So...I've spent most of this year saying I definitely wasn't going to go to
Ascendio. Orlando in July, combined with the fact that I'll still be teaching, and...yeah.
But now, I'm not so sure. Part of the reason is that Aeternitas 2013 is a no-go (the organizer's getting married and isn't inclined to pass over the reins, even though she's apparently had many offers, which...hey, it's her decision) and while there are a number of discussions floating around about possible replacements, nothing's written in stone. In addition, though, is the fact that - okay, you know how we (i.e., the HP slash community) have been grumbling - rightly or wrongly - about how HPEF programming has seemed to be antagonistic toward slash in the past? Well, this year the programming committee is...let's just say slash friendly and leave it at that. *g* And there's been an extension of the time for people to submit proposals.
Now, honestly, I know that at this point, most of the fun for us fandom geezers is just hanging out together (i.e., we don't technically need any formal programming), but...there isn't even a Snarry meetup scheduled! It's like...a crime against fannish humanity! And besides, how are we going to lure newbies into our corner of the fandom if we don't have programming? *g*
So...think about it. Frankly, I haven't even made my final decision yet. But all of a sudden, I'm leaning toward yes.
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Oh, by the way - for those of you who use the
Archive of our Own, they've recently rolled out subscriptions (like ff.net), so you can get an email alert when wips update or when favorite authors post new stories (eta: and you can sub to fandom tags too, so pauraque reminds me). I've been going on a subscription binge this past week...it's all very exciting! (
note: I have a few AO3 invites, so let me know if you need one!)
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And of course - because what would the end of January be without seven days of annoying recruitment in a row? - there's still almost an entire week left to sign up for
HP Beholder!.