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I keep meaning to post, about MediaWest and other things, but life has kept me constantly on the hop. So this is my attempt to catch up with the state of things.

( MediaWest )

( The talent show and school festival )

( The Book of Mormon )

( A work visit )

( Jackie Chan )

Tomorrow there will be a play that's part of Toronto's Luminato arts festival, The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic. It's directed by Robert Wilson, who is generally amazing, but the chief attraction for me is that it co-stars Willem Dafoe, who I adore past reason. (This will be our third babysitting night in two weeks. After which it will no doubt be months before we manage it again.)

I arrived yesterday in Lansing, Michigan for the annual fannish party that is MediaWest. I've been coming to the con since 1994, with only two missed years, once when Ros was a baby, and once last year due to our Disney family vacation.

This year the con has moved hotels, so it's disorienting not to be in a place where I knew the building and surrounding area so well. And so many people who were mainstays for so many years no longer come. (Ex-roomies jawanderer and nsandik, you are missed!) But it's still wonderful seeing the people who do still come, and having the opportunity to talk fanfic and slash with people who completely understand your obsessions.

So far, I have:

Picked up st_crispins at the Detroit airport Thursday, and had dinner with her and roomie m. butterfly

Gone to see Iron Man 3 with m. butterfly

Modded a Pros panel, Cowley: Mentor or Menace, that brought out lots of interesting discussion

Attended a panel on how Bodie & Doyle got together

Bought a lovely small drawing of Ned Stark from Game of Thrones in the art show, by the always fab Kate Nurenburg

Checked out the art show

Had dinner with both m. butterfly and FJBryan at our favourite Mexican restaurant, followed by viewing number two of Star Trek Into Darkness (Enjoyed STID much more the second time, since I'd hashed out my issues with it with m. butterfly and st_crispins and managed to mostly just sit back and enjoy it this time)

Talked with many fannish friends

Tomorrow there are more panels, and the Pros party, which FJBryan and I are hosting.