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CON.TXT's InsaneJournal:
- Multifandom, "They Fight Crime! (More or less)"
- Multifandom, "We <3 the BBC"
- Torchwood, "Torchwood in the US"
- Fanworks, "Building an Active Community", synecdochic
- Fanworks, "Finding Fan Activity", Queue
- Fanworks, "Wuzzles wuzzles everywhere: Tagging on the Archive of Our Own", Cesy
- Meta, "Fandom Suddenly Loves the Ladies!", Qurinas
- Meta, "Kinked for kink memes", Vikki
- Meta, "Procrastinators' Party", melannen
- Multifandom, "Femslash: This is Not the Recruiting Panel", zvi
- Multifandom, "Please Get Out of my Van Halen T-shirt! Bandom in the New Decade", Eleanor Lavish
- Multifandom, "Sinister Ducks", melannen
- Multifandom, "Those Daring Young Men: Slash and the Victorian Age", missmollyetc
- Doctor Who, "The Eleventh Doctor", Ellen Fremedon
- Star Trek, "Star Trek beyond the shows", Starlady
- White Collar, "White Collar: WTF?", LightGetsIn
| Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | |
| 4:47 am | Found Item Item: one pair of navy blue slippers Location: room 1105 Found by: Nell, who was rooming with solarcat If these are yours, and you'd like to reclaim them, please contact me at info@con-txt.net, and I'll get you in contact with Nell.... |
| Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 | |
| 11:14 pm | Muskrat Jamboree ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=3){kind=small} muskratjamboree registration is coming soon! On Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 12noon Eastern Daylight Time, the registration post will go live on the muskratjamboree community. Please see this post over at the community for information about how to register!(Muskrat Jamboree is a multi-fandom, slash-oriented con, taking place in Boston , Massachusetts on April 1st and 2nd, 2011.) We hope to see you there on registration day! |
| Monday, June 21st, 2010 | |
| 3:15 am | |
| 3:20 am | |
| 6:48 pm | Vid show intro For those of you who asked for the vid show intro vid, here it is! Download high-quality xvid (30MB) (right click and save) Embedded: Also, the intro is now listed in the vid show playlist in the Programming section of the con.txt website. Enjoy! :-) |
| 11:59 pm | Disco Duck Playlists and Slideshow Zips Playlists are below the cut, and are split into three parts: The Wind Up (the first 1/2 hour), the Party (three hours of dance music), and the Wind Down (1 hour of chill-out music).... A couple of people asked me for a copy of the Muse/Justin Timberlake mash-up; since it's a transformative work, and not available for purchase anywhere, I linked it within the playlist. The Wind Up Let's Never Stop Falling In Love by Pink Martini The "In" Crowd by The Ramsey Lewis Trio Clocks (Rhythms del Mundo Cuba remix) by Coldplay Sway by Michael Bublé Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto I Could Have Danced All Night by Jamie Cullum History Repeating by Propellerheads & Miss Shirley Bassey Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's Dancing With Myself by Nouvelle Vague The Party All Over the World by Electric Light Orchestra Let's Dance by David Bowie For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert It's Raining Men by Geri Halliwell Bulletproof by La Roux Thunderstruck Remix by AC DC Girls and Boys by Blur My First Kiss by 3OH!3 (feat. Ke$ha) Brick House by The Commodores Lapdance (NIN Remix) by N*E*R*D Peek-A-Boo by Siouxsie & The Banshees Jai Ho by A. R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce Vogue (Edit Version) by Madonna Fire by The Ohio Players I Feel For You by Chaka Khan Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order Evacuate the Dancefloor (Radio Edit) by Cascada Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths Funky Town by Lipps Inc. Love Shack by The B-52's Dancing Queen by ABBA Faster Kill Pussycat by Oakenfold (feat. Brittany Murphy) You're so Damn Hot by OK Go Saturday Night by Bay City Rollers 3 by Britney Spears Tainted Love by Soft Cell I'm Coming Out (Original CHIC Mix) by Diana Ross Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera Boro Boro (Bollywood Café Mix) by Arash Sexymassive Back Hole Mash-up of Muse & Justin Timberlake Flower by Pansy Division Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry Closer by Nine Inch Nails The Time Warp by Richard O'Brien, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn & Charles Gray Rock The Casbah by The Clash TiK