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petrea_mitchell) wrote2020-07-31 09:13 am
petrea_mitchell) wrote2020-07-31 09:13 am
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Worldcon day 2
I spent the morning posting here, hanging out on various con-related Discord servers, and getting myself signed up for the boardgaming platforms I would need to use for Gen Con. I also checked out the CoNZealand art show and exhibit hall.
Pie of the day: beef and mushroom stout. I also remembered that the SO had just gotten a 12-pack of assorted sodas from a vendor we first came across at last year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Their black cherry soda is decent, but I think Boylan's has them beat.
I had the beginning of the CoNZealand day blocked out since someone had asked in the staff lounge for volunteers to play the part of Hugo finalists in a rehearsal, but heard nothing more about on the day, so I had a low-key afternoon/evening of Discord and panels. We also squeezed in the weekly shopping trip right after lunch.
Also there was the Retro Hugo and Sir Julius Vogel Awards webcast, the latter part being a recording of a genuine in-person get-together. All the Vogel finalists were able to attend a small ceremony where the trophies were handed out, with the results being kept quiet until the the ceremony was streamed. I had not known that my co-panelist from the day before, Andi C. Buchanan, was a finalist (but maybe they mentioned it in their introduction at the panel and I was too nervous to pay enough attention).
"Money and Currency for Fantasy Authors" was another of those topics where there are practically no good examples to point to. A couple that were mentioned: the Wheel of Time series for the author noting that the different polities in it make significantly different coins, and the Pern books, where such commerce that exists uses wooden tokens (the precious metals being far too precious to use as coinage).
"Stunts in SF Films and TV Shows" was a one-man presentation by NZ stuntman Peter Hassall, and easily the best program item I've been to so far, definitely worth checking out on the "Watch it Again" feature if it shows up there. Lots of information ranging from the latest in safety gear to a terrifying story about how some of the EVA scenes in 2001 were filmed.
Pie of the day: beef and mushroom stout. I also remembered that the SO had just gotten a 12-pack of assorted sodas from a vendor we first came across at last year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Their black cherry soda is decent, but I think Boylan's has them beat.
I had the beginning of the CoNZealand day blocked out since someone had asked in the staff lounge for volunteers to play the part of Hugo finalists in a rehearsal, but heard nothing more about on the day, so I had a low-key afternoon/evening of Discord and panels. We also squeezed in the weekly shopping trip right after lunch.
Also there was the Retro Hugo and Sir Julius Vogel Awards webcast, the latter part being a recording of a genuine in-person get-together. All the Vogel finalists were able to attend a small ceremony where the trophies were handed out, with the results being kept quiet until the the ceremony was streamed. I had not known that my co-panelist from the day before, Andi C. Buchanan, was a finalist (but maybe they mentioned it in their introduction at the panel and I was too nervous to pay enough attention).
"Money and Currency for Fantasy Authors" was another of those topics where there are practically no good examples to point to. A couple that were mentioned: the Wheel of Time series for the author noting that the different polities in it make significantly different coins, and the Pern books, where such commerce that exists uses wooden tokens (the precious metals being far too precious to use as coinage).
"Stunts in SF Films and TV Shows" was a one-man presentation by NZ stuntman Peter Hassall, and easily the best program item I've been to so far, definitely worth checking out on the "Watch it Again" feature if it shows up there. Lots of information ranging from the latest in safety gear to a terrifying story about how some of the EVA scenes in 2001 were filmed.