Just scribbling notes down... Ibis hotel is... ok. Nothing special, smoke-free bar (which I'd imagine pretty much guaranteed it was comics-people free last night) and the breakfast this morning was surprisingly bleugh for the expense. Had a relatively early night (esp for a comics do), and was safe in Ye Olde Land of Nod by about 1. Woke at around 7. First impressions today: compared to Bristol and even Brighton (hmm, is there a rule that I only attend comics shows in the UK if they're in a place that starts with a 'B'?), it's small. As in very small. Two dealers rooms, neither of which are that big, but still with plenty of room to wonder around the rooms. The theatre where the panels and discussions take place seats about 80, and it's a proper theatre/movie place with theatre style seats. Big surprise - I knew we had a screen for the audio-visual bits of the quiz, but it didn't occur to me that it would be a full size cinema type screen. Hmm - dunno how well the graphics will come out when blown up to that size. Guess we'll find out in a few hours. Brought the printer along to print out last minute changes to the script, of which there have been quite a few in the last 24 hours. Of course the printer's not working, so any amendments have now had to be scribbled on the existing printed copy, which makes my copy look... interesting. Great to see bevismusson, who presented me with a couple of 'proper' printed A5 stapled copies of Finland! Finland! Finland!. Must remember to get him and Tony to sign Phil's copy. Having a coffee at the moment. More later.
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