Sunday at PantheaCon 2008
Sunday morning I woke up with the cold I was hoping to avoid. The 11:00 am session I was planning to attend was cancelled, so I allowed myself to relax and rest up for the afternoon.
The first afternoon session was the ever-popular Divination Panel hosted by Thalassa. Joining Thalassa was Lon Milo DuQuette, Calyxa Omphalos, and Naija. Mary Greer was down with the cold that had become the unofficial theme of the event, and so we were denied the pleasure of her presence on the panel. Thalassa gave each of the presenters an oracle they had never seen before, and turned them loose to do readings for members of the audience. As always, it was entertaining, fascinating, and fun.
I then missed all of the fabulous 3:30 sessions because my cold bonked me over the head and demanded I sleep. I managed to wake up in time to go to the 9:00 pm concert with Caitlin Matthews and R.J. Stewart, joined by the wonderful Ruth Barrett and Holly Tannen for a few numbers. What a great opportunity to enjoy music and song from some incredibly talented people!
I had been looking forward to Holly Tannen‘s workshop on the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud since it appeared on the schedule. Hearing Holly recite Rimbaud’s work is a true delight, and I was thrilled at the opportunity to hear her. As it was an 11:00 pm workshop on Sunday, I was happily surprised to find it well-attended by several fans of Holly and Rimbaud. I reveled in Holly’s interpretations of the poems, and joined in with the other attendees in taking turns reading his works. So much fun! Then, about 11:45, I hit a wall (energetically speaking) – wham! – and suddenly felt like I was going to pass out. I thanked Holly for the experience, made my apologies, and wobbled up to my room, wondering how in the world I was going to get through the class I was supposed to teach on Monday.