This past weekend was Condor 26, San Diego’s local Science-Fiction convention.  I have attended for quite a few years as a fan and for the last several conventions as a fan and as a panelist. Something I have found that I enjoy immensely.

Attendance was still a bit low this year though up from last year when the flu ravaged San Diego County. The best part of local SF conventions is seeing the friends and pros that the zigs and zags of life cause us to miss far too often.

I participated in nine panels and had a terrific time on each and every one of them. They ranged from discussions on serial killers to the future of food and what religion may look like once humanity expands into space. My fellow panelists, spanning a wide array of opinions and philosophies, were sharp and thoughtful.

The convention revitalized my creative energies, as cons often do, and once again I am ready to take on the tasks of crafting something from nothing.