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[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

[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.