Thoughts After EuroCon2011

[jakobdrud]

I had a wonderful EuroCon2011, where I tried my utmost to put away my habitually introvert self and talk to as many strangers as I could. That alone was worth the entire trip to Stockholm. Add to that a little exploring of the Swedish capital with my wife, and my visit only got better. And then there were the panels at EuroCon2011, and the

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[alaneer]

Thank you for summing up a small part of EuroCon. I wish I could've been there.

[jakobdrud]

This is but a small slice of what happened at the convention. I know I missed a lot of other good stuff (there were four rooms in use at all times), so you might say I wish I could have been there more as well :-) Still, I'm happy to share what I saw.

[kara_gnome]

I love cons. I've only ever been to a few, but the bliss of it all! Where else can you wander the halls with a pirate carrying a flask of whiskey, I'd like to know *g*

Did you meet any fun/interesting people?

Styles and tastes change. I think Asimov's held up all right, as has Zenna Henderson, but I've sat down with a book of classic Hugo winners, and some of the stories, well...I'd rather read the modern version, frankly.

I'm glad you had such a good time :)

[jakobdrud]

Thanks :-)
Lots of interesting people there, with opinions on many things and stories to tell. Great reading too. I Even talked to a few famous ones (who were quite human ;-) Imagine trying to mingle with stars at a rock festival... )

And of course there are classics that hold up to scrutiny still. I recently read C.J.Cherryh's 'Downbelow Station', and apart from a single issue about one of the characters not having access to 'computer time', that novel really hit the nail on the issue of human conditions, making it pretty timeless. And Joe Haldeman's 'Forever War' felt surprisingly fresh, too. And I'm sure there are others. Ah, so much to read :-)