Paganicon 2012

[belindabird]

This weekend I attended Paganicon 2012. The con is in its second year. I attended on Saturday of last year and only stayed about half a day, but it was interesting enough that I really wanted to come back this year and spend the entire weekend. Throughout the weekend I enjoyed some wonderful programming, took in the vendor room (where there was

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[skjam]

I have much the same shyness problem, though not to the same degree. I remember my first Minicon (way back in the Eighties, when*it* was the big convention) was very lonely between events, as I knew almost no one and the people who looked interesting were always talking to someone else. Good thing there were so many events and distractions going on! The next year people vaguely recognized me and said hi, and I managed to find ways to get into conversations.

My first Anime Detour might also have been lonely, but I didn't notice due to the other disastrous things going on around that.

Getting myself onto panels has helped a lot, as I am good at talking to crowds, and then people recognize me later and initiate conversations.

[belindabird]

I think that participating in programming is probably going to be my saving grace in the future. I'm planning to try and set up a formal "meet and greet" thing for next year if possible, so that I can bring together anyone else in need of social interaction.

[polyranger]

Good gods! You probably walked by my twenty times and I didn't even notice. Sorry. :(

[belindabird]

You don't need to apologize to me, I'm just profoundly awkward :P