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[soc_puppet]

And now for that RL update I promised.

Didn't actually manage to finish the next Communications chapter before I left Kirkwood (mostly because there was some homework I'd forgotten about, but thankfully managed to finish), but was granted a ride home by a classmate. Kiddie lit has stolen my heart, methinks.

Was literally this close to making an announcement post Sunday-ish that I wouldn't be in town over the weekend, since my parents scored tickets to Prarie Home Companion in Minnesota. (And if I didn't spell the state right, shoot correct me. And also if I didn't even name the correct state.) It would've included questions about whether anyone on the f'list is living there, and could I persuade them to drop by the State Fair or the Mall of America sometime while I was also there and such. ....And then I remembered that Lurker Day is also Saturday, so I turned my parents down. Which makes me sad, because it means I'll be missing a chance to see at least one friend in Minnesota (er, I think), but I'll live, since I'm not exactly PHC's most rabid fan. I like the ketchup/rhubarb pie commercials and that's about it ^^a *shame* I might still have gone, but I have no laptop, so there's no way I could've made a masterpost for Lurker Day entries while I was out, and I think I'd prefer to do that on an as-it's-happening basis. I also couldn't have posted my own stuff, such as banners linking to said masterpost. So, another time then, I guess.



....I have also made the unfortunate discovery that Froeman (spelling unknown, and not much cared about unless my RL friends don't recognize who I'm trying to refer to) is going to the same Kirkwood campus as me =_= I pray that I will not run into him often or I will be forced to change my identity and flee town, in that order.


Oh! In-town people! We need to plan get-togethers and such! I currently have Fridays open (except when I schedule appointments and such on them, due to aforementioned openness), as well as Saturdays. Sundays are negotiable (though Quire starts up soon (and it's open to everyone!)). Options for activites are things like playing cards/Mah Jong/etc, and forcing Pat to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas (as she apparently has not yet).

Edit: ...May Fred Phelps* never find out about Yaoi Con.
*Fred Phelps: leader of the Westboro Baptist Chruch, a group that goes around and protests productions of The Laramie Project.

Comments

[soc_puppet]

I can only assume that he either a) doesn't know about it, or b) doesn't care, as it doesn't have anything to do with Matthew Shepard. Or at least not much. Though if he would care and were to find out? I fear what would happen. ...Alternately, I would anticipate the counter-protest movement.

[sleepfighter.livejournal.com]

There is a reason it took ycon 3-5 years to find a semi permenent hotel spot. I'd advise the man to run before going up against a doubleteam of Isis and Saya.

[soc_puppet]

*is apparently getting a lesson in YCon history* XD In which case, I'd imagine he knows better than to try. ...Not that overabundant liberals stopped him from protesting where I live or anything.

[sleepfighter.livejournal.com]

But mistresses Saya and Isis bring their lawyer friends with them to the con! He ususaly does the rules before the Bishonen Auction. But you're right about the not stoped bit. Still, his forces would be confronted with the some of the most bugnuts dedicated section of fandom ever. I'd like to see what he does with that.

[soc_puppet]

The thing about the Phelps clan is that many of them become lawyers themselves so they know exactly how far they can take what they say before it becomes illegal. They make a lot of money from people being provoked into attacking them for what they can legally say :/

Still, though, if con-goers were well informed about the dos and do-nots of counter-protesting, I imagine it would be quite a show :D