Positively prompt preliminary post!

[arysteia]

Hey, it's almost four weeks to d-day, last year it was only two and a half, haha.

Everybody should know, you're all so good at working it out for yourselves now -- if there's anyone reading this to whom it comes as a shock, I apologise profusely -- that get/together this year is the weekend of September 30/October 1, with additional hangouts Friday 29 and Monday 2 as usual.

Doing signups on dreamwidth went pretty well last year, and I like the partial return to our roots -- comm of Theseus -- so we'll do that again. That post will go up shortly. (I'm procrastinating from exam marking, the best way to get fandom stuff done.) If you never had a dreamwidth you can use open id if you had a livejournal, or anon-comment with your username in the comment header while revelling in your youth.

Today's immediate business is:

1) reply to this post (even if you want to take a bit more time over your sign up) to lmk that you're coming
2) brunch Friday Y/N?
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y/N?
4) dinner Friday Y/N?
3) dinner Sunday Y/N?
4) brunch Monday Y/N?

I'm going to be firm on these numbers once I've made the bookings, so make sure you get your answers in to these questions by the end of this week.

Also include any intended presentations you wish to give, and any suggestions for games/activities you think might be fun. Tell me what you're doing, your witty title if you have one, and whether you're a 15 or 30 minute slot. Extensions by request, maybe, once we see how packed the timetable is.

That's it for now. Signups later today.

Crossposting: I will tweet about this shortly, but probably to a dead planet. I'll post to bluesky for the lols. I'll mention it in discord, but I might not be able to link it because I can't discord on my work computer. I'd like to copy posts to livejournal out of sentiment and so people who still track comms get reminders, but I can't do that at work either, and might forget before I get home. Comments there will be closed. You can ask questions on any of the casual/micro platforms, but your official attendance and sign ups have to be here.

ETA: We appear to have lost access to the g/t twitter account, so there will very likely be no further updates there. I have, however, made a handle at bluesky, for whatever it may be worth and however long it may last.

Comments

[jocondite]

1) I’m coming
2) brunch Friday Y/N? N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y/N? depends on timing
4) dinner Friday Y/N? Y
3) dinner Sunday Y/N? Y
4) brunch Monday Y/N? Y

Presentations: Amelia & I are doing one on Stray Kids. I would also like to do a solo presentation if there’s room in the schedule.

[(Anonymous)]

Let me update this: Amelia & I would like half an hour (and will negotiate up if room), and for my solo (kpop: a tasting platter) the same. 😇

hazel

[(Anonymous)]

1) Yes, I am coming
2) No brunch for me on Friday
3) Yes, drinks for me
4) dinner Friday Y
5) dinner Sunday Y
6) brunch Monday Y

The same answers apply for C but I will nag her to fill out her own answer tonight.

I will do a vidshow as usual :)

I will also do 15-20 minutes on The Hand of the Emperor/At the Foot of the Sun

[gayhawke]

1)I’m coming
2) Y
3) Y
4) Y
3) Y
4) Y

Stray Kids co-presentation with B, and also a IWTV one with TBA title/timing

chruskit

[(Anonymous)]

1) I'm coming
2) brunch Friday Y
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
5) dinner Sunday Y
6) brunch Monday Y
7) I'm doing a 30 minute presentation on Deadloch/the Kates with Claire (TBC title)

[shihadchick]

1) attending!

2) yes brunch Friday

3) yes pre-dinner drinks Friday

4) yes dinner Friday

3) yes dinner Sunday

4) yes brunch Monday

Chris (aus) & I would like a 30min joint presentation on Deadloch/the Katering Show which I think a working title might as well be the Kate Manifesto and will update if we get a better one.

Open to other suggestions ofc but also I can provide advance! Pictionary if so desired.

