Crowded Crowded Day

As always, about two days before I'm supposed to go somewhere I am struck by the extent to which entropy is winning, and start making lists of things to do before I go:

Household
• Vacuum. When the dust bunnies are big enough to be capable of self-awareness, it's time.
• Treat the kitchen counter. It's supposed to be done every six months, so I'm only six months overdue.
• Clean out the fridge. Someone has to, and (alas) it won't be anyone else.
• Laundry. Sheets, and clean clothes.
• Dig out Avocado's room (since she's not here to resist).
• Dust. I am not a crazed clean freak, but...see dust bunnies, above.

Outside the House
• Drag the Dog. Cause she can't drag herself.
• Go to Costco. I'm running low on OTC meds to take with me to Wisconsin.
• Go to Cake Store for supplies for Extra-Sekrit-Wiscon project.
• Go to market for, like, food.

Real Work
• Finish proofing project for editrx and mail off.
• Keyboard one more story for Bookviewcafe.com and upload.

Anyone want to take bets about what of all this stuff is going to actually get done?

Wiscon Schedule

I'm heading off to Madison on Wednesday. Yay! And here's my schedule:

Saturday, 10am Bookview Cafe: A New Venture in Publishing - Conference 5
In which Nancy Jane Moore, Sylvia Kelso, Jennifer Stevenson and I talk about getting the project up and running.

Saturday, 4pm Bookview Cafe: New Paradigms - Michelangelo's
Readings by the Bookview Cafe contingent above. I'm still trying to decide what to read. Come be surprised.

Saturday, 10:30-11:45 What Gender Is Your Roomba? Assembly
In which Heidi Waterhouse, Hari Mirchi, Ann Leckie, and I discuss gender and robots and androids. Anthropomorphism? Behavioral engineering? Cultural markers? Hmm.

Sunday, 4pm Dear Writer: I Don't Want Kids - Capitol B
Linda McAllister, Jessica Reisman, Isabel Schechter, and me. I seem to be the only panelist with kids, which should guarantee that my POV is different from everyone else's--but may not.

I'm looking forward to all of it, but mostly I'm looking forward to my first Wiscon, and to seeing all the people I don't see enough of. If I know you only from LJ, please please please come say hi.