Well, we made it through WorldCon Day 4! My talk apparently went well, as I was mobbed when it was over and a half-dozen people actually dropped by the poster session – some of them, interested in serious academic followup! And one guy said, “Your talk was the fastest thirty minutes of my life. I loved it.”
Mission accomplished!
The Clockwork Alchemy contingent finally arrived in force, so we at last had a proper table setup!
So I got to head out to see the show floor, which was pretty amazing! There was a Star Trek Jack Skellington, holding what appears to be either a Babylon 5 Shadow Ship or a modified Klingon batleth sword.
There were too many cool things for this post, but, I always have time for … robots!
Sonic screwdrivers!
Wand duels!
Our books continuing to sell! (The stack isn’t shorter, but we’ve been replenishing it)
Later that night I attended the Hugo ceremony, which was pretty awesome, with singing by Nisi Shawl that is still echoing in my head because they did it as a “bit” between the different presentations (“Down, down, down the Hugo road …) and a really funny video bit from the actual Hugo Best Novel winner.
Afterwards, some of the award winners came to the Fountain bar in the Sheraton for a victory lap!
I also got to see a lot of friends at the con. All in all, a pretty good day!
-the Centaur
Pictured: The fan tables, me at my poster, Sandra Forrer talking to a steampunk fan, our table, the giant Jack Skellington in a Next Generation uniform, a youth robot team, a sonic screwdriver collection, a LARP wand duel, the Neurodiversiverse at the Liminal Fiction table, the Hugos, and the hotel afterparty.
