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Jan. 16th, 2006 10:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
squeequegArisia was again fun, and just what the geek side of me needed. I went to a few panels, talked with many people I liked, saw people whacking each other with sticks in the correct manner, made and suffered several really bad puns, and saw many many shiny objects. The masquerade seemed a little lackluster this year, though I don't know whether that was just my limited experience with masquerades. Maybe I just miss last year's Gimli. I also managed to do one Really Stupid Thing (i.e., Something Which Now Makes Me Cringe With Embarrassment But Which No One Else Probably Even Thought Twice About) each day. Go me?
Things I learned at Arisia:
- Eating one really good meal out can make up for Au Bon Pain most of the rest of the time.
- Bonfire's churrasco is probably the best steak I have ever had.
- Their sangria isn't bad either. And potent.
- It is indeed just a jump to the left.
- If you're talking about Hamlet just before Rocky Horror and you have a legitimate reason to do so because of what's happening on stage, then you're way too fucking erudite for your own good.
- Watching a bunch of little kids playing D&D for the first time ever is a very heartwarming sight.
- Misdirection is key.
- Do not mention the wiggly dance in company, even sober, or you will have to do the wiggly dance.
- Three hours of sleep one night plus seven hours of sleep the next does not average out to five hours of sleep a night.
- Giving blood at Arisia gets you a little pin designed by Heinlein. It's also nice to have that little badge of honor.
- Geek culture is defined by a Wittgensteinian family of characteristics. Or not. I can't remember the actual terms![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
osirusbrisbane used, but they seemed to fit.
- If a mad scientist creates something that will later get loose and destroy the world, he will not consider himself culpable for a) creating the thing in the first place, b) leaving it alone while it grows to the size of a chair, c) not dumping acid or gasoline on it when it's only the size of a table, or d) fleeing in terror, thus leaving it unmolested to grow to the size of the entire building. He will only consider the authorities at fault for failing to follow his advice. Frigging mad scientists.
- Foley artists are cool. As are people who can pull off the perfect mad scientist voice.
- Waiting till Sunday to spend money is difficult, but sometimes worthwhile.
- The people who make shinies will occasionally make a shiny to order.
- Charlie is most likely Gilligan. I'm still convinced that Sayid maps onto the Professor.
- Zat was Zen. Zis is now.
Specifically regarding corsetry:
- Leather, while it makes one look exceedingly hot, is much less forgiving than brocade. My armor class went up by two points, but my Dex and Con went down by at least a point each.
- Eat first, then change into the corset. Especially if you have to go outside the hotel to eat.
- It is possible to bruise one's sides just from tight lacing.
- Such a corset can immediately procure one an invitation to the Church of Skank party.
- I make good arm candy, as long as I havethomascantor to humor me.
Things I learned at Arisia:
- Eating one really good meal out can make up for Au Bon Pain most of the rest of the time.
- Bonfire's churrasco is probably the best steak I have ever had.
- Their sangria isn't bad either. And potent.
- It is indeed just a jump to the left.
- If you're talking about Hamlet just before Rocky Horror and you have a legitimate reason to do so because of what's happening on stage, then you're way too fucking erudite for your own good.
- Watching a bunch of little kids playing D&D for the first time ever is a very heartwarming sight.
- Misdirection is key.
- Do not mention the wiggly dance in company, even sober, or you will have to do the wiggly dance.
- Three hours of sleep one night plus seven hours of sleep the next does not average out to five hours of sleep a night.
- Giving blood at Arisia gets you a little pin designed by Heinlein. It's also nice to have that little badge of honor.
- Geek culture is defined by a Wittgensteinian family of characteristics. Or not. I can't remember the actual terms
osirusbrisbane used, but they seemed to fit.- If a mad scientist creates something that will later get loose and destroy the world, he will not consider himself culpable for a) creating the thing in the first place, b) leaving it alone while it grows to the size of a chair, c) not dumping acid or gasoline on it when it's only the size of a table, or d) fleeing in terror, thus leaving it unmolested to grow to the size of the entire building. He will only consider the authorities at fault for failing to follow his advice. Frigging mad scientists.
- Foley artists are cool. As are people who can pull off the perfect mad scientist voice.
- Waiting till Sunday to spend money is difficult, but sometimes worthwhile.
- The people who make shinies will occasionally make a shiny to order.
- Charlie is most likely Gilligan. I'm still convinced that Sayid maps onto the Professor.
- Zat was Zen. Zis is now.
Specifically regarding corsetry:
- Leather, while it makes one look exceedingly hot, is much less forgiving than brocade. My armor class went up by two points, but my Dex and Con went down by at least a point each.
- Eat first, then change into the corset. Especially if you have to go outside the hotel to eat.
- It is possible to bruise one's sides just from tight lacing.
- Such a corset can immediately procure one an invitation to the Church of Skank party.
- I make good arm candy, as long as I have
thomascantor to humor me.
