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spectralbovine

Buffista F2F: Seattle Edition, Part II: The Highs and Lows of Being Polter-Cow

Jun 28, 2009 22:39

Previously on Buffista F2F: Seattle Edition-I arrived in Seattle, hung out with friends, and explored the city a bit. Then there was an EXCITING CLIFFHANGER where I had just entered the Buffistas Hospitality Suite.

( Friday afternoon: Lunch, comics, and coffee )

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etherealclarity June 29 2009, 12:34:37 UTC

Hee! The gum wall! I have video somewhere of Brett and I adding pieces of our own.

spectralbovine June 29 2009, 14:36:28 UTC

Ha! I wonder if I saw your pieces.

etherealclarity June 29 2009, 14:46:08 UTC

Here's a pic of Brett chewing up his piece: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10430230@N03/2495797876/sizes/l/in/set-72157605068395718/

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spectralbovine June 29 2009, 14:38:13 UTC

They should pay me!

OMG, that wall of gum is so gross. And yet, so mesmerizing...
Right? It was one of those places I would be sure to take out-of-towners if I lived there.

I'm posting a comment so you don't feel excluded.
I appreciate it.

noradeirdre June 29 2009, 13:08:00 UTC

I wasn't being excluded, but I wasn't being included, so I excluded myself because I feel weird barging into other people's conversations. I realized that I'm terrible in large social situations even when I know and like everyone there. It was too overwhelming.

I felt the same way at the SF2F. Until alcohol became involved, heh.

That's funny about Seattle being built on top of itself- Edinburgh is the same way and it is pretty freaky and also awesome.

spectralbovine June 29 2009, 14:40:05 UTC

I felt the same way at the SF2F. Until alcohol became involved, heh.
Oh, I'm so glad it's not just me. And, yes, alcohol would have helped, surely.

That's funny about Seattle being built on top of itself- Edinburgh is the same way and it is pretty freaky and also awesome.
Neat!

Are you left-handed? dotificus June 29 2009, 15:12:22 UTC

That it's difficult for you to cross your arms that way?

Your post makes it all look and sound like total fun. Except for the being on the edge, not included/not excluded feeling. Which is something I feel in most large group type thingies.

As for it feeling more "real", yes. I've loved meeting the LJ friends I've met in "real" life. It adds a much needed layer.

but I did NOT want a closer look at that gum. Oh no, I didn't.

Re: Are you left-handed? spectralbovine June 29 2009, 15:23:27 UTC

That it's difficult for you to cross your arms that way?
Ha ha ha! NO! That is exactly what dcp said! I am so right-handed it's not even funny, but that is not the natural way I cross my arms.

Which is something I feel in most large group type thingies.
Group dynamics are weird.

As for it feeling more "real", yes. I've loved meeting the LJ friends I've met in "real" life. It adds a much needed layer.
They're PEOPLE! Just like celebrities!

zenkitty_714 June 29 2009, 16:31:12 UTC

I'm the same way in large groups: feeling like an outsider no matter how well I know the people. Alcohol helps a little. It gets me to dance anyway.

Sail and I saw the Wall of Gum when we went to Alibi on Sunday! eeew and wow together.

spectralbovine June 29 2009, 16:48:21 UTC

Oh, you guys went back! Sail was quite taken with the name; I didn't know she went there again.

I'm the same way in large groups: feeling like an outsider no matter how well I know the people. Alcohol helps a little. It gets me to dance anyway.
Heh. Man, I'm glad other people feel like that too. I felt kind of bad for talking about feeling that way, but it was so weird. You go there and you want it all to be perfect and happy, but it doesn't magically work that way. Oh, humans.

sail_aweigh June 30 2009, 02:21:19 UTC

We did go back! Or, at least back for me, first time for Zen. The name makes me giggle and the food is good! And cheap. I wanted to go to the collectibles store and get a Buffy standup to put in the corner and make all the waitpersons wear nametags that said "Willy". But I'm stranage that way.

Never fear, we all have that outsider feeling at these shindigs. This is my fourth one and that has not changed one bit from the first. But, it's just so nice being in the actual presence of my people that a little awkwardness is a small price to pay.

zenkitty_714 June 30 2009, 19:57:03 UTC

Yes, I hadn't been there before but Sail, obviously, knew the secret passage to find it again. We even had the Swine-n-Pine pizza, which was delish.