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get_together2007-02-24 11:09 am
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g/t 07
Who's sick of listening to me moan? Yes? You? Cool, me too.
Today, however, I am filled with a whole new joy and optimism. What brought this on, you ask? Well for one thing, I called Geeks on Wheels (no, seriously, 0800 4 A GEEK, www.geeksonwheels.co.nz) and they have fixed my network and all my computers, and for the paltry sum of $200 I am sitting here surrounded by Teh Intrawebs. Seriously, I am bathed in the warm embrace. Both my desktops and my laptop and M's laptop are humming around me, and it is paradise. It is the closest thing possible to being McKay in Tao of Rodney.
Ahem.
*gets over indecorous squirming*
No, no, one more barb. I have also kicked Telecom to the curb. Goodbye you sanctimonious thieving wankers. Hello Telstra Clear my very best new friend. How you doin'?
Right. To the point.
My fandom renaissance starts today.
That means vigorous posting in my own lj... and also that it's time to get the ball rolling on g/t 2007.
As a hostess who always feels crushed and exhausted and ready to beg for death by the end (only to want to call you all back as soon as the door closes behind the last of you) I must applaud my own brilliance last year in shifting it into the holidays. Not having to mark 75 exam papers during the whole thing made my will to live slightly stronger. So. Same holidays this year then, since it seemed to suit most. And I'm told the 29-30th September is a long weekend in NSW, so I call shenanigans on the whole thing and nominate those dates. I swear I won't get roped into an IT conference this time.
So... I know it's very early in the year, but I thought I'd mention it anyway, in my newfound spirit of joy. All the polls and nonsense will come later of course. But start examining your finances, and your leave, and...
And you know what? Please start thinking about your fifteen minutes of fame, which I am reinstituting. I missed it last year. I'm going to crack my whip (it matches my cowboy boots I bought in Arizona) and be a little bossy about formats and timetables this year. But it will be to the good, I swear. You will be glad. You will. Or else. No seriously. Spirit of joy.
*squee*
Today, however, I am filled with a whole new joy and optimism. What brought this on, you ask? Well for one thing, I called Geeks on Wheels (no, seriously, 0800 4 A GEEK, www.geeksonwheels.co.nz) and they have fixed my network and all my computers, and for the paltry sum of $200 I am sitting here surrounded by Teh Intrawebs. Seriously, I am bathed in the warm embrace. Both my desktops and my laptop and M's laptop are humming around me, and it is paradise. It is the closest thing possible to being McKay in Tao of Rodney.
Ahem.
*gets over indecorous squirming*
No, no, one more barb. I have also kicked Telecom to the curb. Goodbye you sanctimonious thieving wankers. Hello Telstra Clear my very best new friend. How you doin'?
Right. To the point.
My fandom renaissance starts today.
That means vigorous posting in my own lj... and also that it's time to get the ball rolling on g/t 2007.
As a hostess who always feels crushed and exhausted and ready to beg for death by the end (only to want to call you all back as soon as the door closes behind the last of you) I must applaud my own brilliance last year in shifting it into the holidays. Not having to mark 75 exam papers during the whole thing made my will to live slightly stronger. So. Same holidays this year then, since it seemed to suit most. And I'm told the 29-30th September is a long weekend in NSW, so I call shenanigans on the whole thing and nominate those dates. I swear I won't get roped into an IT conference this time.
So... I know it's very early in the year, but I thought I'd mention it anyway, in my newfound spirit of joy. All the polls and nonsense will come later of course. But start examining your finances, and your leave, and...
And you know what? Please start thinking about your fifteen minutes of fame, which I am reinstituting. I missed it last year. I'm going to crack my whip (it matches my cowboy boots I bought in Arizona) and be a little bossy about formats and timetables this year. But it will be to the good, I swear. You will be glad. You will. Or else. No seriously. Spirit of joy.
*squee*
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Oh, and hey, I booked my tickets. 12th to 19th of April. Turns out I have a dentist's appointment the 11th. Good old M, if she didn't take care of these things I certainly wouldn't...
But can you see my new mood??? Joy I tell you. I daresay it's still nowhere near your connection, but wow. 1000x better than we've ever had. And all the computers are properly networked...
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And I'll have at least one panel/discussion (and maybe two) that I can revisit from
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But also yay! Spirit of joy!
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I hope I can make it to more of g/t this year, but as ever I am at the mercy of my stupid body.
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I hope so too! But if not... I have a cunning plan to make a dvd... You could be a correspondence member at the very least...
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Do I want to ask what you mean by fifteen minutes of fame? *curious and mildly frightened*
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No seriously, I'm clearly going to have to wear them that weekend.
FMOF is a policy I ran the first year where (almost) everyone had to take ten or fifteen minutes to make a presentation about their fandom. You could opt out if someone was covering yours already and you were happy to just squee. It's a way of giving quieter fen a guaranteed moment, ensuring everyone at least recognises every fandom, and making sure the most popular fandoms don't carry all before them. Plus also informative! I learnt a lot from
I always worry about whether "the quiet ones" are just lapping up the goodness, or secretly feeling resentful. Plus also it's easy for the fandom du jour (which isn't always the one you expect - I was very surprised at how Smallville clawed its way back against Atlantis last year, for example) to hog the limelight.
Plus I love [powerpoint, and any excuse for a slideshow is a good one in my book. I have templates and all. ;-p
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Will the wee wear a slashy t-shirt??? That's the question.
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*mwah*
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I will be fully expecting some kind of live chat thing to be set up so that I can attend in voice if not in the flesh *g*
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*big hugs*
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Well of course I'd never force anyone... But it's been two years, I for one wouldn't mind hearing another Sentinel spiel. And the newbies won't have heard it. I guess I just worry that the monofans, as you put it, feel left out as the fandoms that eat fandom hog great chunks of time. It's hard as the host to keep an eye on the quieter people and make sure they're having a good time. If you're not worried, then great, we're good.
Speaking of... do you still have your original powerpoint from 2005? I'm trying to put together a g/t archive.
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::plots pimping NCIS::
::reminds self that this is months away::