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Aug. 25th, 2003 09:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I'm tired, but I know that if I try to write a trip summary when I'm not in the same mindset as when the memories were formed (aka, exhausted. :), it will be more difficult. So this will probably be long and babble and have very little time-based organization. Weee!
Getting up at 4:30am is painful. Especially when my alarm was set to go off at 5am, so I could get to the plane. On the plus side, it means the alarm was not what woke me up. I get a lot of reading done when I'm going places and not driving.
Some random Canadian offered to help me with my bag when I was getting out of their public transit, on the way to the hotel. I was startled, and declined, because I was actually fine. But it was neat.
Friday was a very sleepy day. Nonetheless, I seem to have managed to interact with many people in a vaguely useful way, since no one appears to have been offended by me at any point. Which is really cool, especially since I know my 'does anyone really need to know this' filter seems to go away if I'm tired. This made for really entertaining conversations, throughout the con. :)
There was too much air conditioning. This made me sad. It also meant that I did not actually end up determining if there really is no law about women having to wear shirts in Toronto. *amusement* Even though I did get reminded.
But, many clothing-related compliments. And I had someone ask if I would notice if she took a skirt I was wearing, to my great amusement. I *like* silk broom skirts, and this is apparently a common thing. But they are difficult to find, I've noticed.
The number of hats I saw worn (very well, I might add!) made me start to wonder if I might like to play with trying to wear hats. I've always thought I couldn't wear them, though, so that may be a while. I'm learning my taste in clothing still. :)
Many people I got to interact with. Most of whom I don't remember the names of. *sigh*. Silly poor memory for names. On the plus side, the people I actually remember meeting at APC9, the one day I was there, I'm a bit more likely to remember the names of. Also true for the people I've had some amount of online conversations with. For they all had connections in my head to attach the name to.
Much cuddling happened, which was good. Although there was a fair number of people I didn't have a good enough sense of to initiate random cuddling with even though I wanted to. And I was entirely too scatter brained and frequently didn't even think of the fact that I could just ask (yes, I was *very* tired. ;), so didn't. And, there was also the fact that I tend to not even think of asking to cuddle with people I have not known very long. Probably partly because, unless initiated by me, it's likely to weird me out to have someone I have had little interaction with do so. I tend to have a default reaction of "they can't possibly know me very well yet, so what is the interest based on?" As well, generally, of me not really knowing *them* well enough yet!
I'm very entertained that I saw more of the Boston area people with who I am aquainted while in Toronto than I normally do when we're all in the Boston area.
I never took any pictures. Silly, me. Ah, well. Not used to having a camara, combined with being really out of it probably has something to do with that. Saw a really really pretty thing of clouds, where there were rays of sunlight streaming through in a fascinating manner. But, I was driving home, so I couldn't take a picture. Sad. On the plus side, not only did I notice (not unusual), but I thought that I'd like a picture of it. Apparently having a camara has added that thought to my mental connections.
Music happened, but I wanted *more*! As is normal. :)
I really need to own a Rise Up Singing book. Eventually. It's been on my 'things to buy' list since APC9. :) I suspect that getting a regular dose of group singing may be making me less motivated to obtain one. We shall see if I have one next APC I attend!
Speaking of that regular dose of singing, I was highly amused to find that I was seeing (in my head) silly hand motions done by my regular singing group (hmm. Apparently I'm laying claim to it. ;) for one of the songs sung at 'It's Not Filking'. More amusing was the fact that I proceeded to have random folk (and sometimes filk) songs in my head the rest of the con.
Dancing happened, too. My brain got full, though, because I have not done enough dancing, so it was all new. I feel like the dancing let me interact more with some of the people there who I was having difficulty having a conversation with (possibly people who were shy, or whose body language confused me? Or maybe mine confused them?). I approved. And yay for spinning a lot and for many flirty people. Even if I was so tired that the flirtiness aspect just kept making me giggle. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that was only due to being tired. :)
Spinning was interesting, because I appear to have been having dizziness upon lying down and getting up for the past bunch of days. So I was a little nervous about doing random spinning moves.
