I'm off to see The Sandman

[andrewducker]

Well, to be accurate, I'm off to see Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Miéville and Charles Stross. And to be even more accurate, I'm doing so at next year's EasterCon, which I've just booked a place at.

Should you be thinking "But what's an Eastercon, and why would I be interested?" then take a look at this year's programme to see if there's anything that might attract you.

Comments

[helen-keeble.livejournal.com]

I will see you there. :-)

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Colour me jealous as hell. Dammit, why couldn't I have been born filthy rich? Why?

[andrewducker]

_I'd_ like to go to Wiscon someday...

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Perhaps we should start another fan fund--for WisCon and EasterCon. I'd run. TAWFF (or perhaps TAFFF for Feminist Fan Fund) and TAEFF...

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

actually I think that'd have rather more point than some FFs :-)

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

I've considered standing for TAFF, but I was gafiated for a while and it's been many years since I pubbed my ish... or have the rules on that changed? I may think about it after having been back in fandom for a while. I'd love to make it back over there someday.

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Ach. The above was kind of a side thought and then I forgot to write down the main thought, which was that the nature of the funds does seem to have changed over the years. Maybe it's partly the rise of forums like LJ and blogs that make old-fashioned zines seem less necessary, or maybe that it's because I've been out of it for a while and am just not plugged into the zine scene very much anymore.

[autopope.livejournal.com]

*Makes note to do Wiscon some time soon*

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

WisCon is an amazing convention and it just keeps getting better.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

*drools*

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

22:00 01:00 Christleton Filking Time (1) Bring your instruments and voices for informal filking.

10:00 12:00 Christleton Archers - listen-in and panel Listen to the Archers omnibus edition, and discuss …

20:00 21:00 Roodee Politics and Ethics in Ankh-Morpork How does Ankh-Morpork actually work? Is there anything we should adopt from it? What would it really be like to live there? Are there any bits of it that, however amusing, are deeply unacceptable?

09:00 10:00 Kings Songs of Praise If you'd rather stay in the con than go to church, or just feel nostalgic for primary school assemblies, come and join in. Musicians and lead singers especially welcome.

Damn. I'm busy. Really busy.

And far away.

Woe is me. O still my tears of regret and pangs of um, something.

;-)

I'm kinda concerned they've left the discussion about what Eastercon is to the second day. Surely either you'd want it first, or not at all?

[andrewducker]

I didn't go to the Archers or Songs of Praise (or the filking), cos they aren't my kind of thing.

The Politics and Ethics in Ankh-Morpork, on the other hand, was fascinating. Especially as we had a few people working in internation relations/high ranking civil service around the place.