Five Weeks To Go.

Only five weeks or so until Worldcon 68/Aussicon 4, and I must say I'm really excited.

Just over two years ago I was reading online about Continuum 5, and at that stage I'd never been to a convention. The information online was rather sparse - it seemed to be all about steampunk, which I didn't know much about. In fact I wasn't really sure what went on at Continuum.  For all I knew I might have been joining a cult (some may suggest I actually was) But in the end I decided just to go anyway.  And I was really glad I did.  I had the most wonderful time and met some fantastic people.

And so I convinced a friend to come along with me to Continuum 6. And he had a great time too. So much so that he not only signed up for Continuum 7, but Worldcon as well.

As a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, I've now signed up for the Nightmare Ball. Sounds like it should be a lot of fun. I'm planning to meet up with fellow writer GNBraun for the first time there, as well as a few other people I've met over the years. And, of course, at the actual convention I'll not only see a lot of faces I know, but meet up with lots of new people too.

So if you haven't signed up for Aussiecon yet, what's stopping you?

Galaxies By Gaslight.

Off to Continuum 5 tomorrow for the weekend. I'm really looking forward to it. Looks like some great panels and workshops, and it'll be great to catch up with a few people again. Sean Williams is a surprise late addition - he wasn't going to be coming along but this morning I noticed his name added to the program. It'll be good to see Felicity Dowker again, as well as hopefully meeting a few new people.

This year's theme is Steampunk. I've checked out the program, made a list of the sessions I'd like to attend, made a list of the stuff I need to bring with me, and made a list of the lists I've made.