Geek Girl Con

FYI, ladies.

http://www.geekgirlcon.com/

First one in October. Seattle. Could be fun...

You're right. That might be fun. They have some interesting women appearing.

Seattle is nice, but damp.

Hmmm, we'll see where we are in October

I bought my tickets! I'm in Seattle, so it's easy for me. Very excited for this!

I sort of want to go. Never been to Seattle before. We'll see when we get a bit closer too it.

I have this tentatively penciled in.

I got my tickets yesterday. Went ahead and got the two day pass since they don't have a schedule yet. Philippe isn't sure if he wants to go, grumbled something about, "sticking out like a sore thumb"

I didn't get tickets for the kiddo, I'm guessing I don't need them because of her age and them claiming "kid friendly". I checked for any other details but couldn't find any.

This post has been edited by Shinar on Feb 17 2011, 07:56 PM

Well, obviously Philippe won't be coming with me this time around. Ah well.

I want to extend an invitation to everyone who is coming to have dinner at my house! You guys are welcome every night as a matter of fact, I always cook to much food anyway But I'd love to have everyone over for at least one night, I'll roast a chicken or two! Or three!

Oh, snap! Count me in.

Well that's three of us - plus a certain young Jedi padawan, of course.

I'm listed as a Vendor now. Guess that means I really have to find my way there...

GeekGirlCon is holding eBay auctions to raise money. Here is the one now in progress:

Current GeekGirlConAuctions

Love those Magnetz. And I'd like to have those "Snake Woman" comics but GGC is only shipping to the U.S.

How's it feel to see your name up there?

Scary!

Especially when I look around my home and see all the work I have to do, or look at my bank account and think, "Oy!"

Considering a Fangirl presence? T-shirts...and more, perhaps?

A presence? Yes.

Not sure if it's a t-shirt thing - although I have two new designs coming out - and I will wear them to GGC and hopefully Star Wars weekends. I'd like to cover it here and at the blog for those that can't make it. I know you'll be busy at the time but maybe you can share a blog about the experience after the fact?

Mostly I'd like to get a sense of places to market my upcoming book and what women want as readers. Not that I'm writing a book men won't like. Based on Lex's reactions so far I think some guys will like it. There's pilots and starships and some badass guys.

At one point I considered hosting a panel or presenting a topic for a panel but I think that's too much work with everything else going on in my life. It'd be fun to be on a panel because I don't get nervous speaking publicly.

I want to get a look at all your stuff in person. If you need coverage at the booth I'd like to help when I can.

I suspect GGC could be a great place to do some market research for your book. (The "badass" aspect sounds good to me, too!)

You would be great as a panel moderator or participant. You have so many intelligent and thoughtful ideas to offer (especially compared to the crappery that is often heard at those things) plus you pose excellent questions. I can understand this year not being right but I hope to see you doing something like that in future.

Thanks for the blog offer. Not sure I will have anything to add to your own POV - that remains to be seen.

Thanks, too, for the offer of booth help. I am feeling pretty defeated this morning by the mounting legalities and logistics so right now my Vendor status is looking a bit doubtful (at least in my stressed-out brain ). Regardless of whether I end up there as a merchandiser, I am going to go. I've got to tell you, though: for two of the friendliest countries on Earth, Canada and the U.S. each make it difficult to do business with the other. That is particularly true when you are a small company. You'd think the two governments wouldn't care that much about artists and craftspeople doing a really limited amount of selling in the other country, but they most certainly do.

I can wade through reams of bureaucratic red tape otherwise known as Import/Export Documentation for both Customs agencies, so I can get the merchandise out there. As a Canadian, however, I can't sell it - only be there as "the artist". No exchange of product and money (in any form) can go through my hands. The options: I get the brand out there by promoting the company/products/webstore by showing samples; I take orders to process and ship from Canada when I return home; I can hire a U.S. citizen/representative/agent to sell for me; or, well, I'm not going to consider the other obvious option although many Canadian crafters do and get away with it.

Much as I really want to do this, it is giving me serious brain pain today.

My website is 95% finished. I've got to get some more jewelry made and properly photographed in order to publish it. My online store won't be open for another month or so but I'm trying to hurry that up because I already have people wanting those dog tags (now known as "Space Tags") - quite a few young people. BTW, I started stamping the backs of those - what fun! I'm wearing my first practice one. It just says FAN GIRL and has a pink galaxy on the other side with a pink chain. I've got to get/make a jig, though, to keep the letters in line while I punch them.

Need. Someone. To. Take. The. Business. Aspects. Off. My. Hands. **Headdesk**

Wow All that red tape sounds so dumb!!!

It IS dumb, given that we are each other's biggest trading partners.

Ain't civilization great?

It sucks, it really does. Stupid customs.