I mentioned this dizziness to my roommate when I got home, and he was apparently having the same thing for a couple weeks. Nothing else weird going on physically, though, so not worried. Mostly annoyed. Having to pause because of random dizziness sucks! :)
Panels happened. I attended fewer than originally intended, possibly because I may have volunteered for one too many, and almost certainly because I kept feeling a need to try to nap. Unsuccessfully. But panels were good. I don't like being a moderator, I don't think, though. And now I know to volunteer for fewer panels. :)
Mmm. Panels. Chatting and conversations and people putting things into words that I didn't know I needed to verbalize.
And I keep forgetting that I do still have aspects of shyness! The shyness panel reminded me of that fact, because of much discussion. Even if I did talk a lot. ;)
Was involved in a discussion about, basically, aspergers and traits thereof (and the fact that I probably have a mild version of it). I think I had something I wanted to say here, but it seems to have wandered off without me.
I probably managed to have memorable interactions (as apposed to meeting them and not remembering them) with about half the people there. Much nicer to be there for three days and nights than for one partial day. :)
I don't think I managed to say goodbye to everyone I remember interacting with intentionally (unintentional interactions tends to mean I form no connections with a person), which was not an intentional thing. Oh, well.
A very good, though (as expected) very tiring, con. Something about my general inability to sleep a) in new environements and b) when there are other things I want to be doing (thus, my inability to nap, even!).
And the pool was cold. But having a pool on the 17th floor was really impressive. I kept wanting to pick up and move the various surrounding landscape around, because it 'looked' small enough to do that with. :)
I somehow managed, mostly unintentionally, to be socializing with different groups of people throughout the con. I'm very impressed by this fact, and during the brunch, intentionally sat at a table with the most people I had not yet interacted with. Yummy brunch. Happy conversations. And at least one reminder of exactly how small the world really is. Which was amusing. Although, I don't remember if that was at the brunch or afterwards.
Mmm. Need food. And sleep.
I'm tired, but I know that if I try to write a trip summary when I'm not in the same mindset as when the memories were formed (aka, exhausted. :), it will be more difficult. So this will probably be long and babble and have very little time-based organization. Weee!
Getting up at 4:30am is painful. Especially when my alarm was set to go off at 5am, so I could get to the plane. On the plus side, it means the alarm was not what woke me up. I get a lot of reading done when I'm going places and not driving.
Some random Canadian offered to help me with my bag when I was getting out of their public transit, on the way to the hotel. I was startled, and declined, because I was actually fine. But it was neat.
Friday was a very sleepy day. Nonetheless, I seem to have managed to interact with many people in a vaguely useful way, since no one appears to have been offended by me at any point. Which is really cool, especially since I know my 'does anyone really need to know this' filter seems to go away if I'm tired. This made for really entertaining conversations, throughout the con. :)
There was too much air conditioning. This made me sad. It also meant that I did not actually end up determining if there really is no law about women having to wear shirts in Toronto. *amusement* Even though I did get reminded.
But, many clothing-related compliments. And I had someone ask if I would notice if she took a skirt I was wearing, to my great amusement. I *like* silk broom skirts, and this is apparently a common thing. But they are difficult to find, I've noticed.
The number of hats I saw worn (very well, I might add!) made me start to wonder if I might like to play with trying to wear hats. I've always thought I couldn't wear them, though, so that may be a while. I'm learning my taste in clothing still. :)
Many people I got to interact with. Most of whom I don't remember the names of. *sigh*. Silly poor memory for names. On the plus side, the people I actually remember meeting at APC9, the one day I was there, I'm a bit more likely to remember the names of. Also true for the people I've had some amount of online conversations with. For they all had connections in my head to attach the name to.
