So, my previously-mentioned plan to read all my 2008-purchased books in time to make Hugo nominations did not come to fruition. I got through a few, read parts of a few others, and just guessed on the rest. The final list came out some time ago, and voting closes July 3rd. My current plan is [...]
Saturday, May 9th dawned dark and gloomy, but I didn’t mind. I was still flying high after a round of heavy Star Trek the night before, and even taking my best gal to the airport in the rain couldn’t get me down. I knew she’d be back. She always came back.
But a man can’t live [...]
This weekend past, a few of my favourite authors were appearing at Ad-Astra, Toronto’s regional SF convention. Since I’m going to Worldcon this summer, I figured attending Ad-Astra would be a good practice run, and so off I went, with a few others in tow.
Now, strictly speaking, my secondary title up above (”My First Con”) [...]
So, I woke up this morning to find an e-mail from my wonderful girlfriend, telling me that she had purchased me an attending membership at the Worldcon as my birthday present. Apart from this being a delightul surprise, it has also introduced a bit of worry into my life.
As an attending member, I get to [...]
This post will, I believe, catch me up on talking about all the novels I’ve read so far this year. By my count, I’ve read twelve novels so far this year, which meets the goal I set for myself. Despite my love of books, I’m something of an infrequent reader — once I start reading [...]