Going back into the City this evening

[puppetmaker]

For the SFWA Holiday Fete. I was of two minds about this but I think I am going to go this year. I have some people I need to talk to and some I want to talk to which outweigh the few that are going to be there that I am trying to avoid. There are a couple that are trying to avoid me but I really don’t care.

Social situations are interesting studies in human behavior. I still like going to them and watching the dynamics around me ebb and flow. There is the knowing that a few people won’t be there this year because they are no longer on this mortal coil and some others because they got out of the business entirely. Nametags are handed out which is nice because I am really good at faces and the context that I last saw them but names can elude me.

Also sometimes it is just good for me to get out of the house and back among my peers. We are not isolated here by any stretch but we do tend to stick to the house a bit. Of course a lot of the work that we do has to be done here. All my tools and fabric are here. Peter can write anywhere given a laptop and a flat surface but he likes his office because he had it designed for him and he has it set up just so for him.

We are being a little more social than usual this year. We have a couple of appointments set up to see friends who are coming to New York for various reasons so it is nice catching up with them outside the convention circuit.

I am grateful for chances to talk to people.

Comments

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

It's a big event. People who don't want to see each other can avoid each other easily. Though I confess I haven't been since they changed venues and I relocated to Philly. I did love that back porch at the Society of Illustrators, though.

I really want to go, but the schlep twice in one week (there and back tonight, there on T'Giving morning and back on Saturday) is just too much.

[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

I'll see you there, hopefully!