Entranced 2018 Recap
I typed this out like, earlier in the afternoon, but Tumblr ate it. Clearly, it was a sign, and that means this version will be much shorter than I anticipated the first one being.
So my flight on Thursday was at around the time I usually fall asleep, 5 AM, and I had to leave home at 3 AM to get there. Attempts to sleep before and during the flight were...not good. By the time I touched down in Chicago and had breakfast and lunch and others were planning to walk around the city, I was dead on my feet and wobbling and unsteady, so I wound up taking the subway plus driving back with @tennfan2, who was such great company and conversation that I couldn’t sleep anyway! I finally crashed after some 24 hours + of being awake.
I spent a majority of my time Thursday night and during the con generally mostly hanging out in the ever-wonderful @sebsteerpike‘s Seb Lounge with friends both old and new. I actually didn’t get to meet a lot of people I wish I met, or didn’t get to spend enough time with some people. I wish I had been downstairs a bit more often, but I had anticipated being a bit low-energy and tired so I suppose it was as expected. Thank you @entrancedhypnocon whatever TUMBLR FINE don’t tag them but thank you, to everyone who made this event possible, for your work and effort into this space that means so much to so many people.
The most notable event of Friday and, to be perfectly honest, the entire con was the amazing femme flirt dinner orchestrated by @ellaenchanting and @sex-obsessed-lesbian Friday evening. A+++ presentation, you guys. And you guys I wore a button down shirt and a TIE A TIE A TIE I WORE A TIE THAT @zanythoughts GOT FOR ME AND WE WORE EACH OTHER’S POCKET SQUARES AND WE MATCHES AND AAHH I HAVE POCKET SQUARES NOW AND A THIRD TIE and it is blue and patterned and I love it I love it so much. Thank you for the tie and pocket squares, and for the lovely ramen socks which I am currently wearing right now.
I got a ton of compliments on rocking a tie which honestly just put me over the moon and my voice would raise three octaves as I re-explained to every poor unsuspecting person who was just trying to compliment me how @zanythoughts got me the tie and how our pocket squares matched the other’s tie. The evening was full of fun and chatter and amazing flirting techniques. I have since, in conversation with another friend, ended every other sentence with “Eyyyyy, finger guns” *tongue clicks* as prime flirting technique. She has called me a trash monster and wishes longingly of the days before I went to the femme flirt dinner. It is kind of the best.
Saturday was the wonderful GFD class taught by @dommestic and @ellaenchanting which was both informative and super engaging, and quite honestly brought out just a litttttle bit of toppiness in me. I mean, it’s hard not to when you are at this awesome class, jam packed with people sitting on the floor and standing because there aren’t enough chairs. It was an absolutely wonderful class.
Other highlights: I also got this nifty pin from @dommesticpet (two, actually!) and have kept that nearby since I got home from the con. Thank you for this little reminder of my home away from home.
@enscenic‘s banana bread which I gnawed on and was a good snack/meal when I did not have any.
The awesome ramen lunch I had Monday afternoon before I left.
The late night talks and silliness I had with my wonderful roommates @zanythoughts and cereal and ramen at 3 AM in the morning.
I could go on and on into inside jokes and memories, but I shall spare you my slow descent into incoherent words and babbling, and just know that I look upon all these memories fondly. I’ll tag some friends and just understand that I might forget some names because I’m still exhausted and because there are so many good people about! In true hypnocon recap fashion, I do have at least two more recaps. Look forward to them soon!
I have been listening to The Greatest Showman (no surprise there) the past day and I’m reminded of the lyrics from Come Alive: “Come alive, come alive, go and light your light, let it burn so bright, reaching up, to the sky, and it’s open wide, you’re electrified. When the world becomes a fantasy, and you're more than you could ever be, 'cause you're dreaming with your eyes wide open. And you know you can't go back again, to the world that you were living in, 'cause you're dreaming with your eyes wide open. So, come alive!”
I come alive at these cons. They mean so much to me and everyone that I meet, friends that I haven’t seen in ages and people I meet for the first time, make my con special. I’ve spoken before of how these cons feel dream-like, separated from time and space. It’s like dreaming with my eyes wide open. When I’m here, I’m more than just me. I feel so much more than I could ever be. And thank you all for being a part of these happy times, for lifting me up, for your support, your encouragement, and your care.
Thank you all for the experience and the memories.