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transcendancing

tap tap Is this thing on? Right. Well. Update!

Jun 16, 2010 00:08

*hugs journal* I missed you! ( Wow... apparently I had a bit to say. Assignment, uni, job hunting, tea, rape culture and feminism, projects coming up, Aussiecon question, being social, and the Oxford English Dictionary )

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Comments 11

mortonhall June 15 2010, 23:35:07 UTC

in answer to your Aussiecon question..

first step: fill in a program participant form

next step: add yourself to the volunteer register (for general convention volunteering and pre-con volunteering)

transcendancing June 15 2010, 23:49:33 UTC

I'm not staying near the venue at all (Northcote) so don't know that I'll be reliable in volunteering. I've also done a lot of volunteering for cons in the past few years and am wondering about taking a break from that for one con.

mortonhall June 16 2010, 01:59:22 UTC

volunteering for a Worldon is quite a different experience from volunteering at a regional convention. For starters, there's heaps more people. The range of jobs is different too and you can choose just how many hours you do and at what times you will be available. Even if you only volunteer for one hour at the rego desk or act as a gopher for an hour, then you are contributing. It's not like at a Swancon where you may end up "volunteering" for the whole event.

One of the easiest jobs is distributing the daily newsletter to the newsletter stands. It takes a few minutes and then your done.

transcendancing June 16 2010, 16:39:07 UTC

I think that also given the whole women and worldcon thing that I'm less interested in doing invisible work overall. I'm willing to do things that are visible and involve conversations that shift the comfortable sexism going on, inadvertent though it is, but not more invisible stuff that makes it appear I'm supporting the way the institution currently stands.

Hope that makes sense. I'm looking forward to seeing the programme. I'm also still thinking of ideas that I can suggest for it.

Thread 5

zebra363 June 16 2010, 01:16:30 UTC

I meant to tell you that I loved seeing "drink lots of lovely tea" appear on your long to-do list a while ago. Glad to hear you're doing it!

redbraids June 16 2010, 15:17:56 UTC

A good tea can be a spark of joy in a day!

transcendancing June 16 2010, 16:42:22 UTC

It really can - I am *really* enjoying it :)

transcendancing June 16 2010, 16:41:16 UTC

I'm *really* enjoying it - also, your reminding me of it was timely and awesome!

redbraids June 16 2010, 15:18:08 UTC

I too have been "accused of reading the dictionary" ...

transcendancing June 16 2010, 16:39:29 UTC

Did you find it as 'interesting' as I did?