I’m trying to find a new and better way to write up my trip. I wrote a blog post detailing the first leg of the journey — from Seoul to San Francisco, through Denver, Wyoming, Portland, and Seattle, until my departure to New York City. But I don’t think it’s very interesting, and I’m against posting boring crap online. There’s so much of it already, even on this blog. So it’s going to be a slower catchup, I think, as I work out how to say in an interesting way what these places and the people I saw in them …
Tag: TRAVELS
Back!
One of the great tragedies of the film version of The Lord of the Rings, in my opinion, is the fact that the ending was left out. You know, the part where the story seems over, the world is saved, the journey finished, and then the characters get home and have a big mess to sort out there? That always seemed to subvert expectations in a way I respected, and seemed also to reflect the messiness of real life in a way that makes more sense than the kind of “one great act saves the day everywhere” kind of stuff …
At the Airport
Here I am at another airport, sitting in yet another coffee shop, waiting for yet another flight. It’s been a long summer and I haven’t posted much at all — haven’t had the time, though tons has been going on. Hope to be updating and logging some of my adventures soon, but for now, I have one more leg in what has turned out, in many ways, to be an all-out Odyssey. So, yes, as they so often say, more soon!
Travel and WorldCon Update
This is just a small update to note that I’m doing very well. Yes, I failed to win the Campbell Award, but I was happy to congratulate David Anthony Durham in person (and tease him about his, er, tiara). The WorldCon was a blast, and my trip leading up to it has also been. A BLAST. I’m off to Toronto tomorrow, and I’ll write more about the trip on the train assuming I’ll be able to get wifi enroute, which is what Via Rail claims. (Dangerous, since I have some other writing I need to get done!) So, more update …
WorldCon Schedule
It seems people are posting their WorldCon schedules, so I’m going to post mine too, in case anyone wants to run into me or something… When: Thu 21:00 Location: P-511BE Title: East Meets West Session ID: 255 All Participants: Chandra Rooney, Derwin Mak, Gord Sellar, June M. Madeley, Feòrag NicBhrìde, Lila Garrott-Wejksnora, Hiroaki Inoue Moderator: Derwin Mak Description: Western fandom for manga and anime continues to grow. Are we now seeing western examples influenced by the East? Are they any good or just copies? Duration: 1:00 hrs:min Language: English Track: Media AV/Internet request: None When: Fri 15:30 Location: P-511D Title: …