Monthly Archives: August 2006
Year’s best review…
Mark Watson as BestSF.net has given my year’s best SF a nice review.
Off to New York
Well, LAConIV is over. Much convivial drinking, talking and general catching up was had in what felt like a somewhat low key convention. I’ve got very little emailing done, for which I apologise. I’ll try to get something meaningful on the blog soon, but I’m unsure of connectivity in Staten Island where I’m going or … Continue reading
Well, we had a busy Thursday and Friday. The girls were both delighted, exhausted and discombobulated by the whole experience. I have to admit to have ended up kind of tired and cranky by the end of it all, but I’m delighted we got to Fenton’s for icecream, that we stayed with Kirsten and AAron … Continue reading
Still tripping
Well we made it. The pilot hotfooted it across the Pacific and we made it to San Francisco in under thirteen hours. Even so, the only one of us to sleep was Sophie. Jess ended up pretty much staggered with jetlag. We arrived at 6.15pm, rented a car and got to Kirsten and AAron’s welcoming … Continue reading
The beginning of the trip…
Well, we set off bright and early on a wet and windy morning. Jessica, Sophie, Marianne and I piled into a big taxi and rode out to the airport. The girls were very excited because it was their first ride in a taxi. We spent a short time at the airport and then jumped onto … Continue reading