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lizwilliams) wrote2007-04-10 12:52 pm
lizwilliams) wrote2007-04-10 12:52 pm
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Back from Eastercon
We had a smooth run down from Chester yesterday, taking the roads through the Marches rather than the motorway. The countryside is beautiful right now. We stopped off at my parents' for dinner and then caught up with a friend in Bristol, before returning to a household of indignant animals.
The general consensus (geddit?) seems to be that Eastercon 07 was a great success, and my formal thanks to the con com will be going off shortly. This was a rescue con, after the collapse of the Liverpool E'con, but it seemed well organised and efficiently run. It was also laid back and we loved being in Chester. I won't out the friend in question, just in case, but fully concur with her summary that 'there were only 3 things wrong with this hotel. The microclimate, the lack of beer, and the unfeasible number of ground floors.'
The air conditioning was indeed Saharan. I have shed an entire layer of facial skin, something I'm sure you really wanted to know, and everyone has sinus problems. Apart from that, we were really impressed with the Crowne Plaza.
Personal highlights:
- the sudden appearance of a 7 foot high SPIRITED AWAY demon behind the audience during a heated moment during the 'gender imbalance' talk. If I appeared momentarily stunned, this was why. Later, the demon came and stood in front of the Witchcraft stall for some time and eventually a very little voice came out of it. "It's very hot in here!" it said.
- the person who very kindly offered their hall costume award to a friend of ours, who unfortunately was not in costume: she just dresses like that.
- and seeing swathes of Milford folk, as well as many other people.
The general consensus (geddit?) seems to be that Eastercon 07 was a great success, and my formal thanks to the con com will be going off shortly. This was a rescue con, after the collapse of the Liverpool E'con, but it seemed well organised and efficiently run. It was also laid back and we loved being in Chester. I won't out the friend in question, just in case, but fully concur with her summary that 'there were only 3 things wrong with this hotel. The microclimate, the lack of beer, and the unfeasible number of ground floors.'
The air conditioning was indeed Saharan. I have shed an entire layer of facial skin, something I'm sure you really wanted to know, and everyone has sinus problems. Apart from that, we were really impressed with the Crowne Plaza.
Personal highlights:
- the sudden appearance of a 7 foot high SPIRITED AWAY demon behind the audience during a heated moment during the 'gender imbalance' talk. If I appeared momentarily stunned, this was why. Later, the demon came and stood in front of the Witchcraft stall for some time and eventually a very little voice came out of it. "It's very hot in here!" it said.
- the person who very kindly offered their hall costume award to a friend of ours, who unfortunately was not in costume: she just dresses like that.
- and seeing swathes of Milford folk, as well as many other people.