Party Report

[nemorathwald]

The ConVersation pre-con party on Saturday was a blast. Much tasty food was consumed. Jokes were told. Surveys were filled out in amusing and collaborative ways. We all swam clockwise in the swimming pool until it was a giant vortex. We heard each other sing new parody songs. Bill gave a tour of the hotel. We played Navia Dratp and a huge game of Settlers in the atrium at all hours of the night to the accompaniment of Davroz on the piano-- while cosette_valjean, tired but not wanting to miss out, dozed on a sofa. Finally the remaining eight of us went to the nearby Denny's at 3 in the morning.

There was much talk in the hot tub along the lines of "this is so great, why is it that we haven't been doing this three or four times a year?" Sunday morning we looked in the donation jar, calculated the expenses, subtracted, and realized why we don't. But we got preregistrations and lots of fen now know how great our hotel is.

Comments

[elizilla]

There is a small minority in fandom who foot the bill for everything. Some can afford it and others just bankrupt themselves.

When I was conchair I had two ways to fund parties like the one you describe. One was to foot the bill almost entirely by myself, or find other "angels" to do the same. The other was to spend a lot of time kicking people's butts at concom meetings, because once the convention starts, small failures in organization take huge chunks of the con budget, leaving nothing to pay for luxuries such as parties at other times of year.

[flutterby68.livejournal.com]

Was wonderful, and I enjoyed it immensely. James had a good time too, but I won't be bringing him again.

As for finances, I wish I could have donated. On payday, I shall hopefully be able to do so either through a contribution or preregistration.

[(Anonymous)]

Whadya mean by "our hotel"?

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I was helping a friend move so could not make it however I plan on buying a membership at Conclave from whoever is there.

[rainbowgnosis.livejournal.com]

Dan and I really wanted to be there, but I had to be up by 5am on Sunday for work, so unfortunately it just didn't work out. We are planning on going to the con, though, and if there are future parties we hope to be able to attend.