So, I got the shot. Well, shots, plural – I got the Pfizer two-shot wonder, the requisite number of weeks apart. I’ve been watching a steady stream of people I know posting gleeful “I GOT SHOT!” images on social media, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Conventions
A couple of weeks ago I did a First, for me: I attended my first virtual convention. To wit, the NASFiC from Columbus, Ohio, which was entirely run in cyberspace – with panels and things on Zoom, and virtual gatherings … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) I will be at Boskone 57 at the Westin this coming weekend. (Feb 14-Feb 16, 2020) Come and have fun with me. Here’s my schedule. … Continue reading
I have to start today’s blog with a small scream. I am so excited about HBO’s dramatization of His Dark Materials. Having entered the premier date in my calendar, I was on my sofa that very day to watch and … Continue reading
This weekend is the Labour Day long weekend in several states of Australia and in the Australian Capital Territory. This means that, for me, it’s the weekend of the Conflux science fiction weekend. It’s also a big weekend for tourists … Continue reading
All the programming here in Dublin is mobbed. People have to line up to get into the panels, and the con volunteers have painfully, by trial and error, figured out how and where to create the queues and how to … Continue reading
Going to Worldcon always involves travel. And what is the point of travel but eating interesting new foods? Ireland is full of fascinating meals. The other main thing to do at Worldcon is no, not necessarily panels. That can be … Continue reading
This is my first visit to Bristol, one of the great Victorian cities in southern England. It has everything to recommend it — thrillingly redeveloped industrial buildings, preserved churches, and fantabulous food. It’s not as expensive and intimidating as London, … Continue reading
It has been one of my life ambitions to visit Bath and its Roman ruins, even though I have finished writing about Jack Wragsland in the Roman Empire. And here I am at last! We took 2 tours of the … Continue reading
Two BVCers, an unsuspecting companion, and a car. Day 1: In which we leave the United States, and encounter Ireland. And Ireland…encounters us. Mad: For two years, since Dublin won the Worldcon bid, I have been humming the old Roche … Continue reading