Soooooo......

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

I spent the weekend in the company of 3700 Doctor Who people. Fans, crew putting on the con, writers, production people, actors. Was awesome.

So cool. Maybe one day I'll brave a con of some sort.

Originally Posted by Alex

ETA: Oh, and yes, my view on what constitutes acceptable risk may change if I had children (though hopefully not to the silly "any non-zero risk is unacceptable" standard I see wielded by parents whenever they disapprove of a risk but ignored when they approve of it) but that wouldn't change the validity of the assessment of actual risk. Joining in irrationality does not make it less irrational.

Indeed. I was very surprised at my new risk assessment after having a child. I have done a few wild things in the past, things that I won't easily risk today, as my very existence is now in service to someone else. It's much more drastic than the slight shift I had after getting in a long term relationship...