Serenity Convention, Thistle Heathrow
POSTED BY: Phoebe
UPDATED: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:13
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Susan, that's an impressive resume. I can only hope that one day I'll have achieved a level of qualification in my life equal to yours.
Ahh, still costly for people like me.... even though I like in England. I'll go ahead and introduce myself now.
My name's Phoebe (also quite obviously LOL!), and I'm currently 17 years old. I get £90 a month and I've had to save up almost all of that to be able to go - BUT its SO gonna be worth it! I get the feeling I'm gonna be one of the younger ones there, and since I aren't going to be there with a parent, or with anyone older than me... play nice with me please 
Most likely you're gonna think I'm about 14 years old LOL... I'm precisely 5'0" with long brown hair and blue eyes... and I get asked my age for a 15 rated movie, how sad, huh? Try not to knock me over, everyone at school does 
I'm a college student studying Computing, Maths and Geography, hopefully gonna be studying at Nottingham University next year or the year after. I met Nate, Summer and Jewel at Starfury Fusion last year and fell in love with Firefly then.
Can't wait to meet all of you guys! I don't know anybody in real life who's a Firefly fan.
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LOL! I'm an inch taller than you are, Phoebe 
And DO NOT worry about not looking your age: I never looked my age either, and now I LOVE being mistaken for younger. They were still checking my ID at liquor stores until I was 40. I'm actually disappointed that they've stopped.
I'll look forward to introducing my daughter to you! It's nice to know there'll be others her age at this thing, esp. since I've been worried about the Evening Disco at this event, and whether Samantha would be admitted. I saw that PsychicRiver is only sixteen. Do either of you know what the policy will be at those late parties? Or whether there will be separate occasions for teenagers? (Or whether the Disco will be a non-alcoholic affair after all?)
Maybe experienced Starfury folk will help us with that as they introduce themselves, eh?
Bye for now!
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Originally posted by firefloozysuzie:
LOL! I'm an inch taller than you are, Phoebe
And DO NOT worry about not looking your age: I never looked my age either, and now I LOVE being mistaken for younger. They were still checking my ID at liquor stores until I was 40. I'm actually disappointed that they've stopped.
I'll look forward to introducing my daughter to you! It's nice to know there'll be others her age at this thing, esp. since I've been worried about the Evening Disco at this event, and whether Samantha would be admitted. I saw that PsychicRiver is only sixteen. Do either of you know what the policy will be at those late parties? Or whether there will be separate occasions for teenagers? (Or whether the Disco will be a non-alcoholic affair after all?)
Maybe experienced Starfury folk will help us with that as they introduce themselves, eh?
Bye for now!
LOL! Lucky you. Hopefully I'll still be getting mistaken for younger when I've got a little older, huh?
Look forward to meeting Samantha then
And not to worry, I think that the discos are intended to be available for people of all ages, so there's no worries about entering. At Fusion, the parties/discos were in a big hall, and there was a bar at the back, which sold, well... everything that a bar normally sells. Coca Cola, orange juice, smirnoff vodka... the works. The only place age will matter, hopefully, is when she/I go up to the bar. I don't know about Samantha but considering I don't drink anyway, that's not a problem for me *nods* I just found myself a table with a glass of orange juice and found myself someone to chat to. Though, I've only been to the one event, but I'd imagine they'd all be the same... they won't throw their teenage guests out onto the street to waste while their parents go boozin'... no matter how much some parents might actually want that
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Ooh, introductions, okay.
I'm Stuart, I'm 27 and I'm an IT consultant in Essex. I've been a long time fan of the Buffyverse and other assorted sci-fi but have never been to a convention before. I got into Firefly a few months ago and was about to introduce someone else to it when she started bugging me about watching this great series she'd seen. She also told me about this convention and we decided to go. Yeah, great story, I know. 
Looking forward to meeting other fans in real life, but I probably ought to watch the series a few more times so I don't look hopelessly stupid compared to everyone else.
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Gwynethh here
I am a 52 yr old engineer at the submarine shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA. I got into Firefly just as it was finishing up on USA TV. After the DVDs came out I became a rabid fan. I will also be attending the Serenity con and thankfully sharing a room to save some wimpy dollars (unless we have a total currency collapse). I have not done any media cons but have been doing SF ones since 1977. After I retire I hope to be able to give more back to those conventions by volunteering.
Are You Asking me to Dance?
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I'm Matt, I'm 16 years old. I'm an AS Level Student. I have been a buffy fan since I was 10. And Angel since it came out really. A Firefly fan for about a month...I think? I've never been to a convention either. Going with a friend from work, shes a long-time Buffy/Angel fan, who I introduced to Firefly at the weekend, she's taking a lot on faith by coming with me. We're gonna share a room to, soo expensive!
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue." 
"We can take care of each other. I'll knit!"
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Right, here we go...
First off, my real name is not Robyn it's Emmy but I prefer to be Robyn on here and other boards, just to make life nice and confusing. I'm not English and don't live in the UK, I'm Dutch and, oddly enough, live in The Netherlands, Amsterdam, to be precise. :)
I am not in college anymore, I graduated at age 35, I'm 43 now and have no partner or kids. I am a translator by profession as well as by nature (Dutch- English) for those of you who are a bit slow on the uptake. :)
I am unfortunately also on disability and have been since the age of sixteen. I got sick when I was five and never fully recovered. It's not a sobstory though, apart from being a bl**y nuisance it also enables me to do things I could otherwise not do because I'd be too busy working. If anyone wants I'll explain.
By the way Susan the word Chrisnukah is wonderful, may I use it?
Ok, that's me in a nutshell, next!
Robyn.
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Err, why do you have to retire in order to volunteer at conventions?! I have volunteered ever since I started going to cons, can't do a convention without being a volunteer (they're called stewards over here in the U.K.
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Dear Emmy aka Robyn,
Use Chrisnukah all you like! It's gaining wider usage here in the U.S., along with variants such as Chrismakwanzakah (which happens to be the version on my phone machine right now).
So it appears that we are of an age, much as Samantha is about the same age as Phoebe! Good to know that the Serenity Con will reflect the whole spectrum of Browncoats, all ages, sizes, nationality and walk of life. I envy you your gift with languages; it's always been something I admire in others, including one of my brothers who is quite adept, and Sami, who seems to be picking up French with surprising ease. I have another friend - one I've converted to Firefly - who can swap between English, Mandarin, Japanese and a bit of Spanish. Great fun at Firefly parties!
I look forward to meeting you, Emmy!
If you travel frequently to the UK, perhaps you can share helpful hints
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Hey to Simon, Psych, Gwyn et all:
As I said to Robyn: So cool to see that Firefly humanity cross-section will be represented.
And Gwyn! Another Yank flying over despite the ever-more-depressing exchange rate! Maybe we can swap our twins/doubles for a quad room (do they have those at the Heathrow Thistle?) I wonder, do quad rooms have two bathrooms? Because four people sharing facilities would be inconvenient enough without one of the four being a teenager. EEk. Never mind.
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