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In August, I went to Finland.<\/p>\n
I attended the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, and I really had a great time. The Finns were super-friendly, the con itself was a lot of fun, and I even met a few Kaleidotrope<\/a> writers while I was there. I tweeted<\/a> about it a whole bunch and even took some photos<\/a>. I’d definitely recommend a trip to Helsinki if you’re able.<\/p>\n Beyond that, it was a pretty average month. I read some stories<\/a>–and even one book<\/a>–and watched some movies<\/a>. I even listened to a little bit of music<\/a> while I was at it.<\/p>\n The stories<\/a><\/p>\n For the sake of accounting, I am going to say I read (or listened to) 29 short stories in August. I’m almost positive there were one or two others, but I have kind of a lousy memory for these if I don’t write them down–even sometimes when the story’s really good. Anyway, these were my favorites from the month. All but the last one–an audio reprint–is original to 2017.<\/p>\n The book<\/a><\/p>\n I finished just one book in August, Meddling Kids<\/i> by Edgar Cantero, which I read for my book club. The book was kind of a mess, way too clever for its own good–but it was<\/i> often clever. I often wasn’t sure if I was really enjoying it or hating it, which is an odd experience when reading a book. It was mostly fun, but forgettable–which is good, considering all the parts of it that weren’t fun.<\/p>\n The movies<\/a><\/p>\n I only watched 6 movies in August, and half of those were on the plane back from Finland:<\/p>\n Colossal takes REAL turn midway through, but I actually liked it a whole lot.<\/p>\n — Fred Coppersmith (@unrealfred) August 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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