Panel report: Antiheroism Defined

This Wiscon panel was held at 4:00 on Friday, early in the con. I personally felt fresh and rested, and also totally unprepared, both at the same time. The room, when I got there, wasn’t set up yet for panels. Me being me, I started setting up all the chairs. The Mod was Victoria Janssen, [...]

Back from Wiscon

I am home from the convention. Since returning I have unpacked half my things, done a load of dishes, and spent lots of time with my family. This morning we’re heading out to the Y. My convention was great. Each year I find that an unofficial theme coalesces out of the convention for me. Some [...]

Wiscon, y’all

It’s Monday morning of Wiscon as I write this. I have a few things left to do — the Sign-Out, packing up my stuff, packing the truck — and then I’m out of here. I miss my kids so very much. I am looking forward to seeing them. The people who I already knew to [...]

Wiscon Friday morning

So it’s Friday morning and the convention has not actually started yet. I suppose I could have started pre-convention socializing last night. There were certainly people available for same! But I had gotten up at 4:30 yesterday and by the time I finished dinner I was useless for civilized conversation. We went back to the [...]

My Wiscon Schedule

For those of you attending Wiscon (or those of you who follow me on Twitter and want to have some context for various tweets) here is my schedule for Wiscon, so far as I know it at this time. Arrive Thursday late afternoon, early evening. I am staying at the Concourse. Friday morning — errands [...]

May 16 2012

1. Nine days until Wiscon. For them’s as who is counting. For my Wiscon friends who have never gone: The ATM in the lobby sometimes runs out of cash during the weekend. Bring some. The Panel rooms are often over air-conditioned during the morning and day. The Party rooms are overheated and sweaty at night. [...]

Wiscon Programming for New Attendees

Hello! If you are reading this post, you may be a new attendee to Wiscon. Or you may have attended in the past, but never volunteered for programming. Welcome! Programming at Wiscon is an open, volunteer, attendee-driven process. Months ago, people who bought memberships at the forthcoming convention were asked what types of programming they [...]

January 13 2012

1. Last night I got home from circus, put the kids to bed, made a snack, watched my gaming group play Dominion, and then … cooked lunches for the week. I did not have a plan. I did not have a recipe. I chopped the garlic and the onions, put them in the pan, then [...]

January 9 2012

1. Are you coming to Wiscon? If you are submissions are open for programming ideas! Submit your proposals here! 2. I started watching the HBO miniseries adaptation of Mildred Pierce. It’s very good, but I had to turn it off halfway through the first episode. Kate Winslet is doing too good a job portraying the [...]

Wiscon: My Moments of Fail (that I know of)

1. While in the Green Room, getting ready for the Diversity in Comics panel, I said that comics fandom is still overwhelmingly white. Two of my (white) copanelists corrected me, as did a woman of color sitting at the table, waiting for her panelists, I suspect. I disputed. I realized, later, that I was basing [...]