ToK by Ke$ha That's The Way I Like It by K.C. & The Sunshine Band Master and servant by Depeche Mode U & Ur Hand by Pink Gay Bar by Electric Six Freeek! by George Michael Telephone by Lady Gaga (feat. Beyonce) Breath Of Life by Erasure Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire Rock That Body by The Black Eyed Peas Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna The Wind Down Break the Sky by The Hush Sound Somersault by Zero 7 Falling Angels by Nitin Sawhney Bolero by deviationsPROJECT Life in a Northern Town by Dream Academy The Chauffeur by Duran Duran Sketches by Daniel Lanois Sign of the Zodiac by Rasputina Post-Apocalyptic by GrooveLily Edge Of The Ocean by Ivy Bloodsport by Sneaker Pimps Letters from the Sky by Civil Twilight Talk Show Host by Radiohead You Are What You Are (Beautiful) by Christina Aguilera Disco Duck Slideshow, part 1 Disco Duck Slideshow, part 2 *Please note: neither of these files have been sorted or labeled very well, so you'll just have to look at everything to find what you want. (I know, it'll be tough, but I have faith you can do it!) |
| Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 | |
| 2:35 am | CON.TXT 2010 Schedule / Pop-Tart & Pizza Parties / 2010 CON.TXT Charity The CON.TXT 2010 Schedule is live! Go, see what we're offering, and start planning! Moderators, if you have handouts, pre-reading, or other pre-con "homework" for participants, you may post links here. ~!@#@!~ You may be asking yourself what a Pop-Tart or Pizza party is.... Well, Pop-Tart and Pizza parties are a way for a group of from a single fandom (Trek, SGA, Star Wars, etc.) to get together informally. Pop-Tart Parties happen in the morning, and Pizza Parties can be either lunch or supper. We have a limited number of spots for this type of party; in order to reserve a room/time (you can see what's available on the schedule), please email panels@con-txt.net. ~!@#@!~ We are pleased to announce that this year's con charity is the Southern Poverty Law Center. From the SPLC website: The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society. Founded by civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. in 1971, the SPLC is internationally known for tracking and exposing the activities of hate groups. Our innovative Teaching Tolerance program produces and distributes – free of charge – documentary films, books, lesson plans and other materials that promote tolerance and respect in our nation’s schools. ~!@#@!~ Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Rideshare Roommates Orphan Sales (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Thursday, June 10th, 2010 | |
| 12:10 am | Dealers + Cos-play Day + One last deadline We have a great bunch of dealers this year, so be sure to bring your checkbooks, credit cards and cash so you can shop for some slashy and fannish goodies! Amanda Young Amanda Young is a multi-published, erotic romance author. Since she tends to write whatever strikes her whimsy, all of her novels fall into various subgenres. Among her many available titles you’ll find contemporary and paranormal settings, gay and straight themes alike. To learn more about Amanda, please visit her website: www.AmandaYoung.org. AWITPress Licensed cool stuff: t-shirts, books, audio, photos & autographs, plus Atlantis slash zines. Circlet Press & Stuff Cecilia Tan, publisher of Circlet Press, will be selling erotic science fiction/fantasy books and ebooks published by Circlet, as well as the slash zine \"The Erotic Harry Potter\" and other slash zines written and published under her fannish pseudonym, Ravenna C. Tan, including Draco the Wonder Ferret. Dreamspinner Press Dreamspinner Press publishes quality m/m romance novels, novellas, short stories and anthologies in a variety of genres - contemporary, historical, fantasy and paranormal, mystery and suspense, science fiction, and more. Releases are available in paperback, audiobook and most eBook formats. Find us at www.dreamspinnerpress.com and you can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo. J.M. Snyder A self-published author of gay erotic and romantic fiction, J.M. Snyder also works with several e-publishers, most notably Amber Allure Press and eXcessica Publishing. Many of Snyder's short stories have appeared in anthologies by Alyson Books, Cleis Press, and others. Snyder also writes gay young adult romance as J. Tomas and non-gay fiction and poetry as J.T. Marie. For