we didn’t plan to go to worldcon

[solarbird]

we didn’t plan to go to worldcon

like, at all

even though it was fucken here, right downtown

because until a few months ago it was going to be utterly impossible, economically (we’ve only really dug out of a two-year financial crisis just now, just the last month or so)

and also because of the pandemic and how that’s never fully ended (check out how people who study long-term covid do conferences and tell me again it’s over)

and also because I have some ambivalence about it anyway, despite all the work I’ve done on cons including a couple of worldcon bids, a NASFiC, a couple of v-cons, and arguably way, way too many norwescons (because of the way the latter fell out when i was finally done there)

and also because, well, look the fuck around you, fascism everywhere and month to month reanalysis of whether we have to leave the fucking country (and the depression which inevitably falls out from that)

and so on

but it starts today, and we didn’t plan to go because we literally couldn’t

and yeah

i’m pretty sad about that.

i have work today, anna has work today, tomorrow, and friday. sunday’s the last day and probably a half day like they usually are. i guess that leaves saturday for… something? anything? i don’t even know. i was gonna do the tesla takedown protest, like usual. maybe i still will. but after that…

anybody gonna be around?

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Comments

[dewline]

Recommending you look up Rachel A. Rosen if she makes it past Trumpist border "security" from Toronto. Her "Sleep of Reason" trilogy is two-thirds done thus far, and is a good read. Also, she works on her COVID safety measures when she's out in public, or so I remember.

[kathmandu]

Crossing fingers for you to have some fun!

I'm on the other coast, but sending good wishes.

[sistawendy]

I considered going to WorldCon, but I decided against it early on for reasons pretty similar to yours. I'm around.

[jreynoldsward]

I applied for virtual panels but apparently due to my Portland cooties I didn't get any. Had the reject letter before the AI debacle, am now hearing about streaming/virtual issues. Why the hell is the PNW so damned bad at virtual?

And not going in person for similar reasons. Pix I've seen show minimal masking. Um. Nope.