Non-panel activities!
First of all: March Bitchin' Buddies will be revealed next Sunday, the 25th! So if you are behind on your buddy-ing, now's the time. :)
Okay, now. With the panel schedule all set, now's the time to talk about NON-PANEL ACTIVITIES. As awesome as our panels are going to be, they're only going to take up four hours of each day. So here is some detail about some of the other options for whiling away your time in our little beige paradise.
Let's start with a note about "informal" activities (room parties, alterna-panels, Apples to Apples tournaments, etc.): feel free to plan them! Feel free to use the comm to plan them! As long as what you're planning is legal, won't get us in trouble with the hotel, and doesn't directly interfere with official activities (meaning it does not require the space or equipment that is reserved for those activities), GO FOR IT. This is your con, we want you to spend your time doing things you enjoy. If you're using the comm to plan an informal activity, we recommend you use the "informal events" tag to help your fellow partiers find it.
Aside from that, here's the scoop on some of the activities we have planned:
ONGOING ACTIVITIES (to take place in the Catterall room)
The Catterall will be open for general hanging-out from 8 a.m. - midnight on both Saturday and Sunday, with the exception of the vidshow/dance party on Saturday night.
The con library
The idea behind the con library is to provide a repository for fic, vids, and whatever else you feel like sharing for your fellow fen to enjoy throughout the con. However, the con library is only as bitchin' as you care to make it, so print up your fic, burn your vids to disc, print out your fanart, burn CDs or DVDs of other media you'd like to share (pimp your fandoms!), whatever strikes your fancy.
Whatever con library items are left on the table after 3 pm on Sunday will be free to a good home, so if you want to hold on to your own contributions, please make sure you remove them from the table before that deadline. Also, this is obviously a fabulous and good-natured group, but large numbers of people and sleep deprivation being what they are, PLEASE don't contribute anything to the con library that you couldn't bear to lose if it were to be misplaced.
The craft table
The delightful sansets has volunteered to coordinate the craft table, where you will find glitter and glue and images of attractive people and various other tools to create your great fannish work of art. If you have items of a crafty nature (glitter, glue, images of attractive people, images of weevils, etc.) that you would be willing and able to share to help populate the table, please contact Sansets.
The swap table
More precisely, this is the "giving stuff away" table, but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Got any fannish goodies lying around (old DVDs, zines, books, etc.) that you're willing to give away to a good home? Bring them to the swap table and make another fan's day!
PLEASE NOTE: Any items left on the swap table after the conclusion of the con will be thrown away/recycled.
OTHER GROUP ACTIVITIES
Times and locations of these activities are subject to change; check the schedule in your con packet for final confirmation.
Battle Beyond the Stars viewing, Friday, 8 - 9:45 pm
Traditionally, we like to start the convention off with a vaguely traumatic, mockery-filled viewing experience. In the past, this has been the Dante's Cove pilot, but we have an all-new selection for you this year: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. This sci-fi gem hit theatres in 1980, as one of many rip-offs of The Seven Samurai, and stars innocent-yet-semi-intrepid young Shad (played by John-Boy Walton) (I am not kidding) (he's actually pretty endearing in it):
(I apologize for the crappiness of these caps, but you get the idea.) Anyway, Shad. He's on a mission to save his peace-loving planet from a would-be galactic overlord; he sails along in his sassy sentient ship, which manages to look like if fallopian tubes ended in testicles:
And along the way, he picks up a cute scientist named Naniela:
And a motley crew of mercenaries, like GEORGE PEPPARD WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS MOVIE:
You see how his mouth is open there? That's because he's singing "Streets of Laredo." While being shot at. Also, he's from Earth, and his super-sekkrit space identity is SPACE COWBOY. Srsly. It's GREAT. Shad also digs up Robert Vaughn:
who brings the melodrama as The Judge, a guy who ended up marooned on a crumbling pleasure planet because... everyone hated him? Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was because everyone hated him. Because he is a mercenary with no heart of gold whatsoever. HE'S REALLY HARDCORE, YOU GUYS. LOOK AT HIS FACE. HE IS NOT AMUSED BY YOUR SHENANIGANS.
Also there is the obligatory Hot Lady In Improbable Costume, a Valkyrie (but it's pronounced val-KEE-ree, because we're in SPACE) named Saint-Exmin:
Despite the fact that the design of her ship REQUIRES that she fly in a spread-legged, prone position, she's actually pretty badass. You guys, I'm not going to lie: I totally want fic about Saint-Exmin. WATCH THIS WITH ME AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, PLZ. There is also this situation:
"I can't imagine what [sex] must be like," Naniela is saying in that cap.
"Stick with me, you'll get an education," Saint-Exmin replies.
SERIOUSLY. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. WOULD READ, y'all. WOULD READ. (I just realized that Saint-Exmin is kind of the Starfire of this movie. That explains a LOT about how I feel about her.)
Anyway. There will be popcorn and soda and gloriously cheesy special effects, so bring your snarky pants--commentary is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED--and join us while we BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS! (And then write me fic. Kthx.)
