WisCon 33 transformed me. Like everyone else ever, I need to write up a con report. But like every con report, it'll be extraordinarily lacking because of the tales that can't be told, for reasons …

It's like there is some concerted conspiracy to make this WisCon awesome for me. I was able to say some useful things in the "SF/F in Higher Education" panel. It's fancy-dress night and I'm wearing …

"Are you going to be all right?" "Yes, because I have to be. What other choice do I have?" "Well, that fixes everything." Actually, no, the quote of the day really should be Candra just …

Evidently my body decided, when I went to England, New York City, and Wisconsin in quick succession, that I just didn't know what the hell I wanted in terms of sleep, food, or brain function. …

Wow. Gave or sold a few copies of Thoughtcrime Experiments to contributors & friends, sold several more to strangers (especially after they viewed the flyer I made), and am holding on to a single copy …

Ellen Kushner led me to try on lots of free clothes at The Swap and foisted several pieces on me. I am sleep-deprived and thus suggestible. I met Tacit Hydra and we decided to form …

I've arrived at WisCon 33. Already I've dined with Erika Nelson, Cliff Winnig, and Cliff's wife Deb, and met various other cool-seeming folk. I hadn't expected people would ooh and ahh so much over the …

It is extremely weird to have a past to look back on and think about and learn from now that seems substantial, instead of only a future to look forward to. There's that as well, …

Someday I need to check whether I enjoy "The Big Bang Theory" when I am not on an airplane.

I need to read about property. Specifically, I need to read philosophy of property. What does it mean when we say, or feel, that we own something? In the free software crowd, this is a …