Much cuddling happened, which was good. Although there was a fair number of people I didn't have a good enough sense of to initiate random cuddling with even though I wanted to. And I was entirely too scatter brained and frequently didn't even think of the fact that I could just ask (yes, I was *very* tired. ;), so didn't. And, there was also the fact that I tend to not even think of asking to cuddle with people I have not known very long. Probably partly because, unless initiated by me, it's likely to weird me out to have someone I have had little interaction with do so. I tend to have a default reaction of "they can't possibly know me very well yet, so what is the interest based on?" As well, generally, of me not really knowing *them* well enough yet!
I'm very entertained that I saw more of the Boston area people with who I am aquainted while in Toronto than I normally do when we're all in the Boston area.
I never took any pictures. Silly, me. Ah, well. Not used to having a camara, combined with being really out of it probably has something to do with that. Saw a really really pretty thing of clouds, where there were rays of sunlight streaming through in a fascinating manner. But, I was driving home, so I couldn't take a picture. Sad. On the plus side, not only did I notice (not unusual), but I thought that I'd like a picture of it. Apparently having a camara has added that thought to my mental connections.
Music happened, but I wanted *more*! As is normal. :)
I really need to own a Rise Up Singing book. Eventually. It's been on my 'things to buy' list since APC9. :) I suspect that getting a regular dose of group singing may be making me less motivated to obtain one. We shall see if I have one next APC I attend!
Speaking of that regular dose of singing, I was highly amused to find that I was seeing (in my head) silly hand motions done by my regular singing group (hmm. Apparently I'm laying claim to it. ;) for one of the songs sung at 'It's Not Filking'. More amusing was the fact that I proceeded to have random folk (and sometimes filk) songs in my head the rest of the con.
Dancing happened, too. My brain got full, though, because I have not done enough dancing, so it was all new. I feel like the dancing let me interact more with some of the people there who I was having difficulty having a conversation with (possibly people who were shy, or whose body language confused me? Or maybe mine confused them?). I approved. And yay for spinning a lot and for many flirty people. Even if I was so tired that the flirtiness aspect just kept making me giggle. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that was only due to being tired. :)
Spinning was interesting, because I appear to have been having dizziness upon lying down and getting up for the past bunch of days. So I was a little nervous about doing random spinning moves.
I mentioned this dizziness to my roommate when I got home, and he was apparently having the same thing for a couple weeks. Nothing else weird going on physically, though, so not worried. Mostly annoyed. Having to pause because of random dizziness sucks! :)
Panels happened. I attended fewer than originally intended, possibly because I may have volunteered for one too many, and almost certainly because I kept feeling a need to try to nap. Unsuccessfully. But panels were good. I don't like being a moderator, I don't think, though. And now I know to volunteer for fewer panels. :)
Mmm. Panels. Chatting and conversations and people putting things into words that I didn't know I needed to verbalize.
And I keep forgetting that I do still have aspects of shyness! The shyness panel reminded me of that fact, because of much discussion. Even if I did talk a lot. ;)
Was involved in a discussion about, basically, aspergers and traits thereof (and the fact that I probably have a mild version of it). I think I had something I wanted to say here, but it seems to have wandered off without me.
I probably managed to have memorable interactions (as apposed to meeting them and not remembering them) with about half the people there. Much nicer to be there for three days and nights than for one partial day. :)
I don't think I managed to say goodbye to everyone I remember interacting with intentionally (unintentional interactions tends to mean I form no connections with a person), which was not an intentional thing. Oh, well.
A very good, though (as expected) very tiring, con. Something about my general inability to sleep a) in new environements and b) when there are other things I want to be doing (thus, my inability to nap, even!).
And the pool was cold. But having a pool on the 17th floor was really impressive. I kept wanting to pick up and move the various surrounding landscape around, because it 'looked' small enough to do that with. :)
I somehow managed, mostly unintentionally, to be socializing with different groups of people throughout the con. I'm very impressed by this fact, and during the brunch, intentionally sat at a table with the most people I had not yet interacted with. Yummy brunch. Happy conversations. And at least one reminder of exactly how small the world really is. Which was amusing. Although, I don't remember if that was at the brunch or afterwards.
Mmm. Need food. And sleep.
