I’m Off to See the Wizard! Well, P.Z. Myers Actually.
Damn! I knew there was more to it!
Tomorrow, my son and I will be traveling to Fargo to attend the Project 42 Freethinkers Convention. The speakers include both P. Z. Myers of Pharyngula and Brian Keith Dalton of Mr. Deity fame. Dan Barker, Annie Laurie Gaylor and August Berkshire will also be speaking. I don’t mean to slight these last three, but Myers and Dalton have been heroes of mine for a while now, thus I am very excited.
This event is my first ever atheist conference (I’m blushing like a virgin on her wedding night), but overall, it should be a ball. If by some off chance any readers of Babs are there, I’d be ecstatic to meet you, and I do mean ecstatic. If me breaking down and crying while hugging you fiercely will make you a bit uncomfortable, please inform me ahead of time, and I’ll try to restrain myself. Maybe I’ll even manage it. Self control’s never been my strong suit, but you never know.
We’ll have to leave about five in the AM to get there, but it’s a price I’m willing to pay for good skeptical conversation. Those of you who live in more cosmopolitan areas are unlikely to understand, but as much as I love North Dakota and her people, we are the back-end of the world when it comes to non-religious activity. And by back-end I mean the end shit comes out of… just in case your were wondering. Uh… sorry for the visual.
At any rate, this conference will be unique in my experience. I’ll let you know how it went.
To quote Monty Python (well Spike Milligan, but it was in The Life Of Brian), “You lucky, lucky bastard!”
I’ll think of you while I sit here with Herr bloody Ratzinger all over the telly.
Have a good time, mate!
Enjoy!
ii na! I wanna go *too* (big bottom lip sticking out…). Wow–Mr. Diety. If you get to actually meet him, tell him all your readers are fans, too:)) You’ll post about it when you get back, right?
As Daz says.. I’ll think of you whilst we have to put up with never-ending coverage of Emporer Palpatine on the tv over here.