Yeah, yeah…I know the conference was over a week ago. I’m slow, what can I say? However, I give you the awesomeness that is the romance scholars at the Poplar Culture Conference. I went and got my scholar on for a few days and since I am never without my camera (hey, you never know when a Kodak Moment will pop up. Best to be prepared) there were of course many pictures.
The first night of PCA was just the small-ish group of us that have been getting together for a few years. So I went around the table and took pics. First up, (going left to right on all the pics) we have Angela Toscano and An Goris, two fabulously smart and funny women.
Then we have Eric Selinger, Jessica Miller, and Jayashree Kamble. Jessica reviews books and is all about ethics. She rocks. Eric and Jayashree presented the next day on Bollywood. They kicked off the awesomeness that was our Romance Area this year. They set the bar high…woot!
Then there’s Jayashree’s friend and I feel terrible that I’ve forgotten her name. Next to her is Tessa Kostelc, who studies food culture and applies it to Nora Roberts’s books. She’s all kinds of delightful. I wish you could all meet her. Then comes Angela’s mom, Margaret. And finally we have Sarah Frantz, Eric’s critique partner in crime. She was one of the ringleaders of the romance scholars this year, so kudos to her for a job well done!
Of course, I took a trip to the arch. Because I was in St. Louis. Duh. Didn’t this pic turn out cool, though? I loved it!
Sela Carsen drove a bunch of us over to the arch. I miss her already!
There were a bunch more pics, but I don’t want to overload everyone. Sabrina Darby presented there with her sister, and they were super sweet! Jeannie Lin and Amanda Berry also came and presented on a panel with Sela and me, but alas, I forgot to get a group shot of just us. Blonde moments, I has them. Overall, it was a great conference and a fun trip. Glad to be home though and gearing up for RT!
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Great pictures. Glad you had fun. Have a great trip for RT! Seems like it’s going to be awesome.
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d00d, Sela looks like…12 in that photo. Holy crap! Seriously, I thought she was one of the undergrads we talked about. DAMN.
Everyone looks happy and relaxed and it sounds like it was all kinds of awesome.
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Ana: RT should be a blast!
Rowan: It was a very fun time. Sela was awesome to get to hang with!
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oooh – that looks like two tons of fun!
It just gets me excited for conference season!
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Wow, what a fun lot of smilies you have here!
It was so great to see you again, Crystal. Thanks for taking these and sharing them!
*giggle*
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I got the worst sunburn in my life in St Louis. I could feel every crinkle in the sheets.
You and Sela look awesome and I’m so happy you had a great time. I iz jealous of you both for being able to listen to all that good stuff.
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RRRJes: It was awesome seeing you too!!! I miss everyone already!
I feel like I have enough smileys to represent the group reaction every time someone mentioned the name “Radway.”
Eva: I like to tell myself if I keep hanging with that group, some of the smart will rub off on me.