Post-Arisia, sort of

Lots of people had really rocking cons, which is great.

My con was... OK. Good things included both kids handling themselves and Fast Track pretty well. Lots of pictures taken, which I'll process Real Soon Now (tm). Seeing people, hanging out. The usual 2nd-floor balcony hangout worked even better than usual this year. The restaurant was not bad, and bringing lots of our own food was a win, too. Burned lots of babysitting karma in order to have more freedom. I think my panels went OK. Coped fairly well with the snow, including driving and parking without major incidents.

Bad things were the underlying currents of emotional tension and downright suck that seemed to be dragging on almost everyone around me. People with bad news, people whose lives keep blowing up. Relationship drama (hey, it's not Philcon, but it was there). The kids having issues with behavior, particularly at home. My inability to be everywhere, do everything, and see everything I wanted to see. As usual, not enough time really to sit with the people I wanted to sit with. Not enough listening. I failed to do my mindfulness practice every day after Friday.

Post-Arisia, sort of

Lots of people had really rocking cons, which is great.

My con was... OK. Good things included both kids handling themselves and Fast Track pretty well. Lots of pictures taken, which I'll process Real Soon Now (tm). Seeing people, hanging out. The usual 2nd-floor balcony hangout worked even better than usual this year. The restaurant was not bad, and bringing lots of our own food was a win, too. Burned lots of babysitting karma in order to have more freedom. I think my panels went OK. Coped fairly well with the snow, including driving and parking without major incidents.

Bad things were the underlying currents of emotional tension and downright suck that seemed to be dragging on almost everyone around me. People with bad news, people whose lives keep blowing up. Relationship drama (hey, it's not Philcon, but it was there). The kids having issues with behavior, particularly at home. My inability to be everywhere, do everything, and see everything I wanted to see. As usual, not enough time really to sit with the people I wanted to sit with. Not enough listening. I failed to do my mindfulness practice every day after Friday.