Worldcon Therapy Group

[EUOL]

Whew!  That was a marathon, wasn't it?  

I'm not so sure about this six-day con thing.  World Fantasy seems to be more my speed--Friday, Saturday, Sunday.  

Anyway, what con are we going to do next year?

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Here's some options:

NASFiC, CascadiaCon, Seattle, Sept. 1-5 2005, http://www.cascadiacon.org/
$85 through Nov. 30, this year

World Fantasy, Madison WI, Nov. 3-6 2005, http://worldfantasy.org/2005/
$110 through Oct. 31 this year

Westercon, Due North, Calgary Alberta, July 1-4 2005, http://calgaryin2005.org/
$60 through Nov. 1 this year
(Note: Anime Expo is always that weekend, so I wouldn't be able to make it.)

[stacer]

Never been to Seattle. That would be fun. Madison would be relatively near home (home-home, not current-home)--but not enough to stay for free or anything (it's about a 5 or 6 hour drive from home).

[stacer]

I'm not so sure about this six-day con thing.  World Fantasy seems to be more my speed--Friday, Saturday, Sunday.  

Six days hanging out with old friends--great. Six days running around at that speed--exhausting.

[Spriggan]

that's why you should have had Mr. Moneybags (Tage) rent you all Segway scooters.

[stacer]

The funniest thing about Tage staying with his friends in Cambridge was that it made him seem the most Bostonian out of everybody, and now I feel like I ought to be seeing him at church on Sunday. He was used to the T and even had a pass and seemed fairly familiar with Boston geography--which you have to if you're staying near MIT and commuting to the Hynes, I suppose. Maybe he just has more of a "city-boy" look than most, too, I suppose.

Speaking of, have I become quite the big-city girl? I'd hate to think I'd lost my small-town ways, but when you work where I do, you absorb the company dress culture or you don't get a better job. It'll be nice to have just class to worry about--I can go back to dressing comfortably.

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

I'm voting for cheap. $85 for five days seems like a REALLY good deal. Of course, I'm not sure I'll hae $85 by the end of Nov, what's it go to after that?

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

oh, and guys? we forgot something

[Brenna]

I'm more likely to go to the Seattle one, since Chris's dad lives in Washington state. Granted, his home is either an hour or an hour and a half away from Seattle, depending on whether you take the ferry or drive, but still.

[EUOL]

I'm willing to try Nasfic.  It will probably be similar to this con, and I'd like to go to Seattle.  

I might recommend World Fantasy, since many of us have never seen it, and it really is a great con.  I suppose we can go to it when it's in someplace more interesting, I suppose.

Another option, of course, is:

http://www.dragoncon.org/

Personally, however, I'd like to wait for Dragoncon until I have a little bit more name recognition in the field.

[stacer]

I'd like to see Seattle, but I'd prefer fantasy content. Does that help any?

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

It would help more if any of those sites had information on what the cost will be AFTER november. I mean, I want to go, but I need to budget for it, and I don't have $85 available yet.

[Lieutenant Kije]

Well, you start talking Seattle and you might even get me interested.  My folks live 20-25 min. out of downtown.

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

I like the sound of that Sci-Fi one. MMMmm. Gooey.

But what are they really offering at this Cascadia Con?

I also know some people in the Seattle area. It'd be nice to go out there and see them, sci-fi it up, etc.

And SE, they have an installment plan where you can pay $35 now and then just add on as much as you want before april. Or august, one of the two.

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

Also, so I can stop convoluting my one post, it seems a bit more geared toward sci-fi and education. As well as a sci-fi/fantasy/horror film festival. I think I will have to create just for that.