« It didn’t matter how hard I worked, how many freelance contracts I took, how many jobs I took against my better judgment and beyond the limits of my own time. My audio recording equipment didn’t matter, learning Pro Tools on my own didn’t matter, learning Pinnacle and Final Cut on my own didn’t matter, cosplaying and theatre didn’t matter, and -- of course!!! -- my journalism didn’t matter. It was about being able to make a group of men feel comfortable drinking a beer with me. »