Here is my after the fact, stream of consciousness diary of my experience at
Sasquan, The 73rd World Science Fiction Convention.
Enjoy!
before Sasquan
people will be there
need business cards
people will talk to me
I will talk to people
I will give my cards out
how many cards do I need?
thousands of people there
thousands!
better get at least 500 cards
they are cheap after all
people will be there
lots of people
thousands
thousands of people in one place
thousands?!
what am I thinking
I dont want to talk to people
I should stay home
no, I cant stay home
ok I will go and hole up in the hotel
then the peoples cant find me
the thousands of peoples
Wednesday, Day 1
badges
got to find registration and get our badges
which way do we go which way do we go
we spot a friendly person on the street
she has her badges
she points us in the right direction
enter the conference center
stairs
so many stairs
100s of stairs
ok and escalators too
but the escalators dont count
they are just for lazy people
Im not lazy
Im taking the stairs
woop woop woop
that was easy!
top of the stairs
where do we go
down the hall
find the maps
maps says the registration area is right over there
look away from the maps
see the signs
they say registration
that must be the right spot
but wait
the registration windows
they are all numbered
1 through 9
how do we know which window to approach
this isnt going well
we just got here and already doing something wrong
there are people here
a few people
hundreds maybe
ask one of the peoples
which window do we go to
it doesnt matter
ok ok
up to the window
a friendly peoples with a German accent helps us out
he has badge
he has ribbons
he has First World Con ribbon
ribbons!
where can I gets?
the friendly German peoples points us towards the middle
ok, lets go get a ribbons!
middle table
get the ribbons
see more ribbons
green ribbons says Local
me want
the ribbons peoples explains the Local ribbon is only if you can answer questions about the area, about Spokane
hmm
ok, don’t take the ribbons
has badge, one ribbon, not bad
wander around
tables
stuffs
more ribbons
find ribbons grab ribbons attach ribbons repeat
this is fun!
I can do this!
I can collect ribbons!
ok now what
check the schedule
THINGS TO DO
so many THINGS TO DO
MUST DO THINGS!
orientation for Discworld fans
ok I like Discworld
go to orientation
see a friend
sit near friend
friends is peoples but friendly peoples are ok
strange people at the front of the room
beside me
behind me
Im in a room with peoples
whats happening
what am I doing here
what are the peoples talking about
I dont understand
must avoid people
how do I get out of here?!
escape
back to hotel
it will be safe there
safety
but there are THINGS TO DO
must DO SOME THINGS
Worldcon prom
fun fun
dance dance
people people
strange people
happy people
dancing people
this is ok
I like dancing!
good night
Thursday, Day 2
ok we are here
we has badges
we has ribbons
we have seen the peoples
some are strange
some are friendly
some are friendly and strange
some are strangely friendly
maybe I dont need to be scared of the peoples
after all, there are THINGS TO DO
we are at WORLD CON
lets go DO SOME THINGS!
another room with peoples
strange peoples
saying strange things
I dont understand
what am I doing here
what are they saying?
there are peoples here
ack!
retreat to safety!
safety
but wait
there are THINGS TO DO
and also ribbons
lets go back
find more ribbons!
ribbons is fun!
stairs
up the stairs
woop woop woop!
easy peasy
find ribbons
grab ribbons
I has 20 ribbons!
hungry
need food
free snacks on 15th floor of the Doubletree
elevator
people
strange people
little box
closed in
15 floors up
breathe
where are the snacks?!
hungry!
find the snacks
so many people
hot in here
cant they open a window or something?
grab the snacks
where to sit
find a seat
eat
talk to peoples
there are peoples here
there are peoples everywhere
the peoples are nice
retreat
too many peoples
box full of peoples
going down!
retreat
retreat
retreat
must get ribbons
also, THINGS TO DO
stairs
up the stairs
woop woop woop!
grab ribbons
find THINGS TO DO
leave THINGS TO DO
look for ribbons
get text
text say some ribbons BAD
what?
oh no!
I thought I was doing something right!
collect all the ribbons is fun!
but some ribbons is BAD?
that’s not fun
stupid con
stupid peoples
so many peoples
do I have the BAD ribbons?
I do!
uh oh!
I dont want to get punched in the face
I dont want to do something wrong
what do I do with these BAD ribbons?!
take them off
hide them
put them in a pocket
no one will know
ok whew!
I hid the BAD ribbons
no one has punched me in the face
I hear there are games
where are the games
find the games
I like games
Salon V
I found the game room!
peoples!
gaming peoples!
I like games!
what game is this?
Kingsburg
oh. resource management.
and dice.
blech.
not my favorite kind of game
but the peoples
friendly peoples
nice peoples
let me sit down and play games with the peoples
Kingsburg
roll the dice
get the things
trade for other things
dice rolls suck
this game sucks
I am losing
this game sucks
I’ll never play this game again!
finally, the game is ending!
I can get out of here and get away from the peoples!
last turn
whats this?
I won?
I LOVE THIS GAME!
THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME GAME EVER!
HAHAHAHA!
I WON I WON I WON!
I like games
too many people
retreat
retreat
retreat
Thursday night
must go to parties
that is a mandatory THINGS TO DO AT WORLDCON
ok ok
one of the friendly peoples invited me to a party
so I will go
where is the party
its over there
in the Davenport
the Historic Davenport
down the street
down the other street
down the other other street
why am I wearing flip flops instead of shoes?
what was I thinking?
get to the hotel
people
lots of people in the middle
all lined up
for what
for the elevators
wheres the party?
9th floor
wheres the stairs?
9 floors, no problem!
up the stairs
one floor
two floor
three floor
stop
woops
cant take the stairs
must take the elevator
must ride in a little box with peoples
strange peoples
peoples everywhere
in the box
only 9 floors
breathe
peoples
peoples from Montreal
friendly peoples
nice peoples
French-Candian peoples
they give me a hug
they give me food
they give me beer
I like these peoples
Montreal 2017!
Friday, Day 3
yoga class at 10AM
that is a THINGS TO DO
and also there are people there
but it is yoga
and I need the stress relief
do the yoga
retreat
nap
hungry
stairs
elevator
15th floor
people people people people people
everywhere
retreat
take the stairs
stairs down
HALT
this is your body talking
what the fuck do you think you are doing
you aren’t 20 any more you dumbass
retreat
sleep
sleep
sleep
no peoples here
quiet here
sleep
sleep
sleep
dream of ribbons
Saturday, Day 4
rise and shine campers!
it is the last full day and there are lots of THINGS TO DO!
Tai Chi at 10!
nah
Discworld tour at noon!
ok ok I can do that
stairs
there they are again
ok
Im rested
I can do this
use the hand rail
up the stairs
made it!
peoples
friendly peoples
nice peoples
they has ribbons
they talk to me
they welcome me
I like peoples
Discworld tour
relaxed
fun
peoples
Discworld
ribbons
I like peoples
I like Discworld
I like ribbons
this is fun 🙂
5 PM
Sasquatch panel
dark room
people with microphones
people all around me
what are they saying
what are we doing here
lets get out of here
retreat
dinner with friends
I like friends
I like beer
I like dinner
this is fun 🙂
Day 5, Sunday
see the art
find more ribbons
drive through smoke
home
phew!
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