I really ought to stop reading con reports

[figmo]

It rarely fails to happen:

1. I go to a con.
2. I feel good for having gone to the con and having had a good time.
3. I read the con reports, see myself totally absent, and get really depressed.

This continuously amazes me, given that I've done some things over the years I thought were highly conspicuous. I once coordinated the smuggling of a sousaphone into OVFF. I have run cons. I have done concerts complete with costume changes and choreography. I've tried to make a sanitary napkin with wings fly while on stage. I've brought an insufferably cute dog to cons.

This time even the dog didn't get mentioned.

Comments

[mrpsyklops.livejournal.com]

I understand how you feel. I've felt the same way - it is remarkably gratifying to be mentioned in a con report and very frustrating to be left out. I have found that writing my own con reports in detail is an effective way for me to handle the distress. I find that mentioning other people, remembering and recording names (a non-trivial task for me), and detailing incidents throughout the weekend is a way to make my experience there more real to myself and concentrate the positive meetings with friends and acquaintances.

It was a pleasure to sit by you and hear you Friday night. I remember your 2x10 Saturday, but not what you sang. Refresh my memory and I should be able to give you better feedback. It was good to talk for a few minutes going into the banquet. GAFilk this year was so large that I didn't do more than nod to the majority of people attending. I'm sorry that we didn't end up in the same open filk space; I would like to hear more of your work.

Blessings and joy.

Robert

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I did "California Love Song" and "Someone To Pick Up After Me."

[mrpsyklops.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I liked the Pachelbel's Canon (spelling errors are my own) presentation that went with "California Love Song." The lyrics were amusing (though I don't exactly remember why a tofu reference is sticking in my mind. (g)). I liked "Someone To Pick Up After Me," though pre-recorded accompaniment is not usually my favorite. It's a shame there wasn't additional contact and rehearsal time - it would have been great to have a live version that included quadrivium and surrdave. It reminded me of a saying the Beth and I use - we'd both like to have a wife. (g)

I enjoyed your performance. Thank you for reminding me of the specifics. Now, I'll post the information to my own LJ, so I won't loose it again.