As always seems to be the case, I never manage to blog on trips and am often in a daze for a week or so afterwards, which seems ridiculous, but is nonetheless the case.<\/p>\n
The long trip to Reno for Renovation was well worth it, though mostly for the things that went on around the convention than for the convention itself. I got to spend some time in San Francisco with Ellen Klages, had a fantastic BBQ\/ party up at Locus HQ, a fun road trip with Gary, Madeleine and Ellen to Reno, some great meals with friends, and all sorts of chats and discussions.<\/p>\n
My hazy recollections of Reno are flashing lights, loud machines, people smoking indoors, a long boozy conversation with Ian McDonald in the dealer’s room bar (the one Reno innovation we could do with continuing); good conversations with Gary; recording podcasts with Ian McDonald, Al Reynolds, Stan Robinson, and Jo Walton; hanging out with local Perth-ite Andrew Bailey; lots of talking;\u00c2\u00a0 time with Bob and Karen; \u00c2\u00a0a bet with Paul Cornell;\u00c2\u00a0 Lou winning the Hugo; hurriedly packing the Locus van to head back to Oakland; and the road trip back to Locus with Liza, Fran (who worked the Locus table incredibly) and Chloe.<\/p>\n
I had a very pleasant day at Locus HQ chatting with Liza and the gang, where I actually packed one of the lamps I’d inherited from Charles to carry home (which I did successfully – I was very concerned about breaking it), before dinner with Amelia and then on to the merry-go-round that is modern plane travel to head home again.<\/p>\n
It was, all in all, a good trip. I think it was worth it, though I possibly had an epiphany about WorldCon. \u00c2\u00a0As much as I enjoyed the trip, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think I actually enjoy WorldCon itself that much anymore.\u00c2\u00a0 The only events I attended across five days were panels I was on and the Hugos. So, although this is far from written in stone, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m almost definitely going to skip ChiconV\u00c2\u00a0 (which is looking problematic from a distance) and LoneStarCon. Instead, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be focussing on attending the Toronto and Brighton World Fantasy Conventions, which I do love.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll likely be in London for WorldCon in 2014, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more to do with the location than anything else.<\/p>\n
So, \u00c2\u00a0what now? I have to get the year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best done by late October when the family and I fly BACK to the US again (whimper) for family events and World Fantasy. It should be a great time, though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a bit intimidated at the thought of more air travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As always seems to be the case, I never manage to blog on trips and am often in a daze for a week or so afterwards, which seems ridiculous, but is nonetheless the case. The long trip to Reno for Renovation was well worth it, though mostly for the things that went on around the … Continue reading After Reno<\/span>