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sasha_feather) wrote2023-05-28 11:26 pm
sasha_feather) wrote2023-05-28 11:26 pm
WisCon 46 - Sunday
I made it in to WisCon today and had a lot of fun!
The most challenging thing for me today was wearing a mask for a long period. It set off my facial pain, and also I did not eat and drink enough for a portion of the day. So, I sat in the bar and had food and talked and laughed with people, and that was great. Hung out with Cabell, Emily, Bessy and Eric.
Had a weird moment in the Con Suite area, which was totally down to concussion symptoms, they call it being emotionally labile.
I did attend the GoH speeches but probably should not have; the chair was uncomfortable and I started feeling more and more restless and in pain. TBH the speeches aren't really my thing. I did like the part at the beginning where the chairs had us make some noise together, instead of having a moment of silence. That was wonderful.
At home now, feeling very cheered by seeing good friends, eating lots of food, dressing up, feeling creative energies flowing.
Took 4 union cab rides so far,
Cabbie 1: has been to WisCon in the past, likes Andy Weir, Murderbot, and the Invisible Library. Delight to talk to her. (eta, it was I who told her about Murderbot, now that I think about it).
Cabbie 2: didn't talk much, a relief after a day at con.
Cabbie 3: Loves Star Trek and I tried to convince him to watch Andor. Another delight.
Cabbie 4: Likes... Heinlein. Hahah! Oh dear. He may be a Heinlein fan but at least he's a Union man.
The most challenging thing for me today was wearing a mask for a long period. It set off my facial pain, and also I did not eat and drink enough for a portion of the day. So, I sat in the bar and had food and talked and laughed with people, and that was great. Hung out with Cabell, Emily, Bessy and Eric.
Had a weird moment in the Con Suite area, which was totally down to concussion symptoms, they call it being emotionally labile.
I did attend the GoH speeches but probably should not have; the chair was uncomfortable and I started feeling more and more restless and in pain. TBH the speeches aren't really my thing. I did like the part at the beginning where the chairs had us make some noise together, instead of having a moment of silence. That was wonderful.
At home now, feeling very cheered by seeing good friends, eating lots of food, dressing up, feeling creative energies flowing.
Took 4 union cab rides so far,
Cabbie 1: has been to WisCon in the past, likes Andy Weir, Murderbot, and the Invisible Library. Delight to talk to her. (eta, it was I who told her about Murderbot, now that I think about it).
Cabbie 2: didn't talk much, a relief after a day at con.
Cabbie 3: Loves Star Trek and I tried to convince him to watch Andor. Another delight.
Cabbie 4: Likes... Heinlein. Hahah! Oh dear. He may be a Heinlein fan but at least he's a Union man.
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"Union Cab is a worker cooperative; each worker shares a vested interest as a member owner. Our Mission: “To create living wage jobs in a safe, humane, & democratic environment while providing quality transportation services.”"
https://www.unioncab.com/About
Lots of PhDs drive cabs for Union!
Many communists and socialists migrated to the upper midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan) in the late 1800s, and brought cooperative organizations along with them. At one point I ate, slept, work, and played in four different coop ventures here in Madison.
That's why I have a framed piece of Union Cab stock we purchased in 1979.
They also have wheelchair accessible vans which cost the same amount as any other cab ride.
It's still a lot, but it's not three times as much, which is the standard rate around here for "non-emergency medical transport"