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PoRtaL preparations - and more


I've kept quite busy lately - aside from 2 larps this past weekend, my regular job and family time (which could be better, to be honest), I've been quite busy working on the PoRtaL convention this weekend (programming and schedules, yes - it's a bit late but should be done this evening) and the larp I'm running there (which is almost complete, but it will need some polish before it's published because due to the fact I switched from Croatian to English midway while writing the first version...).

And I still need to write all my presentations (and I'll have a few!) - AAARGH! There's nothing quite like the deadlines. This will be a short post.

Anyway, today is the discussion about larp in the book club Booksa in Zagreb under its regular discussion series "SF in Booksa", with Aleksandar Žiljak and Ana Rajner. It will mention the history of larp, scene in Croatia and Europe, and it will also mention the subjects of literature, reenactment, possibilities of using larp for education and much more. It starts at 19:00 this evening, so if you're free around that time, check it out.

Oh, remember how two posts ago I asked you to watch Briljanteen this Friday on HRT2 for a 5 minute special with me and Ana talking about larp? Scratch that - it's been postponed for a week, so it should be up next Friday (March 8th).
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