Still lurve Arisia? Check.

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Dear fans of Boston:

A short time ago, I spent the weekend walking around telling people, "Thank you for having me at your convention." While it may have sounded a mite corny, I kept saying it, because I felt it. arisia 2008 was an utterly amazing experience for me, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I want to add a public thanks to several people:

• cintyber, for inviting me as a GoH and getting me out there for this con, where I was both Something New, and simultanously feeling so much at home.
  
• The most excellent, wondrous, and otherwise marvelous GoH Liason crew -- pineapple power! Most of the membership is probably not aware of these people, but they moved mountains for myself, marrus and suricattus. I cannot say enough.
  
• I also want to reco'nize the others what treated me good: the hotel staff and the arisians who interfaced with them; the Pubs folks; Events; Tech; Programming (thanks for making the geocaching thing work, guys!); Gaming; Fast Track; Green Room; and the Con Suite. (I know that's a long list, and I'm still worried that I forgot somebody.)
  
• The talk show guests who came on my show and played the improv game that has turned into a (now-bicoastal!) fandom institution-despite-itself.
  
• And not least, my Cue Card Chick and my Cameraman (Season 7.5, as well as the Season 2 footage that was screened at the Con), for the incredible support they provided -- including being reassembled after midnight on Sunday night, when Opportunity knocked (after all the scheduled filming was done).
  

Great con... no, scratch that. A con for the ages. I lurve you all, and thank you for sharing the ride.

(I have another window with many tabs open, so I'll be working my way through the LJ responses.)

Fondly,
Z (of eric_in_elevatr)

P.S.: Oh, and before I forget... when I thought that there would be opening ceremonies, at which I'd have to make a speech, I was going to open with this line, and I put it out there irregardless: "Nice boots." ;->

Comments

[thespian.livejournal.com]

but dude, if you didn't finish the inquiry....we'll think you didn't really like us.

Ah, but...

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

...Sometimes I am something of a tease. ;->

Z

P.S.: Is the "like" that ambiguous?

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

It was great to meet you, at the geocaching event and the Looney Labs demo. I know it's a hike for you, but I hope you'll make it back out our way again sometime.

Likewise

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Well, I will make it as far as Ohio for the originsgamefair in late June... complete with another geo-event, I think, but I'm not positive when is next for Boston. It's too early for me to think about next arisia, but it's obviously very tempting.

Z

P.S.: Your weekend companion (with the unusually-colored accessories), say hi for me. (Not on LJ, right?)

Re: Likewise

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

Already told her (she is sitting next to me) and her LJ name is pinksbrat. She doesn't post much, but does read, so feel free to friend her, and I bet she will friend back. :-)

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Oh you said "Nice boots" my face is so red!!!!!!

Speaking of which. Con_brat loved the "Laugh like a Mad Scientist" panel, even if mom did win. Her pictures did not turn out well, so I hope your photographer will be posting some pictures soon.

[robdamnit.livejournal.com]

Aaaargh! I so wanted to go to that. One more thing dropped while schedule juggling.

Oh well, c'est la con.

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

It should have been on earlier in the day. One for the kids, one for the adults. Each person was sillier than the last. I just wish the person who taped it would post the video already.

"For the kids"

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

For the kids? Half of my jokes would have been supremely inappropriate. 8-o

Z

P.S.: The videographer was not "my" guy, but I might be able to get footage. I have the guy's LJ (redacted for his privacy)...

Re: "For the kids"

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Oh please, remember con_brat, the 12 year old girl who got up and laughed before I did. Since the con when ever she gets caught doing something wrong she sings.

Grabs her 9 yr old brothers hand, and they sway to 'Kum-by-YA!!! They just repeat that one word until I have to laugh.

I checked his lj, he has not yet posted anything. My brother was laughing to hard to take a picture, and I of course did the same for him. Several pictures of the kid though. And she got all your jokes. The one she did not understand was why my putting the scarf over your head was funny. But she liked how you flashed your glasses.

Everything conflicts with something

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Oh, well. I almost didn't make it to the Mad Scientist Laugh Contest. My cornerstone event (the eric_in_elevatr screening) ended at 10:30, and I was having real buyer's remorse at having booked an 11:00. The GoH liaison offered to me 3 times that I could skip it, but it was a real point of pride of me to not blow off any programming elements. I turned out to be glad that I'd gone, because I really enjoyed hamming it up and making the audience laugh.

Z

P.S.: Sorry we didn't actually make acquaintance -- but then, you're now on the wrong coast for me to intro you to bovil and kproche, whom I had thought you should really oughta know...

Re: Everything conflicts with something

[robdamnit.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's cool. I actually already know them from a few previous cons. Mad, mad costumers. Alas, I never touched base with them while in the bay area.

[docorion.livejournal.com]

Thanks for coming. It was fun being on a panel with you.

Close your mouth, son. You're making a draft. :-)

"Making a draft"

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

I was holding my mouth open long enough that my jaw actually got uncomfortable. The sacrifices that I make in the pursuit of The Funny... %-}

Z

P.S.: Thanks for having such a great "anchor story" for the panel. It helped a lot.

Geocache event?

[n1jdu.livejournal.com]

I was looking forward to the Geocaching event .. but never saw anything as to where is was going to be held .. so I missed it.

Where should I have looked to find out where it was?

Richard

[jasra]

I'm so glad you made it to the con. It was fun sitting with you at the GoH dinner on Thursday. :D

A '08

[ogarisia.livejournal.com]

I had a great time meeting you too, Eric, and making sure Events Division did all it could to make the con great for you!

Your yin-yarr twin. :-)