This was my second time going to Vividcon-the first was summer of 2010-although I never posted about that one because the experience was so jam-packed joyful (and because, like this year, I had to go straight back to a busy office). 2010 was a special VVC for many reasons, among which were the unusual concentration of fan friends of mine whom I ( Read more... )

I was extremely lucky to catch an earlier flight home tonight, thanks to leaving the con a little sooner than planned in order to share the shuttle ride with thirdblindmouse. That meant I could actually grab a shower and will get to bed on time (zzzz)-and have a few minutes to throw some first-pass Vividcon favorites at you.

( 18 recs in different categories )

Greetings from vividcon!

I (barely) made an earlier flight, hooray, which meant landing two+ hours early; promptly found some fans waiting for the hotel shuttle at O'Hare and talked to them (instead of side-eyeing them like I did with a group last time that turned out to include milly and hollywoodgrrl, oops); and have been successfully social since then, with the ( Read more... )

Ugh, today. My building's fire alarm went off at 2:15 a.m.-the universe has been against me getting a good night's sleep since last Wednesday-and then my pants button randomly popped off a few minutes after I staggered into the office, ha. This after dreaming that deelaundry got upset about something some other fans said in person ( Read more... )

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Okay, we are going chronologically-ish through the rest. This doc is up to page 11 in Word; I don't have the energy to organize it in any more nuanced way!

( The Rule of Names )

(Part one is here)Okay, apparently I'm not done talking about names, because I neglected to mention down-from-NY hannahrorlove yesterday as well as some other locals I don't usually get to see, like sharkie/wolfshark, plus new and/or vaguely recalled faces or usernames who have now solidified into full-fledged people in my brain-tell me I'm not the ( Read more... )

Okay, we're going to have to do this in parts because it is taking too long to write and it would be too long to digest anyway.

con_txt! Happened this weekend, as it does every two years in D.C.; this was my second time. There were many enjoyable panels, a party, a vid show, and meals with friends and new acquaintances. The local crew was there (cinco, ( Read more... )

I. Question for friends going to Vividcon: I'm trying to book my flight now that I know when the con starts and ends, and I'm wondering -- should I arrive a little early or stay a little late? One or the other; I have some extra vacation time to burn. In other words, does anyone else have hanging-out-in-Chicago plans on either side and would like ( Read more... )

First, ( some weather pictures for roga et al: )

I just wrote this whole thing about how I'm feeling bad about myself today &c &c, but I hate writing those posts almost as much as I hate reading those posts, so instead let's talk about cons.

( A poll! Which actually is only a little bit about cons. )