When I'm wheeled into recovery...

[gwyn]

I will have a con report for Vividcon later, i hope, when I can regain the ability to type, finish getting rid of the more than 600 spam messages I got (I'm not exaggerating, really. But I ask you, who doesn't want multiple offers for hot teenage girls peeing?), and stop vomiting my guts up (thank god it's all just water in my stomach) and keep some of these pain pills down, thanks to the free migraine with travel I always get but which is much worse than normal this time. But man, did I have a good time.

Thank you so much to all of you who sent such kind and lovely thoughts for my sister and me while I was gone. She may, if we're lucky, be released from the hospital tomorrow or Wed. She was in shock for much of the weekend, still trying to take in the news of what happened and of course drugged out with a morphine drip, but she is getting better and is accepting of the news and positive about her future. Sometimes I think we're not so much twins as split down the middle -- she got all the perky and positive genes, and I got all the pessimistic and depresso genes. She knows that she is in the prayers and thoughts of many of my wonderful online friends, and that has made her feel really good. And everyone was very kind at the con, and it made being away from her feel less terrible.

I'm going to try to upload some of the vids that I showed at the con, but the stupid hosting place never gets back to me about upgrading my space, so I may have to take some other vids offline. Also, I have dialup, so this is a slooooooow process. The one thing I will say about the vids before I delve into a deeper report is that I have never been so nervous about showing a vid as I was at the premier show, geared up for laughter at my inadvertently campy vid, and no one laughed. feochadn swears there were people crying around her, and I have to take her word for it since the blood was pounding in my ears so hard I could hear only a tiny smattering of applause that sounded like the dreaded golf clap, and this kind of weird silence that wasn't the cool "wow" silence but more like "is it over?" I don't think I've been so terrified, even when I first showed a vid years ago at Escapade. All I could hear was that whoosh whoosh sound in my head. But I am just grateful that no one laughed after dreading that for days, and also that people didn't think my Firefly challenge show vid was too darn sappy.

And now off to see if I can keep down some pills and monkey-type out a con report.

Comments

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh, lordy, I'm so sorry about the migraine.

Re: your premiere vid -- I read the atmosphere in the overflow room as awed silence, followed by enthusiastic clapping and whooping. And everybody I talked to liked it. Plus it got praise in the Vid Review panel the next day. *g* So I think it's safe to say that people really liked it...

Hope you feel better soon. Also, am continuing to keep your sister in my thoughts/prayers, and hope that is some comfort to one or both of you.

[fishsanwitt]

I'm so glad things went well at the con. Sorry about the illness - I hate getting migraines.

And what wonderful news about your sister - hopefully on the road to recovery :)

Take care.

[vonniek.livejournal.com]

"Valentine Heart" was one of my favorite vids in the entire con. It was beautiful and heartbreaking and not at all campy, and I thought the framing shots with the dollar bill was brilliant. It was very well received in Vid Review panel as well--when Jessica brought it up under "Illustrating Relationship" subtopic, there was an audible "ahhhhh" from the audience, of recollected melancholy satisfaction. So there. *g*

[mystic-savage.livejournal.com]

Hey G--

Sorry you're sick; glad you're back. Call me if you need anything. I have the car available part of the day.

Virginia

[rainkatt.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the migraine. Ugh. Glad your sister seems to be doing OK. Was thinking about you this weekend--alh was visiting, and I showed her your vids, and she loved "Valentine Heart." I still love it, and it was fun to watch with someone else; I mentioned your concerns to her, and she couldn't figure out what you were talking about, either. We hoped that all was going well, and the vid was well-received, and it sounds as though it really was.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I loved both your vids. I'm working on my VividCon reaction now, so I'll probably talk more about them there, but I definitely didn't find either of them over the top.

The Firefly one almost made me cry, actually, because it reminded me just how much I missed the show (and my two favorites, Simon and River).

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

Glad that you made it home safely, and hope you'll be feeling better soon. I intend to do more in-depth vid reports but I adored your Firefly vid (like, deep down in my heart), and know others loved your Wes/Lilah vid. I kept my eyes averted for most of the Angel vids because I'm trying to remain unspoiled visually at least, but the people around me were clapping very hard when it ended. :)

It was great to meet you, though I wished I'd been able to find you sooner! Still thinking lots of good thoughts for your sister.

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

That was a "wow" silence, a moment of absorption. At least for me it was :) And the applause was loud and genuine. That was a great vid. It was so nice to finally sort of meet you!

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

Since I didn't make it to Vividcon, I'll have to wait until your vid's available online to see it. Not quite the optimal way to view a vid, but the best that I can do.

I'm glad to hear that your sister may be able to get out of the hospital soon. Being positive about her future can be so very important. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers though.

Take care of you.

[nestra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that silence was the silence of being emotionally affected. With a little bit of "ow." Also, you have no idea how glad I was to see a Firefly vid, and a Simon one at that! I love Simon so, and that vid made me want to hug him and love him and hug him more.