Which I don't remember at all: I was on simvastatin for a couple of years around then, it chewed holes in my memory.
]]>Hey, I just checked the link to the Chicon-8 site - they've got 'virtual' memberships!
https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/virtual-chicon-8/
I've participated in a slew of webinars ever since COVID lockdowns started. (Hell - I've even watched a classical symphony concert on Zoom in real time.) Really glad SF/F cons are keeping up with the times and offering virtuals.
Re: '23rd Worldcon - Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China'
I'm also very unlikely to travel there. Sounds like an interesting city - combination of lots of history and new industry. (And I really like Sichuan/Szechuan food!)
]]>Instead of previewing two novels you've just finished -- and which most of your audience will probably buy (or be given for review) anyway -- why not be a bit more experimental and see if the US audience is up for a bit of Mrs Bigglesworth? For example.
]]>(All my worst fears about the economic consequences of Brexit appear to be coming true, just initially far more slowly than I expected -- but now gathering speed like an avalanche. With a war-induced oil shock on top, and a climate emergency that is also going nonlinear!)
]]>Chicago does have some air pollution, but nothing like that of China. I agree with Charlie that Chengdu's problematic for those with breathing problems.
Before I forget: Charlie, if you can arrange a few hours to visit the Field Museum, I doubt you'll regret the time spent there.
]]>In-flight ventilation is pretty good and will protect you in combo with a good mask (unless you're unlucky), but it seems the high rate of air travel related infection comes not form the flight itself but the time spent before takeoff and after landing when the doors are shut and the ventilation is off.
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