medicine for melancholy

[ironymaiden]

today is the kind of fall day that generates its own joy; a mix of crisp blue skies and grey clouds, sunshine coupled with a nip in the air, and enough breeze to ripple the ivy outside the window. this is typically something that would generate enthusiasm and random affection and such.

i'm not drinking the flavour-aid.

it's been a busy weekend, with a dinner out and a party and Foolscap. i've met some delightful people who actually may read more than i do. i've broken bread with George R.R. Martin. i've talked about Niven's projection of the social response to teleportation technology accurately applying to how we use the internet - and had a group of people know whatinhell i was talking about and agree. i had some great conversations and invites to people's homes, renewed an old acquaintance from chorus, sold an elder fen Sabriel for her grandson, found someone else who hated the Mormon demagoguery in the new Card books, talked about elements of horror in Hogfather, talked to a working sculptor about materials and construction, a budding fashion designer about technique and fabric sources, and generally geeked the fuck out for a couple days.

perhaps my favorite moments were the car ride from the hotel to scarletbronte's house with her and mimerki and the subsequent chatting over tea in the kitchen before the masses arrived.

less favorite...getting drenched by a passing car on the way home from dinner Friday. C almost pulled my oblivious ass back from the curb in time, but not quite. (but hey, my haori is fine. thank gods Seattle is such a clean city.) at least it was only a couple blocks from home. i never did make it into the hot tub either. at this rate, i feel like i will never actually set foot in a hot tub in western Washington. although we were in the same place at the same time more than once, i utterly failed at engaging the2rioter in conversation. today my con badge drifted through the yogurt sauce on my plate and covered my entire abdomen in white goo. i'm not entirely against that, just the clothes and in the middle of eating. so after washing up i had a wet, clammy tummy for the rest of the meal.

perhaps a nap is the answer.

Comments

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

The quiet time with you and scarletbronte was one of my favorites too.

Also, gah! I hate Card's recent work because it is so blatantly Mormon! So it overjoys me to hear someone else say so.

There will be other evenings when the hot tub is available, I am sure.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Glad you had such a good time at the con. My one regret is that we didn't get to spend much in the way of time together. *sigh* But see? Cons have all sorts of excellent fringe benefits. Delighted it worked for you.

[ironymaiden]

you're right of course. i'm glad to have met you. we'll have to talk more. do you get out to Seattle often?

[ironymaiden]

you just have to do a panel that isn't about writing :)

yeah, right. i didn't even get to see Jay. i see many more cons in my future.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

i didn't even get to see Jay.

Not sure how you could have missed him in his screaming Hawaiian shirts. Still and all, if you want a vague idea of what he looks like, see his Lion King picture here (http://www.jlake.com).

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

Less often than I think maybe I ought to now that I know more people...