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Hey, everyone, sorry if you're getting this twice because of Tumblr, but you can find my Fandom Stocking entry here. If you have one, please share in the comments!

Here's my fandom_stocking entry. If you're participating, please a link to your entry in the comments! (And, no, I haven't forgotten about the other post I made asking for prompts. I'm working on it.)

In honor of All Hallow's Eve, I'm inviting trick-or-treaters to my 'door.' Comment "trick-or-treat" to this post and...well, you know the drill. Treats can be anything that strikes my fancy (pics of fave actors or pairings, one sentence fics, graphics, a few words why I'm glad to have you on my flist, etc. etc.)

There is no kinder, gentler, nobler animal than the common garden snail. It is a good, virtuous mollusk. When you offend a garden snail, it retreats. If you anger it, it blows bubbles at you.

There is no sexism in garden snail society, for they have only one sex.

In matters of romance, the garden snails gives as well as receives. Having both a penis and a vagina, it has the unique capacity of being able to top and bottom simultaneously.

The only act of violence a garden snail will ever commit it stabbing its partner with a calcareous "love dart" during coitus. The act is consensual and reciprocal. We do not know exactly why garden snails do this. So, it is very possible the entire species have a kink for stabbing each other.

Garden snails are patient and tenacious. They can also sleep for up to three years at a time.

It is not unheard of for a snail to be tempted by the scent of beer; indeed, those who would murder them, yet are adverse to using pesticides, are known to leave out bowls of beer in the hopes that a snail will come along, imbibe until it passes into the bowl, and drowns. Let us not think of the garden snail's drinking problem as a personal fault manifesting from an evil nature, but rather a disease stemming from a genetic propensity for alcoholism. It is important that we humans do not enable them by leaving beer about.

Despite the garden snail's nobility and gentle nature, many humans seek to destroy them. Naughty children take joy in pouring salt on snails, effectively burning them alive. These children will likely become serial killers.

Adults may cast aspersions on the garden snail's character for consuming items in their garden. If you share this attitude, and you reside in North America or Australia, remember that those snails are her because we brought them here. To eat them. It is a bitter irony that they are now consuming our food.

In the early morning or after a rainfall, take care to not step on the world's greatest animal.

The Sacramento Horror and Sci-fi Convention

Where: The Scottish Rite Center
6151 H Street - Across from Sac State University

When: FRIDAY
3pm - Midnight
Vendors Room: 3pm - 8pm

SATURDAY
10am - Midnight
Vendors Room: 10am - 6pm

SUNDAY
10am - 6pm
Vendors Room: 10am - 6pm

Who: Sacramento Area GQMFs

As you can see from the website, details are pretty scant at the moment but more and more information is being as we approach the 25th. My idea is to have the meet-up on Friday night for the Warp 11 concert around 8:30, followed perhaps by some food getting. I'll be checking the con website daily and adding details to this post as they come to light.

What do you think? Any takers?

EDIT: As of 9/21, the times for any events at the con besides opening and closing have not been posted. I have emailed Anthony Leano, who is in charge of promotions and guest bookings, and am awaiting his reply. As I understand, this con is usually thrown together very last minute because guests tend to sign up last minute when they realize they have room enough in their con schedules for a little town famous for its tent city. IfWhen I got a reply from Anthony Leano, I'll email all interested parties with the concert start time. I think we should meet up a half hour to an hour ahead of time to congregate, chat, and get good seats... or, rather, places to stand.

EDIT: Anthony just emailed me back, saying that he expects the show to begin sometime between 8:30 and 9pm. I say we meet up at 7:45 pm outside the movie viewing room, find out the definite time of the show, if time permits make the rounds, and then find ourselves a spot to stand. Good, no?

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