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So, since I've been too lazy to post anything since the last Con, I figured it would be appropriate to announce that yes, I'll be going to Con again. Hopefully this time I'll remember my camera. I'll definitely be dressed up as a Jagermonster from Girl Genius, and possibly River or Death. Still missing a few costume elements.

So this past weekend I went to Connecticon. Without a camera. Needless to say, I kicked myself as soon as I realized I'd forgotten it, but it was nice to absorb everything with my own eyes. It just means I get to record it all in words. Seeing as it was my first con, I couldn't really compare it to anything else. It occurred to me there that I'd forgotten how immature and silly high school students could be - just watching them was very entertaining, but conversations tended to be unrewarding. That said there were plenty of great looking cosplayers about, and you could easily tell who was being serious about it. It was especially amusing t

I've been needing to go on a rant about this for a while, but inspiration lapped at my toes rather than bowling be over with tidal force until two minutes ago. Most of the time, when someone asks me why I hate politics, I just say "because it doesn't incorporate science enough" or "because it's too corrupt." Both are true enough, but they don't really convey the full magnitude of my loathing. As I see it, the political system was set up to fail, and those who got the most involved in it helped it along. Case in point: the Bush Administration hiding evidence of the ice caps melting. I heard about it from a facebook group called the Ecologic