spiderplanet

Saturday, I slept in more than I probably should have, but it was nice to do so. We visited the Dealer's room which was big and impressive, and then another very large, almost-as-big room just for fan tables, information tables, fan history displays, and Battle Tech pods.

It was significant to me to see that such a thing was even possible. This particular Worldcon was roughly the same size as CONvergence or Anime Detour, but they had sooooooo much more space to work with. It was crowded at times, but I never felt like I needed to go hide in my room because there were just too many goddamn people. It's ~~possible~~ probable that Minneapolis shouldn't host a Worldcon anytime soon for many reasons, including that we just don't have the space, but OTOH, 1) Waaaaah. 2) No fair.

These first two pictures are from the room that was next to the Dealer's room, for which I do not remember a name.

I pre-supported for the London in 2014 bid. They were running unopposed and didn't need to put any effort in convincing people that their city would be a fine place to host a Worldcon, yet they still had remarkably cohesive poop. They'll be using some of the facilities left over from the Olympics, and they had helpful people who were able to explain where they'll be in relation to where the other cool stuff in London is, and what sort of scale their map is working on.

I suppose that I need to get a passport.

Look! It's that actor from The Impossible Astronaut!

The hotel itself is very nice and the staff were only helpful and friendly. It's a bit ugly, as hotels often are.

It's okay, though. In Illinois, even the sprinkler heads are in favor of safe, legal abortion.

I didn't see any programming that I was interested in right away, so

caffeine and I went for a walk in the city.

We went to Navy Pier. The weather is about ten degrees cooler next to the water and it's very pleasant.