WisCon plans, or; packing all my social life into a few hours

[rhivolution]

Hi kids--I've put together an informal Wiscon schedule yay! Suggestions welcome.

With regards to contact: I only have my UK phone so texts are kinda expensive to do/receive, but I have inexpensive data available so WhatsApp, if you have it, is totally cool, or email/Twitter will also be checked regularly.

I will be in Madison from early tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, but I'm going to be doing some hanging out with high school/Smith friends for early afternoon and dinner. However, if you've got time in the mid-afternoon we could get a coffee or something--Matt and I have to come back into the center of town to check in to our hotel. regcommathe, I have something for you...not sure if that works? If not, maybe Saturday morning?

On Friday, I'm planning to be up and about around 10:30/11:00. (Matt has made plans for shopping and possibly heading to the cinema, for those worried about his entertainment.)

1:00 pm: Having a nosy at The Gathering and the dealer room because I need to buy Ancillary Justice and maybe try for other works (Half World? Redwood and Wildfire and most of the Aqueduct back catalogue?).

2:30 pm: choice of several items omg tell me where I should be--sorry wrdnrd, I haven't read Goto so not sure I'd be able to follow the conversation, woe.
- Feminist Utopias (a personal fav topic)
- Women of Doctor Who (because I can bring the RAGEFACE)
- Disability on TV (some of you are on this! unfortunately I haven't seen much telly of late)

4:00 pm: Another Radical Queer Politics Panel
Possibly Diversity in Comics if the latter looks too crowded or other people say things?

BREAK WHO WANTS FOOD AND HANGING OUTS AND IMPROMPTU GENDERQUEER PANEL

9:00 pm: Reconciliation Within SFF

BREAK AND HANGING OUTS MAYBE PARTIES - I'm thinking I'm supporting Helsinki 2017 as LonCon isn't gonna be doable this year, so I'd like to have a nosy at them.

12:00 am: Sekrit Fanfic Identities, if I can stay up that long--jet lag has got me on 'up by 9, dozy by 12 am' and I don't want Matt to worry.

I may be able to do a coffee Saturday morning before 11/12 or so, if we don't have a chance to catch up otherwise.

Comments

[rhivolution]

Passed EC on the way from Fitchburg into town...around 4 pm gdi.

Saturday morning okay maybe?

[regcommathe]

Can do. Lemme know when and where. :)

[rhivolution]

We're between the UW campus and Capitol...suggestions very welcome zomg.

[regcommathe]

Ummmmm. So I don't know that area really at all. My knowledge pretty much stops at EC (With the exception of like the Chazen and the Overture Centre and some of the state street stuff...like where both Qdobas are.)

[rhivolution]

Would your end of town be better?

[regcommathe]

Possibly? I hate to suggest sow's ear since you're looking for new places. I'm sorry I suck at making plans at places. :\

[rhivolution]

I wanted to stop there anyway! Is 10:30 too early?

[regcommathe]

10:30 works perfectly. see you soon!

[bibliofile]

What kind of food would you like? This is my neighborhood.... Peruvian? Indonesian? German? BBQ? And of course Pizza Pit.

[regcommathe]

My budget sadly starts and stops at coffee. I'd planned to be able to manage more, but someone forgot to approve my timesheet on time so I didn't get paid last week like I was meant to.

[bibliofile]

There's the Farmer's Market, with coffee carts. Barrique's on the outer ring (W Wash and whatever that street is that runs past the Central Library and the Overture Center. The Metropolitan is a kinda cool coffee place with a pool table, on Mifflin across from the Overture parking ramp. Michaelangelo's on State Street near the hotel, etc. etc.