Hi, I’m helping to organize this year’s NYC Solstice, as raemon has moved to the Bay Area. I’ve been reading LW, SSC, and rationalist Tumblr since about January and going to NYC meetups semiregularly since April, but haven’t yet posted on here, so I thought I’d make a quick introduction.
My name is Rachel, I’m an undergrad senior at NYU completing a communications major. I’m originally from the Bay Area. On the MBTI, I’m an INTJ. Besides rationality, my passions are graphic novels and cooking. My intellectual interests tend towards things that have a taxonomic character, like biology and linguistics. (I’m also a fan of the way that these subjects keep evading a perfect taxonomy.)
As someone who hopes to attend the NY Solstice but is too far away to offer much assistance, you have my thanks for working on that!
What graphic novel(s) have you read recently you really liked? I haven’t been paying attention to the media since Gaiman’s Endless Nights, but that’s largely because a change of social circle meant the stream of recommendations dried up.
I stay barefoot as much as is remotely socially acceptable, which isn’t as nearly as much as I’d like.
From recent releases, I really like Tillie Walden’s ultrasoft scifi On a Sunbeam, (2015-2017), and Kieron Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine (2014-ongoing), which has a lot of similarity to American Gods.
For something rationalist-adjacent, I’d recommend Blue Delliquanti’s O Human Star (2012-ongoing), which deals with LGBTQ issues in the context of FAI and transhumanism.
The synopsis of The Wicked + The Divine does look like my kind of tale. Both “Mortal becomes god” and “Mortal kills god” show up with weird frequency in my favourite stories.I’ll likely check that one out first :)
I thoroughly enjoyed last year’s solstice. I’m hoping to be able to take a three day weekend for it, since I know there were some meetups before and after that I had to miss since I was just in town for the one night. Do you happen to know the best spot to watch for details on the solstice or adjacent activities, once things are more organized?
Hi, I’m helping to organize this year’s NYC Solstice, as raemon has moved to the Bay Area. I’ve been reading LW, SSC, and rationalist Tumblr since about January and going to NYC meetups semiregularly since April, but haven’t yet posted on here, so I thought I’d make a quick introduction.
My name is Rachel, I’m an undergrad senior at NYU completing a communications major. I’m originally from the Bay Area. On the MBTI, I’m an INTJ. Besides rationality, my passions are graphic novels and cooking. My intellectual interests tend towards things that have a taxonomic character, like biology and linguistics. (I’m also a fan of the way that these subjects keep evading a perfect taxonomy.)
I occasionally wear sandals.
As someone who hopes to attend the NY Solstice but is too far away to offer much assistance, you have my thanks for working on that!
What graphic novel(s) have you read recently you really liked? I haven’t been paying attention to the media since Gaiman’s Endless Nights, but that’s largely because a change of social circle meant the stream of recommendations dried up.
I stay barefoot as much as is remotely socially acceptable, which isn’t as nearly as much as I’d like.
From recent releases, I really like Tillie Walden’s ultrasoft scifi On a Sunbeam, (2015-2017), and Kieron Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine (2014-ongoing), which has a lot of similarity to American Gods.
For something rationalist-adjacent, I’d recommend Blue Delliquanti’s O Human Star (2012-ongoing), which deals with LGBTQ issues in the context of FAI and transhumanism.
Would love to have you in attendance!
The synopsis of The Wicked + The Divine does look like my kind of tale. Both “Mortal becomes god” and “Mortal kills god” show up with weird frequency in my favourite stories.I’ll likely check that one out first :)
I thoroughly enjoyed last year’s solstice. I’m hoping to be able to take a three day weekend for it, since I know there were some meetups before and after that I had to miss since I was just in town for the one night. Do you happen to know the best spot to watch for details on the solstice or adjacent activities, once things are more organized?
Bare foot checking in.
Welcome to LW! We’re an accepting community when it comes to footwear. I wear crocs most of the time, and shoes in winter.