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52 Card Project 2022: Week 16: Minicon
This past weekend, Easter weekend, was Minicon 55, the first time the convention has been held in three years. It was the 37th Minicon I've attended, and only the third without Rob.
It was bittersweet.
I stayed at the hotel. The girls didn't come. The convention was small, and there were many missing faces. Besides those who did not choose to show up for one reason or another, the convention announced the names of about fourteen people who have died since the last Minicon was held in 2019.
I was scheduled for three panels, but one was canceled because one of the guests of honor, Elise Matthesen, was unable to attend:
Saturday 1:00 PM
Perfection as the enemy of creativity: When is good enough good enough?
'Pobody's Nerfect!' is not just a t-shirt, it's a way of life. Where does the need to be perfect come from? Where is the balance between wanting something to be enjoyed, and wanting it to be seen?
Danith McPherson (m), Alison Sommer, Adam Stemple, Rick Snyder, Elise Matthesen, Eleanor Arnason, Peg Kerr
Saturday 4:00 PM
Planning the unpleasant-to-think-about
Health care proxies, directives, and advance planning. What sort of paperwork should a person have? How will medical professionals know who to contact? How does a person best set up their end-of-life arrangements?
What components are important to a Will - Specifically, how do people make arrangements for their belongings, including the significant assets, and the errata? What are components of a good will? What is to be done with 'intellectual property'? Are there issues unique to fans and their interests? Why isn't everything marked 'collectible' actually worthy of collecting? Even if that hand crank nut chopper isn't important to you, what if it's important to one of your grandchildren? Bring your friends and discuss the inevitable!
Naomi Kritzer (m), Magenta Griffith, Peg Kerr, Shaun Jamison
Both were pretty successful.
At the freebie table, I picked up an old copy of Rune, the publication put out by the sponsoring organization of Minn-stf. It included pictures of Rob and myself from the Minicon held in 1988, with an excerpt of the log I wrote as the Communications Officer. Rob was the Head of Operations, responsible for running the convention. The pictures brought tears to my eyes. Minicon was big and booming, in its heyday; Rob and I were young and having fun. And I was still friends with Kij. Here are the pictures I found:
(image description left: Rob, standing, looks at the camera while on the telephone. Image description right: Peg sits at a table [the Minicon Bridge] reading aloud from the log book in front of her, laughing.)
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Lower left: Peg in an N95 mask at a convention panel (photo credit![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
d_db), behind a microphone. Background: cover of the program book for Minicon 55, showing jewelry made by Guest of Honor Elisa Matthesen. Signage from the convention scattered around the collage: Green Room, Bozo Bus Tribune, Consuite, Freebie Table, Party Rooms, Registration.
Minicon
Click here to see the 2022 52 Card Project gallery.
Click here to see the 2021 gallery.
It was bittersweet.
I stayed at the hotel. The girls didn't come. The convention was small, and there were many missing faces. Besides those who did not choose to show up for one reason or another, the convention announced the names of about fourteen people who have died since the last Minicon was held in 2019.
I was scheduled for three panels, but one was canceled because one of the guests of honor, Elise Matthesen, was unable to attend:
Saturday 1:00 PM
Perfection as the enemy of creativity: When is good enough good enough?
'Pobody's Nerfect!' is not just a t-shirt, it's a way of life. Where does the need to be perfect come from? Where is the balance between wanting something to be enjoyed, and wanting it to be seen?
Danith McPherson (m), Alison Sommer, Adam Stemple, Rick Snyder, Elise Matthesen, Eleanor Arnason, Peg Kerr
Saturday 4:00 PM
Planning the unpleasant-to-think-about
Health care proxies, directives, and advance planning. What sort of paperwork should a person have? How will medical professionals know who to contact? How does a person best set up their end-of-life arrangements?
What components are important to a Will - Specifically, how do people make arrangements for their belongings, including the significant assets, and the errata? What are components of a good will? What is to be done with 'intellectual property'? Are there issues unique to fans and their interests? Why isn't everything marked 'collectible' actually worthy of collecting? Even if that hand crank nut chopper isn't important to you, what if it's important to one of your grandchildren? Bring your friends and discuss the inevitable!
Naomi Kritzer (m), Magenta Griffith, Peg Kerr, Shaun Jamison
Both were pretty successful.
At the freebie table, I picked up an old copy of Rune, the publication put out by the sponsoring organization of Minn-stf. It included pictures of Rob and myself from the Minicon held in 1988, with an excerpt of the log I wrote as the Communications Officer. Rob was the Head of Operations, responsible for running the convention. The pictures brought tears to my eyes. Minicon was big and booming, in its heyday; Rob and I were young and having fun. And I was still friends with Kij. Here are the pictures I found:
(image description left: Rob, standing, looks at the camera while on the telephone. Image description right: Peg sits at a table [the Minicon Bridge] reading aloud from the log book in front of her, laughing.)
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Image description:
Lower left: Peg in an N95 mask at a convention panel (photo credit
d_db), behind a microphone. Background: cover of the program book for Minicon 55, showing jewelry made by Guest of Honor Elisa Matthesen. Signage from the convention scattered around the collage: Green Room, Bozo Bus Tribune, Consuite, Freebie Table, Party Rooms, Registration.Click here to see the 2022 52 Card Project gallery.
Click here to see the 2021 gallery.
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