My Arisia con report, such as it is.

[xiphias]

Friday night, went to company party with Lis. Got to meet her co-workers. Liked them -- Lis has nice co-workers. Actually had fun at company party. Wasn't Arisia, but was fun anyway.

Saturday, went to Arisia, showed up at 11. Spent from 11 to 1 in Massage Den giving massages. Met Lis after 1 at a panel, which went until 2. Was an okay panel -- it was the Shakespeare panel. The people who run the Shakespeare panel keep suggesting that Lis should be on it, too, but she always demurs. Dunno why. Got food at 2, and breifly wandered around the dealer's room and the art show. Got back to Massage Den at 3. Found out that I had been supposed to be there at 2, which was when I'd gotten food, but hadn't been told that. Spent from 3 to 5 giving massages. At 5, left massage den, and wandered around to see people. Wandered around Dealer's Row. Hung out with vonbeck a bit. Wandered into gopher hole, gave chair massage to person there. Got food. Went back to Massage Den from 7 to 9 to give massages. At 9, wandered back downstairs to see if I could catch any of Masquerade. Masquerade was over by then, and they were showing trailers while judges were out judging. Got to see a couple trailers, and saw the judging for Masquerade. At 11, headed out to party-hop. Nothing really grabbed me as far as parties went, saw a couple people in halls, went home at 1.

Blizzard going on. Considered taking train back in for Sunday. Would have been reasonably safe, but fairly unpleasant. Called Crystal and asked if they could do without me.

Total time at Arisia this year: 14 hours.

Of those 14 hours:
7 hours giving massages
1 hour at a panel that didn't particularly interest me, but I said I'd meet Lis there.
2 hours finding food
1 hour looking at dealer room, art show, &ct.
2 hours wandering around looking at parties.
1 hour kind of randomly wandering the halls

How is it that I can spend 7 hours giving massages, and end up feeling drained and touch-deprived?

Comments

[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

Because you did more touching than being touched?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Something like that, yeah. It's not like touch is zero-sum -- the more you give, the less you have.

But it sometimes feels like that, anyway.

[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

True, but seven hours more time touching than being touch starts to add up.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

For my part, I'm jealous that you're *able* to give seven hours of massage. My hands give out after five minutes rubbing Danny's back.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I tried to help even out the balance for the couple of minutes I saw you, but it didn't seem like you were really in a place to take it in. :-} Or something.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I do appriciate it. The annoying thing is, when I start getting touch-deprived, I start getting antsy, too, and non-cuddly.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

'cause you were doing most of the touching and it was business touching at that. Instead of a usual con experience with lots of hugs and puppy piles and random touching.

:virtual hugs offered:

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I liked your outfit. Sorry you didn't have as good a time as you might have.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I didn't have a bad time, and I quite enjoyed your and Nomi's party, by the way.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I would have liked to have spent more time talking with you, but then again, I would have liked more time to talk with everyone there.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

As another spin on what others have said, it sounds like you were mostly giving touch rather than receiving it. It doesn't necessarily lessen your touch-banks, but it doesn't increase them, either, and some things (which vary individually) are naturally draining of the sort of energy/reserves one gains from touch.