WisCon in Bullet Points
May. 28th, 2019 11:23 amI’m back from WisCon! I had a great time and the con though now I think I might have concurd -- anyways I’m not feeling great today. But here are some of the things that happened.
*Friday morning I was able to go see an Aldo Leopold exhibit at the University library. It was very wet that morning and I got rather wet. But I’m glad I went.
*Two themes that seemed to crop up everywhere this year, on panels, in speeches, in conversations in the hallways, were hope and community. It felt good to be surrounded by so many people who have hope for the future and are working to build communities.
*Two books I found myself talking about again and again where Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski. I also recommend Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold several times, and “Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics” at least once. A panelist mentioned Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma and I latter ran into them and we had a nice mutual squee about how much we love that novella and how it makes us both feel so seen in different ways.
*I was on four panels. One of which I was the mod for. I think this was a little bit too much, but all of them were fun. I got to talk about ecology and or planning on every panel. And on my Hopepunk paneI I talked about the problems with the Agrarian ideals in the US. I love that panels give me an opportunity to talk to this kind of thing. A couple people came up to me and said they enjoyed what I had to say on panels so I think I was pretty successful.
*My bakesale cookies arrived in good condition and as far as I can tell people liked them.
*Even though it was not my first WisCon I attend a first WisCon dinner and met many lovely people.
*I attended fewer panels than I would have liked but the one of the standouts was Domestic Life in Small Spaces. This was a panel I proposed, was on at FOGcon so it was fun to see a different take on it.
*I ate many yummy foods! The con hotel makes a really good grilled cheese. I also had ice cream, fancy pizza, and many many pastries.
*One of the lovely things about cons is getting to eat meal with friends I ate most of my meals with various members of Team Sparkle Rocket. By I also had lovely lunches with Charles Payseur and family, and![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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*My friend Ira launched a campaign for new Hugo category: Best Game or Interactive Experience! Check it out! I’ve been helping them by advising on the Hugo rules process. (I also helped them put up some flyers at WisCon)
*Friday morning I was able to go see an Aldo Leopold exhibit at the University library. It was very wet that morning and I got rather wet. But I’m glad I went.
*Two themes that seemed to crop up everywhere this year, on panels, in speeches, in conversations in the hallways, were hope and community. It felt good to be surrounded by so many people who have hope for the future and are working to build communities.
*Two books I found myself talking about again and again where Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski. I also recommend Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold several times, and “Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics” at least once. A panelist mentioned Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma and I latter ran into them and we had a nice mutual squee about how much we love that novella and how it makes us both feel so seen in different ways.
*I was on four panels. One of which I was the mod for. I think this was a little bit too much, but all of them were fun. I got to talk about ecology and or planning on every panel. And on my Hopepunk paneI I talked about the problems with the Agrarian ideals in the US. I love that panels give me an opportunity to talk to this kind of thing. A couple people came up to me and said they enjoyed what I had to say on panels so I think I was pretty successful.
*My bakesale cookies arrived in good condition and as far as I can tell people liked them.
*Even though it was not my first WisCon I attend a first WisCon dinner and met many lovely people.
*I attended fewer panels than I would have liked but the one of the standouts was Domestic Life in Small Spaces. This was a panel I proposed, was on at FOGcon so it was fun to see a different take on it.
*I ate many yummy foods! The con hotel makes a really good grilled cheese. I also had ice cream, fancy pizza, and many many pastries.
*One of the lovely things about cons is getting to eat meal with friends I ate most of my meals with various members of Team Sparkle Rocket. By I also had lovely lunches with Charles Payseur and family, and
oursin*My friend Ira launched a campaign for new Hugo category: Best Game or Interactive Experience! Check it out! I’ve been helping them by advising on the Hugo rules process. (I also helped them put up some flyers at WisCon)
