Somehow, Killabeez and Devohoneybee's panel, "We'll Always Have Paris (and Seacouver!)" segued quite neatly from "Why do we love this fandom so much even ten years later?" into "Look! It's the sensible black pumps of fandom, and here are some outfits it could go with!" As I was rooming next door to one of the moderators who led or co-moderated five panels, I somehow ( Read more... )

This was the idea that turned into a viewing paradigm for me. (Only for a little while, fortunately -- I don't like seeing everything through one prism; I lose too many necessary subtleties that way.) It's a long post/write-up, however, so have a cut tag: ( Read more... )

For the record, I still have no idea what I thought I was doing signing up to moderate two panels. If I had realized you could suggest a panel *without* implicitly agreeing to run it, I might not have volunteered. Oh, well. They went pretty well, I think, and the fight panel was a blast. If you're easily bored, head to the next entry on your ( Read more... )