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Worldcon and Never Let Your Agent Look After Your House
Worldcon is gorgeous, we're hanging out with a gang centered around author Chris Roberson and Pyr Books publisher Lou Anders, and it's wonderful to have adventures and then have a gang in the bar to get back to. Highlights so far: being on panels with original Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana and Stainless Steel Rat creator Harry Harrison, both of whom were charming; some very interesting business lunches; some randomly crashed parties (I think Interzone magazines guys were surprised when our wandering team walked, okay, fell, through their patio window); and a rousing game of Just A Minute, where writer and reviewer Jay Lake triumphed over authors Simon Brown, David Louis Edelman, Lou and Chris. We also met Marvel comics creator Stan Lee's right hand man, Mike Kelly, who we were delighted to learn, Stan calls 'Mghty' Mike Kelly.
But I hear terrible news from home. My Agent has not been the most dilligent of Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls fantasy X-Box360 game homesitters. Go and look at his blog and weep with me for my lovely house.
But I hear terrible news from home. My Agent has not been the most dilligent of Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls fantasy X-Box360 game homesitters. Go and look at his blog and weep with me for my lovely house.
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I am so sulking 'cos I'm not there (not that it's anyones fault but my own that I spent 14 fab days in Seattle and Vancouver in the spring, but that's beside the point, I'll sulk if I want to).
I'm also trying not to think about the Hugo's tomorrow as I have a cat in hells chance of winning this year, and besides, I have two Hugo's, where on earth would I put a third? I'm not greedy, and my name is not Langford...
Worldcon parties are ace. I crashed loads with a bunch of Canadian authors in tow when we realised that the US fans would go from party to party just having the odd drink. It was the Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, Europeans and Canadians who were getting sozzled.
I stopped having a concience about this in Philly when I was in the last con suite on the last day and we had to pour down the bath hundreds of dollars of un-drunk booze left over from all the parties. All the locals had taken what they wanted, those of us going home by 'plane had too much else to carry and while they gave away the excess food (Cheetos are their own food group...) to the local homless shelter, we could hardly hand over beer and hard booze to them.
Have fun.
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Do mmorpg's have home and contents insurance these days? Is Mr Kavanagh allowed matches in real life, and if so, is this wise?
Harry Harrison meetage envy = LARGE!
I really should put a link up to the Plokta page, I'll do that when I get home. Hey, I voted for you! I can imagine a home insurance advert with Oblivion characters. 'Call now. Our Disposition towards you is Maxed.'
Hey, this is Karen!
It was great seeing you and Caroline at World Con. Once again, I forgot to give her my email address before I left for New York.
I've already added some manga to my wishlist based on our conversation at the Interzone party and the Girls in Anime panel, which I enjoyed very much.
Will you be at World Fantasy this year?
Oh, hey, Karen, there you are! I'm going to whizz over to your blog and find out your e-mail address, and if I can't, make you sure you send it to me! Caroline and I would both like to communicate. I'm not doing World Fantasy this year, but let's work something out the next time we're on your side of the States.