CONCOM

A Documentary in the tradition of Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap by documentarian Jim Pippin.

Jim asked his question from behind the camera, his voice sounding a bit distant to the microphone hanging off screen above his subject. "So what is Worldcon?"

Andrew Hardcastle,
Chair of Empire City in '07 Bid Committee

The bearded man put a finger to his lips to look especially thoughtful as he considered his answer. After a suitable pause he spoke "Worldcon is the ultimate honor, the biggest thing in fandom. It is like the World Series and the Oscars and a political party convention for science fiction fans. To be able to put on a Worldcon is a symbol that we have arrived, that our city is important. It is the largest real science fiction convention in the world.

"It is a big challenge to put on a convention of this size and complexity, but we think we're ready for it. So the first step for us is to form a bid committee. Then we'll travel around to other cons and to this year's Worldcon to build support for our bid. Then after that there will be the vote at Worldcon. I'm pretty confident that we can win, this won't be like Empire City in '93."

All Antiques all the Time

( Rant, Rant, Rant )

Less ranty I have two new icons. My new default and one of me in my new favorite sweater. The quality of light is really good in both of the pictures. I didn't do any saturation or hue changes.

http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=mishalak

Wrong Crossover Fiction: Part 1

Roger moved in on his prey an old woman walking unsteadily with a cane and wearing a black hat and long black shawl. "Silly old bint," he thought to himself. "Goin' down an alleyway, this will be too easy." She turned around suddenly looking frightened, or at least a good enough imitation to fool Roger.

"Oh dear, I seem to be lost, will you help me."

"To be sure, jus' let me hold your bag for y'."

"My purse?" She said clutching it more tightly to her black cloaked side. "Oh no, you're one of those ruffians. Oh dear what ever shall I do."

"Don't be like that, just hand it over and y' don't have t' get hurt."

She waited until he came very close indeed to show her fangs. "Oh I don't expect that I will."

*Waiting for Buffy*
Diana came in chortling to herself. Tom recognized that, "Good hunting tonight?"

"Excellent. I had the most marvelous time killing this would be mugger. Taught him not to underestimate little old ladies with canes. Well taught him that lesson until I got bored with his screaming and finished him off. Broke both his legs and an arm."

"Sounds like fun! See I told you this was a good idea. You made fun of it when I told you Dracula said for me to make an army of undead to rule England as his dark viceroy that I'd hit the gin too often."

Diana was pouring some gin into her tea. "Oh please Tom, give it a rest. You've got no bloody idea who sired you because you're as balmy now as you were when you were alive. And you don't have to be! I know there's a mind lurking in you, I mean weren't you the one who came up with the Kindly Charity Case routine?"

"Oh yes, that is rather good. We got that last one with it rather well. I love how you told her that 'Charity comes from the heart, so let's have yours,' just before you ripped it out. I wonder if it has made any of the other charity solicitors more cautious?"

"Probably not. But it was great fun! Say, we haven't done something like that in a while. You want to come down to the market tomorrow? We could go hunting together and then catch something at the cinema. Maybe eat someone talking on his mobile during the movie."

"Really? That sounds like a wonderful idea."