The Getting Clever Project

It was Con.txt and it was awesome! I'll talk about the panels and fannishness in a minute but first let me show you my lovely new bookends:

And Sentinel fans will understand why this fountain cracked me up:

( the rest is back here and is long )

There you have it. Great weekend, great women, great conversations!

This was interesting. The author is a longtime volunteer at WorldCon http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=17671 I'd be curious to hear what others have to say on it.

She's a little pessimistic, but makes some good points. A certain note of exhaustion comes through but that's part of the issues with volunteers, isn't it?

I'd be particularly curious to hear what Con.txt folks think about it.

There's something so nice about being able to sit down and squee over television shows and movies with people who really get it.

( The hotel was under major renovation )

Saturday, I had lunch with Barb, Teresa, Kris, Zan and Kathy at the Tastee Diner. We hung out in their room for a while. For dinner we were joined by DC and Dicynthus (real names Lori and Susan (?)) The restaurant made us wait a long time for the food, so we had to rush eating. Because Teresa and Barb are incredible women, I was able to see the vid show. Some of the vids were spectacular; a few made me want to find the original movie. There were Stargate videos, a really good Sherlock one and a very sweet Community one.

Sunday I may have acquired a new fandom. I went to a panel on Justified. It sounds really intriguing with crackling dialogue and strong characters. Also Tim Olyphaunt seems to have that sexy leaning thing down pat.

Part of the fun of Con.txt is the comment wall. I've posted a couple of items that really caught my eye. If you've been there you know what I mean.

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It was such a wonderful weekend. I got all misty at the end.

I just saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Very cerebral movie. Fantastic acting. Lots of little subtle bits. Benedict Cumberbatch looked great with the very straight ginger hair and the stylish suits. He has a couple of scenes where I was awed by the way he sold the emotions. I wasn't that big a Tom Hardy fan before. But A. those lips and eyes! and B. Good acting. And Gary Oldham was fantastic. Also, can I just say $8.00 for the matinee?!? Ouch!

Pic of the day is a little more poignant than usual. At the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, they put wreaths around the necks of the lions and lionesses. So sweet.