It’s official! I just finished registering as an attending member of the 70th World Science Fiction Convention at Chicon 7 in Chicago, IL. It will be held next year over the Labor Day weekend, from August 30th to September 3rd, 2012. I had originally planned to make the trip with an old friend, but it [...] Continue Reading»
Disappearing Act
Now you see me, now you don’t. Mostly it’s been “don’t” for the last couple months, but I’m back for now. I know the big thing this week is the upcoming release of the last Harry Potter movie, but I’m more interested in the new Captain America flick being released the following weekend. I also [...] Continue Reading»
Ringing Out The Old (2010)
This past year proved to be an interesting one for yours truly. “Interesting” in the the old Chinese curse sense. But while I did “live in interesting times” during a portion of the year, there was some good to be had. To start off, as a casual fan I’m happy to report that the local [...] Continue Reading»
Project Hugo, Finis
Just over six weeks ago I wrote about becoming a supporting member of the 2010 Worldcon in Australia so that I could participate in the selection process for this year’s Hugo Awards. I’m happy to say that given my late start, I was able to finish reading all of the nominated fiction and was able [...] Continue Reading»
Reading The Hugo Nominees: Introduction
The Hugo Awards are presented each year to the best works in the world of science fiction as voted on by members of that year’s World Science Fiction Convention, or WorldCon. This year, the 68th WorldCon is being hosted by AussieCon 4 in Melbourne, Australia, who announced the list of nominees back in April. Two [...] Continue Reading»
