The Practical Free Spirit

This weekend I attended two conventions simultaneously, which required much driving and socializing and very little sleep. I joked that one was a literary convention that required my brain and the other was a dance convention that worked my body, so they complemented each other nicely.

And now I pretty much don’t want to do anything.

That being said, both events were worth the time and expense. I got to catch up with several writer friends and had a particularly noteworthy 3-hour conversation about artificial intelligences. There was actually a bit of a barcon going on at FogCon this year (although granted, during the day but not so much in the evening), so that was a nice change. And I had a particularly tasty strawberry “shake” at a Vietnamese place with one of my writing shake buddies (although alas, he had a less positive experience with his salty plum soda).

The live music at the dance event was top-notch, and I learned a lot from dancing with new partners from around the country and also just from the sheer amount of dancing. I left being even more aware of how much I have to learn, which is an exciting prospect.

And here is the one photo of me from the weekend. I need to drop my shoulder. In general, actually, as my shoulder posture (is that even a thing?) is quite poor, but it’s a looooong work-in-progress.

Photo by Richard Seely, who is an amazing dance photographer.

And for the last two days all I’ve wanted to do is sleep. And eat ice cream. And sleep some more. This is apparently what happens when I do two conventions at once.