Swancon XXXI - Saturday
The morning started with a trip into Northbridge to find a chemist and have breakfast. This I managed after walking all the way down to James Street. I came back via Lake Street admiring the architecture and sussing out the Northbridge Hotel.
Then a chat with Rob and Leece and off to Kaneda's Coffee panel. Kaneda is obviously passionate about his job but the 'perfect' coffee still tasted bitter to me. I wimped out of that one early and sat in a comfy chair for a while before going to "Why don't they make Australian SF films?". After that was "Trailer park: forthcoming movies". Then I had lunch with Andrew Harvey and did some catching up for 28 years of news and gossip.
After lunch ... I'm not sure if I got to Ippongi Bang's GOH speech. No wait ... I think I did. Then was the choice beteen three items that I wanted to see running simultaneously. I opted for Ian Tregonning's talk about puppeteering for the movie Labyrinth. Then I had a short visit to the games room and before heading off to the costuming panel. And finally "Fantastic Britannica" before dinner. Dinner was ... something? I chatted with various SCA people as they arrived to set up for a dance demo. Then there was the attempt to see Mirrormask. The time was shifted an hour earlier on the schedule and then another half an hour earlier un-announced. Then due to complaints they re-ran it. So I saw the second half and then the first half. Recommended. By this time the masquerade proper was over and I had missed the dance demo. So I hung around for Ippongi's concert and "Larry & Misty's Bedtime Stories". About 01:00 I staggered back to my room.