[erilyn]

1) I'll be there!
2) Brunch - yes
3) Drinks - yes
4) dinner Friday - yes
3) dinner Sunday - yes
4) brunch Monday - yes

If possible, I'd like 30 minute slot to do a tribute to great moments I hurt/comfort and close calls.

dazyndara | Liz

[(Anonymous)]

1) Yes I’m coming!
2) brunch Friday: No
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday: Depends on time
4) dinner Friday: Yes
5) dinner Sunday: Yes
6) brunch Monday: No

Rebecca will also be attending and I will prod her to respond this afternoon.

I’ll do a 15 min preso: The New Blorbos of Genshin Impact (now with Actually Good Fic)

[meelie]

1) I am coming :)
2) brunch Friday Y
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
3) dinner Sunday Y
4) brunch Monday Y

i bring nothing to the table this year

(unless you want extemporaneous 20min on disaster podcasts)

[labellementeuse]

1. I am coming
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes

I don't have a presentation or any fun suggestions

[jocondite]

Do you want to help me present a smorgasbord of kpop options

[labellementeuse]

the thing is I could really only talk about BTS and you did them last year (... *to my cost*)

[jocondite]

I was thinking a sampler platter à la suzanne (what I learned from fic) of seventeens, pirates, maybe txt and minkey… you have a month to learn!

[labellementeuse]

I would love to watch your "stuff I learnt from fanfic" session but I am not even really reading fanfic for other bands even though I keep trying ;.;

[archiesfrog]

Apologies for the format, my phone will not let me paste today.
I'm coming and will attend all food opportunities.
I have no good ideas or presentations at this time.

[stickmarionette]

1) Y
2) brunch Friday N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
5) dinner Sunday Y
6) brunch Monday Y

I would like a 30 minute slot please, topic to be refined but the broad ambit is "Chinese fandom and the AO3" (both some fun stuff about trends and tropes and some unfun stuff about the ban and about recent happenings)

If I have time I might also put together a very quick "if you want more women's football" thing. 15 minutes for that one.

[ferritin4]

NO brunch Friday Y/N?
NO pre-dinner drinks Friday Y/N?
YES PROBABLY dinner Friday Y/N?
NO dinner Sunday Y/N?
NO brunch Monday Y/N?

And 30 minutes for me and Casey to do The Meg

[dewey]

1) coming to g/t YES
2) brunch Friday YES
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday PROBABLY NOT but maybe
4) dinner Friday YES
3) dinner Sunday NO
4) brunch Monday NO

[pseudo_tsuga]

1) coming? Yes!
2) brunch Friday? Yes
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday? Yes
4) dinner Friday? Yes
3) dinner Sunday? Yes
4) brunch Monday? No

no presentation from me, though I can whip one up on shoujo manga if slots need filling

[sixthlight]

I'm coming to the main event but N to all the wining and dining, I can only abandon the offspring for so long

[mab_browne]

Dinner, Friday; dinner, Sunday; brunch Monday so long as I can be comfortably away by noon

[owlbeer]

1) I’m coming
2) brunch Friday N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
3) dinner Sunday Y
4) brunch Monday N

And no ideas for presentations this year.

Re-emerging from the deep...

[mermaid]

1) I'm coming!
2) brunch Friday N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday N
4) dinner Friday Y
3) dinner Sunday Y
4) brunch Monday Y

(It's been so long since I logged into this account, I forgot that my default icon is animated and it startled me!)

[blademistress]

2) brunch Friday Y/N? N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y/N? Y
4) dinner Friday Y/N? Maybe, depends on how much prezo still to do...
3) dinner Sunday Y/N? Y
4) brunch Monday Y/N? Y

I was thinking of doing a short thing on DnD is For Nerds current campaign thing and part of Raylan/Boyd Justified.

[nmarlow]

1. I'm coming
2. No
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
No presentation

[the_antichris]

1) Coming
2) brunch Friday N
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
3) dinner Sunday N
4) brunch Monday Y

[discotheque.livejournal.com]

Helloooo it's Casey if folks don't remember my username since I use it literally only for this.

1) Yep I'll be there
2) brunch Friday Y
3) pre-dinner drinks Friday Y
4) dinner Friday Y
3) dinner Sunday Y
4) brunch Monday Y

Thank you benevolent V! 😇