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Loncon 3 report
This is liable to be a short report as I picked up a post con bug and I'm still down with it...
It was a good con, but a bit disorienting for me.
It's the first time I've ever attended a con as a disabled fan (I have costochondritis and it means I suffer from chest pain and exhaustion)
All power to the access desk for telling me I was disabled and to stop waffling about not needing help. I only used the access ribbon twice, but both times I really needed it.
I felt a bit alone the first day -I arrived on Friday as I had morris commitments on Thursday. I'm not used to going around cons on my own. I much prefer to share the experience with someone. I kept passing friends heading in the opposite direction.
Hm, typing seems to be setting off the chest pain again...
Very brief. I ended up attending a lot of filk concerts which were excellent and I could enjoy even when pain made me a bit fuzzy. I got to see 'Before the Dawn' which I greatly enjoyed. I went to two Shakespeare items which were both hysterically funny (intentionally so). I hit a few lit and science items and felt the overall programme was very good.
I liked the food in the boulevard -thought the prices very reasonable and a good variety too.
Some people were over-programmed. One rather haggard moderator said it was his sixth panel of the day!
I also enjoyed meeting Gillian Polack, hte Australian GUFF representative. Very interesting conversation and I wish I could have afforded a copy of her book (I'll have to hope it comes out as an ebook). I love writers who love research.
It was a good con, but a bit disorienting for me.
It's the first time I've ever attended a con as a disabled fan (I have costochondritis and it means I suffer from chest pain and exhaustion)
All power to the access desk for telling me I was disabled and to stop waffling about not needing help. I only used the access ribbon twice, but both times I really needed it.
I felt a bit alone the first day -I arrived on Friday as I had morris commitments on Thursday. I'm not used to going around cons on my own. I much prefer to share the experience with someone. I kept passing friends heading in the opposite direction.
Hm, typing seems to be setting off the chest pain again...
Very brief. I ended up attending a lot of filk concerts which were excellent and I could enjoy even when pain made me a bit fuzzy. I got to see 'Before the Dawn' which I greatly enjoyed. I went to two Shakespeare items which were both hysterically funny (intentionally so). I hit a few lit and science items and felt the overall programme was very good.
I liked the food in the boulevard -thought the prices very reasonable and a good variety too.
Some people were over-programmed. One rather haggard moderator said it was his sixth panel of the day!
I also enjoyed meeting Gillian Polack, hte Australian GUFF representative. Very interesting conversation and I wish I could have afforded a copy of her book (I'll have to hope it comes out as an ebook). I love writers who love research.
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My current plans are every Redemption, Eastercon and 9worlds, and the Worldcon when it is in the UK.
This year that means i spent 10 days in London, due to the cons being 1 week apart, so i got to explore a bit.