Post Convention Thoughts

Being at a convention is a little bit like being sprayed with a fire hose. There is so much going on so fast that it is impossible to catch all of it. This experience is reflected in post-con blog entries which tend to be just a list of people met and events attended. The blog author is just trying to make notes of everything that happened before life moves on and pieces are forgotten. These entries serve as a Cliffs’ Notes for the person who attended the con. The entry is intended to serve as reminders for larger stories. I’ve written my fair share of Cliff’s Notes blog entries. I always intent to come back and fill in the gaps, but life moves on and I find myself blogging new things instead. For this Worldcon I decided that rather than try to capture all the people and events, I would try to capture my mind state or the feel of the day. This seemed to work well both for the blogging and for reducing my stress level. I did not feel compelled to try to collect every detail and keep it in my head. Instead I just let it all wash over me to see what would stick. it was an enjoyable way to experience a con.