Mainstream

[acmespaceship]

Another one of those mornings when I wake up snarled in the cultural mainstream through no fault of my own.  The Chicago Tribune tells us about a jam-packed summer of "sci-fi" conventions.  It's like when you're floating in a quiet tide pool off to the side of the beach and suddenly a wave crashes through and you get dragged out into the entire freaking ocean and you're thinking: what are all these fish doing here? 

Sometimes when I am biking to ukulele club, I think I must be the only middle-aged woman in Oak Park currently riding a bicycle with a ukulele on the fender... but I have the sneaking suspicion I may not be.  What do you do that's unique?  Or OUGHT to be unique?

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[marsgov.livejournal.com]

Oak Park, IL or Oak Park, MI? I suspect the latter, unless I am seriously misconstruing where Amy lives...

[acmespaceship.livejournal.com]

Illinois. Out here in the ocean it is easy to misconstrue!

[scarfman]

What do you do that's unique?

I draw a daily webcomic that's scheduled to last exactly twenty-five years. About King Arthur traveling through time.

[qtrhorserider.livejournal.com]

OH NOES! I'M NORMAL! I am hooked on the crab fishing show but, I understand that it has its own following, that's not even unique.

Oh, I know, I've been known to Twitter with fictional characters. I have an online buddy who works through her writers block by having twitter accounts for her characters. Little bit of writing exercise, little bit of improv...

[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to see that they are plugging the CreationCon variants; it'll keep our quiet backwater fannish cons quiet.

Hmm, unique. About as close as I come is taking scads of pictures at burlesque shows and NOT have the performers hate me or my pictures.

BTW I'm gonna be at Windycon this year; I'm looking forward to seeing you and yours at the art auction!