excerpts, free short stories, monthly contests, and purchasing information, visit http://jmsnyder.net. Janet Kofoed Janet Kofoed creates unique pieces in silver, gold, and semiprecious stones. Her work reflects the influences of the many countries where she has lived, as well as her love of nature and science. Torquere Press Torquere Press is the leading e-book publisher of GLBT stories. Nearly seven years of quality books from authors like Sean Michael, Chris Owen, Tory Temple, BA Tortuga, Julia Talbot, Mychael Black, and Kiernan Kelly. Romance for the rest of us. Vincent Diamond The alleged Vincent Diamond gleefully buys smutty periodicals for “research materials” and lists them on a Schedule C every year. The IRS has yet to question this deduction. “Mushybutt, romantic smut” is a self-description for the erotica where partners instead of just the parts are the focus. An emotional connection, even a tiny one, is what torques Diamond’s cork. Time away from the keyboard is spent riding horses, gardening, and pondering the inestimatable beauty of tigers. ~!@#@!~ At this year's CON.TXT, Friday is COS-PLAY DAY! Feel free to dress up in costume, either during the day, or at the Disco Duck -- steampunk, favorite characters or movie/tv/comic book styles, or just plain crazy -- everything is welcome! You are, of course, free to *not* dress up if that's how you roll, and dressing up isn't limited to Friday only -- anything goes for the entire con, as long as what you're wearing is safe for public consumption! ~!@#@!~ This coming Friday, June 11th, is the last day to change your badge name. If you have changed your mind about what you want to be called, or if you wish to add or subtract something from what is already there, you must make any changes by 3:00pm EDT. (To make changes, log in to the Member Area.) ~!@#@!~ Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Rideshare Roommates -- there are a couple of people looking for last minute roomies for Thursday! Orphan Sales (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Saturday, June 12th, 2010 | |
| 12:35 am | What to Bring/Not Bring, What to Expect, Weather Forecast YOU MAY WANT TO BRING - Directions to the hotel (and the hotel phone number, just in case) - Fannish t-shirts, tote bags, and hats (this is a fashionable crowd!) - Fannish stickers, buttons and pins -- there's a lot of real estate on our badges and badge holders - Fun and outrageous outfits for the Disco Duck -- these don't have to be 70's themed, they can be anything you want - Cos-play gear/costumes -- most of the con comm is playing dress-up on Friday, but the whole weekend is fair game - Your laptop -- the hotel has free wireless internet throughout - A bathing suit -- the hotel has an outdoor pool, and the (current) forecast is for mostly sunny skies and very warm temps - A sweater -- the panel rooms and ConSweet are chilly, especially early in the day (We're not kidding about this -- if you get cold easily, BRING A SWEATER!) - A refillable water bottle -- we will not be offering bottled water this year, but there will be pitchers of filtered water, ice and glasses available YOU WON'T WANT TO BRING - VCRs or DVD players -- we aren't allowed to hook them up to the televisions in our rooms. There will be a TV and DVD player at the pimping table in the ConSweet. - Pets -- the only animals allowed in the hotel are service animals. WHAT TO EXPECT PARKING: If you arrive by car, you'll need to leave it somewhere. You can unload all your gear and extra passengers at the front of the hotel. Parking in the hotel garage costs $12 a day, with in and out privileges. The county lot (Lot 2) behind the hotel offers free parking Thursday and Friday after 7 pm and all day Saturday and Sunday. During the day, short-term (two- and three-hour) meters cost about 60 cents an hour. The county garage (Garage 2) behind the hotel has long-term meters (nine hours) at 45 cents an hour. You also can take your chances on the street -- but read the signs very carefully. ATM: There is an ATM in the hotel lobby; the surcharge is $3.50. There are also several bank ATMs south of the hotel on Georgia Ave, including a Bank of America and a Suntrust on the same block. REGISTRATION: Con registration will be open in (or near) the hotel’s River City Café Thursday evening from 8 pm to 10 pm; walk through the lobby and follow the signs to find the restaurant. We've warned the restaurant staff to expect