Thursday, October 26, 2023

a new edition

We got Nu on the school bus at the crack of dawn and then Big A took me to the Detroit airport, which is an hour and a half away.

Another hour and half later, and I'm in Baltimore for the NWSA conference. I'm not co-organizing this year (although I did work on the review panel), and I'm looking forward to just having a great conference experience without the stress. So far I've attended five panels and had my mind blown by their creativity, language, and courage. Also: spotting or being spotted by people I know and lots of squealing and hugging.

On the shuttle to dinner, the guy who asked if it was ok to sit by us and was very interested in our work ("Women's Studies? I've been studying women a long time") and told us he was in town for an R&B show on Saturday turned out to be... Ronnie Devoe (of New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe). My dinner companions took a picture with him later.

I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Pic: A snip of sky just as we got to the airport. I love sunbeams.

4 comments:

Nicole said...

RONNIE DEVOE MAYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
That is kind of amazing, what a blast from the past.
Enjoy your conference. It sounds pretty amazing!

StephLove said...

Have fun at the conference.

Gillian said...

Good luck.

maya said...

Right, Nicole :)?
Thanks, StephLove and Gillian!

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