It struck me recently that although I no longer read slash, I miss slash conventions.

I like the people I used to meet there.

I'm also trying to figure why I almost never read slash any more.

1.  Too many sex scenes all seem alike.  I think it was when I was in the early stages of 'Life on Mars' fandom that I got totally fed up of short stories that ( Read more... )

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Favourite Discworld moments in no particular order (these aren't the big happy moments, but the little things that really add to the flavour and make you smile):

Being given a wonderfully detailed Omnian tract by a Watch member.

Getting  a card for those who may be dead, depressed and suffering prejudice from the living.

Getting  a happiness charm ( Read more... )

The short version of the con report (as I've got serious work commitments today - which is why I couldn't stay on for the 'dead hedgehog' party ( Read more... )

Feeling tired from too much travel - been visiting friends and family over the last few days.

Had just managed to work out my poi routine for the Discworld maskerade - a fairly complicated one using scarf poi and a newly learnt figure called a 'fountain'.  Took me a week and a half to 'get' the fountain, and to do the whole routine without twisting ( Read more... )

I'm reposting this as we're getting closer to the date and I know a couple of people missed the original posting.  We've got several people down as definites now, and a large number of 'maybe's ( Read more... )

I'm pleased to say that we can now announce our new hotel for Redemption.  We'll be at the Britannia in Coventry.

The hotel is keen to have us.

We have it in the contract that we're allowed to decorate doors and put posters all over the place (as long as we use white tac and don't stick stuff onto wallpaper), so there will be no repetition of the ( Read more... )

We're not quite sure what number this particular Silvercon should be as the numbering method is rather eclectic, but we feel 3.something is about right, so the next one will be Silvercon pi ( Read more... )

Many readers of this blog are regular Eastercon attendees, but some of you may never have been and may be wondering whether you'd like to go to Orbital and what exactly an Eastercon is anyway. 
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Almost finished packing for Novacon. Will add toothbrush and inhalers tomorrow morning. I'm going via my nephews' carrying a large bag of Brio wooden railway (early Xmas present that would cost a small fortune to mail). I look forward to going down the park with them, pushing swings and playing games in general ( Read more... )