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Jan. 1st, 2002 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vyvyanxYesterday afternoon, resolved to sort out going to Eastercon at last. It's in Jersey this year. Not sure if I'll stay in the hotel, though - sounds horribly expensive. Might get a B&B instead. I'm really looking forward to it, though. I love cons; they're the only holidays I ever seem to have. A long weekend of drinking, nice meals out, chatting lazily to old friends, listening to cool programme items about SF, getting to see and maybe talk to fascinating authors, lovely SF art show, dancing, masquerade, films, funny play... Really, lots and lots of fun.
In the evening, I had a bath and got ready, then walked gingerly through the slippery, snowy streets to Relativity. Got there about 8.30, when not that many people were there yet. Later, many more arrived though. It was a pretty good party. I chatted to C, who commiserated about G in a mildly bitchy way :-) and also had long chats to mcv. Old friends A and M from Bristol arrived, with their kid K, and I chatted to them for quite a while. They had to leave quite early though, to go to another party (which I'd also been invited to, but hadn't wanted to go to). My exes D and I. were both very dressed-up and looking lovely. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. At midnight, a big firework was let off in the garden, and we drank champagne and (some of us) shared spliffs. Then came back inside because it was much too cold. Spent the rest of the party chatting to friend M and a guy he used to work with. About 4.30am, people were mostly leaving, and I felt very tired, and so came back.
Just about managed to avoid a hangover this morning, due to drinking quantities of water in the night. Got up about 11, and walked over to Empire, where mcv had invited me and MW for lunch. mcv's housemate P was also there; moreover, MW brought S with him, who'd stayed at MW's place overnight. We had a nice meal, and then chatted for some time. S produced a game he's designing, and we play-tested it for a while. Seemed like a lot of fun - I'd like to play it again some time.
Eventually, walked back through freezing Cambridge. What a relief to reach my nice warm room again!
It feels weird being single. I haven't been single since 1995, when I was an undergraduate. It has its plus points, but I think on balance I prefer being attached (if the relationship's working, anyway). Well, better get used to it, I guess.
In the evening, I had a bath and got ready, then walked gingerly through the slippery, snowy streets to Relativity. Got there about 8.30, when not that many people were there yet. Later, many more arrived though. It was a pretty good party. I chatted to C, who commiserated about G in a mildly bitchy way :-) and also had long chats to mcv. Old friends A and M from Bristol arrived, with their kid K, and I chatted to them for quite a while. They had to leave quite early though, to go to another party (which I'd also been invited to, but hadn't wanted to go to). My exes D and I. were both very dressed-up and looking lovely. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. At midnight, a big firework was let off in the garden, and we drank champagne and (some of us) shared spliffs. Then came back inside because it was much too cold. Spent the rest of the party chatting to friend M and a guy he used to work with. About 4.30am, people were mostly leaving, and I felt very tired, and so came back.
Just about managed to avoid a hangover this morning, due to drinking quantities of water in the night. Got up about 11, and walked over to Empire, where mcv had invited me and MW for lunch. mcv's housemate P was also there; moreover, MW brought S with him, who'd stayed at MW's place overnight. We had a nice meal, and then chatted for some time. S produced a game he's designing, and we play-tested it for a while. Seemed like a lot of fun - I'd like to play it again some time.
Eventually, walked back through freezing Cambridge. What a relief to reach my nice warm room again!
It feels weird being single. I haven't been single since 1995, when I was an undergraduate. It has its plus points, but I think on balance I prefer being attached (if the relationship's working, anyway). Well, better get used to it, I guess.
