quick and random Lumos notes

[bronze_ribbons]

Notes to self for my next such gathering:

write name on reverse of badge, because the damn hangtag will always show wrong side out

pack dried fruit, tuna, and veggie juice, because sometimes I just want non-restaurant snacks

General notes:

So many cool and talented and friendly people -- too many to list here. Much, much squeeing; a fair amount of silent admiration from afar; and the occasional literal jumping up and down for joy, because I'm daft like that. And there were conversations not only about slash and meta and Snape, but also about women in science, French onion soup, turn-of-the-century satirists, career choices, and other nifty non-fandom topics.

Bulletin boards in the common room = form of live action roleplaying. My favorite of the ones I glimpsed:

The truth about Draco...

thermidor and catrinella are the bestest roommates, and not just because they put up with my slicing paper until 4 a.m. (not to mention my penchant for 5 a.m. baths, my rude comments about Malfoys and cows, etc.).

There's nothing quite like working with adhesives to remind me just how much hair I shed on a regular basis. Gah!

The presentation on HP-themed videos was fascinating, and the one set to "The Heffalumps and the Woozels" -- hee!

The poster session was underadvertised, but there were still a fair number of people who stopped by (thank you all!):

"Placetne, J. K. Rowling?"

Creativity Booth: wrote a Marauders + Lily drabble for a Laura, Snupin + sorrow for karasu_hime, and Viktor/Cedric for halogirl8. My favorite moment, however, may have been when Karasu was matter-of-factly describing to someone else the Squillow she's drawbling for me, because I was watching two of the other artists listening to her, and the expressions on their faces? Priceless. *glee*

I so completely lose at taking decent pictures, so I'm just going to point you to valis2's collection once it's up. But because _lore specifically demanded this one:

The bronze and blue ribbons in my hair. :-)