Talking the same language
Oct. 12th, 2007 12:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I just had a conversation with Jamie Scott about conventions and the Emergency Hologram Eastercon, where I suggested that when the proposed Eastercon failed, the Interesting Times Gang stepped in. He replied, "Well, yes."
I was gobsmacked; "You got that reference?" says I. He replied that Excession had been his favourite book for a long time.
I don't hold with a lot of aspects of SF fandom, but good grief it's good to be able to throw out a reference like that and be immediately understood.
I was gobsmacked; "You got that reference?" says I. He replied that Excession had been his favourite book for a long time.
I don't hold with a lot of aspects of SF fandom, but good grief it's good to be able to throw out a reference like that and be immediately understood.
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Date: 2007-10-12 06:35 am (UTC)So: remind me which conventions you are going to next year. It looks as if I may be travelling a lot.
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Date: 2007-10-12 06:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-12 10:26 am (UTC)I am not sure that Excession is my favourite book (some Strosses are giving it a run for its money, for one thing), but it is in the running.
Damn. Want to read it again, and strangely enough I don't have access to either of my copies. Grrr.
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Date: 2007-10-12 12:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-12 12:08 pm (UTC)I think is a perfectly apposite comment. ;)