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Also, we are looking at taking this blog in a slightly different directions - more about women in pop culture, discussion of upcoming and favourite films, a space to discuss our favourite lady actresses and comedians, and a look at the place where entertainment and feminism intersect. Of course, our love for Krikki will continue - more as a dedication than a focus!

TwiCon, Here We Come!

Look out, Dallas! We're on our way.

Well, not actually on our way right now, as we are both sitting on my couch, on our laptops, being nerds. I'm emptying my camera of pics, gathering up peripherals and batteries and other technological bits and pieces, planning my knitting bag, and getting ready to sketch out a rough schedule of events. Bre is pretty well packed, but I still have clothes all over the joint. We have our costumes for the Volturi Masked Ball; a cooler chock full o' Smart Water; some grilled cheese sandwiches cooling down for the trip; and loads of good tunes for the ride. We just need an atlas and our trusty list of directions from Google maps and we are ready to roll!

I'm a bit nervous, and don't really know what to expect. We've anticipated this trip for so long that - as is my personal style - I forgot to truly get ready until the last minute! We've been joking for the last few months that we're going to be surrounded by squealing teenage girls, but that may not be entirely true. There are plenty of mature folks in the fandom - one of the breakout sessions is for Twilight Moms, after all - and it might be a great outlet for concentrated fandom. I've always wanted to go to ComicCon, but there are just so many pitfalls there ("booth babe" culture; the othering of female fans - e.g., either you're one of the guys thus erasing your female identity, or you're up for goody-oogling because OMG, LOOK YOU GUYS, A WOMAN, or you're invisible because you're not attractive enough, etc.) that I'd rather just go someplace where I'm genuinely excited about the fandom and feel invested enough to warrant the discussion and rampant nerdery that will follow. I also see it as somewhat of a social experiment. I've never been this deeply steeped in a fandom culture - I would love to take a look at it out on the playing field, as it were.

Enough dissection. I'm going to finish packing - expect photos, perhaps video if we can swing it, and some end-of-convention-day blogging!

♥

Long Time, Not Much Posting!

Howdy to y'all out there in BlogFandomLand. It occurred to me that we hadn't really had much opportunity lately for blogging on our fave ladies - one of us has been on a knitting binge (and doesn't really update her knitting blog in a timely manner, either) and the other has had all sorts of computer-wackness and other obligations this summer. Never fear, though, we hope to get back on the blogging train and put some Krikki-love out there - especially in time for "New Moon"!

Also, we are attending TwiCon in Dallas at the end of July! We will be there, laptops at the ready, hoping to get some exclusives and interesting info that we can spill here. We've signed up for an autograph sesh with Ashley Greene and look forward to the many panels, especially one conducted with a Native Quileute storyteller, K. Anita Wheeler. We're pretty much geeked out about the formal programming - all sorts of interesting presentations about the intellectual side of "Twilight", and yes, we maintain that there is one!

Personally I've caught a bit of guff for planning to attend this event - for many reasons, including the topic, the price, the "unknown" nature of the celebrities in attendance. Ok, so Ashley Greene and Billy Burke aren't Leonard Nimoy, and the registration fee is a bit ka-ching, ka-ching. Don't get me started on "Twilight" haters! But - we love the books, we have great affection for the film (and therefore the actors in the project), and we also understand that starting a convention for a fandom that isn't well-established is a pricey prospect. With those things in mind, we see it as a worthwhile investment - and a pleasant holiday with a fun, nerdy agenda that we will enjoy!

So anticipate some end-of-convention-day blogging, pictures, and a renewed gusto for our gals Kristen and Nikki (and perhaps some side-nerdery about the upcoming movie "Whip It!" which we are ALL about right now... Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore and ZOE BLOODY BELL, oh my!).

♥