I had a long weekend away at redemption 09, a fan-run sci-fi convention. The hotel was a hideous concrete extrusion, that didn't seem to have been updated much internally since it was built in the 70's, but we had the whole place to ourselves and the staff were friendly and helpful. It was also helpfully right opposite the bus station, which was ( Read more... )

Having booked a week in Glasgow at the beginning ofr Feb, I realized a day later that I'd been planning to go to Redemption, which is at the end of the third week in Feb (my birthday weekend too). I can afford both, assuming I get the usual amount from my library loans payout at the beginning of Jan. It's just irriating to use most of the money on ( Read more... )