Marti Booker's Blog - Posts Tagged "sff-net"
Silly Skiffy memories
I went to Hobby Lobby today and found a really great poster-- is has hoofstock on it! Actual eland and waterbuck and a kudu! I have always had a fascination with all the antelopes, but kudu are my particular favorite.
Back in the early 2000's, I actually ran a Thursday night chatroom in mIRC on SFF.Net. It was, of course, named #Kudu. Sff.Net was a fun place back then, and we had several well-renowned authors stop by. Scott Lynch was a regular, long before he'd even finished that first book of his, and Kage Baker was a frequent visitor. She was truly like having a bawdy old auntie stop by, full of sage advice and slightly scandalous stories. Fun times.
I was sad to hear recently that SFF.Net was going out of business. Back in the old days, it felt like all the science fiction and fantasy and horror people were hanging out there, and I got to virtually "meet" a lot of really interesting and talented people. Some of them may have been less charming than others, but most of the community members were friendly and willing to give aid and advice to struggling newbies. I'll always miss old Pat Fogarty (pff) who was our constant and very congenial host on almost any given night.
To absent friends.
MLB
Back in the early 2000's, I actually ran a Thursday night chatroom in mIRC on SFF.Net. It was, of course, named #Kudu. Sff.Net was a fun place back then, and we had several well-renowned authors stop by. Scott Lynch was a regular, long before he'd even finished that first book of his, and Kage Baker was a frequent visitor. She was truly like having a bawdy old auntie stop by, full of sage advice and slightly scandalous stories. Fun times.
I was sad to hear recently that SFF.Net was going out of business. Back in the old days, it felt like all the science fiction and fantasy and horror people were hanging out there, and I got to virtually "meet" a lot of really interesting and talented people. Some of them may have been less charming than others, but most of the community members were friendly and willing to give aid and advice to struggling newbies. I'll always miss old Pat Fogarty (pff) who was our constant and very congenial host on almost any given night.
To absent friends.
MLB
