PCA/ ACA Conference

Just got back from 'Nawlens after attending the PCA/ ACA conference w/ Marc. Couple thoughts that I've learned since attending PCA/ACA (Popular Culture of America/ American Culture Association):

1. I love that my area of interest means I present on a panel with two papers on House. How freakin' awesome is that?!?
2. There nothing better for my money than an entire panel on "Post-colonialism and Women's Liberation in the Appropriation of Homosexuality in Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl.'"
3. People take comic books VERY serious.
   
4. Answer: A Tool. Question: What do we call you behind your back if you leave your ringer on, answer your cell when it goes off during a session, and then announce to the entire room that you've got to go?
5. It's possible to write 6 different papers on the Saw franchise.
6. Answer: A Tool. Question: What do we call you when you are too distracted texting to get your question out during the Q & A? (If you have a question, can you stop texting for 20 seconds before asking it? You look like jerk when you're too distracted by your cell phone to ask the question you raised your hand to ask.)
7. All conferences should be held in really boring cities like DeMoine or Cincinatti. It's really hard to talk yourself into attending a panel in an overpriced and pretenious hotel when there are too many distractions outside.
8. Just "winging it" isn't typically the best approach to a conference paper.
9. A film clip and a powerpoint is just an excuse to watch television at a conference if there is no content to the presentation. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
10. You do not need to put your credientials on your boarding pass. Southwest Airlines does not care that you are "Ima Hogg, PhD."
11. How can you, in good moral standing, rationalize charging $15 for a piece of french bread and 3 shrimp? [I'm looking at you, Bourbon Street.]
12. It's quite obvious who the "working girls" and tourists are in 'Nawlens. I'm not saying, but I'm just saying.
13. How can you not have tap water? A facet. A glass. Tap water.

Still, the trip was great. I love my gals, Donna and Emily. And, I'll never drink another Hurricane for as long as I live.