Report From The BSFA Meeting

[coalescent]

That was fun. Some highlights:

- Dan (above centre) heckling the audience as much as the audience heckled him.

- The cheerfulness with which Liz (above right) called Dan a wronghead.

- Andrew: "Complaining Accelerando is about people who are still a bit like us is like complaining that post-nuclear-holocaust stories aren't about piles of dust."

- Martin (above left)'s opinion of the shortlist: there's always a lower place.

- Dan and Abigail discussing Jane Austen (Graham: "Ginger, get the popcorn.")

- General agreement on the brilliance of Air.

- The many many books I came home with, including the beautiful Polder.

Can we do it again sometime?

Comments

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

> Liz called Dan a wronghead.

But I didnt see her hit him.

> Can we do it again sometime?

No. Although I found the panel interesting I wont be attending any more BSFA events and wont be renewing my membership.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

But I didnt see her hit him.

I hit him at dinner, to compensate.

Although I found the panel interesting I wont be attending any more BSFA events and wont be renewing my membership.

Sorry to hear that. :-/

[akicif.livejournal.com]

Blimey. What happened?

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

Somebody you introduced me to ten years ago turned up and made me want to vomit because of her being a lying shit.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

That sounds quite horrid, but hardly the BSFA's fault I'd assume?

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

I'll discuss this elsewhere rather than pollute Coalescent's LJ with my swearing.