Rich and Strange Aeons

Last weekend I went to Readercon, another area SF convention, this one devoted to SF/F books and writing only, no other stuff. Well, apart from one panel on cooking and another one of Joan Sloncziewki's trip to Cuba. It was lots of fun, usually had at least one panel to go to, if not two or more. Felt friendlier, as in meeting more people without the link of filk, than other conventions. Was sort of surprised to see Sam Delaney present without there being a bigger fuss, though there was a panel devoted to him. Was surprised to see Richard Stallman, then remembered I'd seen him on a *panel* at Arisia or Boskone last year, so shouldn't have been. Was surprised to see him handing out pamphlets on why e-books are evil, like a street preacher. Learned Arisia has so much money it can donate to smaller conventions in the area.

===
elaine pagels argues book of revelation is anti paulite, angry about
gentiles being let in

woman says she was catholic but missed narnia allegory by comparison to
other children's lit like uncle arthur. (heidi or secret garden?)
Compare to Lewis's claim that he wasn't thinking of christianity while
writing

(Frankenstein)
Kant coined modern prometheus, for ben franklin and electricity

mary sees herself as the creature? never met her mother. had bad father.
had notes her mother wrote in childbirth (mary wollstonecraft). "i have
no doubt of seeing the animal today"

anthro panel. meh in general. one guy did 2 years field work in geneva,
talks about event where activists asked everyone to stand in a circle
holding hands, which terrified the diplomats, and china tried to block
it. armani suits and tshirts. UN meeting toom totally set up to
reinforce hierarchy.

virginia has its own dialect.

lila garrott claims lothlorien is a walled city... caras galadhon, yep, it is.