Vancouver Con....

Dammit! I am a nine-dollar ferry ride away from Vancouver; therefore if I don't go to the con for at least ONE day, that's probably REALLY lazy of me, considering how many people are spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars to come here from out of the country. But I've never been to a con before, and after the clusterfuck of Asylum I am wary. Who else on the flist is going to this con? Anyone? Bueller?

Weird thing of the week.

I am fascinated by genetic anomalies, be they animal or vegetable. This particular one makes me sad-it's a Golden Spruce, which was the living part of a Haida legend and was unfortunately cut down by an eco-terrorist in '97. It had only 10% of the normal amount of chlorophyll, giving it it's unusual color. Plants with chlorophyll anomalies (like red cacti) normally do not survive unless they're grafted onto another plant that can conduct adequate photosynthesis without being burned by the sun.

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