The Rollercoaster That Only Went Up, AKA, The Arisia weekend that rolled a natural 20
Originally I'd planned on commuting to Arisia because I just couldn't cope with hotel wrangling when hotel rooms became available. However, thanks to the kindness and generosity of 
lifecollage,
ahf &
caulay I was able to stay at the con from Friday-Sunday.
I want to write a novella about how good the weekend was, but I am just too tired to do so right now. Topics that can and should be talked of eventually are-
My weekend was from beginning to end, love, camaraderie, desire, lust, jubilation, a return to true self, a recalibration, a battle cry against despair and hatred. Life affirming.
Also I sold 9 pieces of art at the art show. This is a very good number for me given that many of said pieces were mid-to larger sized and thus priced accordingly. If anyone wishes they could have just...[bought that thing], let me know. I still have a lot of stock.
I took a page out of
lifecollage 's book and walked the city as part of the decompression sequence. I packed up the art then walked from the Westin to Park St. where I went down to Fenway to have lunch and shop with some friends. I have a new playlist that's basically Mizarchivist's Biopic songs / soundtrack to Core Memories. It's an unrefined list, one I had put together for other things but it fit the mood precisely so. So much of what is sung in Lifeboat is how I feel. So much
OK. Gonna go rest.
lifecollage,
ahf &
caulay I was able to stay at the con from Friday-Sunday.
I want to write a novella about how good the weekend was, but I am just too tired to do so right now. Topics that can and should be talked of eventually are-
- The hat(s)
- Art show
- Scalzis
- Suddenly GOH liaisoning / the Ursula and Kevin show (rather literally)
- Saturday night
- Sunday night
My weekend was from beginning to end, love, camaraderie, desire, lust, jubilation, a return to true self, a recalibration, a battle cry against despair and hatred. Life affirming.
Also I sold 9 pieces of art at the art show. This is a very good number for me given that many of said pieces were mid-to larger sized and thus priced accordingly. If anyone wishes they could have just...[bought that thing], let me know. I still have a lot of stock.
I took a page out of
lifecollage 's book and walked the city as part of the decompression sequence. I packed up the art then walked from the Westin to Park St. where I went down to Fenway to have lunch and shop with some friends. I have a new playlist that's basically Mizarchivist's Biopic songs / soundtrack to Core Memories. It's an unrefined list, one I had put together for other things but it fit the mood precisely so. So much of what is sung in Lifeboat is how I feel. So much
- Lady Vagabond- SJ Tucker
- Hypnotized- Ani
- Fierce Flawless- Ani
- The Only Answer- Mike Doughty
- Down On The River By The Sugarplant- Doughty
- Hard Way Home- Brandi Carlile
- Here For Now- Ani
- Promiscuity- Ani
- Arsonist and the Thief- Robyn Cage
- Life Boat- Ani
- (Still A ) Weirdo
- Call and Answer- Barenaked Ladies
OK. Gonna go rest.