Dad and Norwescon, followup
Apr. 15th, 2009 08:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nonionayIt seems a lot of people had an extra good Norwescon this year. I know why I had a good time, but I wonder if there was some general quality that improved the atmosphere. Ideas?
Talebones Live was great. There was an emotional, communal, ritual feel that I suspect could be found in a good religious community. I mean, we had a presider (Patrick), an opening, a closing, readings, offerings, giving of gifts, memorials. You could even say we had a testimonial, since Paul Melko, in lieu of a fiction reading, told us his tale of how he lost a Hugo and still got to be Hugo Rock Star.
And my dad just e-mailed me to tell me finally watched Serenity (which he heard of from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
spencimusprime) and started reading Kop, by Warren Hammond, who was on that panel with Spencer. I also got my dad to listen to Metatropolis, which he just finished and enjoyed. He loves audiobooks, so naturally, I had to send him that. Jay Lake's story, he said, was "erudite," which I think led to him talking about how he wished to have someone to talk about "intellectual things" with, which led to me finding out he believes in ESP. Apparently I need to push the limits of our conversations, since I do like intellectual things, and really, what more surprising things are going to pop out of the guy? Besides, he commented that he's had CLL for six years now, and while he hasn't had any symptoms beyond a little weight loss--and that might be due to him exercising--I didn't realize it had been so long. They say treatment isn't necessary for ten years, which sounds like a long time, until it's only four years.
Talebones Live was great. There was an emotional, communal, ritual feel that I suspect could be found in a good religious community. I mean, we had a presider (Patrick), an opening, a closing, readings, offerings, giving of gifts, memorials. You could even say we had a testimonial, since Paul Melko, in lieu of a fiction reading, told us his tale of how he lost a Hugo and still got to be Hugo Rock Star.
And my dad just e-mailed me to tell me finally watched Serenity (which he heard of from
spencimusprime) and started reading Kop, by Warren Hammond, who was on that panel with Spencer. I also got my dad to listen to Metatropolis, which he just finished and enjoyed. He loves audiobooks, so naturally, I had to send him that. Jay Lake's story, he said, was "erudite," which I think led to him talking about how he wished to have someone to talk about "intellectual things" with, which led to me finding out he believes in ESP. Apparently I need to push the limits of our conversations, since I do like intellectual things, and really, what more surprising things are going to pop out of the guy? Besides, he commented that he's had CLL for six years now, and while he hasn't had any symptoms beyond a little weight loss--and that might be due to him exercising--I didn't realize it had been so long. They say treatment isn't necessary for ten years, which sounds like a long time, until it's only four years.
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Date: 2009-04-15 10:41 pm (UTC)It sure wasn't this year's management, that's for sure! The program book had a distinctly snarky, defensive tone, as did the opening ceremonies.
Maybe that helped, in a paradoxical way. I was nudged to take greater responsibility for my own happiness. That's one theory, anyway.
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Date: 2009-04-17 03:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-17 04:01 pm (UTC)Oops, that was me
Date: 2009-04-17 04:02 pm (UTC)