WisCONline: Day Zero
May. 22nd, 2020 12:00 amSo this is a very strange experience, trying to slip into con mode with no transition from everyday life. For FogCon, my transition is the drive to Walnut Creek (a place I rarely go for any other reason); for WisCon, it's taking a day off work to travel, plus the transit time in the plane. But Thursday is typically my busiest work day right now, so taking the extra day seemed unreasonable, and I was working up until 5pm. Since the first event started at 5:30, I had to go almost immediately from closing my work laptop to opening up my personal one, with no time or space to transition into the con headspace. I at least changed my outfit, at the suggestion of ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forestofglory -- I'd picked a particularly work-like outfit today, so shedding that and moving into my Agent Carter t-shirt, Wonder Woman earrings, and a comfy pair of cut-off shorts did help to change my mindset, but given that I still have to do the weekly grocery shopping tomorrow morning, I'm not sure I'll be able to fully relax into con mode until that's done.
I did attend the two main events today. First was GOH Rebecca Roanhorse's reading, at which she read from a short story and her forthcoming novel, and then answered questions about such thing her working process (both before and during COVID-19), her approach to world-building, and what it's like to write for Star Wars. She is a great reader and an interesting speaker, and I'm glad she was able to do a live reading. The second event was a pre-recorded Doubleclicks concert. I've definitely heard of the nerdy folk-rock sibling duo before, but it would be a stretch to say that I'm familiar with their music, so it was a fun introduction to them. Since they weren't able to be in the same place, they took turns singing (basically no one has been able to figure out how to record live music together online, due to lag issues), but they had clearly recorded on stream together, and their performance chemistry is excellent. I hope I get the chance to see them play together someday.
After that, I needed to eat dinner, and as I mentioned I don't feel quite ready to entirely disappear into con space yet, so I signed off for the night. I hope I'm more able to make the break from my everyday life tomorrow once my chores are done, at least during con hours. Wish me luck, and see you all around the internet!
forestofglory -- I'd picked a particularly work-like outfit today, so shedding that and moving into my Agent Carter t-shirt, Wonder Woman earrings, and a comfy pair of cut-off shorts did help to change my mindset, but given that I still have to do the weekly grocery shopping tomorrow morning, I'm not sure I'll be able to fully relax into con mode until that's done. I did attend the two main events today. First was GOH Rebecca Roanhorse's reading, at which she read from a short story and her forthcoming novel, and then answered questions about such thing her working process (both before and during COVID-19), her approach to world-building, and what it's like to write for Star Wars. She is a great reader and an interesting speaker, and I'm glad she was able to do a live reading. The second event was a pre-recorded Doubleclicks concert. I've definitely heard of the nerdy folk-rock sibling duo before, but it would be a stretch to say that I'm familiar with their music, so it was a fun introduction to them. Since they weren't able to be in the same place, they took turns singing (basically no one has been able to figure out how to record live music together online, due to lag issues), but they had clearly recorded on stream together, and their performance chemistry is excellent. I hope I get the chance to see them play together someday.
After that, I needed to eat dinner, and as I mentioned I don't feel quite ready to entirely disappear into con space yet, so I signed off for the night. I hope I'm more able to make the break from my everyday life tomorrow once my chores are done, at least during con hours. Wish me luck, and see you all around the internet!
