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Jan. 29th, 2007
Fixed now, thank you!
Ysabel and Vericon
Jan. 29th, 2007 12:44 pmLate last year sometime, I heard that Vericon's guest of honor this year would be Guy Gavriel Kay. One of my most favorite authors only half a mile from my house? I had to go.
As an added bonus, I found out that his new book, Ysabel would be available during the con as well. Score! Friday I found out that the Harvard Book Store would only be selling the book Saturday. Being impatient, I didn't want to wait until after Shabbat, so I asked a clerk in the store whether I could pay in advance and pick the book up Saturday. That was fine for them, so Shabbat morning I finally got the book in my hot little hands... I think I may have been the first official purchaser, given that the release date isn't until early next month, and most con-goers would pick copies up later during the signing. Squee! (And I got it signed later too. More squee!)
( possible spoilers )
Vericon's a much smaller con than Arisia: I saw about 120 badges waiting to be picked up when I went in before Shabat to get mine (all the pre-reg badges were prettily calligraphed, which was a nice touch). The main building is Sever ("see-ver", don'tcha know) in Harvard Yard, which is a nice brick classroom building with lots of room for gaming, LARPing, boffing, anime, panels, and other programming. However, it's not quite an ideal con space, having no obvious hang out spots. No one is staying in the building, so there's the schleppage factor as well, even if it's just outer gear. And there were some issues with the schedule, given that different places listed different lengths for given panels.
That said, it was a great con to fit into my weekend. I stuck to panels, figuring I have enough friends to play games with the rest of the year :-). Unlike Arisia, panels were populated only by the official guests, and there was only one panel at a time, which felt sparse in some ways, but meant I had non-con time too (particularly appreciated since I needed time to walk back and forth to my house). Given the number of attendees, it also meant that there were familiar faces at a lot of the panels. One general note: I was impressed by how much the panels stayed on topic.
( panels and programming )
As an added bonus, I found out that his new book, Ysabel would be available during the con as well. Score! Friday I found out that the Harvard Book Store would only be selling the book Saturday. Being impatient, I didn't want to wait until after Shabbat, so I asked a clerk in the store whether I could pay in advance and pick the book up Saturday. That was fine for them, so Shabbat morning I finally got the book in my hot little hands... I think I may have been the first official purchaser, given that the release date isn't until early next month, and most con-goers would pick copies up later during the signing. Squee! (And I got it signed later too. More squee!)
( possible spoilers )
Vericon's a much smaller con than Arisia: I saw about 120 badges waiting to be picked up when I went in before Shabat to get mine (all the pre-reg badges were prettily calligraphed, which was a nice touch). The main building is Sever ("see-ver", don'tcha know) in Harvard Yard, which is a nice brick classroom building with lots of room for gaming, LARPing, boffing, anime, panels, and other programming. However, it's not quite an ideal con space, having no obvious hang out spots. No one is staying in the building, so there's the schleppage factor as well, even if it's just outer gear. And there were some issues with the schedule, given that different places listed different lengths for given panels.
That said, it was a great con to fit into my weekend. I stuck to panels, figuring I have enough friends to play games with the rest of the year :-). Unlike Arisia, panels were populated only by the official guests, and there was only one panel at a time, which felt sparse in some ways, but meant I had non-con time too (particularly appreciated since I needed time to walk back and forth to my house). Given the number of attendees, it also meant that there were familiar faces at a lot of the panels. One general note: I was impressed by how much the panels stayed on topic.
( panels and programming )