Cons have this strange ability to bring out every single one of my insecurities. I keep getting paranoid, neurotic, and near-weepy, all for silly, preventable reasons. Which is why I've spent most of the day napping at home instead of at the con. But I'll spare y'all the navel-gazing and instead talk about things that make me happy ( Read more... )

Writercon is tiring... and I've hardly even been there! The full-timers look more alert and hyper than me. ;) Since I know that any "lj user=" listing would leave out tons of people, I'll just say that I've met lots of lovely new and old friends. Yay! I'm also rather amused by my ridiculously low tolerance for alcohol. I seldom drink because I ( Read more... )

writercon is apparently in full swing! I'll probably head over there in an hour or two. I like having it in my own city -- I can meet all these fabulous new people, then come back here and be totally alone again. As I get older, I find myself appreciating *quiet* and being alone a lot more.

Last night I had a lovely dinner with scarlettgirl and timeofchange, in which we kept ( Read more... )

At the same moment I was having "Should I really go to Writercon?" angst this afternoon, chrisjournal called and invited me out to dinner tonight. Excellent timing, dearie, and I'm feeling far more con-positive now. ;) The best kind of fandom friends are those you spend three hours chatting with over wine and dinner -- Muss & Turner? Highly recommended -- ( Read more... )