boarding plane. Writercon overall good unique important con. Con also contained various types of fail - see my twitter for some. Full post later. Hate that we have to keep doing this.
came here via your twitter hashtag. i'm so sorry and annoyed and pissed about fail occurring yet again. i had already left and am (as i'm typing) trying to get the details from someone who wasn't on the panel either but is still there. i am looking forward to your more comprehensive post and...throws up hands. i don't know!!!
and i'm sorry i didn't get to meet you. i've been seeing your journal from afar but this weekend seemed like a complete roller coaster somehow!
Just wanted to say that I love meeting you and kalichan so very much. And yes, there were a couple varieties of fail, though overall I adored the Con - and I was actually very impressed that we managed to get an hour and twenty-five minutes into the racism/sexism/homophobia discussion before someone attempted to derail it. (Actually, were you there for that? You might've ducked out by then - I'm sure Kali will tell you in more detail, but it was epic fail and quashed pretty quickly).
I had to leave halfway through the panel and the major fail apparently occurred while I was at the airport -- when my phone started ringing about it. But there were also other things I saw and heard and were directed at me or people I was with during the con which were seriously Not Okay. That said, the fail was not ubiquitous and that, at least, is something - but I can't believe I have to say that!
I'm sorry I missed you too! What a chaotic, but awesome time. Next one!
I had left by then - I got the call at the airport. That session both went better than I thought it would, and when I heard about what happened, that was worse than anything I had expected too, but the squashing sounded great. There were other subtle things during the con that I thought were problematic, but overall that fail was largely stuff that at least -- well, I think we can work with that because at least it was largely in dialogue. But details tomorrow -- I don't want to give a skimmy version and I'm TIRED.
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Date: 2009-08-02 11:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-03 02:55 am (UTC)and i'm sorry i didn't get to meet you. i've been seeing your journal from afar but this weekend seemed like a complete roller coaster somehow!
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Date: 2009-08-03 03:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-03 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-03 04:00 am (UTC)I'm sorry I missed you too! What a chaotic, but awesome time. Next one!
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Date: 2009-08-03 04:02 am (UTC)I had left by then - I got the call at the airport. That session both went better than I thought it would, and when I heard about what happened, that was worse than anything I had expected too, but the squashing sounded great. There were other subtle things during the con that I thought were problematic, but overall that fail was largely stuff that at least -- well, I think we can work with that because at least it was largely in dialogue. But details tomorrow -- I don't want to give a skimmy version and I'm TIRED.