Fannish pictionary, Saturday, 4 - 5:30 pm
Think you can draw "Arthur wakes up straight, and Merlin gets a sex change" in such a way that someone in a roomful of fen can figure out what the hell you're trying to communicate? Then fannish pictionary is the place for you! Join us as we discover that a stick figure with a giant cock usually means either Pete Wentz or David Bowie, and a stick figure with a naked ass probably indicates Mal Reynolds. It's gonna be good times.
There will be a sign-up sheet available on Friday and Saturday, so we have an idea of how many people to expect.
NOTE: We absolutely encourage you to sign up to draw, since there is no game if no one draws, and then we just end up sitting quietly in the room and it's all awkward and many years from now, when you are on your deathbed, you're probably going to think, If only I had drawn in fannish pictionary! BUT if you are truly drawing-averse, you're welcome to come hang out and shout ideas anyway. But you should draw! It's fun, and no one is good at it, and I have many incomprehensibly hilarious flip-pad pages from previous cons to prove it. :D
Dance partay, Saturday, 9:15ish - 10:45ish pm (after the vidshow)
Because a party can't be truly bitchin' without daaaaaaaaaancing. Grab a drink from the bar and get down to a badass mix of music based on your suggestions to troyswann.
Also: if you'd like, we encourage you to wear something that makes you happy for the vidshow/dance party! Wear something fancy, something funky, something slutty; wear a costume, wear your pajamas, wear jeans, wear the same thing you've been wearing all day-whatever makes you feel good.
Pimp My Fandom panel, Sunday, 4 - 5 pm
Got a fandom that EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD ALSO LOVE? You get five minutes to pimp it in whatever way you like: visual aids, interpretive dance, elegiac poem, whatever! We will not be able to provide audiovisual equipment for this panel (IMHO, it's more fun without it anyway!), but anything else goes. There will be a sign-up sheet available throughout the rest of the con.
MCR's set from the 2011 Reading Festival, Sunday, 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Also known as "media Brynn picks to cheer her up after the con is officially over." Join us for My Chemical Romance's epic set from last year's Reading Festival, including crazy-talented hot boys in tight pants:
Gerard Way fucking a monitor:
Ray Toro having the best night of his entire life:
Because, P.S., BRIAN FUCKING MAY:
It's gonna be really fun, really joyful, and really attractive. AND the music kicks ass, too (singing along is ABSOLUTELY encouraged). So you should come check it out!
And that's all for now! BITCHIN' MENU COMING SOON. :D
Okay, now. With the panel schedule all set, now's the time to talk about NON-PANEL ACTIVITIES. As awesome as our panels are going to be, they're only going to take up four hours of each day. So here is some detail about some of the other options for whiling away your time in our little beige paradise.
Let's start with a note about "informal" activities (room parties, alterna-panels, Apples to Apples tournaments, etc.): feel free to plan them! Feel free to use the comm to plan them! As long as what you're planning is legal, won't get us in trouble with the hotel, and doesn't directly interfere with official activities (meaning it does not require the space or equipment that is reserved for those activities), GO FOR IT. This is your con, we want you to spend your time doing things you enjoy. If you're using the comm to plan an informal activity, we recommend you use the "informal events" tag to help your fellow partiers find it.
Aside from that, here's the scoop on some of the activities we have planned:
ONGOING ACTIVITIES (to take place in the Catterall room)
The Catterall will be open for general hanging-out from 8 a.m. - midnight on both Saturday and Sunday, with the exception of the vidshow/dance party on Saturday night.
The con library
The idea behind the con library is to provide a repository for fic, vids, and whatever else you feel like sharing for your fellow fen to enjoy throughout the con. However, the con library is only as bitchin' as you care to make it, so print up your fic, burn your vids to disc, print out your fanart, burn CDs or DVDs of other media you'd like to share (pimp your fandoms!), whatever strikes your fancy.
Whatever con library items are left on the table after 3 pm on Sunday will be free to a good home, so if you want to hold on to your own contributions, please make sure you remove them from the table before that deadline. Also, this is obviously a fabulous and good-natured group, but large numbers of people and sleep deprivation being what they are, PLEASE don't contribute anything to the con library that you couldn't bear to lose if it were to be misplaced.
The craft table
The delightful sansets has volunteered to coordinate the craft table, where you will find glitter and glue and images of attractive people and various other tools to create your great fannish work of art. If you have items of a crafty nature (glitter, glue, images of attractive people, images of weevils, etc.) that you would be willing and able to share to help populate the table, please contact Sansets.
The swap table
More precisely, this is the "giving stuff away" table, but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Got any fannish goodies lying around (old DVDs, zines, books, etc.) that you're willing to give away to a good home? Bring them to the swap table and make another fan's day!
PLEASE NOTE: Any items left on the swap table after the conclusion of the con will be thrown away/recycled.
