We should have a signature line -- She's armed, he's dangerous.

[snogged]

Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time




Lanie Parish (Castle)

We don't know much about her other than that she's an excellent medical examiner, has some delicious one-liners, doesn't take Castle's shit, and encourages Beckett to act on her feelings towards Castle.

Personally, I'd love to see more of an Angela/Bones-like relationship form between her and Beckett (Yes, I know there are a few scattered minutes of this, but it's not enough for me). I'd also like to see more of her back-story. Given all the cases they work on, I'm sure one of them would put an angsty dent in her typically friendly/cheerful demeanor.




Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a sci-fi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!




Waking up early wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, given that I ended up falling asleep earlier than normal the night before. I was also excited because my Google maps directions didn't get me lost (as they sometimes do.)

I got to the conference plenty early, got registered, grabbed a muffin and some juice off the table they had set up, and found a seat in the auditorium. To my pleasant surprise, an older woman sat down beside me and immediately starting chatting me up. What's more fun was that I got to hear her speak later in the day about working with couples who have dealt with infidelity. To my continued surprise, one of my former classmates (who I grew close to during our semester of Practicum) walked in and sat down next to me. I had a great time reconnecting with her and hearing her stories about her current internship.

There was a brief introduction and welcome that encouraged us to get involved in legislative issues, given the change in Wisconsin's government, and then we were off to our first session.

I attended "Affect Regulation," partly because it interests me and partly because it was being led by one of my former professors. It was lovely hearing him talk again and the presentation felt very useful.

From there, I went to "Licensure Information for New Graduates." It was a rehash of what I'd already known, but I thought it would be good to go on the off-chance that certain things had changed since I graduated.

My third session was about "Counselors and Grieving Clients" and it was easily my favorite of the day. The presenter was warm, charismatic, and affirming and I found the concept of "continued bonds work" to be fascinating. For those curious, continuing bonds describe the relationship a client may still have with the deceased (i.e. feeling a physical presence, sensing their presence, hearing who died, seeing who died, dreams, finding lost possessions, etc.) Although they sound a bit ghostly, she's found that these are healthy ways of coping with loss as long as the client understands that the physical body is dead. The other part I liked was the concept of transforming the self to live around the death vs. healing from death. Apparently, this is the direction the Association of Death Educators and Counselors is moving too.

Then we had lunch where I chatted with a woman from Marquette who'd been in every session I had attended and we learned we'd be seeing more of each other since she picked the same three for the afternoon. I also talked to another guy who suggested I look into Employee-Assistance Programs as a possible career path.

My next session was on teaching Anger Management Skills. It was a good presentation, but I became a little annoyed by the people who got up before it was over just because they were in a hurry to get to the next session. Where's the etiquette, people? But I didn't stew in that feeling for very long.

Following that, I went to the "Infidelity" presentation and then I hit up one on Tobacco Prevention.

Although I didn't exactly get offered any jobs there, I do feel like I did good networking and made connections. So WOO!

Comments

[snogged.livejournal.com]

It was.

I highly recommend going to any conference you can. :)