ConFABulous 2018 and other things
Oct. 18th, 2018 09:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseI'm going to be a ConFABulous this weekend (October 19-21, 2018.)
ConFABulous is a GLBTQIA+ friendly relaxicon. A relaxicon (sometimes spelled "relaxacon") is a science fiction convention with little or no programming.
ConFABulous falls into the first part of that definition and, thus, I will be officially leading two programming items. The first will be on Saturday (20) from 5:30 - 6:30, "Yuri/Yaoi Reviewing with a Queer Eye," which is basically about the ups and downs (as it were) of reading a "queer" genre that's written by mostly straight women for straight women. On the same day at 10 pm, I will be hosting the "Midnight Slash Reading," which I'm terribly afraid is going to be me, myself, alone. I just put out a call on Facebook and Twitter, but I'm going to be prepared with lots of copies of my own work to be handed out for other people to perform.
I don't know how many people normally _go_ to ConFABulous, so it might be a small audience, anyway.
I'm also going to attempt to be technical services forjiawen so that she can attend (and probably keep me company because I don't know who all goes, see above) Thanks to her, I will be sitting in on a lot more gaming than I normally would. But, that should be fun (or I'll bring a book.)
Friday night is also the big parent open house/dinner for Mason's work. I have been DYING to know what it is he actually does for KAYSC/the Science Museum, so hopefully after Friday I will have some clue.
Right. I should probably go put together some thoughts about Yaoi/Yuri for the con. I sort of despise the "expert" panels where it's just me talking because, inevitably, I'm not prepared enough. Panels, I excel at; talking by myself for an hour... eh, depends. I mean, I can go to a science fiction writing class only vaguely prepared and knock it out of the ballpark. But, something like this, where I have to have specific examples ready to go? I should probably put together a powerboat presentation. Honestly. Even if they don't have the AV equipment for me. At least I'd have some notes to go off. And titles. And authors names.
Right. I know what I'm going to be doing for the next few hours....
ConFABulous is a GLBTQIA+ friendly relaxicon. A relaxicon (sometimes spelled "relaxacon") is a science fiction convention with little or no programming.
ConFABulous falls into the first part of that definition and, thus, I will be officially leading two programming items. The first will be on Saturday (20) from 5:30 - 6:30, "Yuri/Yaoi Reviewing with a Queer Eye," which is basically about the ups and downs (as it were) of reading a "queer" genre that's written by mostly straight women for straight women. On the same day at 10 pm, I will be hosting the "Midnight Slash Reading," which I'm terribly afraid is going to be me, myself, alone. I just put out a call on Facebook and Twitter, but I'm going to be prepared with lots of copies of my own work to be handed out for other people to perform.
I don't know how many people normally _go_ to ConFABulous, so it might be a small audience, anyway.
I'm also going to attempt to be technical services for
jiawen so that she can attend (and probably keep me company because I don't know who all goes, see above) Thanks to her, I will be sitting in on a lot more gaming than I normally would. But, that should be fun (or I'll bring a book.)Friday night is also the big parent open house/dinner for Mason's work. I have been DYING to know what it is he actually does for KAYSC/the Science Museum, so hopefully after Friday I will have some clue.
Right. I should probably go put together some thoughts about Yaoi/Yuri for the con. I sort of despise the "expert" panels where it's just me talking because, inevitably, I'm not prepared enough. Panels, I excel at; talking by myself for an hour... eh, depends. I mean, I can go to a science fiction writing class only vaguely prepared and knock it out of the ballpark. But, something like this, where I have to have specific examples ready to go? I should probably put together a powerboat presentation. Honestly. Even if they don't have the AV equipment for me. At least I'd have some notes to go off. And titles. And authors names.
Right. I know what I'm going to be doing for the next few hours....