OTHER GROUP ACTIVITIES
Times and locations of these activities are subject to change; check the schedule in your con packet for final confirmation.
Battle Beyond the Stars viewing, Friday, 8 - 9:45 pm
Traditionally, we like to start the convention off with a vaguely traumatic, mockery-filled viewing experience. In the past, this has been the Dante's Cove pilot, but we have an all-new selection for you this year: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. This sci-fi gem hit theatres in 1980, as one of many rip-offs of The Seven Samurai, and stars innocent-yet-semi-intrepid young Shad (played by John-Boy Walton) (I am not kidding) (he's actually pretty endearing in it):
(I apologize for the crappiness of these caps, but you get the idea.) Anyway, Shad. He's on a mission to save his peace-loving planet from a would-be galactic overlord; he sails along in his sassy sentient ship, which manages to look like if fallopian tubes ended in testicles:
And along the way, he picks up a cute scientist named Naniela:
And a motley crew of mercenaries, like GEORGE PEPPARD WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS MOVIE:
You see how his mouth is open there? That's because he's singing "Streets of Laredo." While being shot at. Also, he's from Earth, and his super-sekkrit space identity is SPACE COWBOY. Srsly. It's GREAT. Shad also digs up Robert Vaughn:
who brings the melodrama as The Judge, a guy who ended up marooned on a crumbling pleasure planet because... everyone hated him? Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was because everyone hated him. Because he is a mercenary with no heart of gold whatsoever. HE'S REALLY HARDCORE, YOU GUYS. LOOK AT HIS FACE. HE IS NOT AMUSED BY YOUR SHENANIGANS.
Also there is the obligatory Hot Lady In Improbable Costume, a Valkyrie (but it's pronounced val-KEE-ree, because we're in SPACE) named Saint-Exmin:
Despite the fact that the design of her ship REQUIRES that she fly in a spread-legged, prone position, she's actually pretty badass. You guys, I'm not going to lie: I totally want fic about Saint-Exmin. WATCH THIS WITH ME AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, PLZ. There is also this situation:
"I can't imagine what [sex] must be like," Naniela is saying in that cap.
"Stick with me, you'll get an education," Saint-Exmin replies.
SERIOUSLY. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. WOULD READ, y'all. WOULD READ. (I just realized that Saint-Exmin is kind of the Starfire of this movie. That explains a LOT about how I feel about her.)
Anyway. There will be popcorn and soda and gloriously cheesy special effects, so bring your snarky pants--commentary is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED--and join us while we BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS! (And then write me fic. Kthx.)
Fannish pictionary, Saturday, 4 - 5:30 pm
Think you can draw "Arthur wakes up straight, and Merlin gets a sex change" in such a way that someone in a roomful of fen can figure out what the hell you're trying to communicate? Then fannish pictionary is the place for you! Join us as we discover that a stick figure with a giant cock usually means either Pete Wentz or David Bowie, and a stick figure with a naked ass probably indicates Mal Reynolds. It's gonna be good times.
There will be a sign-up sheet available on Friday and Saturday, so we have an idea of how many people to expect.
NOTE: We absolutely encourage you to sign up to draw, since there is no game if no one draws, and then we just end up sitting quietly in the room and it's all awkward and many years from now, when you are on your deathbed, you're probably going to think, If only I had drawn in fannish pictionary! BUT if you are truly drawing-averse, you're welcome to come hang out and shout ideas anyway. But you should draw! It's fun, and no one is good at it, and I have many incomprehensibly hilarious flip-pad pages from previous cons to prove it. :D
Dance partay, Saturday, 9:15ish - 10:45ish pm (after the vidshow)
Because a party can't be truly bitchin' without daaaaaaaaaancing. Grab a drink from the bar and get down to a badass mix of music based on your suggestions to troyswann.
Also: if you'd like, we encourage you to wear something that makes you happy for the vidshow/dance party! Wear something fancy, something funky, something slutty; wear a costume, wear your pajamas, wear jeans, wear the same thing you've been wearing all day-whatever makes you feel good.
Pimp My Fandom panel, Sunday, 4 - 5 pm
Got a fandom that EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD ALSO LOVE? You get five minutes to pimp it in whatever way you like: visual aids, interpretive dance, elegiac poem, whatever! We will not be able to provide audiovisual equipment for this panel (IMHO, it's more fun without it anyway!), but anything else goes. There will be a sign-up sheet available throughout the rest of the con.
MCR's set from the 2011 Reading Festival, Sunday, 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Also known as "media Brynn picks to cheer her up after the con is officially over." Join us for My Chemical Romance's epic set from last year's Reading Festival, including crazy-talented hot boys in tight pants:
Gerard Way fucking a monitor:
Ray Toro having the best night of his entire life:
Because, P.S., BRIAN FUCKING MAY:
It's gonna be really fun, really joyful, and really attractive. AND the music kicks ass, too (singing along is ABSOLUTELY encouraged). So you should come check it out!
And that's all for now! BITCHIN' MENU COMING SOON. :D