Arisia wrap-up
22 January 2008 00:13![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
juldeaArisia is now over, and I am home and caught up on LJ. Whew! I have to be at work in 9 hours, though, so this will be a quick post.
Despite being on crutches for the entire con (and on painkillers for most of it), I had a good Arisia. It was different than past ones in ways that I cannot quite put my finger on, though. I did go to far fewer panels this year than I have previously; only three, I think. I helped out with Fast Track (kids' programming) and had a great time, and should do it more next year. Due to helping out with this I actually saw the masquerade in person (helping out the kids' contestants) and was inspired to costume someday, mostly out of a "I could do that better, AND get a lot of attention!" frame of mind.
I ate poorly and paid for it. I slept not enough, and will pay for it. I managed to avoid getting exasperated by the continual questioning over the crutches, which is good because people who haven't asked yet don't deserve to be snapped at. "Ninjas" became the common answer, due to the unexplained nature of the injury. I think I did well at not being too whiny/demanding/complainy/gimpy at people, and please do not hesitate at telling me if I asked too much of you and should've backed off. That said, I was still snarky at people who cut in line at the elevators.
One of the panels I attended was very psychologically-oriented, and it was great. I would like to see more of those. In particular I think a panel on, well, either finding a fen-friendly shrink or learning how to connect with a mundane one would be INCREDIBLY USEFUL. I know I'm not the only one who wants to learn the magic words to tell a psychiatrist to get them to understand the social assumption base (kludging words here at midnight-20) I come from so as to be able to communicate with me better.
Oh! My braid plan worked WONDERFULLY! Thank you![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blk! I got my hair braided Saturday at 2pm and I just took it out, but I bet it could've even stayed until tomorrow. It was gorgeous and got me complimented all weekend long. I can't wait until next year.
It does have its faults, but what doesn't? It's a nice, fun con near my house, and I'll be going back. Especially since I worked enough volunteer hours to get free comp next year! ;)
Despite being on crutches for the entire con (and on painkillers for most of it), I had a good Arisia. It was different than past ones in ways that I cannot quite put my finger on, though. I did go to far fewer panels this year than I have previously; only three, I think. I helped out with Fast Track (kids' programming) and had a great time, and should do it more next year. Due to helping out with this I actually saw the masquerade in person (helping out the kids' contestants) and was inspired to costume someday, mostly out of a "I could do that better, AND get a lot of attention!" frame of mind.
I ate poorly and paid for it. I slept not enough, and will pay for it. I managed to avoid getting exasperated by the continual questioning over the crutches, which is good because people who haven't asked yet don't deserve to be snapped at. "Ninjas" became the common answer, due to the unexplained nature of the injury. I think I did well at not being too whiny/demanding/complainy/gimpy at people, and please do not hesitate at telling me if I asked too much of you and should've backed off. That said, I was still snarky at people who cut in line at the elevators.
One of the panels I attended was very psychologically-oriented, and it was great. I would like to see more of those. In particular I think a panel on, well, either finding a fen-friendly shrink or learning how to connect with a mundane one would be INCREDIBLY USEFUL. I know I'm not the only one who wants to learn the magic words to tell a psychiatrist to get them to understand the social assumption base (kludging words here at midnight-20) I come from so as to be able to communicate with me better.
Oh! My braid plan worked WONDERFULLY! Thank you
blk! I got my hair braided Saturday at 2pm and I just took it out, but I bet it could've even stayed until tomorrow. It was gorgeous and got me complimented all weekend long. I can't wait until next year.It does have its faults, but what doesn't? It's a nice, fun con near my house, and I'll be going back. Especially since I worked enough volunteer hours to get free comp next year! ;)