Our DWCon

[ailbhe]

We arrived on Thursday, ate bar food, met people, registered, had to argue a bit about our non-dairy non-soy dinners, used the pool, sat around, chatted, all that.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were broadly similar.

I had a lovely lovely time. Attending a con with a newborn is sort of enforcedly chilled-out. Also, since one is up all night with a baby anyway, doing this while chatting to wonderful people is like extra bonus win.

I really, really wish I'd realised years ago that the Cool People are actually just people and I'm allowed to talk to them, and that I'd regret it if I didn't manage it. I hardly spoke to Antti Lehtola at all, for example. I'm trying to get over myself enough to talk to people I want to talk to, these days. Even if I'm a bit scared of them.

(I spoke to three people I'm a bit scared of, this con, and I'm glad I did. Slightly worried I made a fool of myself, but glad I tried).

Next time, I hope to be in a state or stage of family-creation which allows for dancing all night. And I'll make sure Rob reads the programme ahead of time, so he can do some fanly things too. And I might put a lot more effort into arranging kid stuff; we should have taken them for a walk around the lake, at the very least.

Comments

[trinker.livejournal.com]

I really, really wish I'd realised years ago that the Cool People are actually just people

glad you came to that realization now, and am v. cross at the people who made you feel otherwise before.

[ailbhe]

Oh goodness, I think almost everyone feels that way, at least some of the time about some of the people.

[deborah_c]

I take it you haven't yet also come to the realisation that (at least as far as I can tell) you are one of the Cool People?

[ailbhe]

I think I'm not allowed to say that out loud, it's boasting.

(But actually, yes, I realised that a little while ago and it was quite a shock. Perhaps it's to make up for years of social alienation.)

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I have a "celebs need to be given their space, so that they don't get fangirl'd on" filter from growing up in L.A., but it's accompanied by "...but they're just people".

I don't know whether that's the same thing, closely related, or just superficially similar.

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

I had the bizarre situation of someone I like very much confessing she's always been a bit scared of me. I wasn't actually brave enough to confess that I've always been a bit scared of her! (Sorry, Vic...)

[ailbhe]

I tried to do that a few years ago with someone else, but failed miserably - it took a few more years before we sorted things out and became friends. But I think it's probably always worth it!

[liasbluestone.livejournal.com]

Everyone's always been a bit scared of you, though.

[felinitykat]

I really enjoyed talking to you and Marina on the Sunday night - I don't think we've ever properly had an actual chat like that before, and it was nice.

[ailbhe]

I know for certain that we haven't, and yes, it was.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a lovely con indeed. :)

[khitomer.livejournal.com]

Thing is I've always been scared of talking to you.

You were there when I joined afp. You hosted meets. You (or rather your avatar) is major character in The Tale. That's slightly intimidating.

However, i di manage to talk to you and it was lovely chatting to you briefly a couple of times - and thanks especially letting me coo (sliently)over Astrid. She is lovely (So are Linnea and Emer BTW)

[ailbhe]

Aw, thanks!

[beckyl.livejournal.com]

It's always wierd seeing how other people see us. Cool or not, scary or not, happy or not, together or not - the world looks really different through someone else's filters.

[quentinwrites.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a great time was had. I have that same thing, a fear of talking to the 'cool people'. It's why (and I'm trying not to arse kiss here) I don't comment here very often!

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

glad you're having a good time :)

[prophetsong.livejournal.com]

Might I add you? I nod of miss your TLL input and it'd be nice to keep up elsewhere? :)

[ailbhe]

Of course!

[merryhouse.livejournal.com]

Awww... I'm trying to imagine Antti's reaction to discovering you considered him a Frighteningly Cool person ;-)

[I'd been on afp about three months and found myself wondering how on earth I'd managed to get three Really Cool apfiance(e)s.]