WisCon 46 - Sunday
May. 28th, 2023 11:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sasha_featherI 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.
no subject
Date: 2023-05-29 05:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-05-29 05:48 pm (UTC)"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!
Date: 2023-05-29 10:22 pm (UTC)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"