Moments in Racism: Wiscon 33

I went to Wiscon this year hoping to not make an ass of myself regarding racial stereotypes, racial remarks, racism, or my own privilege. But I realized something, sitting here at home, thinking over the weekend. I have never gone to a panel at Wiscon discussing race. Or, worse still, I may have and I [...]

Administrative notes regarding Wiscon 33

1. To anyone I met at Wiscon 33: Hi, and welcome, and please leave a comment with your blog or journal in it, so I can find you later! 2. I don’t really use LiveJournal much anymore, and I’m not on Dreamwidth. I’m on Twitter, which crossposts automatically to my Facebook, but I don’t log [...]

Sunday afternoon Wiscon 2009

There was a gap there, in the blogging, I note. Let me simply say that the Fanfic and Slash panel was good, I went to bed early but not early enough, and the morning’s Doctor Who panel was great. Now I’m in the Fathers and Daughters panel and we’re talking about dvd region coding. Oh, [...]

Saturday morning Wiscon 2009

I actually like traveling with my kids. They are veterans at this point, experienced in negotiating hotels, at dealing with key cards, and at the most important thing of all — remaining quiet in the early morning while we get up and get ready. When the kids were infants, getting up in the morning in [...]

Friday evening at Wiscon 33

I really ought to be at opening ceremonies right now. But my kids needed to be put to bed, and I needed the down time. The trip down was uneventful. Highlights included: There’s a new adult merchandise store advertising along the approach too Madison — “Naughty Novelties and Bakery.” And Bakery? Bakery? Really? Like, cakes [...]

En Route

I’m blogging this from the passenger seat of the Rondo, as Tern drives us out of Saint Paul towards Madison. With Cavorter’s housesitting and Mmpantsless’s last-minute dog care, we’re off to Wiscon 33. I couldn’t sleep last night, dangit. Too busy comparing Dollhouse to Andrea Dworkin, too busy wondering if we’d left anything vital off [...]

Wiscon 33 Schedule

Posted largely for my convenience. Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse Sat 10:00 – 11:15AM 629 Moderator/Participants redacted Dollhouse has finished its first season on TV. The premise of the show involves a group of people “who can be imprinted with personality packages for different assignments.” This premise could easily end up being highly problematic. How well did [...]