After four successive days with readership over 1,000 (pitiful by Scalzi standards, I know, but huge for me) I should, of course, be pumping out lots of interesting content to keep those readers coming back. Instead I’m heading off for Canada, via London, and will be offline for much of the next week.
Not that things will be totally quiet. I do expect to report on Montreal as a tourist venue. There should eventually be photos and video. I don’t know whether I shall actually be allowed into the Palais des congrès, but I shall see what I can do. I also intend to report back on the London Book Fair, which is happening at the beginning of next week. At least then I’ll be back in the UK and can tweet freely without fear of roaming charges.
So hopefully the next week won’t be too dull here.
If there is a tour of the Congrès planned it is probably fine for you to attend. In the past, they’ve been pretty loose with the numbers (but within limits) and keen for perspectives from others.
Oh, and for your non-french speaking readers, “congrès” is pronounced much like “congray.”
Have fun in Montreal and get lots of juicy tidbits about Anticipation for the rest of us who aren’t on the committee.
“juicy tidbits about Anticipation for the rest of us who aren’t on the committee.”
I’m sure that the the Anticipation committee is much like past Worldcon committees … sitting around drinking chardonnay, passing around the plates of watercress sandwiches, all in the hushed quiet of the Sekrit Smof Tower.
Very dull, very boring.
Adrienne:
The agenda for the weekend says that the Palais tour is on a need basis only. I don’t know if I qualify as needing to go.
Tom S:
Try not to get me barred from the meeting before I arrive, eh?
Michael:
Wot, no vintage brandy? We have come down in the world.
“Wot, no vintage brandy? We have come down in the world.”
It’s the economy, wot can I say.
Be glad it’s not “liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”.
Cheryl:
It is I that should be banned because of the suggestion, not you. Have a safe trip?
Have a good and safe trip. I look forward to reports from the London Book Fair.
Thank you, Nadine. That I can do without causing a major panic in SMOFdom.