Second panel of the evening, The Dark Forest in Fantasyland

#Fantastika2024

Panelists Asa Lundstrom, Elin Holmerin, Jukka Halme, T L Huchu and Cheryl Morgan chatting about Strong Female characters

Currently at a panel on the strong Female character, very interesting panel on different types of female characters through the 70s up to current time.

Unfortunately my panel on housekeeping in space at Swecon-fantastika 2024 was cancelled this evening, 2 of the panelists were not able to make it. Oh well maybe another time

This weekend I'm heading to Stockholm for Swecon - Fantastika 2024. These are the panels I'm on, looking forward to it

No not an author, I'm a fan of SFF books and conventions, learning to be a toastmaster by being a programme participant at conventions either moderating or being a panelist.

The contest went very well and I did very well chairing my first contest, the confidence is good after being at Fantasycon, now to get cracking on writing my speech on leadership style for Monday week.

Today I'm going to be hosting a contest for toastmasters for the first time, thankfully there is a script , for me it's about having the confidence to be the Contest Chair, rescue remedy in my pocket as that helps for me

I can't type I mean have not love, although love kind of works too

I love lots of new followers and nothing to talk about, still tired after the weekend at Fantasycon. Working on my personal laptop to make some space as baldurs gate took up so much memory, need to move some stuff to the older laptop, hours of fun ahead this evening

Nice head shot

Eugh, back to normal life, thinking about what will we have for dinner and why is my work so busy after being off for 3 days

The excitement of talking about the weekend to non con people helped keep me going. Now I'm ready to crash thankfully working from home tomorrow so I get a lie in till 8.20 and it will be, go through my inbox and have plenty of tea breaks 😆

I'm sure it will hit me tomorrow like a ton of bricks

What a day, travelled back to Athenry from Chester, got home around half 3, had a nap then dinner and back out the door for Toastmasters. Tonight was the humorous and table topics contest, thankfully I was the timekeeper for the meeting so it wasn't too taxing on the brain, just home ready for sleep

I picked up this Dr who book at Galway library, the reason was I was a panelist for the Dr who panel at Fantasycon and I thought this will be helpful to talk about. I managed to start the book before the con and then finish it today. I enjoyed it but would only rate it 3 out of 5.

Thanks for the recommendation, I will check it out 😃

I had an interesting chat about my parents last night and how they were born in the late 30s before the war and how I love getting little bits of information from them about their life. I'm currently traveling home thinking maybe I should actually interview my parents about their life

9am on a Sunday morning is a little early for a panel on Doctor who, I made it and enjoyed being a panelist