Arisia, Happy Thoughts
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buxom_bey and I decided to get back together as boyfriend-girlfriend. This year, on Friday, I gave her a mug engraved with "Arisia 2005".
Bey: Cool! Wait, I thought we decided our anniversary was in June?
Me: We have lots of anniversaries.
-And I wouldn't have it any other way. This alone would forever make any Arisia a happy memory for me.
-I first bumped into Liz/doeeyedbunny Friday night, when she was wearing her Vargas/naughty nurse outfit. I get partial credit for this, since I told her that I thought the 40s glamour look would really work for her. And, hoo-boy, was I right. And, the next night, Pretty Woman. Bey, Liz, and I spent most of Saturday night party-hopping with leofwynn (one of Liz's friends, also from New York, who I was meeting for the first time). It's terribly, terribly nice to show up at parties with three unspeakably hot women. Assuages my insecurities.
tikvah: Jon, let me get a shot of you with your women!
Me: [slightly startled pause] They're not all my women . . .
tikvah: Yet!
(I suspect my reputation is out of synch with my reality. This is both flattering and kinda disconcerting.)
-Sunday after the con, Liz, Bey, Leofwynn and I drove back to Bey's place, and had a mini-slumber party as a coda to the con, Sunday night and Monday morning. We cuddled up with cocoa, pizza, and silly movies, and ignored the cold outside. (Which in this case was right outside the door, since Bey lost heat that night, but the space heater kept us warm.)
-The above four paragraphs sum up to: In addition to spending quality time with Bey, I got to spend some quality time with Liz, and this delights me. She's, well, she's . . .
Bey: Sassy!
Leofwynn: And classy!
Me: She's sassy, classy, and she's got a nice ass-y!
Liz: [pause] I love you all so much.
-And, we can quote 20-year-old issues of X-Men at each other. Dude!
-Every time I bumped into Zeph/cathijosephine, she was wearing a big grin and a sexy outfit. (No grin in that particular photo, alas.) For her, cons aren't complicated. They're about sitting on cute boys' laps and watching attractive women walk by. I am intrigued by her ideas, and wish to subscribe to her newsletter. Or, at least, serve as one of the laps. Plus, I got to introduce her to Liz (thus attaching faces to names), and to Leofwynn (Goth knitters of the world unite!).
(Oh, yes. Leofwynn produces knitted/crocheted art. Somewhere there is a picture of me wearing an example thereof, a distinctly Seussian hat. It's possibly best this picture stays missing.)
-Apparently one ofricevermicelli's outfits inspired the head of security to say, "I hope you're not as young as you look," and then to give her Security's land-line number, in case she was harassed. I can state with authority that she did not reach for her phone while I was kissing her.
-Annie/asciikitty: Bestest Ex Ever. (Plus, I really admire how she sailed through the weekend with grace, 'spite all complexities.)
-I got some very nice comments on my blue suede blazer Friday night. Saturday night I party-hopped in my vintage burgundy smoking jacket, which also went over well. At one point I started to overheat, and headed back to the room to change. After the fourth compliment between the elevator and the room I decided the heat was bearable . . .
-I swear, one of these daysnchanter will stretch just the right way in just the right outfit, and my eyes will literally pop out of my head. Plus, anime hair!
-The constant compliments on the panels I did were very uplifting.
-And, in addition to all of the above, I got to see about a hundred of my friends. Is most excellent.
-Next, the return of parking lot E-2.
buxom_bey and I decided to get back together as boyfriend-girlfriend. This year, on Friday, I gave her a mug engraved with "Arisia 2005".Bey: Cool! Wait, I thought we decided our anniversary was in June?
Me: We have lots of anniversaries.
-And I wouldn't have it any other way. This alone would forever make any Arisia a happy memory for me.
-I first bumped into Liz/
doeeyedbunny Friday night, when she was wearing her Vargas/naughty nurse outfit. I get partial credit for this, since I told her that I thought the 40s glamour look would really work for her. And, hoo-boy, was I right. And, the next night, Pretty Woman. Bey, Liz, and I spent most of Saturday night party-hopping with leofwynn (one of Liz's friends, also from New York, who I was meeting for the first time). It's terribly, terribly nice to show up at parties with three unspeakably hot women. Assuages my insecurities.tikvah: Jon, let me get a shot of you with your women!Me: [slightly startled pause] They're not all my women . . .
tikvah: Yet!(I suspect my reputation is out of synch with my reality. This is both flattering and kinda disconcerting.)
-Sunday after the con, Liz, Bey, Leofwynn and I drove back to Bey's place, and had a mini-slumber party as a coda to the con, Sunday night and Monday morning. We cuddled up with cocoa, pizza, and silly movies, and ignored the cold outside. (Which in this case was right outside the door, since Bey lost heat that night, but the space heater kept us warm.)
-The above four paragraphs sum up to: In addition to spending quality time with Bey, I got to spend some quality time with Liz, and this delights me. She's, well, she's . . .
Bey: Sassy!
Leofwynn: And classy!
Me: She's sassy, classy, and she's got a nice ass-y!
Liz: [pause] I love you all so much.
-And, we can quote 20-year-old issues of X-Men at each other. Dude!
-Every time I bumped into Zeph/
cathijosephine, she was wearing a big grin and a sexy outfit. (No grin in that particular photo, alas.) For her, cons aren't complicated. They're about sitting on cute boys' laps and watching attractive women walk by. I am intrigued by her ideas, and wish to subscribe to her newsletter. Or, at least, serve as one of the laps. Plus, I got to introduce her to Liz (thus attaching faces to names), and to Leofwynn (Goth knitters of the world unite!).(Oh, yes. Leofwynn produces knitted/crocheted art. Somewhere there is a picture of me wearing an example thereof, a distinctly Seussian hat. It's possibly best this picture stays missing.)
-Apparently one of
ricevermicelli's outfits inspired the head of security to say, "I hope you're not as young as you look," and then to give her Security's land-line number, in case she was harassed. I can state with authority that she did not reach for her phone while I was kissing her.-Annie/
asciikitty: Bestest Ex Ever. (Plus, I really admire how she sailed through the weekend with grace, 'spite all complexities.)-I got some very nice comments on my blue suede blazer Friday night. Saturday night I party-hopped in my vintage burgundy smoking jacket, which also went over well. At one point I started to overheat, and headed back to the room to change. After the fourth compliment between the elevator and the room I decided the heat was bearable . . .
-I swear, one of these days
nchanter will stretch just the right way in just the right outfit, and my eyes will literally pop out of my head. Plus, anime hair!-The constant compliments on the panels I did were very uplifting.
-And, in addition to all of the above, I got to see about a hundred of my friends. Is most excellent.
-Next, the return of parking lot E-2.
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Date: 2006-01-19 07:02 pm (UTC)NO NO NO! The picture must be seen!
(Or at the very least I need a copy.)
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Date: 2006-01-19 07:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-19 09:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-19 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-19 07:13 pm (UTC)Sunday after the con, Liz, Bey, Leofwynn and I drove back to Bey's place, and had a mini-slumber party as a coda to the con, Sunday night and Monday morning.
I can state with authority that she did not reach for her phone while I was kissing her.
After the fourth compliment between the elevator and the room I decided the heat was bearable.
I merely put these in close proximity for review. I refrain from comment.
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Date: 2006-01-19 07:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-19 08:00 pm (UTC)hear hear :)
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Date: 2006-01-19 10:15 pm (UTC)