a crowd, but please be advised wait times for drinks and food orders may be longer than normal -- please be patient! Because a lot of fans want to arrive on Thursday right around check in time, the lobby may be crowded from 3 until 5 pm, and check-in will be slow. PLEASE BE PATIENT, and prepare to spend some time in the lobby or the bar/restaurant, chatting with other fen waiting to make their way to the Con. We have warned the hotel to expect a crowd at check-in Thursday night and Friday afternoon and asked them to staff the hotel registration desk accordingly. Still, the lobby may be crowded at those times, and check-in could be slow. Registration will continue upstairs in the 4th floor corridor Friday from 8 am to 11 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm. IDENTIFICATION: You'll receive a badge holder and name tag that is your pass to all CON.TXT events. It will be checked at all Con events, so please don't lose it or leave it in your room! It is not replaceable, and you must wear it at all times while in the con space. Please note that badges are not shareable or transferable. Anyone attending the Disco Duck on Friday will be required to wear a wristband -- please note that wristbands are not shareable or transferable. There will be more info about the wristbands at the CON.TXT Context panel on Friday morning. VOLUNTEERS: At registration, attendees who indicated availability will receive their volunteer schedule. You should double-check the shifts indicated; if there is a problem, please let ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=3){kind=small} meri_oddities know as soon as possible, so that we can straighten out any issues. If you find you have time while at the con, and wish to volunteer, please let us know.PROGRAMMING: At registration, you'll also receive a CON.TXT program describing all of the panels, special events, workshops and services. We suggest you take some time to read through the program as soon as possible after your arrival; in addition to con programming, there will also be information on local restaurants and shopping on a handout in the packet. GETTING AROUND: The hotel operates a free shuttle within a 3-mile radius of the hotel. You can use the shuttle to get to or from the Metro station, for example, or to get to the movie theater, restaurants, grocery store, etc. If you need to be picked up from the Metro or elsewhere within the area the shuttle serves, call the main hotel number: 301-589-0800. They will connect you to the shuttle. If you have some idea when you'll need to be picked up (e.g., if you're coming from the airport), it's a good idea to call in advance to reserve the shuttle. The Silver Spring Metro station is about 1/4 south of the hotel on Georgia Ave, if you're in the mood for a short walk. THE FORECAST Wednesday: partly cloudy, with a high of 87° and a low of 73° Thursday: partly cloudy, with a high of 88° and a low of 73° Friday: partly cloudy, with a high of 88° and a low of 74° Saturday: scattered thunderstorms, with a high of 92° and a low of 74° Sunday: sunny, with a high of 91° and a low of 76° Monday: sunny, with a high of 90° and a low of 75° ~!@#@!~ Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Rideshare Roommates -- there are a couple of people looking for last minute roomies for Thursday! Orphan Sales (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Friday, June 18th, 2010 | |
| 4:10 am | Room Parties Please post any room parties (location, time, theme, etc.) here, so that other fans can find you! |
| Monday, June 21st, 2010 | |
| 3:12 am | Comments, Complaints and Suggestions If you had to leave the con early, or if you weren't comfortable commenting during the Dead Duck panel, you can leave comments, complaints and suggestions as a comment on this post. Comments, Complaints and Suggestions on DW. |
| Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 | |
