[00:33] <cmaloney> Howdy
[01:11] <jrwren> yee haw
[01:11] <jrwren> i just got to see my fav author at an event at umich.
[01:11] <cmaloney> Nice!
[01:11] <jrwren> Emily St John Mandel talked about her work.
[01:11] <cmaloney> https://2022.penguicon.org/2022/04/urgent-update-the-big-ask-please-book-more-rooms/
[12:05] <stink_> :(
[12:43] <cmaloney> Yeah, it's going to be fun
[13:46] <waldo323> on the positive side, the current penguicon concom,(the people who pull everything together for the upcoming con), have done a great job putting the event together 
[15:03] <cmaloney> Indeed
[15:03] <cmaloney> I'm looking forward to it, even though I won't be there in-person