Random Things Overheard

You hear all kinds of strange things at a con--convention, that is; science fiction convention, specifically. Here are some things I learned as I casually strolled about the con last weekend...


6+2+1=42
The survival rule. Six hours of sleep; two meals; and one shower = the Answer to keeping your con experience happy and healthy. People around you will appreciate you more, too.


The 501st
Members of the 501st are *not* a bunch of nobodies that never left their mom's basement. Contrariwise, they are a group of amazing men and women who donate a considerable amount of time to doing charitable works. And they have fun to boot! Here they are at the 2007 Rose Bowl Parade. (How did I miss this?)


Poly Speed Dating
Yeah, you read that right. As if regular speed dating wasn't strange enough. As social phenomenon go, I thought speed dating was an oddity in the dating kingdom. But I guess if you are already in a relationship, poly speed dating adds twice, thrice, heck, even 10 times the fun! For those non-decision types, it takes the anxiety out of having to pick just one. Can't decide? What the hell-- bring home the lot! ( I may just have to investigate this... ).


The Rule of More
Whatever you are feeling right now in this moment, don't try to deny it, or escape it, or suppress it. Feel it. Feel it now and feel it more.


The Two Most Valuable Commodities: Time and Information
Time: Because once it's gone, you can't buy back a single moment.
Information: Because it's not what you know, but what you *think* you know that's going to get you.


And finally...


Always, Always Check the Angles
That nice young waiter you met at the bar may be just that, or...
He *might* be a spy hired by the government, or your ex-boyfriend, or the RIAA to see what you've *really* been up to.
Just a little healthy paranoia. Hey, it could happen...