Minicon

I'm been too busy to post for a while, getting ready for Minicon. Last week, I bought more groceries than I usually buy in a month, so the Green Room would be well stocked. I think I succeeded.

I was exhausted yesterday, too tired to stay for the Dead Dog. I almost didn't stay for Closing Ceremonies. I am *so* glad I did. Seeing pegkerr given that necklace was wonderful.

Minicon went better than I had expected. I had fun. I had good conversations, went to interesting panels, had a few insights, and partied until late enough both nights to not feel like a wimp. Getting the Green Room set up was not too bad a chore. I actually rather liked it. I think I will help out again next year, and long as I don't have to take too much responsibility. As redbird said, it's something useful you can do sitting down.

One insight I had was that partying, to fans, is intense conversation with some alcohol by those who want it. Mostly, it's very intellectual and wide-ranging. I like that.I guess I was never into the sort of party-hearty stuff that was about drinking and doing stupid things and being noisy and obnoxious.

Martin's panel went reasonably well, and now he's actually been on a panel. The "Fannish Eye" panel was rather disorganized and poorly attended, but people want to try it again next year with better planning. The Philip K. Dick panel was extremely interesting, and I now want to reread some of his books.

I decided I did not need another pair of earrings from elisem right now. I have too many scattered all other the place, and I tend to wear the same few pairs. I'm finding I have the same sort of problem with earrings that I have with books. I own more than I have storage space for, and tend to gravitate to the same ones over and over anyway.

I am slowly becoming friends with a bunch of neat people, and wish I could figure out how to accelerate the process. I am basically so shy, and anyone interesting tends to intimidate me. There are several people who I have wonderful conversations with at cons, and never see any other time. The "How to talk to Authors" panel was useful because some of it was basic "friend" skills. I want to talk to some authors because, having read their book, I figure they would be interesting in person. And reading about Minicon on LJ, I've figured out who a few more people are, and friended them.

I must be a writer. I just wrote 700 words in about a half hour because I HAD to. (NB: not all of it got posted here, in case you try to count.) I would have burst if I hadn't. if I didn't have a computer, I probably would have written in a notebook, maybe not as much, maybe more, because I used to like the physical process of writing with a fountain pen. When I started keeping a journal, years ago, I don't know if I was like this, but I am now. Let's see, I think I have kept a journal fairly continuously since about 1976. some years, not many entries, some years, I would go through a notebook every 6 months. If I wasn't a writer when I started, I am now.

Now what do I do with all these damned words????