WisCon Schedule + About Me

[brainwane]

I'll be at WisCon this year, arriving Thursday the 26th and leaving incredibly early on Monday the 30th (to get to PyCon). I look basically like my profile photo, with slightly longer hair; you might recognize me as @brainwane from Twitter. My pronouns are she/her. I eat mostly vegetarian but will eat fish/poultry that has at least one hippie buzzword (e.g. "organic", "free-range", etc.).

I'm speaking in three sessions:

1. Panelist on "The Fandom Awakens" (on Star Wars): Friday, May 27, 2:30-3:45 pm, Assembly.


2. Comedy auctioneer for the charity auction benefiting the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award: Saturday, May 28, 7:30pm-probably 8:30pm or 9pm, Capitol/Wisconsin room.


3. Panelist on "SIX SEASON SERIES BASED ON THE THREE-PART TRILOGY BASED ON THE SINGLE BOOK OF THE NOT ANOTHER F*CKING RACE PANEL" (comedy game show focusing on people of color): Sunday, May 29, 4:00-5:15pm, Wisconsin room.

Also, I will probably drop by the Clothing Swap portion of the Gathering on Friday afternoon to find pieces that suit me and to bask in other people wearing my donated stuff; I would like to drop in on the vid party on Saturday night; I would like to drop in on the Hamilton singalong; I have a Dessert Salon ticket and intend on attending the Guest of Honor and Tiptree Award speeches on Sunday evening.

I am easily lured into talking about Hamilton, Zen Cho, Star Trek, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Mahabharata, Hinduism, and other interests in my profile.

Please ask before hugging; sometimes I'd rather not.

I am often bad with names, and will remember 5 minutes into our conversation that we had an awesome deep conversation one year prior. I apologize in advance. Also, I will probably be a little less intensively social this year, because I am trying to actually sleep enough and thus get to PyCon reasonably well-rested, and because client work for my consulting business may come up; I'll probably be trying to sleep every night from about 11pm to 7am, and aiming to take some alone time on top of that. So if you and I have multiple chances to see each other in person at other times of year, I may choose to make time for other people instead; apologies.

The fact that I am, in a sense, succeeding Ellen Klages in serving as the Tiptree auctioneer is quite a responsibility and I hope to discharge it well. So if you came to the Tiptree auction and raucously laughed at my japes I would welcome your chortles.

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

Oh maaaaan I remember when I first said to someone (probably wrdnrd?) that you should TOTALLY succeed Ellen Klages, & I am so happy that you are doing so! :DDDDD I'm only bummed that I will not get to see it.

I hope you have a good con & also manage to get the sleep & alone time you need!

[brainwane]

:) :) Thank you so much for suggesting the Klages succession!

I appreciate your kind wishes. I shall try to carry some fraction of your spirit to the con!

[emceeaich]

Oh this is a grand thing! I'm excited you're taking on the Auction!

Do you have open lunch or dinner plans on Saturday or Sunday?

[heyfoureyes]

Good job with the auction! You seemed to really be having fun & pulled the rest of us in with you.

[brainwane]

I appreciate the praise thoroughly -- thank you!

[mallorys_camera]

You were brilliant as the auctioneer. A remarkable blend of pre-worked jokes and extemporaneous riffs. Not flattering; just sayin'.

[brainwane]

Thank you very much for the kind and thoughtful praise!