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Just about ten years ago, a friend of mine mentioned Ender's Game to me. I was 17 at the time. I checked it out of the school's library and read straight through it, and the Speaker books after. I don't remember at what point, but the books mentioned the Hatrack River forum and the community there, so being curious I decided to take a look. It was right after EnderCon had ended that I had decided to join.
Ten years, a few conventions, an interpretive dance or two, meeting Jamie, and marriage have brought me to where I am at this exact moment: watching my new baby son sleep (born at 11:18 pm, 6 lbs 13 oz, online alias is Skeletor). Hatrack, you have played a significant role in my life and while neither the first or only step to this point, I want to share my gratitude with you.
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Wow, you met your wife here? Or was it at a convention?
And there was such a thing as Ender Con? Seriously? An entire convention for Ender's Game? What kind of events did they have?
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Nathan, you have to promise me to never actually age any more. I'm not sure I'm emotionally prepared for you to be thirty. Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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quote: I believe Nathan and Jaime met at KamaCon, though...right?
WenchCon II. She shoved me into the trunk of her rental car.
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Nathan, you have to promise me to never actually age any more. I'm not sure I'm emotionally prepared for you to be thirty.
Heck, I'm not emotionally prepared to be either!
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T_Smith: Glad everything was fine! I only wish I'd come up with a clever gestational name for my son. I'll have to rectify that with the next one.
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Hurray for Skelator! Brand-new babies are distilled bundles of awesome.
quote:Originally posted by Jeff C.: Wow, you met your wife here? Or was it at a convention?
It used to be fairly common to joke about the Cards running a matchmaking service.
How many Hatrack babies are we up to now? I can think of seven off the top of my head, but I'm pretty sure I'm missing some.
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Please perform an interpretive dance to welcome your son to the world. Either you or he needs to be wearing orange tights.
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Jamie and Nathan, I'm so thrilled that you guys are starting a family. Skeletor is going to be awesome.
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Congratulations! I fondly remember meeting both of you around that same time. I'm happy for you guys!
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Endercon was in 2000. There was also a concert by Janis Ian. I think of it not so much as a smallish con, but as the book signing to end all book signings.
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Welcome Skeletor.
