When Belfast was announced as the Eastercon 2025 location, we were excited about getting to explore the city and maybe do some more general touristing. I had never been to Northern Ireland at all, and …
Belfast: The Eastercon
It is always tricky to decide which day to arrive and how long to stay for a convention, especially when its in a place you want to explore. Aside from the obvious considerations around money …
Belfast: Good Eats, Great Drinks
We had the very great luck of booking at the Bullit Hotel, about and eight minute walk from the ICC and Hilton where the convention was taking place. Obviously there is always a risk of …
Belfast Eastercon and so much more.
in order to do justice to our wonderful time in Northern Ireland, I think it is best to split my con report into three parts covering the city, the food and drink, and the convention …
Hugo Finalist
The list is out and I’m delighted to be on there for fan artist again, along with a really solid roster. Most of the categories look really strong, and even some of the ones I …
The Farrell Centre
On Saturday we popped into town to The Farrell Centre to check out their Concrete Dream exhibition, which looks at the big urban planning projects of the 1960s and 70s in Tyneside. Side by side …
Got my noms in!
I started filling out the form last week, so I shouldn’t be up late trying to get a tiny bit more reading/reasearching in but of course I am. Every year I saw next year will …
Fifty
O_O
Digital arting
I quite enjoy fiddling with Procreate and the Affinity suite, but perpeturally find myself in the position of having set them aside for long enough that I’ve forgotten a bunch of things (which to be …
London Adventures!
Last weekend we went down to London for two live experiences (now that we live further away we do try to pack in as much as possible when we visit). Saturday was Phantom Peak, which …