Is there life after conventions?

[watervole]

Today:

Press questions, band sound check questions, green room provisions, child care registrations, Thursday meal questions (no, you don't need to be staying in the Radisson to be able to join in),  more new members, security, stuff relating to panels, a member who hasn't cashed a refund cheque, etc.

It suddenly struck me - I'm spending most of my time on this at present.   What on Earth will I do once Orbital is over?  Will I relax with all that wonderful free time?  Or will I be dead from boredom within a week and looking for something else to volunteer for?

Comments

[gaspodex.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Reet has a few ideas to keep youbusy ;)

[multiclassgeek.livejournal.com]

This is the problem - Conventions are addictive, organising them doubly so. All the stress, the panic, the busyness... It's hellish, but then you get people coming up at-con and saying "Thank You", and it all feels worth while. It's intoxicating. And you keep coming back for more.

I didn't *mean* to volunteer for Redemption '09, it just sort of happened... My 'Con-junkie habit has worsened, and it's slightly scary.

[lonemagpie.livejournal.com]

THere's always Redemption!

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

My guess is that you will volunteer for something before the convention is over.

[steverogerson.livejournal.com]

A couple of weeks off, then start ramping up for Redemption 09.

[paranoidangel]

I reckon you'll get bored and volunteer for something. And I'm sure once Orbital is over Redemption will suddenly need loads of things doing for it.

(Clues that you've been watching too much Doctor Who: I read Radisson as Rassilon)

[sugoll.livejournal.com]

You'll relax for a bit, and then do stuff for Redemption - but you'll only do a bit, and you'll luxuriate in the knowledge that it's not riding on you to make everything work out okay. And this is Right and Proper. Enjoy the feeling, because God knows you've earned it over the last decade.

Poi.
Cross-stitch.
Origami.
Students.
Fill your time as you want to, not because you feel you have to.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Well, we have made a suggestion of where to come.

[johnrw.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it, I took my first foray as a lowly part of the Interaction team, from there Lucy Z got me involved with Accio - true I didn't realise that the projected date was the weekend before Interaction! Anyway I used the train to get to Accio, ran Ops/registration/whatever needed filling in (we must have used up about a decade's worth of karma as I was the only one who had any experience at all!) got home on the Monday repacked and loaded the van and drove to Glasgow on the Tuesday!

I was a near zombie for about three weeks afterwards, getting back into normal life took an effort. But less than six months later I got involved with another convention - now which one is that?

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

I think you will never be separated, you and the conventions...

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Well, I think you should relax, do some gardening (hint, I have a garden!) or perhaps keep yourself busy doing some sorting out of stuff (hint, I have some stuff that needs sorting) or just sit and listen to/play music (hint,... oh for goodness sake, you don't need a hint, have an invite instead!)

Chris

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I'll probably take you up on that invitation before too long.