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short takes from Worldcon
Sep. 2nd, 2001 12:26 amThe con has set up public-access net-connected machines. This does not come as an enormous surprise. What does come as a (pleasant) surprise is that they have provided ample VT200s for those who only need telnet/SSH. (And yes, they do support SSH. Yee ha. I am a happy camper.)
The browser-enabled machines usually have a waiting list, which is why I'm typing this after midnight. I didn't have to wait for a VT200 to check email earlier tonight, though.
As I type this, there is a dance going on in the ballroom next door. The band has been playing the same mellow-rock motif for the last 20 minutes; I wonder if this is what they mean by "trance" music. (I am woefully out of touch with today's popular music.)
The con has been fun so far. Two of my panels have happend, and the other two are tomorrow (back to back). The first one (costuming) went ok; the second (one of the music ones) went better in terms of content, but the location was, um, creative. Everyone who showed up (not many) expressed frustration at trying to find the room. Oh well; I don't have to go to that building again for the rest of the con.
There have been some good concerts, and Steve MacDonald's WorlDream recording was a great deal of fun. (He is going to every filk con on the planet this year, plus Worldcon, and recording groups of people singing this song. He'll blend it all into a single recording. It's a fundraiser for Interfilk, a worthy cause. And it's a good song, too. This is the second session I've participated in.)
Today I'm wearing my "Suicide Squid " t-shirt, and have run into bunches of people who want to know what it is and (so far) no one (other than Tom Galloway) who was there. It did act as a beacon to Tom, though, which meant I got to talk to him for a few minutes. (We've exchanged email over the years, but I don't think we'd ever met before.)
Tonight's filk on the theme of computer songs broke up before midnight. This was quite surprising. It's not for lack of material...
The band just changed motifs and we're supposed to keep usage to under half an hour, so that's probably a sign.
The browser-enabled machines usually have a waiting list, which is why I'm typing this after midnight. I didn't have to wait for a VT200 to check email earlier tonight, though.
As I type this, there is a dance going on in the ballroom next door. The band has been playing the same mellow-rock motif for the last 20 minutes; I wonder if this is what they mean by "trance" music. (I am woefully out of touch with today's popular music.)
The con has been fun so far. Two of my panels have happend, and the other two are tomorrow (back to back). The first one (costuming) went ok; the second (one of the music ones) went better in terms of content, but the location was, um, creative. Everyone who showed up (not many) expressed frustration at trying to find the room. Oh well; I don't have to go to that building again for the rest of the con.
There have been some good concerts, and Steve MacDonald's WorlDream recording was a great deal of fun. (He is going to every filk con on the planet this year, plus Worldcon, and recording groups of people singing this song. He'll blend it all into a single recording. It's a fundraiser for Interfilk, a worthy cause. And it's a good song, too. This is the second session I've participated in.)
Today I'm wearing my "Suicide Squid " t-shirt, and have run into bunches of people who want to know what it is and (so far) no one (other than Tom Galloway) who was there. It did act as a beacon to Tom, though, which meant I got to talk to him for a few minutes. (We've exchanged email over the years, but I don't think we'd ever met before.)
Tonight's filk on the theme of computer songs broke up before midnight. This was quite surprising. It's not for lack of material...
The band just changed motifs and we're supposed to keep usage to under half an hour, so that's probably a sign.