| | I went to Kansas City to CONquest this last weekend. It's a science
fiction convention, and it's in its 38th year. The people that go are
like family to one another, but friendly and willing to invite you into
their circle of friends. So, I recommend it. It's a lot of fun...if
you're into sf and fantasy. They have a great art show and art auction
every year and you can meet cool artists, too.
But, I have to say the most important warning is...you can't go with
any judgmentalism in your head. The people there run around in
costumes, or in jeans and t-shirts. They are casual, down to earth, and
out of this world at the same time.
The people who run the con work hard, and they do a good job of being
welcoming and helpful to new attendees. And the attendees run the range
of extremes in personalities and jobs. I sat with a jet propulsion
engineer and a pirate one evening...discussing future modes of travel,
and power systems. And threesomes. Both had open relationships. While
I'm fascinated by both, and don't understand either, I totally enjoyed
the chatting.
Then, I went to another room, and talked about poetry with a gal that I
thought was totally fun. And in another room, I listened to some others
discuss the value of Buffy, (the vampire slayer, yes!), versus Dr. Who
and Rocky Horror Picture Show.
So, you can find convo on any level there. High tech, and lower stuff
like "Just what goes into the Hurling Monkey Punch they're dishing out
of the silver bowl?" (Let me tell ya, there are a lot of bottles near
that. It's an interesting concoction.)
And in the pirate party, I saw some shots that were apple pie. Some
sort of kicking alcohol with cinnamon (like red hots soaked to
dissolution in the solution). I'm serious here, that stuff--men would
take a shot and within five minutes, you could see them woozy.
But then again, for the nondrinkers, there's tubs filled with sodas and
water. And the CON SUITE is filled with food around the clock. So, if
you get hungry or have the munchies, there's plenty to take the edge
off.
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