Hibernation, RDC5, and Quicksilver...
Mar. 6th, 2019 06:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weconqueratdawnSo I forgot I need to hibernate in January, and then RDC5 happened so I got con flu. Then I started work on a big writing project and now I'm finally back here again.
That's the short version, anyway.
Idk if it's January itself or all end-of-the-year reflection smashing into the new-year-new-you-ACHIEVE rhetoric, but I need to become a complete hermit until I feel ready to enter the world again. COMPLETE. HERMIT. Everything needs to be cosy and quiet and, most importantly, s-l-o-w. I avoid doing anything which isn't strictly necessary, including talking to people I usually like very much. If I had a cabin in the woods, I'd pack up and move there for the whole month. But I don't so I had to make do with keeping the door locked, the curtains closed, only reading and watching things I've read and watched before, and barely using my phone. Also homemade bramble whisky.
But it worked it's magic, as it always does every year, and I bounced straight into February and RDC5. If you've never been under the same roof as hundreds of fannibals for three days at a time, I highly recommend it - it contains some crazy levels of energy. Hardened cynics become stalwarts of positivity under its thrall. Everyone you meet is a potential friend for life. In fact, when you meet new people introductions are rarely made as they don't matter - you already understand each other on such a fundamental level that names have no meaning (which is why you can often hear someone shrieking "omg you're so-and-so???" after they've been happily talking for an hour).
Also, all the hugging and flower crowns and gift-giving and antlers make you look like exactly like a cult - seeing the freaked-out faces of the normal guests is well worth the price of admission.
This year it was extra-crowded and much hotter than usual (different hotel - the aircon in the other is freezing and I packed accordingly :/ ). Mads was as genuine, gracious and giving as I'd expected him to be (I went with some friends to see him at LFCC a couple of years ago) - getting photos and autos (especially photos) is always awkward and weird, but he's so good at putting you at ease I'd recommend it to anyone usually nervous of that kind of thing. Richard was less sure about the con experience but I think he was somewhat won round by the end. Sadly we were robbed of a Q&A with them both - no opportunity to quiz them about the TWOTL fight :(
The best surprise (for me, others were better informed) was Jeremy Davies - such a delightful, wonderful human being. I could listen to him talk for hours. And he immediately understood the fannibal vibe, to the point of joining our ranks and referring to us all (himself included) as a 'wonderful, misfit family'. Everyone cried (I can't explain it, you just had to be there, similarly sleep-deprived and/or overstimulated).
Almost immediately after, I came down with con flu (which this time I was grateful for, as others came down with pneumonia!!) and, as soon as I recovered, I started my next big writing project - Quicksilver: The Novel is the working title :)
So that brings me up to date! It's nice to be back and feel like I've caught up - I really would like to make a habit out of posting on here. It's difficult juggling three main platforms but I'll keep trying to make it work. My next post will probably be about my progress with Quicksilver - should anyone have any questions (as we've had to near-abandon the tumblr blog) I'll happily take them here.
That's the short version, anyway.
Idk if it's January itself or all end-of-the-year reflection smashing into the new-year-new-you-ACHIEVE rhetoric, but I need to become a complete hermit until I feel ready to enter the world again. COMPLETE. HERMIT. Everything needs to be cosy and quiet and, most importantly, s-l-o-w. I avoid doing anything which isn't strictly necessary, including talking to people I usually like very much. If I had a cabin in the woods, I'd pack up and move there for the whole month. But I don't so I had to make do with keeping the door locked, the curtains closed, only reading and watching things I've read and watched before, and barely using my phone. Also homemade bramble whisky.
But it worked it's magic, as it always does every year, and I bounced straight into February and RDC5. If you've never been under the same roof as hundreds of fannibals for three days at a time, I highly recommend it - it contains some crazy levels of energy. Hardened cynics become stalwarts of positivity under its thrall. Everyone you meet is a potential friend for life. In fact, when you meet new people introductions are rarely made as they don't matter - you already understand each other on such a fundamental level that names have no meaning (which is why you can often hear someone shrieking "omg you're so-and-so???" after they've been happily talking for an hour).
Also, all the hugging and flower crowns and gift-giving and antlers make you look like exactly like a cult - seeing the freaked-out faces of the normal guests is well worth the price of admission.
This year it was extra-crowded and much hotter than usual (different hotel - the aircon in the other is freezing and I packed accordingly :/ ). Mads was as genuine, gracious and giving as I'd expected him to be (I went with some friends to see him at LFCC a couple of years ago) - getting photos and autos (especially photos) is always awkward and weird, but he's so good at putting you at ease I'd recommend it to anyone usually nervous of that kind of thing. Richard was less sure about the con experience but I think he was somewhat won round by the end. Sadly we were robbed of a Q&A with them both - no opportunity to quiz them about the TWOTL fight :(
The best surprise (for me, others were better informed) was Jeremy Davies - such a delightful, wonderful human being. I could listen to him talk for hours. And he immediately understood the fannibal vibe, to the point of joining our ranks and referring to us all (himself included) as a 'wonderful, misfit family'. Everyone cried (I can't explain it, you just had to be there, similarly sleep-deprived and/or overstimulated).
Almost immediately after, I came down with con flu (which this time I was grateful for, as others came down with pneumonia!!) and, as soon as I recovered, I started my next big writing project - Quicksilver: The Novel is the working title :)
So that brings me up to date! It's nice to be back and feel like I've caught up - I really would like to make a habit out of posting on here. It's difficult juggling three main platforms but I'll keep trying to make it work. My next post will probably be about my progress with Quicksilver - should anyone have any questions (as we've had to near-abandon the tumblr blog) I'll happily take them here.
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Date: 2019-03-07 03:24 pm (UTC)LOL. Though fans pretty much are, in our own particular way.
I do think we made a good impression on Richard. He was so much more relaxed on Sunday than he was on Saturday (I think that may have been down to the other guests in part too, when he saw how happy they were with the fan interaction). Jeremy Davies was a real delight.
The con flu was pretty blergh, but worth it!
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Date: 2019-03-24 06:06 pm (UTC)I think I missed him on the Sunday so I may have been a little too harsh on him there? And yeah, I definitely think he felt better after he'd digested the interactions we had with other guests. I mean, guests must come to RDC expecting the worst, unless they've heard about it from previous guests they know and trust.
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Date: 2019-03-09 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-24 06:07 pm (UTC)I am Try, it's coming along slowly :D
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Date: 2019-03-10 07:08 pm (UTC)In a perfect world we'd all get our own cabin for whenever we needed it *g*
Very excited about your novel project! \o/
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Date: 2019-03-24 06:12 pm (UTC)It's ~exhausting~, don't get me wrong, but it's possible to manage your energy levels if you go in armed with a bit of foreknowledge. The most tiring thing is the queueing/scheduling stress - if you're not bothered about doing everything (getting everyone's autograph and photo, for instance) it makes it lot easier to have a bit of quiet time in between the social parts.
Lol, we recently went to stay in an actual cabin (a tiny, glamping-style one in the woods) and I WOULD LOVE ONE
Thanks :D I'm already tired and stressed and hype over it all at once, which is totally normal for me - I spend my evenings fantasising about it being finished lol