Placeholder, Redux

I am back from back-to-back trips, so it is time to work on catching up. First, I need to catch up on reading my friends' lists. After that, here's what to expect:

• Science fiction storytelling
  
• Two fringe shows
  
• The ever popular celebrity death watch (and non-celebrity and non-human addenda)
  
• Contry (the NPL con)
  
• LoserFet - Niagara
  
• Upstate New York