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Bah Humbug! (or its seasonal equivalent)
Oct. 31st, 2006 05:41 pmNot a good day. Nigel Kneale has died. That's Mr " Mog", so to speak.
And no Convoy. Now, how am I to explain the lack of an Eastercon next year to the child who firmly believes that annual attendance at such things is some kind of religious requirement. I was looking forward to going back to the Adelphi too -- maybe I should go and stay there in solitary splendour.
On the up side, Looby Loo's high temperature means the arguments about whether Trick or Treat is an English custom in which she should participate or a nasty foreign import which we should ignore are rendered irrelevant. We haven't even got a turnip lantern this year. Oh well, I suppose I could dig out the black candles and a handful of skulls. Or perhaps all the dragons in the front window count.
And no Convoy. Now, how am I to explain the lack of an Eastercon next year to the child who firmly believes that annual attendance at such things is some kind of religious requirement. I was looking forward to going back to the Adelphi too -- maybe I should go and stay there in solitary splendour.
On the up side, Looby Loo's high temperature means the arguments about whether Trick or Treat is an English custom in which she should participate or a nasty foreign import which we should ignore are rendered irrelevant. We haven't even got a turnip lantern this year. Oh well, I suppose I could dig out the black candles and a handful of skulls. Or perhaps all the dragons in the front window count.
