Just a post to show off the Airship Pirate ribbon @limako made for me. Also shown: my lanyard: handwoven silk made by @jackieLbrewer.

Just a post to show off the Airship Pirate ribbon @limako made for me. Also shown: my lanyard: handwoven silk made by @jackieLbrewer.

I feel so welcome!

This hotel is full of portly balding men with grey goatees.
(In the interests of full disclosure, I do somewhat resemble this remark.)
I’m checked into my room at the Hyatt. Now waiting for @limako with a beer (and a very expensive Cuban sandwich on the way).


Looks like I’ll be facing backward all the way to Chicago. Nearly on-time, though.

On my way to WorldCon! I’ve made it as far as Champaign’s Illinois Terminal.

This handsome fellow was hanging out right outside our front window, vibrating the tip of his tail as if he had a rattle. East-Central Illinois.

@alongsidewild A fox snake?
Simulating a free college education by lending students money to pay to institutions, and then forgiving (part of) that debt is second-best compared to just providing a free college education. But it is much better than trapping another generation in debt peonage.
Alia esperantisto jam alvenis, sed dum li mendas bieron, mi povas afiŝi foton de la mia.

This article is powerfully anti-fitspo:
“You are the hero of your life. The villains you are fighting are the stereotypes and prejudices that make you feel like the end goal should be a dramatic physical transformation.”
Source: Runner’s Body and Fat Acceptance | Britanny Runs a Marathon