... were not there and limited range of merchandise for sale. If you're interested to know what sci-fi related events are going on in Australia you might be interested in this website www.fannishinquisition.com I expect the aussie stuff will be kept fairly up to date because it's run by someone in Au. Mostly focuses on Stargate/Firefly but there's plenty cross-over events - like a Robert Picardo event in Sydney Feb. for example

... landscape. I wasn't sure about Bebop, I was thinking our characters just ran into a lot of it, while its part of the opening narration of OS. And clearly part of the background of Firefly by Whedon as well. I don't think that's coincidence, given some other OS similarities. -- Sea Wasp /^\ ;;; Live Journal: http://seawasp.livejournal.com

...New idea: Giant Robot! Girls Bravo: Massive Mammaries, Convoluted Story. Golden Boy: Studying life and women. Godannar: Giant robots, enormous breasts. Grander Musashi: It's about fishing. Really. Grave of the Fireflies: Japanese youth's wartime struggle. Great Dangaioh: A cheerful "Evangelion" take. Grenadier: Trigun with big boobs. Gundam: Robot Pilots Die Tragically. Gundam Double Zeta: Tomino on happy pills. Gundam SEED: ...

... the Shell GitS:SAC Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex GOO Guardians Of Order (roleplaying game company, publishes the Sailor Moon RPG amongst others) GotF Grave of the Fireflies GR Giant Robo GRIT Global Ranma Insanity Thread (ongoing multi-author fanfic, <http://www.crosswinds.net/~sscougall/grit/>) GROBO Giant Robo GSC Gunsmith Cats GSM Ghost Sweeper Mikami GTO...

... and a quarter, and his proving flight of about 40 minutes, together with the instructor's time, landing fee, VAT, etc., came to about, ummm, 350 quid. They wouldn't let him have the whizz bang Slingsby Firefly because he isn't qualified enough, apparently. Also, the cloud ceiling was too low to prat about doing loops, so we got a flying pig instead. We circled the airfield (near Scunthorpe), got permission to fly over the...

... hour and a quarter, and his proving flight of about 40 minutes, together with the instructor's time, landing fee, VAT, etc., came to about, ummm, 350 quid. They wouldn't let him have the whizz bang Slingsby Firefly because he isn't qualified enough, apparently. Also, the cloud ceiling was too low to prat about doing loops, so we got a flying pig instead. We circled the airfield (near Scunthorpe), got permission to fly over the ...

...ntlglobe.goon> wrote: <snip boat name suggestion request> Shangri-La is rather too popular. Serendipity? Whatever - when the time comes I wish you a pleasantly eventful voyage. As a fan of 'Firefly' I was actually thinking of 'Serenity'! Oh, and a mystery.. the guy went up the mast to attach my new light. Came down and said that the old, broken tri-light I'd found on board...

....goon> wrote: <snip boat name suggestion request> Shangri-La is rather too popular. Serendipity? Whatever - when the time comes I wish you a pleasantly eventful voyage. As a fan of 'Firefly' I was actually thinking of 'Serenity'! Oh, and a mystery.. the guy went up the mast to attach my new light. Came down and said that the old, broken tri-light I'd found on board ...

...> "Clot" <clot.1@ntlglobe.goon> wrote: <snip boat name suggestion request> Shangri-La is rather too popular. Serendipity? Whatever - when the time comes I wish you a pleasantly eventful voyage. As a fan of 'Firefly' I was actually thinking of 'Serenity'! Oh, and a mystery.. the guy went up the mast to attach my new light. Came down and said that the old, broken tri-light I'd found on board when I ...

... an hour and a quarter, and his proving flight of about 40 minutes, together with the instructor's time, landing fee, VAT, etc., came to about, ummm, 350 quid. They wouldn't let him have the whizz bang Slingsby Firefly because he isn't qualified enough, apparently. Also, the cloud ceiling was too low to prat about doing loops, so we got a flying pig instead. We circled the airfield (near Scunthorpe), got permission to fly over the runway at...