| 1:15 am | Orphan Sales / Swap Table + Links of Interest **We are a bit late with this -- we apologize!** If you are not coming to the con but would like to sell your zines or other fannish items (with the exception of art and art resales, which must be submitted to Ducks Deluxe), or if you have only a small number of items and don't want to have your own table, we can host your things for you on the Orphan Sales Table. The con will take 15% of the proceeds of sales of items off the Orphan table. What kinds of items can be sold on the Orphan Sales table? * New and used zines * Song vid collections * DVDs / tapes of movies and TV series * Licensed t-shirts and memorabilia * Autographed items, including photos & posters * Calendars and stationery items * Comic books, graphic novels and manga * Gay-themed novels & published slash (If you have something not on this list, email us and we'll help you classify it!) To Get Your Items on the Orphan Sales Table * First, set your prices (in increments of $.25) and label your items. You must set the price for each item you want to sell on the Orphan Sales Table. Every item must have a post-it note or other attached label with the item name, your display name, and the price. We will verify this against the information from your Orphan Sales Form. Unlabeled items will not be placed on the table until you arrive at the con and label them yourself; if you are not attending, any unlabeled items will be left off the table and returned! * Next, go to the Orphan Sales page and click the button to fill out the Orphan Sales Form. After you submit the form, a page with the form information will appear. Print out the form page after you have submitted it and be sure to include it with your items. The form information will automatically be emailed to us, and a copy will be emailed to you for your records. This is very important! This is how the information about you and your items gets into the database. The form is checked against the items you send. And this is how we'll ensure you are paid for the items that are sold, and that the items that are not are returned to you. * Then you must decide how to get your items to the con. You may mail items in advance. The address will appear on the form page after you submit the Orphan Sales Form, or you can contact us. MAILED ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 11th, 2010, IN ORDER TO BE OFFERED ON THE ORPHAN SALES TABLE. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy, so be certain to mail your things with plenty of time for them to arrive by this date. You may also deliver items directly to the hotel yourself, from Friday morning to Saturday evening. After the con, we will mail a check (minus the con's percentage and postage) and any unsold items to the return address you specify (via US Priority Mail with Insurance); alternatively you may pick up your check and unsold items on Sunday. Please contact us with questions or if you need more information. ~!@#@!~ If you don't want to deal with selling items, we will again have a Swap Table (proceeds to benefit the CON.TXT 2010 charity, which will be announced later this week.) How it works: Bring any fannish goodies you are willing to part with, and put them on the table. Peruse the goodies others have left, and if you find something you'd like, please leave an appropriate donation for the con charity. Any fannish memorabilia, including stickers, action figures, notebooks, DVDs, cassettes, books, magnets, zines, (and pretty much anything else you can think of) will be welcome. If you think someone else would love it, this is the spot! The small print: If for some reason the stuff you bring is not snapped up by someone else, and you'd like it back, please retrieve it before the end of the Dead Duck panel on Sunday. Anything left at that point will either be tossed, hoarded by Con Comm members, or donated to a local charity. ~!@#@!~ QUACKS! (aka CON.TXT personals) Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Rideshare Roommates Orphan Sales (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Friday, June 4th, 2010 | |
| 1:42 am | Last minute help needed! We are just about ready to post the final schedule for programming at the con -- stay tuned! There have been some last-minute moderator woes, and we'd really love you if you wanted to step up and lead our "Those Daring Young Men: Slash and the Victorian Age" panel, which has lost its moderator and will be lost from our con until someone is willing to moderate it! We also have a few requests for co-moderators still available! There are three fanworks panels with a moderator who'd like some company: "Building an Active Community" with synecdochic, "Finding Fan Activity" with Queue, and "Wuzzles Wuzzles Everywhere: Tagging on the Archive of Our Own" with Cesy; and in specific fandom panels, starlady is leading "Star Trek Beyond the Shows" alone at the moment. Please email panels@con-txt.net if you're interested! |
| Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 | |
| 2:30 am | Moderator Links Post Moderators, if you have handouts, pre-reading, or other pre-con "homework" for participants, you may post links in comments. Please cut and paste the title of your panel into the subject line of your comment, so participants can find your information. |
| Monday, May 17th, 2010 | |
| 9:01 pm | Extended Registration, Safety Policy & Links of Interest The CON.TXT con comm met yesterday and, after considering the con's financial situation, has decided to reopen registration at $110 for the next two weeks (until 11:59 pm on May 31st). If you missed out on the earlier deadline, you can register here. We greatly appreciate everyone who has committed to the con so far. Thanks to your support, we are close to covering our costs. However, we aren't quite there yet, and we hope an extended registration period will bring in enough new memberships to close the gap. We will not be offering day memberships this year, but -- as we did in 2008 -- we will open Disco Duck (our Friday night party) to fans who aren't attending the full con. The admission fee of $20 will include music, dancing, and light hors d'oeuvres; there will also be a cash bar. Finally -- but perhaps most important -- we thought we should formally note that we want CON.TXT to be a safe space for all attendees. If you see activities you think are inconsistent with this goal, the con com is ready to help. Please note that CON.TXT is a private event, and we reserve the right to refuse admission to any participant at any time for any reason, with no refund of registration fees. ~!@#@!~ Registration (deadline is May 31st) Hotel Info & Reservations (deadline is May 28th) QUACKS! (aka CON.TXT personals) Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Lunches (deadline to order is May 31st, log into your account to order) (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Thursday, May 20th, 2010 | |
| 2:18 am | We're still looking for a few good moderators! Would you lead a discussion on any of these topics? We have three panels which still have no moderators at all: The following panels have a moderator who would like to be joined by a co-moderator: You can reach the programming committee at panels@con-txt.net to volunteer, make suggestions, or ask any questions! ~!@#@!~ Registration (deadline is May 31st) Hotel Info & Reservations (deadline is May 28th) QUACKS! (aka CON.TXT personals) Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Lunches (deadline to order is May 31st, log into your account to order) (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | |
| 1:39 am | Ducks Deluxe Reminder + Links of Interest We're still accepting submissions for the Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction! Go HERE for more details, and HERE to submit your arts and crafts items. We're looking for everything from fiber arts to fine (slashy) art and everything in between, so go forth and be crafty! And if you have any questions about the Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction, don't hesitate to contact us at artsy@con-txt.net. We've had some entries, but we're looking for more -- we need your stuff in order to have a show! If you're planning to bring something, but aren't sure what exactly that something will be, can you drop us a line at the address above and let us know you plan to participate? :-D ~!@#@!~ Registration (deadline is May 31st) Hotel Info & Reservations (deadline is May 28th) QUACKS! (aka CON.TXT personals) Ducks Deluxe Arts & Crafts Show and Auction Lunches (deadline to order is May 31st, log into your account to order) (When tweeting about CON.TXT, be sure to use #contxt, and spread the word!) |
| Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | |
| 11:44 pm | Hotel Block Closes Tomorrow One last reminder -- the hotel room block closes tomorrow! If you have not reserved a room, and you want to, please do so ASAP. |
| Monday, May 31st, 2010 | |
| 6:32 pm | LAST CALL! Today is the last day to REGISTER for CON.TXT 2010! Today is also the last day to BUY LUNCHES. (Log in, and click the yellow bar labeled "Click to order lunch".) |
| Saturday, May 15th, 2010 | |
| 12:00 am | LAST CALL for REGISTRATION! REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE TOMORROW, MAY 15th, AT 11:59PM EDT. If you want to either register or cancel/roll over your membership, please do so before that time.... |