Jo Walton ([info]papersky) wrote,
@ 2004-09-09 12:10:00
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The problem with worldcons
When I came in from the airport, Zorinth took one look at me and said: "I am never going to a Worldcon!" My voice was strained, the bags under my eyes reached to my knees and I was having trouble being coherent.

"No," I croaked, "No, really, I've had a wonderful time. And I've just arranged for the two of us to go to Glasgow next year."

"Really!" he exclaimed, leaping up with the enthusiasm of someone ready to start packing right away.

The problem with worldcons is that they are too much fun."Fun, fun, fun, followed by lunch, followed by more fun..." as [info]carandol famously put it. They're fun and they're finite and I make caffeine and protein and vitamin C make up for sleep. I think I have sleep-debt going into October.

I'm not going to try to talk about Worldcon minute by minute, or day by day. I'm going to try some thematic posts and see how that goes.

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[info]trinker
2004-09-09 09:22 am UTC (link)
Yes, that.

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[info]autographedcat
2004-09-09 09:29 am UTC (link)
N4 was my first Worldcon, and even though I've been to huge cons before (even huge cons on the 5,000+ people scale), I was unprepared for how....non-stop it was.

Still, I had a marvelous time, and only regret that I am unlikely to get to another one in the next 3 years.

It was wonderful to finally meet you, albeit only briefly in passing. Glad you had a wonderful time.

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[info]trinker
2004-09-09 09:37 am UTC (link)
Oh, dear...not even for L.A.?

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[info]autographedcat
2004-09-09 09:46 am UTC (link)
For all that it's in the same country, Los Angeles might as well be Scotland. (I live in Atlanta). Of course, things can change between now and then. So we'll see.

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[info]trinker
2004-09-09 10:10 am UTC (link)
Ah well, there is the lodging cost. I'd think that ATL-LAX would be reasonably cheap airfare, though?

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[info]autographedcat
2004-09-09 10:17 am UTC (link)
To my surprise, yes they are. Hrm. I'll have to consider this careful. On the one hand it's 2 years away, which is a long time to plan a trip. On the other hand....hrm. We'll see.:)

Right now, my *primary* focus is on [info]kitanzi and my honeymoon trip to England in February. :) After that, I'll start thinking about 2006 travel.

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[info]trinker
2004-09-09 10:21 am UTC (link)
As well it should be!

Anyway...yeah. Hub-to-hub travel has definite advantages.

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[info]timill
2004-09-09 12:48 pm UTC (link)
Uncle Timmy knows a reasonable cheap motel on the Anaheim site, where we stayed in 1996. Can I remember the name? Not yet, but there's 2 years to go...

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[info]ailsaek
2004-09-09 10:10 am UTC (link)
Yup, lots and lots of fun. I think this was the most fun I've had at one yet, even though we were commuting and therefore managed to get sleep deprived without attanding very many parties at all. I decided not to worry about the fact that I can't do everything, and do a bit of this, a bit of that, and if I miss something, oh well. My only regret was that Dave Kyle left early, so I didn't get to meet him.

I'm not expecting to get to the next three Worldcons, although Kathy's friends are planning a group trip to Scotland next year. We are hoping to go to the Seattle NASFIC, though.

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[info]daegaer
2004-09-09 10:37 am UTC (link)
"No," I croaked, "No, really, I've had a wonderful time. And I've just arranged for the two of us to go to Glasgow next year."

Hurray! Now I shall have to go :-)

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[info]cheshyre
2004-09-09 12:50 pm UTC (link)
BTW, at some point would you write up (or find me a link if you wrote it earlier) for your "do laundry like it's the last day" philosophy?
I tried to explain it to Ian, but I'm pretty sure I garbled it.

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[info]kalmn
2004-09-09 01:10 pm UTC (link)
"No," I croaked, "No, really, I've had a wonderful time. And I've just arranged for the two of us to go to Glasgow next year."

hurray!

i have high hopes to make it to glasgow myself. we'll see.

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[info]redbird
2004-09-09 06:05 pm UTC (link)
"No," I croaked, "No, really, I've had a wonderful time. And I've just arranged for the two of us to go to Glasgow next year."

"Really!" he exclaimed, leaping up with the enthusiasm of someone ready to start packing right away.

I do love [info]zorinth. I don't expect to be in Glasgow myself--I'm not sure I have the energy for Worldcons these days, especially not with five hours' jet lag thrown in--but it is tempting.

Okay, what's tempting is somehow waving a wand and getting a month and enough money to do the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Worldcon, and then sleep for about a week.

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