Worldcon

[EUOL]

Okay, I've been persuaded by various entities that I should go to Worldcon next year.  It's being held in Boston, and is bound to be a lot of fun.

From what I hear, worldcon can be an amazing experience.  It's the biggest geek-fest in the Nation, and includes such infamous activities as 'elevator filking parties.'  I need to go to start promoting myself, and you can find all of the professionals who go to World Fantasy at Worldcon--you just have to know where to look.  

Anyway, I think it will be an interesting experience.  Who's with me?

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When is it being held? Other than next year.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

This will probably be the easiest con for me to afford/get to, so I'm in. Especially if I can finish and do some pollishing on this Knight's Story (working title, will change later). Is there a site we can look at and enjoy about WorldCon??

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Sounds good! And if it's in the boston area, and SE goes, I think he should pick me up! That would be loads of fun. Three geeks in a car. Or something like that.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Well if saint goes then I do...
so make it 4 in a car

[EUOL]

Worldcon almost always happens over labor-day weekend.  Here's the official site:

http://www.noreascon.org/

Here's the thing: Worldcon is not cheap.  I thought it was, since most cons are cheaper than World Fantasy.  Worldcon, however, is even more expensive.  I asked about this, and it was explained to me that worldcon is the grand exception to every rule.  Since it's the biggest and the coolest, they charge premium rates.  

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

I was already counting you Jeffe.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Jeff didn't realize that because I count as two geeks.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Well factors will play a great role in my going. Money, I will have to save up doublely so now. (Thanks to my want to go to London to study abroad this summer) And on my school schedule in the fall. It seems SE has no problem with picking me up though. So hooray to him! Geeks assemble!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

not a problem. however, keep in mind that we will probably be using my Mazda, not the van. Not the most fun road trip car. Unless jeffe brings the SUV. THere's probably more room there. But I don't want to volunteer him.

Btw, the NEXT worldcon (2005) is in Scotland. We can all go and impose on Entropy's hospitality!

[EUOL]

Everybody should start saving.  I'm trying to give better advanced notice on this one, so that there are fewer excuses not to come.  

On a side note, I still find it incredibly ironic that Tage was the only one with me this year.   I actually get into the TOR party, go out to eat with my agent, and spend my time hob-nobbing with some of the top editors and writers in the field, and the only one there to enjoy it was a guy who never intends to publish.

[stacer]

Baahston?



Cool! I think I might be able to join you.   Not necessarily for the convention itself, but you know, I'd do lunch or something. If SE and Jeffe came up and Gemm came over it truly would be a TWG East.

If you end up wanting to come out and want to stay with guys in the ward to make it a little more affordable, I can hook you up. It happens all the time, and nobody would mind.

Boston's fairly easy to get around in, especially if it's at Hynes Convention Center or something like that downtown. Brookline, where I live, is right outside the Boston city limits, but it's only 4 or 5 T stops from Hynes. (If you didn't know, the T is the subway/trolley system.) Boston's pretty small--I've walked from work to school and from school to home before instead of taking the T, which was only a couple of miles total.

There's quite a bit to see downtown, too--lots of interesting historical stuff, like the Boston Common, the North End, Paul Revere's house, etc. I'm becoming quite a tour guide. Come on out and I'll show you around!

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Boy stacer, I may just come up to hang out in boston for a few days if I can't afford Worldcon by then. Which itself may just be as cool. I could stand outside the building and just mingle with the other geeks who couldn't get in and/or take someone's badge thingy. Of course, you'd all turn away then.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Boston, my friends, is a cool town, even if it is full of yankees
I promise you right now that none of you will be allowed to leave without partaking of the clam chowder.

ALso, couches to sleep on rule. It all depends on the proxmity to the con, which I'll plot on mapquest when it becomes something more pressing. Thanks for the offer Stacer. We'll have to have a writers group or just a long game session while there. (but only one, we'll be there for professional reasons).

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

So hey, this thing is a Thursday to Monday thing? Or so says my computers calendar. Which may be goofy.