Strangely distanced and vaguely reluctant

[scarlettina]

It's how I'm feeling about attending the Nebula Awards here in Seattle. It's been years since I attended, and what I remember of the several I attended as an editor at Bantam was that at worst it felt like a glorified corporate banquet; at best it felt like a really good dinner with fine friends and a little too much talking at the podium. It's just been years since I've gone, and I suspect it may feel odd going with no official affiliation.

Still and all, I've finally started making some plans partly because I've discovered that people are coming into town from Back East whom I very much want to see, partly because I promised the_monkey_king I would go, and partly because I'm beginning to think that picking up some freelance work (which I've strongly resisted until now) is looking like a good idea. And the truth is that, as I've said here before, it's always nice to have an excuse to get dressed up.

Besides, I know that there are local friends who will be attending who are going just to experience it; seeing them will be comforting. Seeing them dressed up will be ... novel. We're a pretty casual crew here in the PNW, and the Nebs tend to bring out the sparklies. My decision now will be, do I go full-length sparkly or business-length sparkly? Just that thought alone lightens the prospect of attending.

Comments

[lagilman]

Go and have fun for me... :-(

(And I'd say business-length sparkly. After years of Specific Northwest casual, it may feel more comfortable. And you never want to be the dressiest in a room, according to Ms. Manners...)

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I suspect that Astrid Bear will be the dressiest in the room, and she's kinda hard to outshine for 1) blood glamor (by which I mean pedigree and association) and 2) Amazon presence. That woman can wear huge jewelry and make it look outstanding. What with her and Greg being at the center of the Science Fiction Experience museum and that being focused on this year, she's more-or-less the Hostess and Ms. Manners also says it's inappropriate to outdress the hostess so...