I've only ever gone to the sci fi con in Toronto Most of my con experience is actually with anime cons and that's...not totally different, but not the same. The people are usually younger and a little scarier (seriously, have you ever seen rabid fangirls dressed like Sailor Moon suddenly shreik "YUKI!!!11!!" and run and tackle some other rabid fan-whatever (boy/girl/creature). Those are the cons I work because I like the other people who work them and because I'm into anime, but only on the fringes of it. Sci fi I've only ever done AggieCon and that's becuase it's in the town I grew up in. Unfortunately, that one is moving more toward anime, but there's still some awesome opportunities to find older fans. One of the authors has come the last few years always dressed in Stargate-esque BDUs. The first time I saw that, I was so amazed and wanted more like that.
I spent almost a year with just a cell phone as my phone and hated it. Right now, it's the most practical option for me. I don't really use a landline for anything and since I'm usually on the road, it makes like so much simpler. Unfortunately, all that driving means I hit bad signal areas a lot and the constant annoyance of not hearing anything but random snatches has quickly become a pet peeve.
I'm really curious how you were going to work Daylight Savings Time into it. Does Canada actually follow Daylight Savings Time as well? I always assumed it was a purely American form of stupidity. DST was started back in the energy crisis and, like Social Security (don't even get me started on *that*), it was supposed to be a short term program to help the people cope. I'm cool with that. But when they kept doing it even after it was obviously no longer needed, then it really became stupid. There are scientific studies that show that that hour change is incredibly disruptive to the human internal clock and can be unhealthy in other ways. This information has been presented to Congress every year since it came out and still they make us go through it twice a year. *sigh* DST and Social Security are two things that I can rant on and on about.
And you're close enough to the water that I'm sure you get enough wind. Most definitely! We're in our really windy season right now and we have daily winds averaging about 10-15 mph and gusting to as much as 40. It's crazy. And maddening when you're trying to open a door and the wind is so strong that you can't. Also makes phone calls a bit of an (added) annoyance.
Do most places have air conditioning units? Or central air? Most places have central air. If it doesn't, it probably has a window unit. Seriously, places that don't have one or the other are probably derelict or have long since been torn down.
That's an awesome idea! I hadn't thought of that. And I'm sure it'll be nicer for you to have some company on the drive :) I pride myself on my awesomely clever ideas. While I can make the drive on my own (have, actually), it usually involves loud music and plot ideas going randomly through my head. Or audiobooks. Lots of audiobooks.
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Most of my con experience is actually with anime cons and that's...not totally different, but not the same. The people are usually younger and a little scarier (seriously, have you ever seen rabid fangirls dressed like Sailor Moon suddenly shreik "YUKI!!!11!!" and run and tackle some other rabid fan-whatever (boy/girl/creature). Those are the cons I work because I like the other people who work them and because I'm into anime, but only on the fringes of it. Sci fi I've only ever done AggieCon and that's becuase it's in the town I grew up in. Unfortunately, that one is moving more toward anime, but there's still some awesome opportunities to find older fans. One of the authors has come the last few years always dressed in Stargate-esque BDUs. The first time I saw that, I was so amazed and wanted more like that.
I spent almost a year with just a cell phone as my phone and hated it.
Right now, it's the most practical option for me. I don't really use a landline for anything and since I'm usually on the road, it makes like so much simpler. Unfortunately, all that driving means I hit bad signal areas a lot and the constant annoyance of not hearing anything but random snatches has quickly become a pet peeve.
I'm really curious how you were going to work Daylight Savings Time into it.
Does Canada actually follow Daylight Savings Time as well? I always assumed it was a purely American form of stupidity. DST was started back in the energy crisis and, like Social Security (don't even get me started on *that*), it was supposed to be a short term program to help the people cope. I'm cool with that. But when they kept doing it even after it was obviously no longer needed, then it really became stupid. There are scientific studies that show that that hour change is incredibly disruptive to the human internal clock and can be unhealthy in other ways. This information has been presented to Congress every year since it came out and still they make us go through it twice a year. *sigh* DST and Social Security are two things that I can rant on and on about.
And you're close enough to the water that I'm sure you get enough wind.
Most definitely! We're in our really windy season right now and we have daily winds averaging about 10-15 mph and gusting to as much as 40. It's crazy. And maddening when you're trying to open a door and the wind is so strong that you can't. Also makes phone calls a bit of an (added) annoyance.
Do most places have air conditioning units? Or central air?
Most places have central air. If it doesn't, it probably has a window unit. Seriously, places that don't have one or the other are probably derelict or have long since been torn down.
That's an awesome idea! I hadn't thought of that. And I'm sure it'll be nicer for you to have some company on the drive :)
I pride myself on my awesomely clever ideas. While I can make the drive on my own (have, actually), it usually involves loud music and plot ideas going randomly through my head. Or audiobooks. Lots of audiobooks.